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Panik has missed the last 10 games with an upper-body injury but will play Monday vs. the Coyotes. Panik struggled in his first eight games with the Capitals, failing to record a point with a minus-1 rating and seven shots. He'll skate on the third line with Lars Eller and Chandler Stephenson on the Capitals' third-line.

Zibanejad will not play Tuesday vs. the Penguins and will not travel to Florida, so the earliest he could return is next Wednesday vs. the Capitals. The Rangers have for 4-1-1 in the first six games without Zibanejad and Filip Chytil has four goals on 12 shots since being called up to replace Zibanejad.

Georgiev surrendered six goals on 30 shots in the Rangers loss to the Senators on October 4th. Henrik Lundqvist started the last three games but Georgiev will make his seventh appearance on Tuesday night. The 23-year-old is 1-2-1 with a 3.60 GAA and .887 SV% at Madison Square Garden this season and catches a break with Sidney Crosby, Patric Hornqvist and Kris Letang out of the Penguins lineup.

Krug suffered an upper-body injury on Sunday and won't play Tuesday but the Bruins are not ruling him out of their back-to-back on Friday/Saturday. Krug is still be evaluated and the team is expected to release more information later in the week.

Rask surrendered three goals on 31 shots in a surprising loss in Detroit last Friday. After losing just once in his first eight starts, Rask has now lost two in a row while allowing a combined eight goals on 62 shots (.871 SV%). He'll look to get back on track against a Panthers team that is 5-3-3 while averaging 3.55 goals per game on the road.

Toninato, 25, had one goal in three games with the Panthers during his call-up. Toninato's return to the AHL suggests that Noel Acciari will return to the lineup on Tuesday. Toninato has six points (4G / 2A) in 12 AHL games this season.

Crosby suffered a lower-body injury vs. the Blackhawks on Saturday and will not play Tuesday in New York and will likely miss Friday's game in New Jersey as well. Jared McCann moved up between Jake Guentzel and Alex Galchenyuk in Monday's practice, so look for him to skate there against the Rangers.

Kotkaniemi will miss his sixth consecutive game with a groin injury and the Habs maintain that he is day-to-day. Montreal doesn't play again until Friday/Saturday, so monitor Kotkaniemi's status as they week progresses towards their back-to-back.

Lewington has not recorded a point in five NHL games this season and has not played since October 16th. With Michal Kempny back in the fold, Lewington was sent to Hershey, where he had 15 points (3G / 12A) in 65 games last season.

Bayreuther, 25, was called up but did not play with the Stars over the weekend and was returned to Texas on Monday. Bayreuther has one goal and four assists (five points) in 11 AHL games this season.

Abdelkader suffered an injury late in Sunday's win over the Golden Knights and will be out until at least late-November/early-December. Givani Smith was called up from Grand Rapids (AHL) to replace Abdelkader in the Red Wings bottom-6.

Robinson has three goals and two assists in 14 AHL games this season. The 24-year-old comes up and could make his season debut on Tuesday. He has failed to record a point in 14 career NHL games.

Merzlikins went down to get some playing time with Cleveland but was called back up quicker than originally planned. Joonas Korpisalo struggled last week, so Merzlikins returns after one game and will start Tuesday.

As expected, Kivlenieks served as Joonas Korpisalo's backup the entire time and is swapping spots with Elvis Merzlikins after the weekend. Kivlenieks is back with Cleveland, where he is 5-1-2 with a 2.37 GAA and .909 SV% in seven games.

Nutivaara has missed the last two games and has been moved to IR to open up a roster spot so the Blue Jackets could recall Eric Robinson from Cleveland (AHL). Nutivaara is eligible to return whenever he is healthy but this move suggests he'll miss at least one more game.

Regula, who was acquired from the Red Wings for Brendan Perlini, has enjoyed a great start to the 2019-20 season. He has been paired with Ryan Merkley on the London Knights (OHL) first pair is currently fifth on the team with 15 points (7G / 8A) in 14 games.

Demers has missed the last two games but it looks like he will play in Washington. Demers is officially listed as a game-time decision but was on the ice for the morning skate and is expected to play. Demers has three assists and 15 shots in 15 games this season.

Raanta allowed four goals on 43 shots in the Coyotes loss in Calgary last Tuesday. Raanta has lost two straight while allowing four goals in each game and posting a .899 SV%. Darcy Kuemper has outplayed Raanta but some strong outings will help him carve into the No.1's workload. He draws a tough matchup on Monday, as the Capitals come in on a six-game winning streak while averaging 5.00 goals per game.