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Rosen was recently recalled from Colorado (AHL) and will replace Erik Johnson (lower-body) in the lineup on Wednesday. Rosen, who was acquired in the Tyson Barrie/Nazem Kadri trade, has eight points (1G / 7A) in 13 AHL games this season. He had one goal and one assist in eight career NHL games.

Johnson suffered a lower-body injury on a hit-from-behind by former teammate Alexander Kerfoot on Saturday and will miss all three of this week's games. Kerfoot was suspended for two games for the hit and Mark Barberio is expected to replace Johnson in the lineup.

Mahura was a healthy scratch for the last two games and was pushed to the AHL by Hampus Lindholm's return. The 21-year-old defenseman has four points in eight NHL games and one assist in seven AHL games.

Rantanen, who has been out since October 21st, will miss Wednesday's game but will return to Colorado's lineup in Chicago on Saturday. Rantanen is expected to jump right back onto the right-side of Nathan Mackinnon and will try to build off of a hot-start that saw him register 12 points (5G / 7A) in his first nine games.

Grubauer was pulled after allowing four goals on 15 shots in Colorado's loss to the Maple Leafs on Saturday. Since retuning from injury, Grubauer has gone 1-2-0 with a 3.93 GAA and .886 SV%. He will look to get back on track against an Oilers team that is 9-5-1 while scoring 2.93 goals per game on the road this season.

Vasilevskiy stopped 28 of 30 shots in the Lightning's win over the Sabres on Monday. Vasilevskiy's season is turning around, as he's now won four of his last six starts while posting a 2.36 GAA and .919 SV%. In his first start against the Blues, Vasilevskiy allowed two goals on 33 shots in a 3-1 loss.

Bobrovsky allowed three goals on 33 shots in the Panthers' 4-2 loss to the Hurricanes on Saturday. Bobrovsky was given Sunday night off, so the Panthers will come back to him in Washington. His struggles have continued in November, going 4-3-1 with a 3.15 GAA, .903 SV% and one shutout. He gave up five goals on 31 shots in a 5-4 OT loss in his first game vs. the Capitals.

Binnington gave up three goals on 42 shots in the Blues' loss to the Predators on Saturday. Binnington was given the night off on Monday, so he'll go tonight in Tampa Bay. He is 4-2-1 with a 2.67 GAA and .914 SV% in seven road outings this season. In his first start against Tampa Bay, he faced just 18 shots, stopping 17 of them in a 3-1 win. It likely won't be that easy again tonight.

Sparks is 4-7-1 with a 2.45 GAA and .927 SV% in 12 AHL games this season. With Marc-Andre Fleury leaving the team to tend to a family illness, Sparks comes up and is expected to backup Malcolm Subban on Wednesday.

Fleury is away from the team to tend to a family illness, so Garret Sparks has been recalled and will likely serve as Malcolm Subban's backup. There is no indication whether or not Fleury will be back for Friday's game vs. the Coyotes.

Markstrom allowed one goal on 33 shots in the Canucks win in Washington on Saturday. Markstrom followed up a six-game winning streak with back-to-back wins while stopping 77 of the 81 shots (.951 SV%) that he faced. He comes into Wednesday's game in Pittsburgh at 5-4-1 with a 2.69 GAA and .917 SV% on the road this season.

Saros stopped 23 of 25 shots in the Predators win over the Blues on Monday. With Saros riding a two-game winning streak, he will make his third straight start on Wednesday. Saros has stopped 52 of the last 56 shots (.929 SV%) that he has faced and will take on a Vegas team without Marc-Andre Fleury. The Golden Knights have lost five straight road games while scoring just 2.00 goals per game.

Markstrom allowed one goal on 33 shots in the Canucks win in Washington on Saturday. Markstrom followed up a six-game winning streak with back-to-back wins while stopping 77 of the 81 shots (.951 SV%) that he faced. He comes into Wednesday's game in Pittsburgh at 5-4-1 with a 2.69 GAA and .917 SV% on the road this season.

Johansson missed the last seven games with an upper-body injury he suffered on November 9th in Sweden. Johansson was on the second line with Casey Mittelstadt and Jimmy Vesey in Wednesday's morning skate and will play vs. the Flames. He has four goals and six assists (10 points) in 17 games this season.

Sobotka suffered a right knee injury on a low-hit from Nikita Kucherov on November 8th and will miss an extended period of time after undergoing successful surgery on Tuesday.

Anderson was not on the ice for the Senators' morning skate and will not dress against the Bruins. Marcus Hogberg was called up from Belleville (AHL) and will serve as Anders Nilsson's backup with Anderson out.

Verhaeghe played 10:22 TOI and had two shots and a minus-1 rating vs. the Sabres on Monday and will be replaced by Cory Concacher in the lineup on Wednesday.

Mrazek stopped 21 of 23 shots in the Hurricanes win over the Panthers on Saturday. James Reimer gave him a breather on Sunday, so Mrazek will face the Rangers on Wednesday night. Mrazek has won four of his last five starts while posting a 2.79 GAA and .899 SV% and stopped 15 of 18 shots in a 4-2 loss in his first game against the Rangers (Nov.7).

Saros stopped 23 of 25 shots in the Predators win over the Blues on Monday. With Saros riding a two-game winning streak, he will make his third straight start on Wednesday. Saros has stopped 52 of the last 56 shots (.929 SV%) that he has faced and will take on a Vegas team without Marc-Andre Fleury. The Golden Knights have lost five straight road games while scoring just 2.00 goals per game.