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Beaulieu suffered an upper-body injury vs. the Blue Jackets on Saturday night. With Beaulieu out, Anthony Bitetto or Carl Dahlstrom will likely play on Wednesday.

Martinez sustained a laceration to his right wrist on Monday night and underwent successful surgery to repair a radial artery and two superficial radial nerves. Martinez will likely miss at least a couple of weeks and will be re-evaluated after that.

Studnicka, 20, was a second-round pick (No.53 overall) in 2017 and is set to play in his first career NHL game on Tuesday. Studnicka had 18 points (9G / 9A) in 21 games with Providence (AHL) before being called-up. He will be immediately inserted into the Bruins' top-6 and centre a line with Jake DeBrusk and Charlie Coyle on his wings.

Zibanejad has missed the last 13 games but was a full participant in Tuesday's practice and is expected to play Wednesday vs. the Hurricanes. Zibanejad skated with Chris Kreider and Pavel Buchnevich and will look to build off of a strong start to the season--he had 11 points (4G / 7A) in his first nine games.

Lundqvist allowed two goals on 28 shots in the Rangers win over the Wild on Monday. It's been an up-and-down month for the veteran netminder, who is 4-2-1 with a 3.03 GAA and .913 SV% in seven November starts. In his first start against the Hurricanes, Lundqvist stopped 45 of 47 shots in a 4-2 win (Nov.7).

Hagelin, who has been out since November 7th, is expected to miss one more week but will play next Tuesday in San Jose. Hagelin had a slow start to the season, posting just five assists in his first 17 games.

Raanta stopped 43 of 45 shots in the Coyotes win in Los Angeles on Saturday. Raanta has won two in a row and three of his last four while posting a 1.98 GAA, .944 SV% and one shutout. The 30-year-old comes into Wednesday's game at 2-1-0 with a 2.00 GAA, .942 SV% and one shutout on home ice this season.

Mantha was hurt early in Saturday's game in New Jersey on Saturday and is expected to be reevaluated in a "couple weeks." With Mantha out, the Red Wings called up their top prospect, Filip Zadina, who could get an extended look in the top-6.

Goldobin has been outstanding in the AHL this year, leading Utica with 20 points (8G / 12A) in 18 games. He returns to Vancouver, where he had 27 points (7G / 20A) in 63 games last year and should be a middle-6 winger in 2019-20.

Baertschi sat as a healthy scratch for the last three games and returns to the AHL, with Nikolay Goldobin coming the other way. Baertschi has played well in Utica, posting 10 points (2G / 8A) in seven games this season.

Kivlenieks comes up to serve as Joonas Korpisalo's backup while Elvis Merzlikins gets some playing time in the AHL. Kivlenieks has gone 6-1-3 with a 2.51 GAA and .903 SV% in nine AHL games this season.

This is the second time that the Blue Jackets have done this. They want Merzlikins to get some playing time and with Joonas Korpisalo playing well, he's not going to get that in Columbus right now. Merzlikins allowed one goal on 29 shots in a losing effort in his only AHL game.

Driedger has been outstanding in the AHL this season, posting a 2.09 GAA and .938 SV% in 14 games. His terrific play has translated into just six wins but is enough for him to be given an opportunity to be Sergei Bobrovsky's backup moving forward. Sam Montembeault heads the other way to take his spot as Springfield's starter.

Montembeault has struggled as the Panthers' backup this season, posting a 3.31 GAA and .889 SV% in five appearances. Florida sent him to the AHL to try and find his game and recalled Chris Driedger, who has an impressive .938 SV% in the AHL this year.

Holtby stopped 32 of 33 shots in the Capitals' loss to the Canucks on Saturday. After having his seven-game winning streak, Holtby has now lost two in a row. Coming into Wednesday's meeting with the Panthers, Holtby is 4-0-3 with a 2.48 GAA and .916 SV% on home-ice. He allowed four goals on 36 shots in a 5-4 overtime win in his first start against Florida (Nov.7).