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Wingels suffered an undisclosed injury on Monday and will be out “for a while.”

Wingels, who had appeared in all 47 games so far this season, was injury on a slash in the third period of last night’s loss to the Devils. There is no word on the nature or severity of the injury, but expect a more detailed report to come in the coming days.

Tommy Wingels
Fasth will start in Washington.

Fasth stopped 35 of 37 shots that he faced in the Oilers shootout win over the Panthers on Saturday. It was one of Fasth’s best games this season, which earned him a second straight start tonight in Washington. Despite the strong outing, we would like to see some consistency out of Fasth before he can be trusted in fantasy circles.

Viktor Fasth
Call up / Send down
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The Maple Leafs have recalled Stuart Percy from Toronto (AHL).

Percy, 21, had three assists in eight games with the Maple Leafs earlier in the season. With Toronto struggling mightily as of late, they recall Percy to provide a change of pace on the blue line.

Stuart Percy
Holtby will start vs. Edmonton.

Holtby allowed four goals on 30 shots in the Capitals 4-3 loss to the Predators last Friday. He had his consecutive games started streak snapped on Saturday, but will be back in goal tonight vs. the Oilers. He is 6-1-1 with a 2.01 GAA and .934 SV% in 2015.

Braden Holtby
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The Maple Leafs have reassigned Troy Bodie to Toronto (AHL).

Bodie did not record a point and had five penalty minutes in five games with the Maple Leafs during his recall. With the Marlies he has five goals and two assists in 32 games.

Troy Bodie
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The Hurricanes have assigned Ryan Murphy to Charlotte (AHL).

The Hurricanes played their final game before the All Star break on Monday, so they have sent Murphy back so he can participate in the AHL All Star weekend. Since being recalled in late December, he has four assists with a plus-1 rating in 10 games. Expect him to be recalled after the All Star break.

Ryan Murphy
Lundqvist will be back in goal on Tuesday.

Lundqvist allowed two goals on 34 shots in the Rangers 5-2 win over the Penguins on Sunday. Lundqvist continues to sizzle, having won 13 of his last 15 starts. In January, he is 5-1-0 with a 1.59 GAA and .951 SV%, so you should have no concerns about rolling Lundqivst out vs. the Senators tonight.

Henrik Lundqvist
Bishop will start the last game before the All Star break.

Bishop made 40 saves on 42 shots in the Lightning’s 3-2 shootout win over Colorado on Saturday. In his last six starts, Bishop has gone 5-1-0 with a 2.14 GAA and .925 SV%. Overall he is 23-7-2 with a 2.38 GAA and .912 SV% on the year. Tonight he will face the Canucks for the second time this season—he made 3- saes in a 4-2 win in October.

Ben Bishop
The Penguins have recalled Bobby Farnham from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (AHL).

Farnham, 25, has played in 10 NHL games with Pittsburgh this season, averaging 7:22 minutes per contest with 19 penalty minutes. He made his NHL debut with Pittsburgh on December 13 at Columbus. Farnham has played in 27 AHL contests with WBS, where he has contributed four points (1G / 3A) and 117 penalty minutes.

Bobby Farnham
Schultz (upper-body) will not play on Tuesday vs. Pittsburgh.

Schultz was levelled by Islanders forward Matt Martin in the third period of the Flyers’ loss yesterday. With Schultz out, Oliver Lauridsen has been recalled and will play on Tuesday.

Nick Schultz
The Flyers have recalled Oliver Lauridsen from Lehigh Valley (AHL).

Lauridsen, 25, has two goals and three assists in 38 games with Lehigh Valley. He has not played with the Flyers this season, but has two goals and one assist in 15 career NHL games. He will replace the injured Nick Schultz in the lineup on Tuesday.

Oliver Lauridsen
The Flyers have recalled Brandon Manning from Lehigh Valley (AHL).

Manning, 24, has one assist in two games with the Flyers this season. While in Lehigh Valley, he leads all defenseman and is second on the team in scoring with 25 points (6G / 19A) in 36 games. He will replace Carlo Colaiacovo in the lineup on Tuesday.

Brandon Manning
Carle will miss 6-8 weeks with a torn abductor muscle.

Carle will undergo surgery to repair the torn abductor muscle in his abdomen. He will miss 6-8 weeks, which will give Nikita Nestero and Luke Witkowski a chance to carve out a larger role with the Lightning for the next month and a half at least.

Matt Carle
Colaiacovo (lower-body) is listed as doubtful for Tuesday’s game vs. the Penguins.

Colaiacovo left Monday afternoon’s game with a lower-body injury. He has a long list of injuries in his career, so this is nothing new for veteran defenseman. Expect Brandon Manning to be recalled and play tomorrow.

Carlo Colaiacovo
The NHL has suspended Daniel Carcillo for six games for his cross-check on Mathieu Perreault.

Carcillo injured Perreault’s left arm with a cross-check on Friday. He has been suspended five games, but he served the first game of that suspension on Sunday vs. Dallas. He is eligible to return to the lineup on Tuesday, February 3rd in Minnesota. His second game back will be in Winnipeg.

Dan Carcillo

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