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Hagg was a healthy scratch on Sunday but will replace Samuel Morin on Tuesday. Hagg has very little offensive ability, posting just one assist and seven shots in nine games this season.

Duchene missed Saturday's game in Tampa Bay but will be back on the Predators' second-line on Tuesday. Duchene has had a strong start to his Predators career, posting 11 points (2G / 9A) in 10 games.

Vasilevskiy allowed two goals on 39 shots in the Lightning's win over the Penguins last Wednesday. Curtis McElhinney starts on Saturday, giving Vasilevskiy nearly an entire week of rest prior to tonight's outing in New York. The Rangers have lost six of their last seven and Vasilevskiy is 3-1-0 with a .913 SV% on the road so far. Suffice it to say that he's a must-start on Tuesday.

Holtby gave up four goals on 40 shots in the Capitals loss in Edmonton last Thursday. Ilya Samsonov started Friday, so Holtby comes into Tuesday's road start well-rested. He has won three of his last four starts, is 3-1-1 with a 3.57 GAA and .899 SV% on the road this year and tonight he faces a Maple Leafs team that has dropped three of their last four.

Rittich stopped 43 of 45 shots in the Flames loss in Winnipeg on Saturday. Rittich has been consistently inconsistent to open 2019-20, going 5-3-2 with a 2.94 GAA and .909 SV% in 10 starts. He has been under siege with regularity, facing an average of 31.7 shots per game and tonight he meets a Hurricanes team that is just outside the top-10 in scoring (3.27 GF/gm, tied for 11th).

After playing a full season with the Rangers last year, Chytil started the 2019-20 campaign with Hartford (AHL), where he had nine points (3G / 6A) in nine games. Chytil will draw into the Rangers lineup on a line with Chris Kreider and Pavel Buchnevich and could see some PP2 time. The 20-year-old had 23 points (11G / 12A) in 75 games with New York last year.

Zibanejad suffered an upper-body injury against the Bruins on Sunday and will not be in the lineup vs. Tampa Bay. Zibanejad will be replaced by Filip Chytil, who was recalled from Hartford (AHL) on Monday. Zibanejad is officially day-to-day.

Wagner missed Sunday's game in New York but draws back into the lineup on Tuesday. Wagner has just two assists in 10 games this season but ranks in the top-20 in the NHL in hits (3.1 hits/gm). He'll skate in his familiar fourth-line spot tonight.

Krejci has missed the last five games with an upper-body injury but will play Tuesday vs. the Sharks. Krejci will be back on the second line with Jake DeBrusk and Danton Heinen on his wings and will also skate on the second power-play unit. Krejci has one assist in five games this season.

Koskinen surrendered two goals on 15 shots after replacing Mike Smith in the Oilers loss to the Panthers on Sunday. Koskinen remains 5-0-0 with a 2.35 GAA and .927 SV% in his first starts and draws a superb matchup in Detroit. The Red Wings are averaging just 2.25 goals per game in 12 games, ranking second-worst in the NHL currently.

Elliott stopped all 19 shots that he faced after replacing Carter Hart in the Flyers' 5-3 loss to the Islanders on Sunday. With Hart struggling, Elliott will start for the fourth time in five games on Tuesday. In his last four appearances, Elliott is 3-0-0 with a 2.02 GAA and .933 SV%. Tonight he faces a Penguins team that has lost three of their last four and ranks 13th in goal-scoring (3.25 GF/gm).

The Avalanche are already without Mikko Rantanen on a week-to-week basis and now Landeskog could miss an extended period of time with a lower-body issue. This is a massive blow for the Avalanche and leaves Nathan MacKinnon on an island on their top-line. The Avalanche should release a more detailed timetable in the coming days.

Rask stopped all 26 shots that he faced in the Bruins win over the Blues on Saturday. Rask continues to play exceptionally well, winning five of his first six starts while leading the NHL in GAA (1.48), SV% (.952) and shutouts (2). I don't need to tell you that he should be active in all formats against a Sharks offence that continues to spin their tires.

Erne has missed the last four games with an undisclosed injury but could play Tuesday vs. the Oilers. Erne skated on Tuesday morning but is still awaiting medical clearance to return to the lineup.

Hicketts is the Griffins leading defenseman and is fourth on the team in points with seven assists in eight games this season. Tonight will be his season debut but his 17th career NHL game. Hicketts is expected to replace Madison Bowey in the lineup and will skate with Mike Green.

Blackwell has one goal and two assists in eight games with Milwaukee this season. With Filip Forsberg likely out and Matt Duchene questionable, Blackwell could make his season debut on Tuesday. The former seventh-round pick has no points in six career NHL games.

Murray stopped all 25 shots that he faced in the Penguins shutout win in Dallas on Saturday. Murray has been outstanding, winning five of his last six starts while posting a 1.98 GAA, .926 SV% and one shutout. Tonight he faces a Flyers team that he went 1-0-2 with a 2.25 GAA and .944 SV% against last season.

Andersen allowed one goal on 17 shots in the Maple Leafs win over the Sharks last Friday. Due to two back-to-backs, Andersen started just two games last week but is poised to start Tuesday vs. the Capitals and Saturday in Philadelphia this week. The 30-year-old has gone 4-2-1 with a 3.37 GAA and .893 SV% in his first seven starts on home ice this season.

Mrazek stopped all 32 shots that he faced in the Hurricanes shutout win over the Blackhawks on Saturday. The win snapped a two-game losing skid and the shutout was his second in four starts. Overall, Mrazek has gone 5-1-1 with a 2.43 GAA and .909 SV% in seven starts, including a 4-0-0 start on home-ice, so don't hesitate to start him on Tuesday night.

Howard allowed two goals on 25 shots in the Red Wings 2-0 loss to the Sabres last Friday. The lack of goal support makes Howard extremely difficult to trust on any given night. In his last five starts, he has gone 0-5-0 with a 3.71 GAA and .894 SV% while also receiving just 1.20 GF/gm in goal support. Stay away from him, even against an Oilers team that has lost three of four while averaging just 1.5 goals per game.