Laine received treatment on Tuesday morning but head coach Paul Maurice says he's still not ready to play tonight. With Laine out, Andrew Copp moved into the top-6 in the third period of Monday's loss and the Jets are expected to stick with that configuration tonight in Ottawa.
Kapanen missed the first three games of the season due to immigration issues and quarantine but is set to make his Penguins debut on Tuesday. Kapanen is expected to jump right onto the Penguins' top line with Sidney Crosby and Jake Guentzel vs. Washington.
Stillman sat out of Sunday’s season opener but will replace Gustav Forsling in the lineup on Tuesday. Stillman had five assists in 34 games last season.
Forsling played 21:15 TOI in his season debut on Sunday but the Panthers want to get a couple of new bodies in the lineup for the second game of the season, so Riley Stillman will replace him on Tuesday.
Galchenyuk sat as a healthy scratch during the first two games of the season but will replace Tim Stützle (undisclosed) in the lineup on Tuesday. Galchenyuk, who 24 points (8G / 16A) in 59 games with the Penguins and Wild last season, will skate on the second line and second PP unit.
A few days after scoring his first career NHL goal, Stützle will sit due to a minor injury. With Stützle out, Alex Galchenyuk will replace him on the second line and second power-play unit.
After sitting as Marc-Andre Fleury’s backup on Saturday, the Golden Knights will go back to Lehner tonight vs. the Coyotes. Lehner stopped 20 of 22 shots in a winning effort vs. Anaheim in the season opener. On Monday he takes on a Coyotes team that has started the season at 1-0-1 while scoring eight goals in their first two games.
Gibson allowed two goals on 33 shots in the Ducks loss in Vegas on Saturday. Gibson opened the season with back-to-back losses in Vegas but stopped 55 of the 61 shots that he faced (.902 SV%), so he’s off to a decent start to the season. Tonight he faces a Wild team that he was 1-1-0 with an .898 SV% in 2020.
Braden Holtby was in the starter’s crease at the morning skate but Demko was the first one off, so it looks like they will continue to rotate goalies to open the season. Demko gave up five goals on 45 shots in a loss in Edmonton in his first start of the season and draws another tough assignment tonight in Calgary. The Flames have scored three goals in each of their first two games, including a 3-0 win vs. Holtby and Vancouver on Saturday.
Reimer served as Petr Mrazek’s backup for the first two games of the season but will start Monday in Nashville. Reimer was solid in that role in 2020, going 14-6-2 with a 2.66 GAA, .914 SV% and three shutouts. That included a really strong 10-4-0, 2.71 GAA, .914 SV% and two shutouts on the road.
Juuse Saros started the first two games of the season but it looks like Juuse Saros will make his season debut tonight vs. the Hurricanes. The 38-year-old netminder was 10-8-3 with a 3.30 GAA and .888 SV% on home-ice last year and faces a Hurricanes team coming off of an ugly loss in Detroit on Saturday.
Hutton allowed five goals on 27 shots in the Sabres’ loss to the Capitals on opening night. It was a tough start for the veteran netminder, who earned the first game after a strong training camp. Linus Ullmark was scheduled to start tonight but was scratched due to personal reasons, so Hutton gets the nod in the final hours and draws a tough assignment in Philadelphia.
