Schultz did not play on Saturday to attend to personal matters but is expected to play on Tuesday against the New Jersey Devils. The 33-year-old Schultz has zero points and six shots on goal in his last three games.
Soucy has not played since suffering a hand injury on January 20th and has been retroactively placed on Injured Reserve. A steadying presence on the blue line, Soucy has been limited to only 21 games this season due to an earlier lower-body injury and is three weeks into his original five-to-six-week prognosis. The 29-year-old has six points (2G / 4A), 21 hits, and 39 blocks this season.
With Carson Soucy (hand) being placed on IR, Vancouver recalled Woo from Abbotsford (AHL). Woo was the 37th overall pick of the Canucks in the 2018 NHL Entry Draft but has yet to play a game at the NHL level. The 23-year-old defender has 16 points (5G / 11A) in 42 games with Abbotsford.
Woll has not played since December 7th due to an ankle injury, but his presence at practice is an encouraging sign for the Maple Leafs. When the 25-year-old returns to the lineup, he will be looking to build off his strong start to the season and add to his 8-5-1 record, 2.80 GAA, and .916 SV%.
Chinakhov played only 8:40 time-on-ice before exiting Saturday's 4-2 loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning with an upper-body injury. He will not play on Tuesday but could return on Saturday against the San Jose Sharks. The 23-year-old Chinakhov is enjoying his best season, scoring 24 points (14G / 10A) in 40 games thus far.
Tinordi did not play on Friday due to a groin strain and has been in and out of the lineup the last month dealing with several different injuries. The 31-year-old Tinordi has six points (0G / 6A), 100 hits, and 62 blocks in 32 games this season.
Kampf has not played since the All-Star break but appears to be nearing a return to the Maple Leafs' lineup as he is expected to return Tuesday but will remain a game-time decision. The bottom-six forward has one assist in his last 10 games played and is having a down season by his standards with just four goals, eight points, and a -9 plus/minus in 46 games before his injury.
Willman has not played the last two games for the Devils and has been placed on waivers, likely to make space to recall a netminder in response to Vitek Vanecek dealing with an injury. The 28-year-old Willman has two points (1G / 1A) in 13 games with the Devils this season.
Ruzicka had been held without a point in 10 straight games, leading to him being placed on waivers by the Calgary Flames three weeks ago and ultimately being claimed by the Coyotes. The 24-year-old Slovak was the fourth-round pick of the Flames in the 2017 NHL Entry Draft and will make his Coyotes debut on Monday. He had 40 points (14G / 26A) in 114 career games with the Flames.
Vejmelka has seen limited action between the pipes lately but will start on Monday after repeated poor outings by Connor Ingram. Vejmelka saved all 28 shots he faced entering Thursday's 3-2 loss to the Vegas Golden Knights in relief of Connor Ingram, who allowed three goals on six shots (.500 SV%) in the first period. It's not the first time Ingram has faltered this season, but Vejmelka has failed to take advantage of each opportunity to impress the Coyotes coaching staff. The Coyotes are +135 road underdogs against a Philidelphia Flyers squad riding a three-game winning streak.
Vanecek was excellent in a losing effort over the weekend, allowing one goal on 32 shots (.969 SV%) in a 1-0 overtime loss to the Carolina Hurricanes. Nico Daws will start between the pipes on Monday night for the Devils, who will likely recall Akira Schmid from the AHL to serve as part of the Devils' tandem while Vanecek is unable to play.
Markstrom will start for the sixth straight game on Monday night as he and the Flames look to extend their winning streak to five games. After posting a pedestrian .896 SV% in his first 16 games (6-8-2), Markstrom has been a leading force in helping the Flames compete for a playoff position, posting an exceptional .936 SV% in his 16 games since (11-5-0). The Flames are +144 road underdogs against a New York Rangers club also riding a four-game winning streak.
Head coach Jared Bednar stated that MacKinnon "should be good to go tomorrow" after missing practice Monday due to a chin injury which caused him to leave their game vs. Florida early. The Avalanche' will hope the injury does not linger as MacKinnon is the odds-on favourite to win this year's Hart Trophy due to his 32 goals, 85 points, 240 SOG, 30 PIMs and +15 plus/minus through 53 games played this season.
Luukkonen will likely continue his reign over the Sabres' crease on Tuesday night, starting for the ninth time in their last 10 games. Despite being a clear favourite between the pipes, Luukkonen has a sub-.500 record in his last nine contests (4-5-0), due mostly to a lack of goal support as he has allowed three or fewer goals in each contest, posting an excellent .930 SV%.
Jankowski was recalled along with Egor Afanasyev on Monday in moves corresponding to Philip Tomasino being reassigned to the Milwaukee Admirals (AHL). The 29-year-old Jankowski has 324 NHL games under his belt but has spent the majority of the 2023-24 campaign with Milwaukee in the AHL, scoring an impressive 47 points (15G / 32A) in 42 games.
Afanasyev was recalled along with Mark Jankowski on Monday in moves corresponding to Philip Tomasino being reassigned to the Milwaukee Admirals (AHL). Afanasyev was the 45th overall pick of the Predators in the 2019 NHL Entry Draft and has been enjoying a terrific season at the AHL level, scoring 42 points (21G / 21A) in 42 games.
Tomasino has been reassigned to the Milwaukee Admirals of the AHL as Egor Afanasyev and Mark Jankowski were recalled in adjacent moves. Before scoring three points (2G / 1A) in his last three games, Tomasino was limited to only three points (1G / 2A) in his previous 12 and has failed to translate his pedigree from being Nashville's first-round pick in the 2019 NHL Entry Draft to the NHL level this season.
Tyler Pitlick will be a healthy scratch on Monday, allowing Edstrom to re-enter the Rangers' lineup, his second game of the season. On December 15th, Edstrom made his NHL debut, scoring one goal on three shots while playing 9:39 time-on-ice.
Pitlick played the last five games for the Rangers but will be a healthy scratch on Monday, allowing Adam Edstrom to draw back into the lineup. In 34 games this season, Pitlick has four points (1G / 3A) while averaging 10:12 time-on-ice.
Vitek Vanecek played the last four games for the Devils, and despite being outstanding in a 1-0 losing effort to the Carolina Hurricanes on Saturday, the Devils will likely turn to Daws between the pipes. A rested Daws will hope to rebound after troubling performances in his last three outings (0-3-0), allowing 12 combined goals and posting an ugly .836 SV%. The Devils will attempt to snap a two-game losing streak (0-1-1) as -127 home favourites against a Seattle Kraken club that has been outscored 5-2 in their last two games (0-2-0).
