Rondbjerg played two games with the Golden Knights earlier this season but has spent most of the 2024-25 campaign in the AHL, scoring 10 points (5G / 5A) in 25 games with the Henderson Silver Knights. The 25-year-old Rondbjerg has 10 points (3G / 7A) in 65 career NHL games.
The Canadiens have outscored their opposition 9-2 in their last two games (2-0-0) and will roll with Montembeault between the pipes on Tuesday against the Vegas Golden Knights. Montembeault was solid in his last outing, saving 21 of 23 shots (.913 SV%) in a 5-2 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning. He has a 2.90 GAA and .901 SV% in 29 games this season (13-14-2). The Canadiens enter Tuesday's contest as sizeable +208 road underdogs.
The Golden Knights are riding a six-game winning streak and will turn to Hill between the pipes on Tuesday despite recording a 3-0 shutout victory over the Calgary Flames with Ilya Samsonov in their most recent contest. Hill has a 2.63 GAA and .904 SV% in 23 appearances this season (16-5-2). The Golden Knights enter the Tuesday's contest as significant -236 home favorites against the Montreal Canadiens.
The Flyers are coming off a disappointing 5-4 loss to the Los Angeles Kings and will revert to Ersson between the pipes on Tuesday against the San Jose Sharks. Ersson was stellar in his most recent outing, saving 32 of 33 shots (.970 SV%) in a 3-1 win over the Anaheim Ducks. That said, he has a less impressive 3.14 GAA and .880 SV% in 18 games this season (8-6-2). The Flyer enter Tuesday's contest as -168 road favorites against a Sharks club amid a seven-game losing skid (0-6-1).
Eklund exited last Monday's game with an upper-body injury after playing only 7:39 time-on-ice and has not played since. The 22-year-old forward is averaging 19:43 time-on-ice and has 27 points (7G / 20A) in 36 games this season. In a corresponding move, the Sharks recalled Collin Graf from the San Jose Barracuda (AHL).
Graf made his NHL debut last season, scoring two points (0G / 2A) in seven games with the Sharks. The undrafted 22-year-old, a product of Quinnipiac University, has 26 points (6G / 20A) in 29 games with the San Jose Barracuda (AHL) this season.
Kurtis MacDermid will draw back into the New Jersey's lineup on Tuesday against the Anaheim Ducks, sending Tatar to the press box as a healthy scratch. The 34-year-old Tatar is averaging 10:38 time-on-ice and has nine points (3G / 6A) in 35 games this season.
Tomas Tatar will be a healthy scratch on Tuesday against the Anaheim Ducks, allowing MacDermid to re-enter the lineup. The 30-year-old MacDermid has been limited to only 14 games this season, averaging 5:26 time-on-ice and recording zero points, 24 penalty minutes, and 23 hits.
The Devils have only lost two of their last eight games (6-2-0), both contests when Markstrom was the backup to Jake Allen. Markstrom returns to the crease on Tuesday and will look to improve on his six-game winning streak. The 34-year-old Markstrom has an excellent 2.11 GAA and .914 SV% in 27 games (19-6-2). He has been other-worldly lately, allowing only five goals combined in his last six games (6-0-0), posting a sublime .953 SV%. The Devils enter Tuesday's contest as sizeable -263 road favorites against an Anaheim Ducks squad coming off an impressive 5-3 win over the Edmonton Oilers.
Lankinen has only played two of the last seven games for the Canucks but will return to the crease on Tuesday against the Calgary Flames. The 29-year-old Lankinen has a respectable 2.61 GAA and .907 SV% in 23 games (14-5-4) but has allowed seven goals on the last 42 shots he's faced (.833 SV%) across two games (0-1-1). The Canucks enter Tuesday's contest as +118 road underdogs against a Flames club coming off a 3-0 loss to the Vegas Golden Knights.
Pettersson has not played since suffering a lower-body injury on December 14th, missing six straight games, but will likely return to the lineup on Tuesday against the Detroit Red Wings. The 28-year-old Pettersson has been a steadying force on the blueline for a Penguins club that has struggled defensively at times. He is averaging 21:47 time-on-ice, recording 13 points (2G / 11A), 56 blocks, and 36 hits in 32 games.
Ingram has not played since suffering an upper-body injury on November 18th, missing 18 games, but appears to be nearing a return after being assigned to Tuscon (AHL) for a conditioning stint. Utah HC will hope that the forced time off helped Ingram rediscover his game from a season ago as he had struggled before his injury, sporting an ugly 3.61 GAA and .871 SV% in 13 games (6-4-3)
Colorado will turn to Blackwood between the pipes for a third straight game on Tuesday when they visit the Winnipeg Jets. The 28-year-old Blackwood has been tremendous since joining the Avalanche earlier this month, posting a superb 1.82 GAA and .940 SV% in five games (4-1-0). Colorado enters Tuesday's contest as sizeable -202 home favorites against a Jets club that played last night, defeating the Nashville Predators 3-0.
Calvin de Haan will be a healthy scratch on Tuesday against the Winnipeg Jets, allowing Middleton to re-enter the lineup. The 26-year-old Middleton is averaging 10:31 time-on-ice and has zero points, nine blocks, and 13 hits in nine games this season.
Keaton Middleton will draw back into Colorado's lineup on Tuesday against the Winnipeg Jets, sending de Haan to the sidelines as a healthy scratch. The 33-year-old de Haan is averaging 15:13 time-on-ice, recording six points (0G / 6A), 43 blocks, and 40 hits in 30 games this season.
Joel Hanley will draw back into the lineup on Tuesday against the Vancouver Canucks, sending Miromanov to the sidelines as a healthy scratch. The 27-year-old Miromanov is averaging 18:51 time-on-ice and has six points (1G / 5A) in 29 games this season.
Walker Duehr will draw into the lineup on Tuesday against the Vancouver Canucks, sending Kuzmenko to the press box as a healthy scratch. Kuzmenko has struggled to produce this season, scoring only 10 points (1G / 9A) in 29 games this season. He has only one point (0G / 1A) in his last 13 games.
Andrei Kuzmenko will be a healthy scratch on Tuesday against the Vancouver Canucks, allowing Duehr to re-enter the lineup. The 27-year-old Duehr is averaging 9:07 time-on-ice and has one points (0G / 1A) in 10 games this season.
Daniil Miromanov will be a healthy scratch on Tuesday against the Vancouver Canucks, allowing Hanley to re-enter the lineup. The 33-year-old Hanley is averaging 14:32 time-on-ice and has zero points in 11 games this season.
Ivan played a season-low 5:07 time-on-ice in Colorado's most recent game and was absent from practice on Monday and Tuesday, expecting to be out of the lineup on a week-to-week basis. The 22-year-old Czech forward has eight points (5G / 3A) in 37 games this season.
