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There is no word on what is ailing Hartnell, but he will come out of the lineup tonight will be replaced by Jared Boll. Hartnell is listed as day-to-day.

Korpisalo stopped 26 of 27 shots in the Blue Jackets win in Carolina on Saturday. He will make his second straight start because he has been outplaying Sergei Bobrovsky recently. Korpisalo lost his first start vs. the Rangers, but he has played very well at Nationwide Arena this season—going 9-3-3 with a 2.46 GAA and .923 SV% this year.

Jake Allen suffered an undisclosed injury in Sunday’s win, so there’s a very strong chance that Brian Elliott will start vs. the Coyotes. He was pulled in his last start after allowing five goals on 23 shots.

Bernier allowed two goals on 34 shots in the Maple Leafs win in Florida last Tuesday. Garret Sparks started the last two games, but Bernier will faced the Panthers again tonight. Bernier has gone 4-4-0 with a 1.92 GAA and .938 SV% in eight starts in March. The 27-year-old is 1-1-0 with a 2.05 GAA and a .938 SV% in two starts against the Panthers.

Clune has seven goals and 14 assists (21 points) in 45 games with the Marlies this season. In 18 games with the Maple Leafs, the physical winger has posted three assists in 18 contests.

Bernier allowed two goals on 34 shots in the Maple Leafs win in Florida last Tuesday. Garret Sparks started the last two games, but Bernier will faced the Panthers again tonight. Bernier has gone 4-4-0 with a 1.92 GAA and .938 SV% in eight starts in March. The 27-year-old is 1-1-0 with a 2.05 GAA and a .938 SV% in two starts against the Panthers.

Strait has appeared in the last four games, but will come out of the lineup in favour of Ryan Pulock tonight. Strait has just six points (1G / 5A) in 51 games this season.

Pulock has been a healthy scratch in the last four games, but will replace Brian Strait tonight vs. the Lightning. Pulock, who had impressive AHL numbers, has just one goal in 10 games with the Islanders.

Greiss gave up three goals on 24 shots in the Islanders win over the Blue Jackets. J-F Berube started on Saturday, but they’ll go back to Greiss vs. the Islanders. Greiss has won each of his last two starts while stopping 47 of 51 shots (.922 SV%). He has made two starts against Tampa Bay this season—going 1-1-0 with a 4.09 GAA and .889 SV%.

Johnston, 24, has collected nine assists in 34 games with St. John’s this season. Johnston could make his NHL debut vs. the Panthers on Tuesday.

The Islanders have recalled Chris Gibson from Bridgeport (AHL) because Berube is unavailable to backup on Monday. The Islanders are already without Jaroslav Halak, so things are getting difficult in goal for them. Look for Thomas Greiss to start tonight vs. the Lightning.

Gibson, 23, has gone 19-11-6 with a 2.70 GAA and .909 SV% in 42 games with Bridgeport this season. With Jaroslav Halak still out and now J-F Berube banged up, Gibson has been recalled to backup Thomas Greiss.

Scott has registered two goals, two assists and 85 PIMS in 27 games with St. John’s after being acquired from Arizona. It looks like the 2016 All-Star will finish the season with Montreal.

Allen stopped all 11 shots that he faced in the first period, but was replaced by Anders Nilsson to start the second. Allen will be reevaluated on Monday and Brian Elliott is expected to start vs. the Coyotes.