Bertuzzi did not practice on Tuesday to attend to the birth of his child, but he could be ready to play on Wednesday against the Winnipeg Jets. Bertuzzi had one point in the Maple Leafs' previous contest, snapping a three-game pointless skid.
Scheifele has missed four straight games but was a full participant at practice for the first time on Tuesday. Before his injury, Scheifele had five points (2G / 3A) while riding a four-game point streak. His next opportunity to return to the lineup will be on Wednesday against the Toronto Maple Leafs.
Ruzicka has been held without a point in 10 straight games and will be a healthy scratch on Tuesday against the St. Louis Blues. Cole Schwindt will draw into the lineup and make his Flames debut.
Schwindt has three NHL games under his belt but has spent the majority of the last four seasons in the AHL. Schwindt was the 81st overall pick of the Florida Panthers in the 2019 NHL Entry Draft and has 20 points (8G / 12A) in 37 games with the Calgary Wranglers of the AHL this season. He win draw into the lineup in favour of Adam Ruzicka.
Kuemper served as the backup for the last two Capitals' games but will return to the crease on Tuesday against his former club, the Minnesota Wild. Kuemper is 4-5-1 in his career against Minnesota, with a 2.78 GAA and .908 SV%, well below his career average. Taking that into consideration, along with the Capitals being shut out 3-0 to the St. Louis Blues in their last game, the Capitals are +147 road underdogs on Tuesday against the Wild, who are riding a two-game winning streak.
Skinner will likely start for the fifth straight game as the red-hot Oilers host the Columbus Blue Jackets on Tuesday. The Oilers are riding a franchise-best 13-game winning streak and are sizeable -349 home favourites against a Blue Jackets squad that has lost four of their last five (1-3-1). The entire Oilers' roster has worked in tandem during their unprecedented winning streak, but Skinner has been the team's backbone, allowing two or fewer goals in nine of his last 10 outings (10-0-0), posting a remarkable .947 SV%.
Svechnikov was a late scratch for Sunday's game, with the team only announcing his absence after warmups began, and will miss his second straight contest on Wednesday. His first chance to return to the lineup will be on Friday against the New Jersey Devils.
Sabourin was a healthy scratch the last two games and will return to the San Jose Barracuda of the AHL. In three games with the Sharks, Sabourin has been held off the scoresheet but has three shots and 10 hits.
Markstrom has battled a lower-body injury that has kept him out of the lineup for the last three games but will likely return to the crease on Tuesday. The 33-year-old netminder is riding a three-game winning streak, saving 93 of 99 shots (.939 SV%) in the process. The Flames, without Markstrom, have lost two straight games but are -169 home favourites against the St. Louis Blues, coming off a 3-0 victory over the Washington Capitals.
Dellandrea played his first game in three weeks on Saturday and recorded one assist in 15:01 time-on-ice, but returned to being a healthy scratch on Sunday. On Tuesday, he will draw back into the lineup and play on the fourth line with Radek Faksa and Sam Steel.
Schwindt has three NHL games under his belt but has spent the majority of the last four seasons in the AHL. Schwindt was the 81st overall pick of the Florida Panthers in the 2019 NHL Entry Draft and has 20 points (8G / 12A) in 37 games with the Calgary Wranglers of the AHL this season.
Frederick Gaudreau will return from an upper-body injury on Tuesday, prompting Minnesota to make Raska a healthy scratch. Raska played 7:24 time-on-ice in his last outing and recorded five hits.
Gaudreau has been out of the lineup since exiting Thursday's contest with an upper-body injury but will re-enter the lineup in favour of Adam Raska on Tuesday. Gaudreau has one point (0G / 1A) in his last nine games.
Gustavsson will search for his third straight win when he tends the twice against the Washington Capitals on Tuesday. Gustavsson was tremendous in his last outing, saving 40 of 42 shots (.952 SV%) in a 5-2 victory over the Carolina Hurricanes. Minnesota is a -165 home favourite against a Washington club that has scored two or fewer goals in three of their last four games (2-2-0).
Varlamov has been out since January 2nd due to a lower-body injury but returned Tuesday to back up Ilya Sorokin and is expected to start Thursday vs. Montreal. The 35-year-old back up has exclaimed his excitement for new Head Coach Patrick Roy, who he played under in Colorado during Roy's inaugural coaching tenure. Varlamov is positing an impressive 6-4-2 record, 2.78 GAA And .918 SV% on the season. He will take on Montreal on Thursday.
Oettinger surprisingly served as the backup for both games of a back-to-back set over the weekend after coming down with an illness, but will return to the crease on Tuesday against the Detroit Red Wings. Oettinger has won six of eight contests against the Red Wings in his young career while posting a 2.59 GAA and .896 SV%. The Stars, who have collected a point in two straight (1-0-1), are -135 road favourites against a Red Wings club that has won four of their last five.
Despite only winning one of his last two games (1-0-1), Korpisalo has limited the opposition to only two goals in both games, saving a combined 48 of 52 shots (.923 SV%). The Senators have had a forgettable season, but have collected at least a point in three straight games (2-0-1), their best stretch of play since mid-November. The Senators are -142 road favourites against a Montreal Canadiens club that they handily defeated 6-2 last week.
Cernak is nearing a return but will not be rushed back into the lineup as he continues his recovery from an upper-body injury. Cernak has five points (0G / 5A), 90 hits, and 62 blocks in 39 games this season.
Lyon was tremendous in his last outing, saving 27 of 28 shots (.964 SV%) in a 2-1 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning, and will likely return to the crease on Tuesday. Lyon has been the backbone of the Red Wings push for the playoffs, starting 10 of their last 11 games (7-2-1), allowing three or fewer goals in all but one contest, posting a respectable .919 SV%. The Red Wings are +126 home underdogs on Tuesday against a Dallas Stars team that is coming off a disappointing 3-2 overtime loss to the New York Islanders.
Harris will be a healthy scratch on Tuesday, allowing Johnathan Kovacevic to draw back into the Canadiens' lineup. Harris played the last 13 games for the Canadiens, registering three points (1G / 2A) in the process.
