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The Devils have recalled Ken Appleby from Binghamton (AHL) to backup Keith Kinkaid on Tuesday.
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Schneider (illness) will miss his scheduled start on Tuesday.
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Kinkaid will start with Cory Schneider (illness) out.
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Halak will start Tuesday vs. the Devils.
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The Predators have recalled Frederick Gaudreau from Milwaukee (AHL).
The Predators have placed Viktor Arvidsson (lower-body) on IR.
Gostisbehere (illness) is expected to be back in the Flyers lineup on Tuesday.
Arvidsson (lower-body) took part in the Predators morning skate and is expected to play on Tuesday.
The Golden Knights have signed Jon Merrill to a two-year extension worth $2.75 million ($1.375M AAV).
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Carpenter will be back in the Golden Knights lineup on Tuesday.
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Lindberg will be back in the Golden Knights lineup on Tuesday.
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Leipsic will be a healthy scratch on Tuesday.
Eakin is day-to-day with an undisclosed injury and will not play on Tuesday.
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Fleury will start Tuesday in Nashville.
Fleury allowed three goals on 30 shots in the Golden Knights overtime loss to the Oilers on Saturday. Fleury has just two regulation losses on the season and has gone 3-1-0 with a 1.48 GAA and .957 SV% in four starts on the road this season. Fleury stopped all 29 shots that he faced in a 3-0 shutout win in his first start vs. Nashville.
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The Kings have reassigned Kurtis MacDermid to Ontario (AHL).
MacDermid has been in the Kings lineup for the last nine games, but failed to record a point while posting a minus-7 rating. Overall he had just one goal and three assists in 34 games with the Kings, so he will head to Ontario to get some seasoning.
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The Kings have reassigned Oscar Fantenberg to Ontario (AHL).
Fantenberg has picked up nine points (2G / 7A) across 26 NHL games this season but has been a healthy scratch for the last three games, so he will switch places with Paul LaDue to get some playing time in Ontario.
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The Kings have recalled Paul LaDue from Ontario (AHL).
LaDue played 22 games with the Kings last season but has yet to appear in an NHL game this year. The 25-year-old defenseman has picked up 17 points (8G / 9A) in 34 games with Ontario and will be looking to pick up his first career NHL goal if he draws into the Kings lineup for his season debut this week.
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The Kings have recalled Michael Amadio from Ontario (AHL).
Amadio, 21, had one goal in an eight-game stint with the Kings earlier this year but has spent the majority of his time in the AHL, where he has collected 34 points (11G / 23A) in 30 games. Amadio centred the Kings third line in Tuesday’s practice, so look for him to be in the lineup when they face the Penguins on Thursday.
Bouwmeester missed the Blues morning skate but is expected to play in Toronto.
As a veteran defenseman, Bouwmeester usually takes the morning off so there should be no concern about him missing tonight's game. Although, if he is unable to play then Vince Dunn would replace him on the blueline.
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Dell will start Tuesday in Arizona.
Dell allowed two goals on 15 shots after replacing Martin Jones in the Sharks win over the Coyotes on Saturday. Jones started last night, so Dell will go tonight in Arizona. The 28-year-old has gone 5-1-2 with a 2.63 GAA and .918 SV% in seven starts and two relief appearances on the road this season. He certainly makes for a strong spot-start option tonight.
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