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McAvoy was not on the ice for Saturday's practice and will miss his second straight game on Sunday. It seems possible that McAvoy could be back in the lineup as soon as Tuesday in New Jersey.

Butcher was forced to leave Friday's game vs. the Maple Leafs after logging just 9:18 TOI and missed Saturday's practice. With Butcher likely out vs. the Senators, Connor Carrick will likely replace him on the Devils' third pairing.

Price allowed two goals on 29 shots in the Canadiens' 6-2 win in Winnipeg on Monday. Price has now won three of his last four and six of his last eight (6-2-0) while posting a 2.00 GAA and .930 SV%. He'll look to stay red-hot against a Lightning team that has gone 6-4-1 while scoring 3.27 goals per game in their first 11 games of December.

Di Pauli did not appear in an NHL game during his call-up and returns to the AHL with Patric Hornqvist returning to the lineup. Di Pauli has nine points (4G / 5A) in 20 AHL games this season.

Hornqvist missed the last 10 games with a lower-body injury but it looks like he's ready to return to the lineup on Saturday. Hornqvist will likely play in the Penguins' top-6 upon his return and enters play with 11 points (6G / 5A) in 20 games this season.

Radulov missed the final two games before the Christmas break but is expected to be back on the Stars' top-line and top power-play unit on Saturday. Radulov was red-hot before the break, scoring two goals with seven assists (nine points) during a six-game point streak.

Hogberg surrendered four goals on 38 shots in the Senators shootout loss to the Flyers on December 21st. Hogberg has allowed four goals in three straight outings, posting a .896 SV% in the process. Tonight he faces a scorching hot Penguins team that has won six of their last seven games (6-1-0) while averaging 3.86 goals for and 2.43 goals against per game.

Weegar was on the ice for Friday's practice but missed Saturday's morning skate and head coach Joel Quenneville called him "day-to-day." This is a tough break for the Panthers, who were already without Aaron Ekblad for the weekend.

Skinner was forced to leave Friday's game with an upper-body injury and Buffalo announced that he will miss at least three weeks. Skinner has been stuck in a tough stretch, point just one assist in his last nine games but this is still a horrible loss for the Sabres. Skinner will be out until at least mid-to-late January.

Coburn was on the ice for Saturday's morning skate but will not play against the Canadiens on Saturday. His absence from Saturday's lineup suggests that he will also miss Sunday's game vs. the Red Wings but look for him to return at some point next week.

Johnson missed Monday's game against the Panthers but is expected to play vs. the Canadiens. He has missed five of the last eight games but Tampa Bay is hopeful that his nagging injury is behind him. Johnson, who will be on the fourth line and second power-play unit, has 15 points (7G / 8A) in 30 games this season.

Domingue has been out since December 13th with a lower-body injury, so he'll go get some games down in the AHL before likely returning to the NHL. He has gone 2-1-1 with a 2.25 GAA and .918 SV% in four games with Binghamton this season.

Brown played in the last 11 games but heads back to the AHL following the Christmas break. He has seven points (3G / 4A) in five AHL games this season.

With only five healthy defensemen on the roster, Jaros comes back up from Belleville and will play on the third pair on Sunday. Jaros has one goal and nine assists (10 points) in 21 AHL games this season and one goal and nine assists (10 points) in 64 career NHL games.

Beaudin has spent most of his season with Ottawa (20 games) but has one goal and three assists in eight games with Belleville as well. He comes up to replace Logan Brown on the roster and will skate on the fourth line on Sunday.

Bishop allowed four goals on 29 shots in the Stars' 5-1 loss to the Flames last Sunday. Bishop has given up 10 goals in his last two starts and is on a four-game losing streak (0-3-1) while posting a 4.40 GAA and .862 SV%. In his first start against the Avalanche, Bishop stopped 36 of 37 shots in a 4-1 win in early-November.

Mikheyev had his wrist cut by a skate during Friday's overtime win over the Devils and was rushed to a nearby hospital immediately. Mikheyev underwent successful surgery and will be re-evaluated in three months. This timeline would make it possible for Mikheyev to return for a potential playoff run.