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The Wild have recalled Christian Folin from Iowa (AHL).
Folin went down to Iowa to play on Sunday because he has been a healthy scratch for the last five games.
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The Sabres have recalled Andrey Makarov from Rochester (AHL).
Makarov has gone 15-17-3 with a 2.98 GAA and .902 SV% in 37 games with Rochester this season. His recall suggests that Matt Hackett’s knee is bothering him and that he will not dress tonight.
Goalie Start
Bobrovsky will start in net on Tuesday.
Bobrovsky allowed two goals on 31 shots in the Blue Jackets win over the Blues on Saturday. Goalie Bob has been victorious in his last five games while posting a 2.17 GAA and .940 SV%. He has been red-hot and draws an excellent matchup tonight against a Devils team who have lost their last five straight games.
Goalie Start
Reimer will be in goal on Tuesday.
Reimer gave up three goals on 25 shots in the Maple Leafs 4-3 win over the Senators on Saturday. Yep, I said win. Reimer has made seven starts and six relief appearances at the Air Canada Centre—he has complied a 5-2-0 record, 2.92 GAA and .912 SV% at home this season. Tonight he draws a rough matchup vs. a Lightning team who have five of their last seven.
Oshie (illness) will play on Monday.
Oshie missed Saturday’s game but he will be back in the lineup tonight vs. Vancouver. Oshie has one goal and four assists in his last six games.
Steen (illness) will not play on Monday.
Steen did not take part in the Blues morning skate and he will be held out of tonight’s game against the Canucks. With Steen out, Olli Jokinen will get back into the lineup. Steen should be available for Thursday's game vs. the Flames.
Goalie Start
Lehtonen was the first goalie off of the ice for the Stars.
Lehtonen allowed three goals on 36 shots in the Stars OT win over the Canucks on Saturday. He has won five of his last six starts while posting a 2.28 GAA and .927 SV%. Tonight he will face a Stars team he is 2-0-0 with a 1.92 GAA and .929 SV% against this season.
Signing
The Wild have signed Zach Palmquist to a one-year, entry-level contract.
Palmquist, 24, had 29 points (8G / 21A) in 40 games at Minnesota State University this season. He was on their blue line for four season, totalling 25 goals and 71 assists (96 points) in 160 games.
Signing
The Wild have signed Brody Hoffman to a one-year, entry-level contract.
Hoffman, 24, was 13-6-2 with a 2.06 GAA and .922 SV% in 22 games at the University of Vermont this season. In three seasons at Vermont he went 34-33-9 with a 2.45 GAA and .914 SV%.
Sustr will miss 1-2 weeks with an upper-body injury.
Sustr will miss at least one week with an upper-body injury and could be out until the playoffs. There is no word when Sustr suffered the injury, but Luke Witkowski has been recalled from Syracuse (AHL) and will play tonight.
Johnson is day-to-day with an undisclosed injury.
There is no word when Johnson suffered the injury, but he will not play on Monday and is listed as day-to-day.
Paquette (leg) will be a game-time decision on Monday.
Despite suffering a gruesome looking leg injury on Satruday, Paquette might play tonight vs. the Canadiens. He will be a game-time decision and Jonathan Marchessault will play if Paquette can’t go.
Garrison will miss 3-4 weeks with an upper-body injury.
Garrison was injured when he was hit from behind by the Red Wings’ Justin Abdelkader on Saturday night. Garrison will miss the rest of the regular season and at least the start of round 1.
Goalie Start
Price faces the Lightning on Monday.
Price gave up two goals on 23 shots in the Canadiens win over the Panthers on Saturday. Price has won three of his last four while posting a 1.23 GAA, .956 SV% and two shutouts. Tonight will be his fifth start against the Lightning this season—he is 0-3-1 with a 3.29 GAA and .906 SV% in the first four meetings.
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Bishop gets the nod on Monday in Montreal.
Bishop allowed three goals on 22 shots in the Lightning’s 4-0 loss to the Red Wings on Saturday. He has struggled, allowing six goals on 33 shots (.818 SV%) in his last two outings. Tonight will be his fifth start against the Canadiens this season—he has gone 4-0-0 with a 1.24 GAA and .946 SV% in the first four meetings.
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The Blue Jackets have reassigned William Karlsson to Springfield (AHL).
Karlsson had one goal and one assist in three games with the Blue Jackets during his call-up.
Beleskey is day-to-day with a lower-body injury.
Beleskey was scheduled to be in the lineup on Sunday, but was a late scratch after suffering a lower-body injury in warmups. He is listed as day-to-day.
Goalie Start
Price is expected to get the nod vs. the Lightning.
Price gave up two goals on 23 shots in the Canadiens win over the Panthers on Saturday. Price has won three of his last four while posting a 1.23 GAA, .956 SV% and two shutouts. Tonight would be his fifth start against the Lightning this season—he is 0-3-1 with a 3.29 GAA and .906 SV% in the first four meetings.
Paquette is day-to-day with a lower-body injury.
It looked as if Paquette may have broken his leg in very similar fashion as Steven Stamkos, but it turns out that there is no break and Paquette is just day-to-day. There is no word whether he will play on Monday.
Steen (flu) is questionable for Monday’s game vs. Vancouver.
Steen is battling an illness and could be held out of Monday’s game. Monitor his status during the Blues morning skate.
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