Francouz has missed the last two games with a concussion that he suffered before facing a single shot in Winnipeg last Tuesday. Philipp Grubauer is expected to be back tomorrow as well, so look for Francouz to serve as the backup.
Grubauer missed the last five games with a lower-body injury but was at practice on Monday and head coach Jared Bednar thinks both Grubauer and Pavel Francouz will be available on Tuesday. The Avalanche managed to go 4-1-0 without Grubauer.
Vatanen has missed the last three games with an upper-body injury but will play Tuesday vs. the Bruins. Vatanen, who has four goals and four assists in 15 games this season, is expected to be on the third pair and first power-play unit in his return.
Hawryluk has missed the last seven games and head coach Joel Quenneville expects him to miss at least one more week (four games). They do expect Hawryluk to return to practice at some time this week, which leaves the door open for the winger to play next week.
Weegar has missed the last three games and head coach Joel Quenneville expects him to miss at least one more week (four games). They do expect him to return to practice sometime throughout the week, which leaves the door open for the defenseman to play next week.
Thompson was hurt in his season debut on Sunday. He was called-up to replace Kyle Okposo (concussion) but suffered an injury of his own after playing just 6:59 TOI. He was hit awkwardly by Olli Maatta and suffered what appeared to be a shoulder injury. The Sabres have announced that he will miss at least three weeks.
Okposo has had trouble with concussions throughout his career so this is obviously scary news for the 31-year-old winger. Tage Thompson, who was called up to replace Okposo on Sunday, was hurt in that game so the Sabres will likely dig deeper into their farm system for replacements on Tuesday. Given his history with concussions, Okposo could be sidelined long-term.
Bishop was pulled after allowing three goals on 15 shots in the Stars come-from-behind win in Edmonton on Saturday. Bishop seems to either play great and win or get pulled. Overall, he has gone 6-5-1 with a 2.29 GAA (4th in the NHL) and .925 SV% (t-6th) in 14 starts. Vancouver has lost three of their last four (1-2-1) on the road.
Janmark missed the last three games with a lower-body injury but is expected to play Tuesday vs. the Canucks. There's no word on who Janmark will replace but it will likely be Nicholas Caamano.
Zibanejad remains sidelined by and upper-body injury that he suffered back on October 27th. He hasn't returned to full practice yet but the fact that he is skating on his own suggests that Zibanejad could be back in the next week or so.
The Maple Leafs started a six-game road trip on Saturday and Moore is not currently with the team. His move to IR means he will miss at least two more games and it opens up a spot for Pierre Engvall to be called up from the Marlies (AHL).
With Trevor Moore going on IR with a shoulder injury, Engvall gets his first career NHL call-up. The 2014 seventh-round pick has been surprising this season, tying for the Marlies team-lead with 16 points (7G / 9A) in 15 games.
Mahura has played in four straight games but played a season-low 11:24 TOI on Saturday and will be replaced by Jacob Larsson on Monday night.
Larsson was a healthy scratch in St. Louis on Saturday but is expected to replace Josh Mahura on Monday. Larsson isn't known for his offensive ability, having scored just one goal and one assist in 19 games this season.
Terry has been held off of the scoresheet in six straight games and has just four points (2G / 2A) in 21 games this season. This will be the first time in 2019-20 that Terry has served as a healthy scratch. Ondrej Kase will replace him in the lineup.
Kase was a healthy scratch in St. Louis on Saturday but is expected to replace Troy Terry in the lineup on Monday. Kase's offensive output has been disappointing (1G / 6A in 15 games) but his goal production has been limited by a 2.8 SH%.
Campbell allowed three goals on 33 shots in the Kings loss in Ottawa on November 7th. Jonathan Quick has started the last four games but Campbell will make his eighth start of the season on Monday. He is 1-1-1 with a 3.61 GAA and .875 SV% on the road this season and was 1-1 while stopping 77 of 82 shots (.939 SV%) vs. Arizona last season.
Nilsson allowed one goal on 27 shots in the Senators' win over the Flyers last Friday. Nilsson has played well recently, winning four of his last five games while posting a 2.18 GAA and .932 SV%. In his first start against the Red Wings, Nilsson stopped 34 of 36 shots in a 5-2 win.
Raanta allowed three goals on 34 shots in the Coyotes loss in Minnesota last Thursday. Darcy Kuemper shutout the Flames on Saturday but the Coyotes will go with Raanta on Monday night. Raanta's last five starts haven't gone very well, as he's posted a 3.32 GAA and .907 SV% while going 2-2-1. The Kings have won three in a row but have lost six in a row on the road while scoring just 1.50 goals per game.
