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Blunden had no points in 6:37 TOI in his only game during his call-up. The Senators are making moves to add forwards via trades, so Blunden will return to Binghamton.

Varone failed to record a point while averaging 8:44 TOI in two games during his call-up. The Senators added Alex Burrows via trade on Monday, so expect him to take Varone’s spot in the lineup Thursday.

Ho-Sang, 21, has registered 10 goals and 26 assists (36 points) in 48 games with Bridgeport (AHL) in his first professional season. Ho-Sang has yet to appear in an NHL game, but one could be on the horizon given this call-up.

Mason allowed three goals on 30 shots in the Flyers’ loss to the Islanders on February 9th. Michal Neuvirth started the last six games, but Mason gets the nod vs. the Avalanche on Tuesday. He stopped 26 of 29 shots in a 4-3 win in his first start vs. Colorado and is a strong option again tonight.

Sanford, 22, was a second round pick in 2013 (No.61 overall) and has appeared in his first 26 career NHL games this season. Sanford has two goals and one assist in his brief NHL career and is expected to serve as a healthy scratch in his first game with the Blues. Sanford has 11 goals and five assists (16 points) in 25 games with Hershey (AHL).

Shattenkirk has been on the block for years it seems, but the Blues were final able to move him to the Capitals. Shattenkirk is a talented offensive-defenseman, who has 11 goals and 31 assists (42 points) in 61 games this season. He is expected to move to the Capitals’ top power-play unit in his debut on Tuesday night.

There was no word prior to warmups that Pominville was feeling ill, but he will not play tonight because of mumps and that puts her status for Tuesday’s game in jeopardy as well. With Pominville out, Jordan Schroeder will play when he was expected to be a healthy scratch.

There was no word prior to warmups that Parise was feeling ill, but he will not play tonight because of mumps and that puts her status for Tuesday’s game in jeopardy as well. With Parise out, Tyler Graovac will play when he was expected to be a healthy scratch.

Quick allowed one goal on 33 shots in the Kings’ win over the Ducks on Saturday. It was an impressive return to the crease for Quick, who will have a new backup tonight after the Kings acquired Ben Bishop. Quick draws a rough matchup tonight in Minnesota—the Wild have gone 21-8-1 on home ice this season.

Vasilevskiy allowed three goals on 25 shots in the Lightning’s loss to the Flames last Thursday. With Ben Bishop being shipped to Los Angeles, Vasilevskiy becomes the Lightning’s No.1 starting tonight vs. the Senators. He has gone 1-1-0 with a 2.52 GAA and .912 SV% vs. Ottawa this season.

Neil left Sunday’s game after playing just 1:26 and was diagnosed with a broken finger on Monday. he will miss at least one week.

Condon allowed three goals on 20 shots in the Senators’ loss to the Jets on February 19th. Condon has gone 3-2-0 with a 2.28 GAA and .908 SV% in five February starts and tonight he will face the Lightning for the second time this season. He stopped 19 of 21 shots in a 5-2 win in the first meeting earlier this month.

Dahlen, 19, was a second round pick in 2016 (No.42 overall) and has had a great season with Timra in the Swedish Elite League. The Swedish-centre has scored 24 goals with 18 assists (42 points) in his second professional season—the Canucks appeared to have scored a quality prospect for a veteran winger.

Burrows has collected nine goals and 11 assists (20 points) in 55 games with the Canucks this season. The veteran winger is five years removed from his 28-goal, 52-point season in 2011-12 and it appears his best years are behind him. Expect Burrows to slot in on the Senators’ third line.

Pateryn has only appeared in 24 games with the Canadiens this season and made it well-known that he was unhappy with his playing time. Unfortunately he heads to Dallas with their own clogged bluleline.

Benn has registered two goals and 13 assists (15 points) in 58 games with the Canadiens. Greg Pateryn has expressed his displeasure with the Canadiens because he wasn’t getting any playing time, so they’ve moved him and a draft pick for Benn.

Froese, 25, has no points in two games with the Maple Leafs this season and just five points (2G / 3A) in 58 career NHL games. During his time with Toronto (AHL) he led the Marlies in goals (24) and points (39) in 48 games.

Boyle is a monster at 6-foot-7, 244 lbs. and is a versatile forward that can play either centre or the wing. Boyle is expected to solidify the Maple Leafs’ bottom-6 and brings 100 games of playoff experience to an inexperienced team. Boyle had 13 goals and nine assists (22 points) in 54 games with the Lightning this season.

Stecher missed Saturday’s game vs. the Sharks because of the mumps, but was on the ice for Monday’s practice and is expected to play Tuesday vs. the Red Wings. Stecher leads all Canucks’ defensemen with 18 points (2G / 16A) in 51 games this season.

Tanev missed Saturday’s game vs. the Sharks because of the mumps, but was on the ice for Monday’s practice and is expected to play Tuesday vs. the Red Wings. Tanev is a key member of the Canucks’ blueline, but isn’t an offensive threat—he has just six points (1G / 5A) in 36 games this season.