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Enroth was the first goalie off of the ice for the Kings.

Enroth made 39 saves on 40 shots in the Kings win over the Sharks on October 22nd. It was a fantastic Kings’ debut for Enroth, who appears to be in line for his second start tonight in St. Louis. The Blues currently rank 12th in the NHL with 2.73 goals per game.

Jhonas Enroth
Varalmov will be in goal Tuesday vs. the Flames.

Varlamov surrendered three goals on 31 shots in the Avs’ loss to the Kings on Sunday. After winning his second game of the season, Varlamov has dropped his last two starts while allowing a combined six goals on 57 shots (.895 SV%). Varlamov could make for a solid start tonight with at the Flames and their 24th ranked offence in town.

Semyon Varlamov
Shattenkirk (lower-body) will not play on Tuesday.

Shattenkirk will miss his ninth consecutive game tonight vs. the Kings. He was once again on the ice for the Blues’ morning skate, but will be held out of the lineup as he continues to work is way back from a lower-body injury. He is questionable for Wednesday in Chicago.

Kevin Shattenkirk
The Oilers have activated Matt Hendricks (foot) from injured reserve.

Hendricks has missed the last seven games with a foot injury but he was activated this morning and is expected to be in the lineup tonight vs. the Flyers. Hendricks is expected to skate on the Oilers’ third line with Mark Latest and Teddy Purcell.

Matt Hendricks
Paquette (ankle) will not play on Tuesday; questionable for Thursday.

Paquette will miss his fifth straight game with an ankle injury that he suffered. Paquette was on the ice this morning but he is frustrated with how his ankle is responding. Paquette could return on Thursday; but is listed as questionable.

Cedric Paquette
Holtby gets the nod on Tuesday vs. the Rangers.

Holtby stopped 29 of 30 shots in the Capitals win over the Blue Jackets last Friday. Holtby has won five of his last six starts while posting a 1.51 GAA and. 938 SV%. Holtby will face a Rangers team who is 11th in the NHL in scoring, but they’re a team that he is 3-6-1 against in his career.

Braden Holtby
Graovac underwent successful bilateral core muscle repair surgery and will miss six weeks.

Graovac was injured in the season debut and was nearing a return but reaggravated his injury in practice last week. Graovac will miss approximately six weeks which would put him on pace to be back in mid-December.

Tyler Graovac
Anderson will start Tuesday in Montreal.

Anderson allowed five goals on 28 shots in the Senators loss to the Red Wings on Saturday. Anderson has lost four of his last five starts while posting a 3.32 GAA and .888 SV%. He will be in tough tonight vs. the Canadiens—Montreal is second in the NHL in scoring and enter play first in the NHL at 11-2-0.

Craig Anderson
Bernier (undisclosed) missed Tuesday's practice.

Bernier was expected to start on Monday, but he served as James Reimer’s backup because he was not 100 percent. Bernier missed practice on Tuesday and Antoine Bibeau has been recalled from Toronto (AHL), so look for Bernier to be scratched on Wednesday. He is listed as day-to-day.

Jonathan Bernier
Rask gets the nod vs. the Stars.

Rask made 31 saves on 32 shots in the Bruins win in Florida last Friday. Rask has won each of his last two starts and three of his last four while posting a 2.23 GAA and .922 SV%. He draws a tough matchup with the Stars in town—Dallas has averaged 3.42 goals per game and are coming off of a tough loss last night vs. the Maple Leafs.

Tuukka Rask
The Maple Leafs have recalled Antoine Bibeau from Toronto (AHL).

Bibeau, 21, has gone 5-1-0 with a 2.17 GAA and .908 SV% in six games with the Marlies. Bibeau has been recalled because Jonathan Bernier is dealing with an undisclosed injury. Bibeau will likely serve as James Reimer’s backup on Wednesday.

Antoine Bibeau
Pastrnak (foot) will not play on Tuesday.

Pastrnak suffered a foot injury while blocking a shot in Friday’s game in Florida. he played on Saturday, but only played 7:41 TOI, so he clearly wasn’t 100 percent. He will get a few days off to allow his foot to heal, so the Bruins recalled Alex Khokhlachev, who replace Pastrnak.

David Pastrnak
Howard will be between the pipes on Tuesday.

Howard allowed two goals on 34 shots in the Red Wings loss to the Senators on Friday. Howard has lost three straight while allowing a combined 10 goals on 110 shots (.909 SV%). Tonight he will face the Lightning for the second time this season—he stopped 20 of 21 shots in a 3-1 win in their first meeting.

Jimmy Howard
The Avalanche recalled Ben Street from San Antonio (AHL) on Monday.

Street had a great start to the season with San Antonio, registering 12 points (3G / 9A) in six games. His recall suggests that an Avalanche forward is dealing with an injury and Street could make his season debut on Tuesday. Street has two assists in 22 NHL games.

Ben Street
Halak will start Tuesday vs. the Devils.

Halak allowed two goals on 17 shots in the Islanders shootout loss in New Jersey on Saturday. Halak was given Sunday night off, but he will get another crack tonight vs. New Jersey. Halak has won three of five while posting a 1.78 GAA and .932 SV%. It would be surprising to see the Islanders lose two in a row to the Devils.

Jaroslav Halak

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Already this season we’ve seen the hammer brought down by the NHL Department of Player Safety. Notable suspensions and fines include Ryan Reaves of the Toronto Maple Leafs who was given a five-game suspension for an illegal check to the head against the Edmonton Oilers, and Los Angeles Kings forward Tanner Jeannot who was dealt a three-game suspension, also for an illegal hit to the head.

In the 2023-24 season, there were a total of 14 suspensions and 17 fines issued throughout the NHL. The longest suspension served was dealt to former-Detroit Red Wing David Perron at six-games after a cross-checking penalty dealt ironically against his current team in the 2024-25 season, the Ottawa Senators. Additionally, Perron was fined $148,437.48 for his actions.

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