Rantanen’s status for tonight’s game was iffy on Monday and remains in question as he’s officially listed as a game-time decision. The Avalanche are already without Nathan MacKinnon, so losing two-thirds of their top-line would be a tough pill to swallow. Monitor Rantanen’s status when the Avalanche hit the ice for warmups at 8:30 p.m. ET.
Dubnyk allowed two goals on nine shot after replacing Alex Stalock in the Wild’s loss in Dallas on Saturday. Dubnyk has gone 7-8-0 with a 3.34 GAA and .898 SV% in 15 starts on the road—he is also 1-1-0 with a 3.48 GAA and .915 SV% in two starts vs. the Blues. The numbers suggest this isn’t a great matchup for Dubnyk, so look elsewhere for a safe starting option tonight.
McCormick has no points in three games with the Senators this season. The 25-year-old will draw back in the lineup tonight after picking up 25 points (7G / 18A) in 46 contests with Binghamton this season.
After playing in the last two games, Reilly will serve as a healthy scratch tonight with Gustav Olofsson re-entering the lineup. Reilly was a minus-2 in 13:14 TOI in Dallas on Saturday and that is likely a big reason for sending him back to the press box tonight.
Olofsson was a healthy scratch for the last two games but he will draw back in tonight in St. Louis. Olofsson brings very little offence to the table, having collected just two assists in 28 games this season.
Stewart allowed played 11:43 TOI win Dallas on Saturday but will be replaced by Matt Cullen tonight in St. Louis. Stewart has been fairly effective when he gets into the lineup but this will be his fourth healthy scratch in seven games.
Cullen was scratched on the tail-end of a back-to-back on Saturday but will get back into the lineup tonight in St. Louis. The scratching on Saturday was likely nothing more than giving a 41-year-old the night off to rest. Cullen has 11 points (4G / 7A) in 50 games this season.
Bortuzzo was a healthy scratch in Buffalo on Saturday but will replace Tage Thompson in the lineup tonight vs. the Wild. Bortuzzo, who has just seven points (1G / 6A) in 50 games, will dress as a seventh defenseman so he might not see a lot of playing time.
Thompson played just 7:54 TOI in Buffalo on Saturday and will sit tonight with the Blues dressing seven defensemen and just 11 forwards. Thompson has recorded just six points (3G / 3A) in 23 games since being called up.
The Senators are going to be without a handful of forwards tonight so Max McCormick has been recalled to serve as their 11th forward and Claesson will dress as a seventh defenseman. Claesson has been out for the last three games and has just one goal and one assist in 38 games this season.
Ryan will miss his third straight game tonight vs. the Devils and is expected to miss the next six to nine games as well. Ryan is among a handful of forwards missing tonight so the Senators are going to be very shorthanded vs. the Devils.
Smith allowed three goals on 28 shots in the Flames win over the Blackhawks on Saturday. The win snapped a five-game losing streak for Smith, who will make his 45th start tonight in Chicago. Smith has gone 2-0-0 with a 2.95 GAA and .908 SV% in two starts against the Blackhawks this season.
Hellebuyck stopped all 25 shots that he faced in the Jets shutout in over the Avalanche on Saturday. It was Hellebuyck’s fifth shutout of the season, tying him for second in the NHL—he’s also tied for second with 27 wins in 41 starts. In his first start against the Coyotes, Hellebuyck stopped 33 of 34 shots in a 4-1 win in mid-November.
Fleury allowed three goals on 23 shots in the Golden Knights win in Washington on Sunday. Fleury has won three straight while posting a 2.29 GAA and .917 SV%. Tonight will be a massive night for Fleury, who makes his return to Pittsburgh—he already beat his former team in Las Vegas and has gone 8-2-0 with a 1.59 GAA and .948 SV% on the road this season.
Thompson has missed some time with a lower-body injury earlier this season and has re-aggravated the injury. Thompson joins Mark Stone, Derick Brassard, Bobby Ryan and Gabriel Dumont as injured Senators forwards, so they will go with 11 forwards and seven defensemen tonight—a call-up from Binghamton (AHL) will be made this afternoon as well.
Brassard is dealing with an undisclosed injury that will keep him out of tonight’s contest. There’s no word when Brassard suffered the injury but it will force the Senators to go with 11 forwards and seven defensemen tonight. Monitor Brassard’s status heading into Thursday’s game vs. the Predators.
Anderson allowed three goals on 36 shots in the Senators win in Philadelphia on Saturday. He was given another night off on Sunday, but will draw back in tonight vs. the Devils. Anderson’s win was his first since January 10th and he comes into Tuesday’s game at 8-9-3 with a 3.37 GAA and .896 SV% at the Canadian Tire Centre this season.
Miller allowed six goals on 39 shots in the Ducks loss in Toronto last night. With John Gibson still dealing with a lower-body injury, Miller will start on back-to-back nights. Miller hasn’t been very good in the last month, posting a 4.52 GAA and .863 SV% in his last seven appearances. Despite the plus matchup, on a back-to-back and given his recent play, Miller makes for a risky option tonight.
Holtby allowed six goals on 33 shots in the Capitals loss in Pittsburgh last Friday. Holtby has lost four of his last six starts (2-2-2) with a 3.29 GAA and .897 SV%. He will look to get back on track against the Blue Jackets—he stopped 32 of 35 shots in a 4-3 win in early-December.
