Lehkonen, who has recorded two goals and three assists (five points) in 18 games this season will be replaced by Paul Byron on a line with Jonathan Drouin and Alex Galchenyuk. Lehkonen is listed as day-to-day.
Lindgren allowed one goal on 35 shots in the Canadiens’ win over the Sabres on Saturday. Lindgren has been excellent since coming up from the AHL, winning three of four starts while posting a 1.24 GAA and .964 SV%. Tonight he faces a Blue Jackets team that is tied for 13th in the NHL in scoring (2.94 GF/PG).
Valk, 24, is an undrafted free agent who is expected to make his NHL debut on Tuesday after recording six goals and nine assists (15 points) in 16 games with the Thunderbirds. Valk is expected to make his debut on the fourth line with Connor Brickley and Michael Haley.
Nikita Soshnikov had to be recalled by today according to a clause in his contract so Gauthier is the victim of a numbers game and returns to the Marlies having not appeared in an NHL game during his call-up—he has two assists in eight games with the Marlies.
Soshnikov had to be recalled today by the latest or he was eligible to return to the KHL according to a clause in his contract. The 24-year-old also earned a call-up by recording five goals and seven assists (12 points) in 14 games with the Marlies. Soshnikov has seven goals and seven assists (14 points) in 67 career games with the Maple Leafs.
Dubnyk stopped all 32 shots that he faced in the Wild’s shutout win in Philadelphia on Saturday. After a tough start in Toronto last Wednesday, Dubnyk has posted back-to-back shutouts, stopping all 73 shots that he’s faced in Montreal and Philadelphia. Tonight the Flyers will take another shot at him in Minnesota, but it looks like the old Dubnyk may be back.
Lagace allowed two goals on 29 shots in the Golden Knights win over the Jets on Friday. With all of the other netminders in Vegas still banged up, Lagace is expected to go tonight in Edmonton, his seventh consecutive start. Lagace comes in with a 3.58 GAA and .876 SV% so far and remains a risky option on a nightly basis.
Subban has been out since October 21st but looks like the closest of the three injured goalies to returning to the crease. He is the only one that will travel to Edmonton but is not expected to start on Tuesday. Subban’s return is not imminent until Dylan Ferguson is returned to the WHL.
Hartnell missed Monday’s practice and is day-to-day with a lower-body injury, which suggests that he will not play on Tuesday. With Weber likely out, look for Anthony Bitetto to return to the blueline vs. Washington.
Hartnell missed Monday’s practice and is day-to-day with a lower-body injury, which suggests that he will not play on Tuesday. With Hartnell out, either Nick Bonino will return from injury or Pontus Aberg will draw back in.
Allen was yanked after allowing four goals on 18 shots in the Blues’ loss to the Islanders on Saturday. This was one of Allen’s worse start of the season and will get an opportunity to bounce-back tonight in Calgary. The 27-year-old stopped 23 of 25 shots in a 5-2 win in his first start against the Flames this season.
Hellebuyck allowed five goals on 22 shots in the Jets’ loss in Vegas on Friday. Despite Steve Mason recording the win in Arizona the following night, Hellebuyck will take on the Coyotes tonight on home-ice. Friday was the 24-year-old’s first regulation loss of the season and comes into Tuesday at 4-0-1 with a 2.61 GAA and .919 SV% at the MTS Centre.
Elie has appeared i the last five games, recording one goal on seven shots, but is expected to be scratched tonight with Tyler Pitlick ready to return to the lineup.
Smith allowed three goals on 42 shots in the Flames’ win over the Red Wings last Thursday. Smith has won four of his last five starts while posting a 2.76 GAA and .917 SV%. Smith comes into tonight at 5-5-0 with a 2.95 GAA and .905 SV% in 10 starts on home ice but has a tough matchup vs. the visiting Blues.
Hamonic returns after a three-game absence but doesn’t bring a lot of fantasy relevance to the table. He doesn’t see any power-play time because of the other talented defensemen in Calgary and comes into Monday with just one goal and one assist in 13 games with the Flames.
Wennberg has reportedly been dealing with some kind of injury recently so he may not be in the lineup in Montreal on Tuesday. If Wennberg doesn’t play, Sonny Milano will draw back into the lineup and their lines will likely be shuffled.
