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Hudler did not play on Saturday due to illness, but it looks like he will be back in tonight. Monitor his status after the skate.

Monitor Calvert’s status during Tuesday’s morning skate, but it doesn’t sound like he will be available. With Calvert likely out, the Blue Jackets plan to use Jordan Leopold on the fourth line.

Lehner allowed two goals on 37 shots in the Senators win over the Coyotes on Saturday. With Craig Anderson still out, Lehner will make his third straight start tonight in New Jersey. Lehner made 29 saves in a 3-2 overtime loss to the Devils back in October. He enters play tonight at 4-4-1 with a 3.16 GAA and .898 SV% on the road.

Chiasson will miss his second straight game with an undisclosed injury. He is listed as day-to-day and could be back on Thursday vs. the Capitals.

Jokipakka, 23, has registered five assists in 19 games with the Stars this season. He swapped places with Jamie Oleksiak, but it doesn’t look like he will be in the lineup on Tuesday vs. the Avalanche.

Anderson will miss his third straight game on Tuesday. Expect Robin Lehner to get the nod again with Anderson still sidelined. Anderson started skating on the weekend, but still isn’t quite ready.

Schneider allowed two goals on 43 shots in the Devils loss against the Penguins last Friday. He was given Saturday night off, but will be back in goal tonight vs. the Senators. Schneider had his strongest month of the season, going 5-1-1 with a 1.89 GAA and .940 SV% in January. He has gone 1-1-0 with a 1.48 GAA and .940 SV% vs. the Sens this season.

Luongo allowed two goals on 13 shots in the Panthers loss in New Jersey on Saturday. Luongo has lost six of his last seven games while posting a 3.34 GAA and .881 SV%. He will face a Rangers team who have won four of six while averaging just 2.50 goals per game.

Lundqvist made 31 saves on 32 shots in the Rangers win over the Hurricanes on Saturday. King Henrik wrapped up January with a 7-3-0 record, 1.76 GAA and .946 SV%. He draws a great matchup tonight vs. a Panthers team who have lost six of seven.

Ritchie has missed the last six games with an undisclosed injury. He must be healthy enough to return to action with Texas. The 21-year-old has 11 goals and seven assists (18 points) in 22 games.

Oleksiak served as a healthy scratch in two of the last three games. He heads back to Texas where he has four assists in six games this season. Jyrki Jokipakka has been recalled.

Eller reportedly seemed OK after the game, but did not want to risk returning not at 100%. Monitor his status prior to Tuesday’s game vs. the Sabres.

Blues head coach Ken Hitchcock said after the game that he didn’t have a report on Shattenkirk after the game, but there should be an update on Monday afternoon.

Vasilevskiy, 20, has gone 14-5-5 with a 2.38 GAA and .919 SV% with Syracuse this season. He was excellent in his brief stint with the Lightning earlier in the year, going 3-1-0 with a 1.76 GAA and .937 SV%. The Lightning placed Evgeni Nabokov on waivers to make room for the young net minder.

Nabokov signed with the Lightning in the offseason, but has not played well, going 3-6-2 with a 3.14 GAA and .882 SV%. Andrei Vasilsevskiy has performed well at both levels, so the Lightning will move Nabby and Vasilevskiy will serve as the backup to Ben Bishop.