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The Blue Jackets have activated Cam Atkinson (lower-body) from IR; expected to play on Tuesday.
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Raanta will start Tuesday in Pittsburgh.
Raanta stopped 36 of 37 shots in the Coyotes’ win over the Hurricanes on Saturday. Scott Wedgewood got the nod last night, so they’ll come back to Raanta tonight vs. the Penguins. Raanta is coming off of the best performance of his short Coyotes career and it could be a sign of things to come as he gets back to 100 percent.
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Lagace is expected to start Tuesday in Montreal.
Lagace stopped 22 of 23 shots in the Golden Knights’ shootout loss in Toronto last night. With seemingly every other goalie injured, Vegas doesn’t really have any other choice but to go back to Lagace tonight. He has allowed 18 goals on 129 shots (.860 SV%) in five games.
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Turris will not be available to play Tuesday in Columbus.
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Allen was the first goalie off of the ice at the Blues morning skate.
Allen allowed four goals on 31 shots in the Blues win over the Maple Leafs on Saturday. Allen has won four of his last five starts while positing a 2.01 GAA and .930 SV% in the process. Despite a nice start to the season, he has struggled on the road, posting a 3.11 GAA and .901 SV% in five starts.
Schultz (concussion) will be a game-time decision on Tuesday.
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Lindgren will start Tuesday vs. the Golden Knights.
Lindgren stopped all 38 shots that he faced in the Canadiens’ shutout win in Chicago on Sunday. It was an unreal season debut for Lindgren, who is with the team because of Carey Price’s injury. He earned a second straight start tonight and makes for a strong spot-start option with the Golden Knights in town.
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Lehner will start Tuesday vs. the Capitals.
Lehner was pulled after allowing three goals on seven shots in the Sabres’ 5-1 loss in Dallas on Saturday. Lehner is going through a tough stretch, allowing 10 goals on the last 67 shots (.851 SV%) that he has faced. Tonight he faces the Capitals on home-ice, where he is 1-1-1 with a 1.48 GAA and .955 SV% this season.
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Greiss will start Tuesday vs. the Oilers.
Greiss allowed four goals on 35 shots in the Islanders win over the Avalanche on Sunday. Greiss has won three of his last four starts despite allowing a combined 14 goals on 140 shots (.900 SV%). Tonight he faces the Oilers on home-ice where he has gone 2-0-1 with a 2.93 GAA and .911 SV% this season.
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Matthews (undisclosed) is on the ice for warmups; expected to play vs. Vegas.
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Andersen leads the Maple Leafs onto the ice for warmups.
Andersen gave up six goals on 32 shots in the Maple Leafs’ 6-4 loss in St. Louis Saturday. Andersen has struggled recently, losing four of his last five starts while allowing a combined 19 goals on 167 shots (.886 SV%). The Maple Leafs have recalled struggled as of lat, but draw a nice home matchup against the banged up Golden Knights.
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Bobrovsky will start Monday in New York.
Bobrovsky allowed four goals on 36 shots in the Blue Jackets loss in Tampa Bay on Saturday. The loss snapped Bobrovsky’s four-game winning streak, but it looks like he will start the first game of their back-to-back tonight in New York. In his first start against the Rangers (10/13) Bobrovsky stopped 37 of 38 shots in a 3-1 win.
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Bobrovsky is the Blue Jackets projected starter in New York.
Bobrovsky allowed four goals on 36 shots in the Blue Jackets loss in Tampa Bay on Saturday. The loss snapped Bobrovsky’s four-game winning streak, but it looks like he will start the first game of their back-to-back tonight in New York. In his first start against the Rangers (10/13) Bobrovsky stopped 37 of 38 shots in a 3-1 win.
Call up / Send down
The Panthers have assigned Owen Tippett to Mississauga (OHL).
This summer’s No.10 overall pick lasted seven games with the Panthers, registering one goal over that span. Tippett will return to Mississauga, where he had 44 goals 31 assists (75 points) in 60 games last season.
Pitlick (upper-body) will not play on Monday.
Pitlick suffered an upper-body injury in Saturday’s game vs. the Sabres and it will keep him sidelined on Monday. With Pitlick out, Jamie Oleksiak will draw into the lineup as a forward.
Faksa (lower-body) will not play on Monday.
Faksa left Saturday’s game vs. Buffalo with a lower-body injury and it will keep him out of tonight’s game vs. the Jets. Faksa was able record a goal and assist in that game before leaving, but he will be replaced by Martin Hanzal in the lineup tonight.
Nyquist (lower-body) will be a game-time decision on Monday.
Nyquist left Sunday's game in Edmonton with a lower-body injury following a knee-on-knee collision and never returned. He was able to take to the ice this morning, which is a good sign, but his status for tonight's game remains up in the air.
Goalie Start
Markstrom will start Monday vs. the Red Wings.
Markstrom allowed two goals on 39 shots in the Canucks’ win over the Penguins on Saturday. Markstrom has won three of his last five starts (3-1-1) while allowing just eight goals on 136 shots (.941 SV%). One of those starts came against the Red Wings, who he’ll face tonight—he stopped 20 of 21 shots in a 4-1 win in Detroit two Sunday’s ago.
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