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Weegar was on the ice for Friday's practice but missed Saturday's morning skate and head coach Joel Quenneville called him "day-to-day." This is a tough break for the Panthers, who were already without Aaron Ekblad for the weekend.

Skinner was forced to leave Friday's game with an upper-body injury and Buffalo announced that he will miss at least three weeks. Skinner has been stuck in a tough stretch, point just one assist in his last nine games but this is still a horrible loss for the Sabres. Skinner will be out until at least mid-to-late January.

Coburn was on the ice for Saturday's morning skate but will not play against the Canadiens on Saturday. His absence from Saturday's lineup suggests that he will also miss Sunday's game vs. the Red Wings but look for him to return at some point next week.

Johnson missed Monday's game against the Panthers but is expected to play vs. the Canadiens. He has missed five of the last eight games but Tampa Bay is hopeful that his nagging injury is behind him. Johnson, who will be on the fourth line and second power-play unit, has 15 points (7G / 8A) in 30 games this season.

Domingue has been out since December 13th with a lower-body injury, so he'll go get some games down in the AHL before likely returning to the NHL. He has gone 2-1-1 with a 2.25 GAA and .918 SV% in four games with Binghamton this season.

Brown played in the last 11 games but heads back to the AHL following the Christmas break. He has seven points (3G / 4A) in five AHL games this season.

With only five healthy defensemen on the roster, Jaros comes back up from Belleville and will play on the third pair on Sunday. Jaros has one goal and nine assists (10 points) in 21 AHL games this season and one goal and nine assists (10 points) in 64 career NHL games.

Beaudin has spent most of his season with Ottawa (20 games) but has one goal and three assists in eight games with Belleville as well. He comes up to replace Logan Brown on the roster and will skate on the fourth line on Sunday.

Bishop allowed four goals on 29 shots in the Stars' 5-1 loss to the Flames last Sunday. Bishop has given up 10 goals in his last two starts and is on a four-game losing streak (0-3-1) while posting a 4.40 GAA and .862 SV%. In his first start against the Avalanche, Bishop stopped 36 of 37 shots in a 4-1 win in early-November.

Mikheyev had his wrist cut by a skate during Friday's overtime win over the Devils and was rushed to a nearby hospital immediately. Mikheyev underwent successful surgery and will be re-evaluated in three months. This timeline would make it possible for Mikheyev to return for a potential playoff run.

Vasilevskiy allowed one goal on 30 shots in the Lightning's 6-1 win over the Panthers on Monday. Vasilevskiy has won five of his last seven starts (5-1-1) while posting a 2.26 GAA and .922 SV% and gets set to face the Canadiens for the second time this season. He stopped 33 of 34 shots in a 3-1 win in Montreal in the first meeting back in mid-October.

Campbell gave up three goals on 28 shots in the Kings loss in Columbus on December 19th. Campbell has lost three of his last four (1-2-1) with a 3.02 GAA and .881 SV% but gets set to face a struggling Sharks team on Friday. San Jose is 1-8-1 while scoring just 1.90 goals per game in their last 10 games.

Greiss allowed three goals on 35 shots in the Islanders' loss to the Blue Jackets on Monday. Greiss has lost four of his last five starts (1-4-0) while posting a 3.28 GAA and .906 SV% as regression appears to be setting in a little bit. He has struggled a bit recently but has a nice matchup in Chicago. The Blackhawks have lost six of their last nine (3-5-1) while scoring 2.78 goals per game.

Rinne allowed two goals on 28 shots in the Predators win over the Coyotes on Monday. Rinne had his struggles in November and early-December but has now won three straight with a 2.61 GAA and .911 SV%. Tonight he faces a Penguins team that is 3-4-2 with 2.78 goals per game in their last nine road games.