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Megna will be a game-time decision for Monday’s game after being recalled earlier in the day. Megna has 12 points (5G / 7A) in 21 games with Hartford this season.

Orpik was back at practice in a limited basis on Monday and remains doubtful for Thursday’s contest. It will be the 10th consecutive game that Orpik will have missed.

Ward was pulled after he allowed three goals on 14 shots in the Hurricanes’ loss to the Sabres on Friday. Tonight Ward will close out November with his 10th start of the month—he has gone 3-3-3 with a 2.62 GAA and .893 SV% in his first nine starts in November. One of those losses came in New York on November 10th, he allowed three goals on 23 shots in a 3-0 loss.

Nillson stopped 39 of 41 shots in the Oilers win in Pittsburgh on Saturday. It was a fantastic performance from Nilsson, who continues to outperform Cam Talbot. Tonight he will wrap up November with his 10th start of the month—in his previous nine outings he has gone 4-4-1 with a 2.43 GAA and .914 SV%. He makes for a solid start tonight vs. a bad Leafs team who will give Garret Sparks his first NHL start.

Bartley has only appeared in one game this season, so he heads to the AHL to get some game action. Bartley had 10 assists in 37 games last season, but this will be his first AHL action since 2012-13.

Schroeder was a minus-1 in 7:12 on Saturday, he had been a healthy scratch in the two previous games. He was sent down and the Wild have recalled Christian Folin.

Lundqvist allowed four goals on 34 shots i the Rangers loss in Boston last Friday. Lundqvist has now lost two in a row and three off his last five while posting a 3.11 GAA, .906 SV% and one shutout. Lundqvist is the sole reason the Rangers sit near the top of the Eastern Conference, because they’ve been a terrible possession team all season. King Henrik pitched a 33-save shutout in his first start vs. Carolina.

Anderson allowed four goals on 19 shots in the Senators loss in Arizona on Saturday. It was an ugly way to have his four-game winning streak snapped. Anderson ultimately went 6-2-2 with a 2.56 GAA, .925 SV% and two shutouts in the month of November. Tonight he faces a Flyers team that has won three of their last four, but still rank last in the NHL in scoring.

Folin was sent down for one game, but is back with the Wild after Jordan Schroeder was placed on waivers and then assigned to Iowa. Folin has just two assists in 14 games this season.

Paquette has missed the last six games with an undisclosed injury, but it looks like he could play on Wednesday. Paquette has battled injuries all season long, being limited to 10 games so far. Monitor his status on Wednesday morning.

Drouin has missed the last six games, but he was on the ice for practice on Monday and could play on Wednesday. Drouin has one goal and five assists (six points) in 14 games this season. Monitor his status over the next few days.

Schultz was injured in Saturday’s win in New York, but it looks like he will be in the lineup on Tuesday. Schultz has no fantasy value having registered just one assist in 24 games this season.

Stepan suffered two broken ribs vs. the Bruins and will miss at least one month. Stepan has had an OK start to the season, posting 12 points (6G / 6A) in 23 games. He will be out until early-to-mid January, which will give Kevin Hayes and Oscar Lindberg bigger offensive roles.

Winnik was a healthy scratch in the last two games, but will be back in the lineup tonight vs. the Oilers. Winnik will get back in because Joffrey Lupul is out with an undisclosed injury.

McIlrath played well in the two games he was in the lineup, but will come out for Dan Boyle tonight. McIlrath has no points and 24 PIMS in six games this season. It shouldn’t be long until McIlrath gets back into the lineup.

Boyle served as a healthy scratch in the last two games but will be back in the lineup tonight vs. the Hurricanes. Boyle has just four assists while averaging 17:44 TOI in 18 games this season. With Boyle back in, Dylan McIlrath will come out.

Price missed nine games with a lower-body injury earlier in November and aggravated the injury in his third game back. Price will miss at lest six weeks, which means he will miss the Winter Classic and will be out until mid-January. If Price misses six weeks he will miss 18 games, which means Mike Condon has big shoes to fill and will have Dustin Tokarski as his backup.

Greiss allowed two goals on 31 shots in the Islanders win in Tampa Bay on Saturday. Tonight, Greiss will be making his sixth start to Jaroslav Halak’s eight in November, showing Greiss’ strong play has earned the coaches trust. This month he is 3-3-0 but has posted a strong 1.96 GAA and .929 SV%. Tonight will be his sixth start on home-ice, he is 2-2-20 with a 2.46 GAA and .919 SV% at the Barclays Center so far.

Orpik was back in practice on Monday, but did not participate in all of the drills. Orpik has missed the last nine games, but could return to the lineup in time for the Capitals’ next game, which isn’t until Thursday. Monitor his status as the week progresses.

Hannikainen, 22, was injured after playing just 6:15 TOI in his NHL debut on Saturday. This is a tough break for Hannikainen, who will be sidelined until early February.