Forsberg will man the crease for his third straight start as the winless Ottawa Senators host division leaders and rivals, Boston Bruins at home Tuesday. Forsberg will hope for a little more offensive support as the Senators have three goals through their first two games. He'll look to keep his strong .924 SV% start going as he hopes to collect his first win of the 2022-23 season.
McCabe was medically cleared early Tuesday by the Chicago Blackhawks indicating the 29-year-old will make his season debut Friday against the Detroit Red Wings. The 10-year veteran sits just one point shy of the 100-point plateau (99 Pts) in his career, with 428 games played under his belt.
Comrie gets his second start in as many games after losing a tight 4-3 battle to Florida his last time out on the back of a 33-save effort. He will look to get the 1-1-0 Sabres back in the win column after they won their opening night showdown against Ottawa last week.
Bjork had been yet to see any NHL action with the Sabres in 2022-23 and has been sent down to the Rochester Americans (AHL). The 26-year-old has 53 points (24G/29A) through 211 career games played between Buffalo and Boston.
Comrie gets his second start in as many games after losing a tight 4-3 battle to Florida his last time out on the back of a 33-save effort. He will look to get the 1-1-0 Sabres back in the win column after they won their opening night showdown against Ottawa last week.
Barabanov will be a game-time decision after being activated off the IR (lower-body) Tuesday. The 28-year-old enjoyed a decent 2021-22 collecting 10 goals and 39 points in 70 games in his first full NHL season while playing 17:11 TOI per night.
Iafallo suffered a lower-body injury in Monday's overtime win in Detroit. Moving him to IR means that he will miss at least seven days (three games). The Kings have not provided a timetable on how long he's expected to be sidelined. Look for Arthur Kaliyev to replace him in the lineup on Tuesday.
The 24-year-old Defenseman gets the call-up to the Los Angeles Kings as Alex Iafallo was placed on IR early Tuesday. Moverare is expected to be an extra defenseman in Nashville on Tuesday. So far in 2021-22, he has zero points through his first two games with Ontario in the AHL prior to the call-up, collecting a -3 plus/minus rating. Through 19 career NHL games, he has two assists and 15 SOG.
The 24-year-old defenseman will get his first taste of NHL action this season after collecting one assist in the first 20 games of his career in 2021-22 with the Oilers. He will be brought in as a seventh defenceman for the Oilers' battle against Buffalo.
Kuznetsov will miss Thursday's game in Ottawa but will be eligible to play Saturday vs. the Kings. Expect Connor McMichael to replace Kuznetsov in the lineup vs. the Senators.
Ryan will take a seat as Markus Niemelainen draws into the Oilers' lineup Tuesday. Ryan has struggled in two games this season, collecting only one shot while averaging only 9:30 ATOI.
It's unclear what is ailing Iafallo, but he will miss the second half of the Kings' back-to-back. Arthur Kaliyev, who was a healthy scratch last night, is expected to replace Iafallo.
Edler was a late scratch on Monday after taking a puck to the face in warmups. He will remain out on Tuesday, so look for Sean Walker to remain in the lineup. Edler is day-to-day.
Petersen draws his second start of the season as the 2-2-0 Kings head to Nashville to take on the equal-in-record Predators on the road. Petersen won his opening start Saturday albeit playing incredibly shakey stopping 29 of 35 shots on way to a 7-6 victory over the Minnesota Wild.
Markstrom draws back into the Flames crease Tuesday as they host the Vegas Golden Knights in a battle of the undefeated in Calgary. Markstrom stopped 22 of 25 shots in an impressive opening-night win over the Colorado Avalanche. He will look to keep the Flames in the win column yet again against a Vegas team that has only given up five goals in their first three games.
The seven-year veteran will hit the shelf after a one-game showing where he played only 12:12 TOI. He takes a seat as Nick Holden draws back into the lineup for the Senators.
The 35-year-old veteran will earn his second game of the season Tuesday drawing into the lineup for Nikita Zaitsev. Holden failed to put up any points in his opening game across 13:50 TOI.
Bogosian, still hasn't been cleared for contact but could be back in the lineup by late October. Bogosian's return will not be imminent until he ditches the non-contact jersey.
Cirelli, who is on long-term IR, is expected to be out until late November. Returning to the ice was the first step in his return to the lineup. The next step will be ditching the non-contact jersey.
Myers is dealing with a minor injury and needs some rest/recovery time, so he'll come out of the lineup vs. the Flyers. Nick Perbix will make his NHL debut in Myers' place.
