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With just one game remaining in the regular season, Pittsburgh is awaiting its first-round playoff matchup against the Philadelphia Flyers and will rest several key players, including Egor Chinakhov. After several seasons of disappointing performance and inability to be a consistent offensive contributor with the Columbus Blue Jackets, the 24-year-old Chinakhov has been dynamic since joining the Penguins, scoring 36 points (18G / 18A) in 43 games. Noel Acciari will draw into the lineup as Chinakhov's replacement.

With just one game remaining in the regular season, Pittsburgh is awaiting its first-round playoff matchup against the Philadelphia Flyers and will rest several key players, including Bryan Rust. The 33-year-old Rust missed a game last week due to a lower-body injury, so the extra rest on Tuesday will be an added bonus. He concludes the 2025-26 season matching his career high with 65 points (29G / 36A) in 72 games.

With just one game remaining in the regular season, Pittsburgh is awaiting its first-round playoff matchup against the Philadelphia Flyers and will rest several key players, including Rickard Rakell. The 32-year-old Swedish forward concludes the 2025-26 season with 48 points (24G / 24A) in 60 games. Avery Hayes will draw into the lineup as Rakell's replacement.

With just one game remaining in the regular season, Pittsburgh is awaiting its first-round playoff matchup against the Philadelphia Flyers and will rest several key players, including Evgeni Malkin. The 39-year-old Malkin concludes the 2025-26 season with 61 points (19G / 42A) in 56 games for his best offensive production in half a decade (1.09 PTS/GP). Anthony Mantha will re-enter the lineup as Malkin's replacement.

With just one game remaining in the regular season, Pittsburgh is awaiting its first-round playoff matchup against the Philadelphia Flyers and will rest several key players, including Sidney Crosby. At age 38, Crosby has another point-per-game season under his belt, concluding the 2025-26 campaign with 74 points (29G / 45A) in 68 games. The 18-year-old Ben Kindel will draw into the lineup as Crosby's replacement.

With two games remaining in the regular season and last-place locked up, the Canucks will play for pride on Tuesday, turning to Lankinen to tend the twine against the Los Angeles Kings. The 30-year-old Finnish goalie was solid in his previous outing, saving 28 of 31 shots (.903 SV%) in a 4-3 shootout win over the San Jose Sharks. It has been a frustrating season for Lankinen, but he has recorded consecutive wins for the second time this season, despite posting an ugly 4.32 GAA and .852 SV%. The Canucks enter Tuesday's contest as +134 home underdogs against a Kings team that is 6-0-1 in their last seven games.

Kuznetsov has been a regular in Calgary's lineup in recent weeks, but he will be sidelined for the final two games of the regular season due to an upper-body ailment. The 24-year-old rookie defenseman averaged 20:05 time-on-ice and scored 12 points (4G / 8A) in 57 games this season.

Coronato has only missed one game this season, but will be sidelined for Calgary's penultimate game on Tuesday against the Colorado Avalanche. The 23-year-old Coronato has 44 points (18G / 26A) and a -29 plus/minus in 79 games this season.

Hagel did not play in Tampa Bay's previous game, and his status for the team's final game of the season on Wednesday is unclear. That said, Head Coach Jon Cooper suggested that the importance, or lack thereof, of Wednesday's game could play a part, likely indicating that he should, at the very least, be ready for Game 1 of the postseason. The 27-year-old Hagel has 74 points (36G / 38A) in 70 games this season.

Entering their final game of a disappointing 2025-26 season, the Devils will turn to Daws to tend the twine for the second consecutive game. The 25-year-old German goalie has spent most of the season in the AHL, but has been solid in very limited action with the Devils, saving 57 of 61 combined shots (.934 SV%) in two games (2-0-0). The Devils enter Tuesday's contest as +133 road underdogs against a Boston Bruins team that has clinched a playoff spot, but is still jockeying for positioning.

Sim was a sixth-round pick of the St. Louis Blues that made his professional debut this season, splitting time between the Cincinnati Cyclones (ECHL) and the Toronto Marlies (AHL). In 13 games with the Marlies, the 21-year-old Sim has three goals.

Utah can inch closer to locking up the top Wild Card seed in the Western Conference with a win in its penultimate game on Tuesday against the Winnipeg Jets. Vejmelka will tend the twine and look to build some momentum to take into his first-ever postseason. The 29-year-old Czech goalie was serviceable in his previous outing, saving 26 of 29 shots (.897 SV%), but did not receive enough goal support in a 4-1 loss to the Carolina Hurricanes, snapping a five-game winning streak for Vejmelka. The Mammoth enter Tuesday's contest as -178 home favourites against a Winnipeg Jets team that has been outscored 13-3 in their last two games (0-2-0).

Entering their final game of a disappointing 2025-26 season, the Devils will turn to Daws to tend the twine for the second consecutive game. The 25-year-old German goalie has spent most of the season in the AHL, but has been solid in very limited action with the Devils, saving 57 of 61 combined shots (.934 SV%) in two games (2-0-0). The Devils enter Tuesday's contest as +133 road underdogs against a Boston Bruins team that has clinched a playoff spot, but is still jockeying for positioning.

Hayton has been out since March 26th with an upper-body injury but returned to Utah's practice on Tuesday in a non-contact jersey. The 25-year-old is hopeful to return at some point during Utah's opening playoff series vs. Vegas but is still considered week-to-week. He had 10 goals and 25 points in 67 games played this season.

With Pittsburgh expected to sit some regulars for their final game of the season on Tuesday vs. St. Louis, they have recalled Rafael Harvey-Pinard from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (AHL). The 27-year-old winger has earned his first call-up of the season after putting up 19 goals and 36 points in 64 games played in the minors.

With only two games remaining in the Flames' disappointing 2025-26 season, Wolf has mustered together several strong outings. The 24-year-old goalie has won four of his last seven (4-3-0), posting a serviceable 3.06 GAA and .906 SV%, including an impressive 38-save performance (.950 SV%) less than a week ago in a 3-1 loss to the Colorado Avalanche. Wolf will return to the crease on Tuesday, with the Flames entering action against the Avalanche as +130 home underdogs.

After appearing in his first game since March 14th in Washington's previous contest, Timothy Liljegren will head back to the press box for Washington's final game of the season on Tuesday as Dylan McIlrath returns to the lineup. Liljegren has rarely appeared for the Capitals since being acquired at the trade deadline from San Jose, with no points, two PIMs and five SOG in four games played since the trade.

Despite not appearing in the Capitals' lineup since March 3rd, Dylan McIlrath will draw back into Washington's lineup for their season finale in Columbus on Tuesday. He is expected to replace Timothy Liljegren in the lineup and will hope to pick up his first point of the season in his 13th appearances with the Capitals.

Despite having 10 points in his previous seven games, Pierre-Luc Dubois will be out for Washington's final game of the season vs. Columbus on Tuesday with an upper-body injury. The 27-year-old two-way centre missed a majority of the early season due to injury and will close out his 2025-26 campaign with five goals and 19 points in 29 games played.

Lapierre has been a healthy scratch for Washington's previous three contest but will draw back into the Capitals' lineup on Tuesday in Columbus. The 24-year-old has appeared in the majority of Washington's games this season, with four goals, 16 points and 31 PIMs in 73 games played.