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Stuart has been sidelined with a hamstring injury since November 4th and will keep him out until at least mid-December.

There is no word on the nature of Street’s injury, but he was not in the lineup on Wednesday or Saturday, which suggests he suffered the injury on Tuesday vs. the Coyotes. The Avs’ lost Marc-Andre Cliche and John Mitchell on Saturday so Street would have had a chance to play some significant minutes this week had he been healthy.

Cliche suffered an undisclosed injury in the Avalanche’s win over the Stars on Saturday night. He played just 8:28 (10:26 AVG TOI) which suggests he left the game in the third period and did not return. The Avs’ lost a couple players last night, so he will probably need to recall a forward or two.

Mitchell returned to the Avalanche lineup on Saturday, but only played 4:13 before suffering a leg injury and retiring to the dressing room for the night. He will miss all three games the Avs have this week, but he could be back next Tuesday vs. Nashville.

Varlamov will miss his sixth straight game when Calvin Pickard gets the start on Monday, but Varly is expected to return later in the week vs. Calgary.

Pickard allowed two goals on 24 shots in the Avalanche’s win over the Stars on Saturday. Since being recalled, Pickard has posted three wins with a 1.41 GAA and .955 SV% in two starts and four appearances. He allowed three goals on 36 shots in a 3-2 loss in his first start against Montreal.

Miller stopped all 31 shots that he faced in the Canucks 5-0 win over the Blue Jackets on Friday. It was his second straight shutout and fourth straight win while plotting a 1.25 GAA and .954 SV%. He enters play this afternoon with a 152 minute shutout streak.

Chara, who suffered a PCL tear in his left knee against the New York Islanders back on October 24th, will not join the Boston Bruins on their four-game west coast trip that begins Monday night in Anaheim. Chara, who has been skating on his own over the last few days, will continue to skate in Boston. By the time the Bruins come home from the west coast, the Bruins captain could very well rejoin his teammates as a full participant in practice.

Marincin was a healthy scratch in the las ttwo games for the Oilers. He has one assist with a minus-4 rating in 12 games this season.

Cunningham, 24, has four goals and nine assists (13 points) in 18 games with Providence this season. He has yet to record a point in five career games. He could make his season debut on the Bruins West Coast road trip this week.

Bolland is traveling with the Panthers on their upcoming two-game road trip, but won’t play Monday or Tuesday. However, he could return later in the week on Thursday or Saturday.

Luongo missed Friday’s game with an arm injury that he suffered on Wednesday. The Panthers will bring all three of their goalies on the short road-trip, which is good news that Bobby Lu won’t be out for long. Monitor his status during Monday’s morning skate.

Anisimov suffered an upper-body injury in Saturday’s and did not return. He played just 10:28 before retiring to the dressing room for the evening. Anisimov is going to be evaluated further and a more detailed injury report should be released.

Miller stopped all 31 shots that he faced in the Canucks 5-0 win over the Blue Jackets on Friday. It was his second straight shutout and fourth straight win while plotting a 1.25 GAA and .954 SV%. He enters play this afternoon with a 152 minute shutout streak.

Smith has missed the last five games with a hand infection he suffered in a fight with Nick Foligno. With Smith being activated, the Red Wings have assigned Xavier Ouellet to Grand Rapids. Smith has six points (2G / 4A) in 18 games this season.

Komarov caught an elbow to the back of the head/neck from Alex Ovechkin. Komarov seemed a bit dazed and left for the dressing room immediately. The elbow looked inadvertent and there was no penalty called on the play. There’s no word on how long Komarov will be out.

There is not much information about the nature or the severity of Gaborik’s injury. The Kings don’t play again until Tuesday, so expect a more detailed injury report in the coming days and monitor his status leading up to Tuesday’s game vs. the Bruins.

Quick allowed five goals on 23 shots in the Kings loss to Dallas last Saturday. He was given the last two games off with Martin Jones drawing both starts of the back-to-back. Quick draws a tough matchup tonight vs. the Blackhawks.

Lindback allowed two goals on nine shots after replacing Kari Lehtonen on November 18th. He has really struggled this season and could be making his last start of the season tonight if he struggles.

Backstrom stopped all 12 shots that he faced after replacing Darcy Kuemper in the Wild’s 4-0 loss to the Kings on Wednesday. He has a 2.04 GAA and .914 SV% in seven games this season. He is a risky start with the Blues in town.