Dowd averaged 10:22 TOI/gm through the first three games of the season but did not record a shot or point. Dowd will be replaced by Evgeny Kuznetsov, who will make his season debut after serving his three-game suspension.
After serving his three-game suspension, Kuznetsov will draw into the Capitals lineup vs. Dallas. Kuznetsov will start on the third line with Carl Hagelin and Richard Panik and will return to the top power-play unit. The 27-year-old had 21 goals and 51 assists (72 points0 in 76 games last season.
Cave has not recorded a point or shot while posting a minus-2 rating in his first two games of the season. Riley Sheahan will replace him vs. the Islanders.
Sheahan missed the first two games of the season with a concussion but is expected to replace Markus Granlund in Tuesday’s lineup. The former first-round pick had 19 points (9G / 10A) in 82 games last season.
Archibald missed Saturday’s game vs. the Kings due to illness and is expected to miss his second straight game on Tuesday. Markus Granlund will remain in the Oilers lineup with Archibald out.
Chiasson is expected to miss his second straight game with an illness. With Chiasson sidelined, Patrick Russell will remain in the Oilers lineup against the Islanders. Chiasson is day-to-day.
After five years with the Devils, Kinkaid signed with the Canadiens this summer and will serve as Carey Price’s backup. The 30-year-old netminder has started 38 games in the last two seasons, going 41-28-9 with a 3.07 GAA and .902 SV% during that span. He’ll make his Montreal debut against a Sabres team that is 2-0-1 while averaging 4.33 goals for per game so far.
Rinne stopped 22 of 24 shots in the Predators season-opening win over the Wild last Thursday. Juuse Saros lost his start vs. Detroit on Saturday, so the Predators will come back to Rinne tonight vs. the Sharks. The veteran did not face San Jose last year, but the Sharks are off to a terrible start and Rinne is an impressive 20-9-1 in his last 30 starts on home-ice.
Despite Mike Smith playing outstanding in his first two games with the Oilers, they will turn to Koskinen tonight vs. the Islanders. Koskinen was 25-21-6 with a 2.93 GAA and .906 SV% last year, including 1-1-0 with a 3.48 GAA and .848 SV% in two games against the Islanders. If he doesn’t play well, this timeshare will shift even more in Smith’s favour.
Reimer stopped 32 of 34 shots in the Panthers win in Washington on Saturday. The Hurricanes goaltending rotation will continue with Reimer facing the team that traded him this offseason. Florida has opened the season at 1-1-0 while averaging 32.5 shots and 3.00 goals per game.
Bishop surrendered three gaols on 30 shots in the Stars loss in St. Louis on Saturday. Anton Khudobin went Sunday in Detroit, so the Stars will go back in Bishop as they look to avoid an 0-4 start in Washington. Bishop was 1-0 vs. the Capitals and went 10-8-0 with a 2.09 GAA and .931 SV% on the road last season.
Bowey sat as a healthy scratch in the first two games but will replace Trevor Daley (lower-body) in the lineup on Tuesday. After being acquired from the Capitals last season, Bowey had four points (1G / 3A) in 17 games with the Red Wings.
Despite being placed on IR on Monday night, Athanasiou was on the ice for the morning skate and will play Tuesday vs. the Ducks. Head coach Jeff Blashill confirmed that Athanasiou will play and is expected to centre the second line with Luke Glendening and Taro Hirose on his wings.
Boychuk has failed to record a point with two shots on goal while playing 19:53 ATOI in the first two games of the season. Rookie Noah Dobson will replace Boychuk on the third pairing.
Dobson was the No.12 overall pick in 2018 and is set to replace Johnny Boychuk on the third pairing on Tuesday. The 6-foot-4, 184 lbs. rookie defenseman had 15 goals and 37 assists (52 points) in 56 QMJHL games last season.
Morrissey missed Sunday’s game with an upper-body injury and will miss Tuesday’s game despite taking part in practice on Monday. The Jets are also without Dmitry Kulikov (personal), so Sami Niku and Nelson Nogier were recalled from Manitoba (AHL). Morrissey should be back in vs. the Wild on Thursday.
Murray allowed two goals on 30 shots in the Penguins 7-2 win over the Blue Jackets on Saturday. Murray has had a strong start to the 2019-20 season, stopping 66 of the 71 shots (.930 SV%) through two games. Without Evgeni Malkin and Nick Bjugstad, the Penguins are in tough but the Jets weak blueline make Murray a strong candidate to win on Tuesday.
Varlamov stopped 26 of 28 shots in the Islanders 2-1 loss to the Capitals on Friday. Thomas Greiss had an outstanding outing vs. the Jets on Sunday, but it looks like Varlamov will go tonight vs. the Oilers. Everything is pointing towards this being a 50/50 split all season long. He faces an Edmonton team that is 2-0-0 while averaging 4.50 goals for per game so far.
Little has missed the first three games of the season and has been moved to IR to open up a roster spot for the Jets to recall Nelson Nogier from Manitoba (AHL) for Tuesday's game in Pittsburgh.
