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Gardiner missed the morning skate because of an illness, but as expected, he is on the ice for warmups and will be in the lineup.

Rinne allowed three goals on 17 shots in the Predators’ loss to the Wild last Thursday. Juuse Saros started on Saturday, but Rinne will go tonight in Philadelphia. The veteran netminder has had a tough month, going 2-3-1 with a 4.01 GAA and .848 SV% in six December starts. In his 11 previous starts on the road, Rinne has gone 3-6-2 with a 3.17 GAA and .907 SV%.

Elliott allowed one goal on 13 shots after replacing Chad Johnson in the Flames’ loss to the Lightning last Wednesday. Johnson started the last eight games, but Elliott will make his first start since November 28th tonight in Arizona. The veteran netminder has gone 2-4-1 with a 3.40 GAA and .882 SV% on the road.

Rinne allowed three goals on 17 shots in the Predators’ loss to the Wild last Thursday. Juuse Saros started on Saturday, but Rinne will go tonight in Philadelphia. The veteran netminder has had a tough month, going 2-3-1 with a 4.01 GAA and .848 SV% in six December starts. In his 11 previous starts on the road, Rinne has gone 3-6-2 with a 3.17 GAA and .907 SV%.

Smith gave up three goals on 29 shots in the Coyotes’ loss in Minnesota on Saturday. It was a subpar performance for Smith, who entered play with three wins in his previous four starts. Tonight, Smith will make his third start vs. the Flames—the 34-year-old is 0-0-2 with a 1.97 GAA and .932 SV% in the first two meetings.

Elliott allowed one goal on 13 shots after replacing Chad Johnson in the Flames’ loss to the Lightning last Wednesday. Johnson started the last eight games, but Elliott will make his first start since November 28th tonight in Arizona. The veteran netminder has gone 2-4-1 with a 3.40 GAA and .882 SV% on the road.

Smith gave up three goals on 29 shots in the Coyotes’ loss in Minnesota on Saturday. It was a subpar performance for Smith, who entered play with three wins in his previous four starts. Tonight, Smith will make his third start vs. the Flames—the 34-year-old is 0-0-2 with a 1.97 GAA and .932 SV% in the first two meetings.

Pardy made his Predators debut on December 8th, but has spent the majority of the year in Milwaukee, where he has collected seven points (2G / 5A) in 16 games. Pardy has been recalled to serve as the Predators’ seventh defenseman on their road-trip because P.K. Subban did not travel with the team due to an upper-body injury.

Kuhnhackl left Sunday’s game with an unspecified injury and will miss at least a few weeks. With Kuhnhackl out, Eric Fehr will draw back into the lineup vs. the Rangers on Tuesday.

Lashoff was expected to be back in the Red Wings' lineup for Mike Green (upper-body), but he was hit in the mouth by a puck during the morning skate and his status for tonight is uncertain. Nick Jensen was recalled this morning and would make his NHL debut if Lashoff is unable to play.

Allen gave up five goals on 35 shots in the Blues’ loss to the Blackhawks’ on Saturday. Carter Hutton got the nod last night, so Allen will start tonight in Dallas. Allen has struggled on the road, going 4-6-1 and has gone 1-1-0 with a 3.90 GAA and .830 SV% in his first two starts against the Stars this season.

Price allowed one goal on 21 shots in the Canadiens’ win in Washington on Saturday. It was a nice bounce-back performance from Price, who was pulled the night before. Price has gone 4-2-1 with a 2.44 GAA and .904 SV% in seven December starts. Price stopped 36 of 38 shots in a 2-1 loss in his first start vs. the Ducks.

Talbot turned aside 31 of 33 shots in the Oilers’ win over the Lightning on Saturday. Talbot has gone 4-1-2 with a 2.50 GAA and .916 SV% in seven December starts and will make his second start of the season vs. St. Louis. In their first meeting, Talbot stopped 34 of 35 shots in a 3-1 victory.

Howard allowed three goals on 30 shots in the Red Wings’ loss to the Kings on Thursday. Petr Mrazek started on Saturday, but they’ll go back to Howard tonight in Carolina. Howard has gone 0-2-1 with a 2.35 GAA and .913 SV% in December and tonight will be his seventh start on the road. He has gone 3-2-0 with a 2.20 GA and .925 SV% away from Detroit.

Haula was injured early in the Wild’s win over the Coyotes on Saturday. On Monday, the Wild recalled Pat Cannone to take Haula’s spot in the lineup, a sign that the two-way centre will not play on Tuesday.

Gibson allowed two goals on 11 shots after replacing Jonathan Bernier in the Ducks’ 6-4 loss in Detroit on Saturday. Gibson has had a tough time in December, going 3-2-1 with a 3.19 GAA and .887 SV%. Tonight he will start in Toronto, where he will go head-to-head with his former crease-mate Frederik Andersen. Gibson has gone 3-5-4 on the road this season.

Cannone has picked up four goals and 12 assists (16 points) in 29 games with Iowa this season. The 30 year has earned an NHL call-up after spending the last five years in the AHL. Cannone is expected to make his NHL debut on Tuesday with Erik Haula injured.

Howard allowed three goals on 30 shots in the Red Wings’ loss to the Kings on Thursday. Petr Mrazek started on Saturday, but they’ll go back to Howard tonight in Carolina. Howard has gone 0-2-1 with a 2.35 GAA and .913 SV% in December and tonight will be his seventh start on the road. He has gone 3-2-0 with a 2.20 GA and .925 SV% away from Detroit.