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Mitchell is day-to-day with an oblique injury, so he will be replaced by Ben Street, who was recalled from San Antonio (AHL) on Monday.

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.

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.

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.

With Vladimir Tarasenko ready to return to the lineup after a one game absence, Gomez will sit tonight vs. the Kings. Gomez has one goal and two assists in seven games with the Blues.

Tlusty has been practicing and took part in Tuesday’s morning skate, but he will take a seat for the second straight game. With Tlusty out, the Devils will go with seven defenseman again.

Korpikoski will miss his third straight game tonight and his movement to IR opened up a roster spot for the Oilers to activate Matt Hendricks (foot) in advance of tonight’s game.

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.

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.

Drouin will miss his fourth consecutive game with a lower-body injury. He was on the ice this morning and is nearing a return, but the Lightning are not certain that Drouin will be back on Thursday in Buffalo.

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.

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.

Fontaine suffered the knee injury on Friday vs. the Blackhawks. The winger will miss at least one month, which means that Jordan Schroeder will enjoy an extended stay in the NHL. Look for Fontaine to be back in early-to-mid December.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.