Daley (foot) will return to the Red Wings lineup on Tuesday.
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Goalie Start
Howard will start Tuesday in Nashville.
Howard allowed three goals on 21 shots in the Red Wings loss in Buffalo on Saturday. Howard has dropped his last two games while allowing a combined seven goals on just 53 shots (.868 SV%). The 34-year-old has gone 5-6-1 with a 3.03 GAA and .906 SV% on the road this season but is 1-0 vs. the Predators.
Cholowski will be a healthy scratch on Tuesday.
Trade
The Canucks have acquired Marek Mazanec from the Rangers for a 2020 7th round pick.
Jost (undisclosed) will be back in the Avalanche lineup on Tuesday.
Pirri (neck) will be back in the Golden Knights lineup on Tuesday.
Line Change
Stafford will be a healthy scratch on Tuesday.
Line Change
Lappin will be a healthy scratch on Tuesday.
Anderson will be back in the Devils lineup on Tuesday.
Line Change
Agostino will make his Devils debut on Tuesday.
Koekkoek will be a healthy scratch on Tuesday.
Forsling will be back in the Blackhawks lineup on Tuesday.
Perron (upper-body) will miss his ninth straight game and is expected to undergo further testing on Tuesday.
Gunnarsson (upper-body) will miss his fourth consecutive game on Tuesday.
Goalie Start
Andersen will start Tuesday in Colorado.
Andersen gave up three goals on 38 shots in the Maple Leafs win in Montreal on Saturday. Andersen has won three in a row while stopping 99 of the 107 shots (.925 SV%) that he faced. Colorado can be a tough place to play but Andersen has been solid on the road—going 13-4-2 with a 2.80 GAA, .916 SV% and one shutout in 19 games.
Goalie Start
Fleury will start Tuesday vs. the Coyotes.
Fleury allowed four goals on 33 shots in the Golden Knights loss to the Blue Jackets on Saturday. The loss snapped a brief two-game winning streak for Fleury, who is 2-4-0 with a 2.68 GAA and .906 SV% in his last six starts. The veteran has gone 2-0-0 with a 1.46 GAA and .941 SV% in his first two starts vs. the Coyotes this season.
Goalie Start
Lehner was the first goalie off of the ice at the Islanders morning skate.
Lehner allowed three goals on 28 shots in the Islanders win over the Avalanche on Saturday. Lehner has won five of his last seven stats (5-1-1) with a 1.55 GAA, .944 SV% and one shutout. He will look to stay hot against his former team tonight—he stopped 39 of 40 shots in a 3-1 win in his first start back in Buffalo on New Year’s Eve.
Goalie Start
Varlamov will start Tuesday vs. the Maple Leafs.
Varlamov stopped 33 of 35 shots in a losing effort Sunday in Boston. Varlamov is on a five-game personal losing streak, posting a 3.48 GAA and .894 SV% in the process. Tonight he will face the Maple Leafs for the second time this season—he allowed three goals on 20 shots in a 6-3 win in Toronto in the first meeting (Jan.14).
Goalie Start
Kinkaid will start Tuesday in St. Louis.
Kinkaid allowed two goals on 35 shots in the Devils win over the Hurricanes on Sunday. It was impressive way to end an ugly two-game stretch for Kinkaid, who has the ninth worst GAA (3.15) and SV% (.898 SV%) among qualified netminders this season. He draws a rough matchup tonight in St. Louis—the Blues have won six in a row while averaging 3.5 goals for per game.
Goalie Start
Koskinen will start Wednesday in Edmonton.
Koskinen gave up two goals on eight shots after replacing Cam Talbot in the Oilers 6-2 loss to the Blackhawks on February 5th. Dating back to the middle of January, Koskinen has gone 0-3-1 wit a 4.25 GAA and .851 SV% in his last five appearances (three starts). The 30-year-old has gone 6-5-2 with a 3.29 GAA and .888 SV% on the road this season.
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