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Kuemper is in the starter's crease at Los Angeles' morning skate.
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Dobes will start vs. San Jose on Tuesday.
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Allen will start vs. Colorado on Tuesday.
Brown (lower-body) will make his season debut vs. Colorado on Thursday.
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Lombardi is expected to be a healthy scratch vs. Colorado on Tuesday.
Noesen is expected to be a healthy scratch vs. Colorado on Tuesday.
Evangelista (illness) will return vs. Colorado on Tuesday.
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Sorokin will start vs. Anaheim on Tuesday.
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Dobes is in the starter's crease at Montreal's morning skate.
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Wedgewood will start in New Jersey on Tuesday.
Wedgewood's tremendous 2025-26 season, posting a 2.02 GAA and .921 SV% in 45 appearances (31-6-6), should at least earn him a near timeshare by season's end, but Colorado has leaned heavily on Mackenzie Blackwood to start the 2026-27 season. That said, Wedgewood will tend the twine on Tuesday in the tail end of a back-to-back, his third start in 10 games this season. The 34-year-old Wedgewood has a 2.40 GAA and .902 SV% in two games (1-0-1). Colorado enters Tuesday's action as slight +100 road underdogs against a New Jersey Devils team coming off a 4-2 loss to the Washington Capitals.
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Thompson will start vs. Los Angeles on Tuesday.
Thompson has quietly become one of the NHL's most consistent and reliable goalies over the past several seasons, coming off consecutive 31-win campaigns. The 29-year-old goalie has had some ups and downs to start the 2026-27 season, but is coming off a tremendous performance, saving 29 of 31 shots (.935 SV%) in a 4-2 win over the New Jersey Devils. Thompson has a 2.69 GAA and .910 SV% in six games this season (4-2-0). The Capitals enter Tuesday's contest as -154 home favourites against a low-scoring Los Angeles Kings team that has been outscored 25-12 through six games this season (0-4-2).
Andrae is expected to be a healthy scratch vs. Toronto on Tuesday.
Carson Soucy will draw into the Columbus lineup on Tuesday, sending Andrae to the sidelines as a healthy scratch. The 24-year-old Andrae, in his first season with the Blue Jackets, is averaging 10:36 time-on-ice and has one assist in four games.
Soucy is expected to draw back into Columbus' lineup on Tuesday.
Emil Andrae will be a healthy scratch on Tuesday, allowing Soucy to re-enter the lineup. The 32-year-old Soucy is averaging 15:08 time-on-ice, recording one assist and a -4 plus/minus in six games this season.
Heinen is expected to be a healthy scratch on Tuesday vs. Toronto.
Dmitri Voronkov will re-enter Columbus' lineup on Tuesday, sending Heinen to the sidelines as a healthy scratch. The 31-year-old Heinen, an NHL veteran of 619 games, has one points in seven games this season.
Voronkov is expected to draw back into Columbus' lineup on Tuesday.
Danton Heinen will be a healthy scratch on Tuesday, allowing Voronkov to re-enter the lineup. After a breakout sophomore season in 2024-25, scoring 47 points (23G / 24A) in 73 games, Voronkov's offensive production has not had an upward trajectory. The 26-year-old forward has one assist in five games this season.
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Greaves will start vs. Toronto on Tuesday.
Greaves is coming off his first shutout of the season, an exceptional 29-save performance in a 1-0 overtime win over the New York Rangers. It was the first time Greaves had allowed fewer than three goals through four starts this season. The 25-year-old goalie has a 2-2-0 record, a 2.58 GAA, and a .905 SV%. The Blue Jackets enter Tuesday's contest as -150 home favourites against a Toronto Maple Leafs team that snapped a two-game losing streak last night with a 3-1 win over the San Jose Sharks.
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Sorokin is in the starter's crease at New York's morning skate.
Sorokin was excellent in his most recent outing, building on a strong start to the 2026-27 season by saving 28 of 29 shots (.966 SV%) in a 4-1 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs. The 31-year-old goalie has allowed two or fewer goals in five of six games this season (4-2-0), posting a tremendous 1.68 GAA and .940 SV%. The Islanders enter Tuesday's contest as -149 home favourites against an Anaheim Ducks team that has been outscored 13-6 during a three-game losing streak (0-3-0).
Black has been recalled from Charlotte (AHL).
Wennberg (upper-body) left Monday’s game and is questionable for Tuesday in Montreal.
Rust left Monday's game with a lower-body injury and will not return.
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