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Thanks to the struggles of Alexandar Georgiev, Annunen will get the chance to make back-to-back starts when the Avalanche travel to Seattle on Tuesday. Annunen delivered a strong performance his last time out, allowing just one goal on 26 shots against in a 4-1 victory over the Sharks on Sunday. The 24-year-old netminder owns an .884 SV% and a 2.70 GAA in three appearances this season. The Avalanche enter action on Tuesday as slight road favourites at -130.

Sprong will sit out Tuesday night's game after drawing back into the lineup for Saturday's game in Philadelphia. Arshdeep Bains will play in his place.

Bains will re-enter Vancouver's lineup after sitting out Saturday's game in Philadelphia.

Miller missed Vancouver's practice on Monday due to maintenance and was a game-time decision on Tuesday in Chicago as he deals with an undisclosed ailment. The 31-year-old sparkplug has struggled out of the gate so far this season, with just two goals, three points and five PIMs in his first five games played.

Holl will re-enter the lineup for Tuesday's game on Long Island after sitting out Saturday's game in Nashville. Olli Maatta will sit in his place.

Maatta will sit out Tuesday night's contest against the Islanders as Justin Holl draws back in. Maatta is yet to register a point through five games this season.

The Kraken have rotated between Grubauer and Joey Daccord every game so far this season and that trend will continue with Grubauer getting the nod on Tuesday. Grubauer secured his first win of the season his last time out, allowing four goals on 25 shots in a 6-4 victory over the Flyers on Thursday. Grubauer has been outplayed by Daccord to date, so he will need to improve on his .877 SV% if he wants to maintain his share of the workload. Seattle enters Tuesday night's action as slight home underdogs at +110.

Sheary will dress on Tuesday as the Lightning are opting to get some fresh legs into the lineup for the tail-end of their back-to-back. Cam Atkinson will sit in his place.

Perbix will dress on Tuesday as the Lightning are opting to get some fresh legs into the lineup for the tail-end of their back-to-back. Darren Raddysh will sit in his place.

Raddysh will presumably be a healthy scratch on Tuesday as the Lightning are opting to get some fresh bodies into the lineup for the tail-end of their back-to-back. Nick Perbix is expected to draw into the lineup.

Atkinson will presumably be a healthy scratch on Tuesday as the Lightning are opting to get some fresh bodies into the lineup for the tail-end of their back-to-back. Atkinson has no goals and one assist in three games this season.

The Devils will turn to Allen between the pipes for only the third time in nine games this season, despite stellar play in limited action thus far. In his two games this season, Allen has been tremendous, winning both contests (2-0-0) and posting a gaudy 0.50 GAA and .974 SV%. The Devils enter the action on Tuesday as -148 home favorites against a Tampa Bay Lightning club that was defeated 5-2 by the Toronto Maple Leafs last night.

Despite entering last night's 5-2 loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs in relief of Andrei Vasilevskiy, Johansson will start between the pipes on Tuesday night against the New Jersey Devils. The 29-year-old Johansson saved 14 of 15 shots (.933 SV%) in yesterday's relief appearance, his first action of the season. Tampa Bay enters Tuesday night's contest against the New Jersey Devils as +136 road underdogs.

Ryan Reaves will enter the Maple Leafs lineup on Tuesday night, sending Kampf to the press box as a healthy scratch. The 28-year-old Kampf has one point (0G / 1A), a -3 plus/minus, and four shots on goal in six games this season.

David Kampf will be a healthy scratch on Tuesday, allowing Reaves to re-enter the lineup for the Maple Leafs. Reaves has zero points, three shots, and 12 hits in four games this season.

On the back end of a back-to-back, with Joseph Woll (lower body) not ready to make his return, the Maple Leafs will turn to Hildeby for his second start of the season. The 23-year-old Hildeby played the back end of a back-to-back earlier this season and recorded a victory, posting a solid 2.02 GAA and .913 SV%. The Maple Leafs enter action on Tuesday as -192 road favorites against a Columbus Blue Jackets with a 2-3-0 record.

Lundestrom has not played since exiting last Wednesday's 5-4 win over the Utah Hockey Club after playing 11:18 time-on-ice, missing the last two contests. The 24-year-old Lundestrom has one point (1G / 0A) in three games this season.

Foerster has played all five games for the Flyers this season but will be a healthy scratch after registering a -3 plus/minus and one point (0G / 1A) thus far. The 22-year-old Foerster had impressive rookie campaign last season, tallying 33 points (20G / 13A) in 77 games.

Laughton was absent from practice on Monday to attend to the birth of his child but will be ready to suit on Tuesday against the Washington Capitals. The 30-year-old Laughton has had a high-impact presence early in the 2024-25 season, tallying four points (2G / 2A) and 18 hits through five games.

Nick Seeler (lower body) has been activated from Injured Reserve and will make his season debut on Wednesday, making Johnson a healthy scratch. The veteran 36-year-old Johnson has one points (0G / 1A), a -2 plus/minus, three blocks, and six hits in five games this season.