It sounds like Ben Bishop is dealing with a minor lower-body injury, so Oettinger is expected to serve as Anton Khudobin's backup on Tuesday. Oettinger has gone 12-16-4 with a 2.62 GAA and .912 SV% in 35 AHL games this season.
Stars head coach Rick Bowness said that Bishop has a "lower-body situation" and is getting the night off. Jake Oettinger was recalled from Texas (AHL) and is expected to backup Anton Khudobin vs. the Oilers.
Marchand missed the Bruins morning skate and will be a game-time decision vs. the Lightning. With Marchand under the weather, Jake DeBrusk moved to the top line in the morning skate.
Crawford allowed two goals on 40 shots in the Blackhawks win in Florida on Saturday. Crawford was fantastic on their Florida-swing, winning both games while stopping 74 of 78 shots (.949 SV%). He'll look to stay hot tonight vs. the Ducks, who have lost five of their last seven (2-4-1) while scoring just 2.43 goals per game.
Hellebuyck allowed three goals on 22 shots in the Jets loss in Edmonton on Saturday. Hellebuyck has been terrific this year but has lost three of his last four (1-3-0) despite posting a strong 2.31 GAA and .919 SV%. Tonight he'll face a Sabres team that has lost four of their last six (2-4-0) while averaging 2.83 goals for and 3.67 goals against per game.
Cholowski played in the last three games with the Red Wings, playing just 12:00 TOI last night vs. the Avalanche. With the Red Wings off until Friday, Cholowski goes back to Grand Rapids, where he has 12 points (3G / 9A) in 27 games.
Koskinen allowed three goals on 33 shots in the Oilers loss in Vegas last Wednesday. Koskinen has struggled recently, losing four of his last five games (1-4-0) while posting a 3.23 GAA and .901 SV%. He's gone 1-0-1 while allowing six goals on 71 shots (.915 SV%) in his first two starts vs. the Stars in 2020.
While has missed the last three games with an undisclosed injury but will play tonight in Pittsburgh. White, who has 17 points (6G / 11A) in 56 games this season, is expected to be on the third line with Nick Paul and Jayce Hawryluk and should see some time on PP1 as well.
Duclair was in practice on Monday but will not play tonight in Pittsburgh. Head coach DJ Smith is hopeful that Duclar will be available for Thursday's game vs. the Islanders.
Stalock surrendered four goals on 30 shots in the Wild's loss to the Capitals on Sunday. The loss snapped a four-game winning streak for Stalock, who continues to add to his career-high in starts tonight vs. Nashville. He allowed four goals on 21 shots in a 4-0 loss in his first start vs. the Predators but this one will be on home turf, where he's 11-4-2 with a 2.33 GAA and .915 SV% this season.
Vasilevskiy allowed three goals on 21 shots in the Lightning's win over the Flames on Saturday. It wasn't his best performance but it was enough to snap an ugly three-game losing streak. Overall, Vasilevskiy was 7-3-0 with a 2.91 GAA and .902 SV% in February. He comes into Tuesday's game at 2-0-0 with a 2.40 GAA and .924 SV% in his first two starts vs. the Bruins this season.
Greiss allowed three goals on 32 shots in the Islanders' loss in St. Louis last Thursday. Semyon Varlamov has started eight of their last 10 games, with Greiss going 0-2-0 while giving up six goals on 40 shots (.850 SV%) in his two starts. In his first start against the Canadiens, Greiss allowed three goals on 39 shots in a 4-2 loss in Montreal in early-December.
Anderson underwent successful surgery today to repair a posterior labral tear of his left shoulder and is expected to make a full recovery in four to six months. Anderson should be ready to go for training camp in 2021 and finishes 2020 with four points (1G / 3A) in 26 games.
Bernier stopped 36 of 39 shots in the Red Wings shootout loss in Ottawa on Saturday. Bernier finished the month of February at 3-8-1 with a 2.85 GAA and .911 SV%. Tonight he'll face a Colorado team that is on a six-game winning streak while averaging 2.50 goals for and 1.33 goals against per game.
Ceci has missed the last 12 games with an ankle injury but is set to return to the Maple Leafs lineup at some point last week. While Ceci is still out, a combination of Timothy Liljegren and Calle Rosen will remain on Toronto's blueline.
Rielly has been out since January 12th with a fractured foot but is expected to be back in the lineup next week. The Maple Leafs have gone 11-7-2 in 20 games since Rielly got hurt.
With all the injuries to the Maple Leafs’ blueline, Sandin has become a regular in the lineup but will be replaced by Timothy Liljegren on Tuesday. Sandin has picked up just one assist and seven shots while playing just 14:00 ATOI in his last 14 games.
Liljegren was a healthy scratch vs. the Canucks on Saturday but will replace Rasmus Sandin in the lineup in San Jose. Liljegren is expected to be on the third pair and second power-play unit inn his 10th game of the season. He has one assist in the first nine.
