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There is no word when Enstrom suffered the injury, but it will keep him out of tonight’s game vs. the Blue Jackets. Grant Clitsome will get into the lineup with Enstrom sidelined.

Hutchinson stopped 21 of 22 shots in the Jets 3-1 win over the Devils last Tuesday. Hutchinson has gone 2-0-1 with an impressive 0.82 GAA, .968 SV% and one shutout in his last three starts. Despite being red-hot, Ondrej Pavelec continues to get the majority of the starts. Another strong outing tonight would go a long way in earning more starts.

Gorges injured his knee on November 11th and was expected to miss multiple weeks. He has missed the last five games, but being on the ice again this morning suggests that he is only about 7-10 days away from returning to the Sabres blue line.

Rinne allowed two goals on 30 shots in the in Saturday’s shootout win over the Panthers. He continues to be absolutely scorching hot—winning seven of his last eight with a 1.86 GAA and .933 SV%. He draws a tough matchup vs. the Kings, but Rinne is a must-start in all formats and his 7-1-1 home record should ease your worries.

Elliott made 24 saves on 26 shots in the Blues’ 3-2 win over the Senators on Saturday afternoon. Tonight, he will get another crack at Ottawa, who are on the tail-end of a back-to-back. Given he just beat them and the fact that he has a 1.90 GAA and .927 SV% on the year, he is a must-start tonight.

Rinne allowed two goals on 30 shots in the in Saturday’s shootout win over the Panthers. He continues to be absolutely scorching hot—winning seven of his last eight with a 1.86 GAA and .933 SV%. He draws a tough matchup vs. the Kings, but Rinne is a must-start in all formats and his 7-1-1 home record should ease your worries.

Lehtonen made 37 saves on 41 shots in the Stars 5-4 win over the Kings on Saturday. He was spotted a 4-0 lead in the first 23 minutes and limped to a victory. For the Stars it doesn’t matter how he got the W, they’re just happy Lehtonen could chalk one up in the win column. November has not been pretty, winnings four of 10 starts with a 3.15 GAA and .903 SV%.

Bouwmeester, who missed Sunday’s game, is not on the ice for the Blues’ morning skate, so it looks like he will miss a second straight game tonight vs. Ottawa. Bouwmeester is not used to missing games, but it seems like he will miss his second game in the last 739 games. Carl Gunnarsson is expected to skate with Alex Pietrangelo.

Hutchinson stopped 21 of 22 shots in the Jets 3-1 win over the Devils last Tuesday. Hutchinson has gone 2-0-1 with an impressive 0.82 GAA, .968 SV% and one shutout in his last three starts. Despite being red-hot, Ondrej Pavelec continues to get the majority of the starts. Another strong outing tonight would go a long way in earning more starts.

Pirri had two shots in 15:44 TOI in his return to the Panthers lineup on Monday. He centred the third line last night, but is skating with Nick Bjugstad and Jonathan Huberdeau on the Panthers’ top-line this morning. He had three goals in three games before being injured and the move to the top-line should give him more scoring opportunities. He is someone worth keeping an eye on in deep leagues.

Bobrovsky allowed four goals on 37 shots in Saturday’s 4-2 loss to the Flyers. Since returning from a broken pinky finger, Bob has gone 1-2-1 while posting a 3.20 GAA and .916 SV%—he has faced an average of 38.75 shots over that span. He faces a Jets team who have lost four of their last five.

Green is not on the ice for practice Tuesday morning. Head coach Barry Trotz said on Monday that if Green doesn’t practice on Tuesday he likely won’t travel to Long Island for Wednesday’s game vs. the Islanders. Expect a full update following practice.

The Hurricanes announced on Monday that Bellemore will miss 7-10 days, so placing him on IR was a no brainer. His movement to IR allowed them to recall Michal Jordan.

Jordan, 24, has not appeared in a game with the Hurricanes this season. In 15 games with Charlotte, the blue liner has recorded two goals and five assists. He will serve as the Hurricanes’ seventh defenseman with Brett Bellemore going on injured reserve.

Goloubef has been sidelined with a knee injury since November 1st, but he has skated for four consecutive days and is likely close to being a full participant in Blue Jackets practice. Columbus added Jordan Leopold through trade and Kevin Connauton via waivers, so Goloubef might be heading back to Springfield (AHL) when he is healthy.

Bobrovsky allowed four goals on 37 shots in Saturday’s 4-2 loss to the Flyers. Since returning from a broken pinky finger, Bob has gone 1-2-1 while posting a 3.20 GAA and .916 SV%—he has faced an average of 38.75 shots over that span. He faces a Jets team who have lost four of their last five.

Etem served as a healthy scratch on Sunday with the addition of Rene Bourque. He heads back to Norfolk after scoring two goals with two assists in 21 games with the Ducks.

Karlsson has not played in the last three games due to illness, but had a strong showing in 16 games with the Ducks during his call-up. He had two goals, one assist, a plus-3 rating and 24shots.

Ramo surrendered four goals on 29 shots in the Flames shootout victory over the Devils on Saturday. He has picked up the win in each of his last two starts and four times in eight outings. He has a 2.88 GAA and .898 SV% so far this year and is a risky start on Wednesday in San Jose.

Hiller gave up four goals on 22 shots in the Flames loss to the Blackhawks on Thursday. He will face the Ducks for the second time in a week, he made 24 saves in a 4-3 win over Anaheim. Hiller is 5-3-0 with a 3.05 GAA and .884 SV% in the month of November.