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With Justus Annunen (undisclosed) sidelined for most of the season so far, the Predators have relied on Saros, who will tend the twine for the fifth time in six games. The 31-year-old Saros has had consecutive disappointing seasons, finishing with sub- .900 SV% for the first two times in his career, but is off to an encouraging start in 2026-27, posting a 2.72 GAA and .915 SV% in four games (2-1-1). The Predators enter Tuesday's contest as slight +110 home underdogs against a Vegas Golden Knights team that lost 4-2 last night to the Minnesota Wild.

Oettinger was trending towards a career-best three-game shutout streak in his previous outing, but allowed a goal in the third period of an eventual 2-1 shootout loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins. The 27-year-old Oettinger has been outstanding to start the 2026-27 season, posting an absurd 0.74 GAA and .963 SV% in four games (2-1-1). The Stars enter the front end of a back-to-back against the 3-2-0 Colorado Avalanche as slight +103 home underdogs.

To start the 2026-27 season, the Blues have made it clear they are relying more on Hofer than veteran Jordan Binnington, and will turn to him again on Tuesday for his fourth start in six games. The 26-year-old Hofer earned extra playing time after a terrific 2025-26 season and has carried that momentum early into this season, posting a stellar 1.68 GAA and .930 SV% in three games (1-1-1). The Blues enter Tuesday's contest as slight -104 underdogs against a red-hot Ottawa Senators team that improved to 5-1-0 after a 4-1 win last night over the New Jersey Devils.

Jamie Oleksiak will re-enter Vancouver's lineup on Tuesday, sending Brisebois to the sidelines as a healthy scratch. The 29-year-old Brisebois had a rough season debut in Vancouver's previous game, recording a -3 plus/minus in 12:44 time-on-ice.

Arshdeep Bains will draw into Vancouver's lineup on Tuesday, sending Raty to the press box as a healthy scratch. The 23-year-old Raty is averaging 10:10 time-on-ice and has one goal in four games this season.

Guillaume Brisebois will be a healthy scratch on Tuesday, allowing Oleksiak to re-enter the lineup. The 33-year-old Oleksiak has had an eventful first season in Vancouver so far, averaging 18:39 time-on-ice, recording three points (1G / 2A), a -4 plus/minus, and 11 hits in six games.

Aatu Raty will be a healthy scratch on Tuesday, allowing Bains to enter the lineup. The 25-year-old Bains is off to a decent start this season, scoring two points (1G / 1A) in six games. He had five points (1G / 4A) last season in 28 outings.

Bedard missed all of training camp and the opening six games of the season, but he should make his debut on Tuesday against the Pittsburgh Penguins. The Blackhawks can't afford to go much longer without their 21-year-old superstar after scoring just 12 goals in their first six games (1-5-0). Bedard had 30 goals, 75 points and 226 SOG in 69 GP last season.

The Canucks are allowing an alarming league-worst 5.0 goals per game through seven games this season (2-5-0). That said, Merilainen has been serviceable when called upon, greatly outdueling counterpart Kevin Lankinen. The 24-year-old Merilainen saved 31 of 34 shots (.912 SV%) in his previous outing, a 4-1 loss to the New Jersey Devils. He has a 2.18 GAA and .929 SV% in four appearances this season (2-1-0). The Canucks enter Tuesday's contest as significant +191 road underdogs against a New York Islanders team coming off a 5-3 loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning.

Matthew Murray has served as Jusse Saros' backup over the last week, but Annunen could make his return on Tuesday against the Vegas Golden Knights. The 26-year-old Annunen had a successful 2025-26 season as Jusse Saros' backup, posting a solid 2.68 GAA and .906 SV% in 28 appearances (10-12-2).

Bourque played only 8:15 of ice time in last Thursday's 5-2 win over the Montreal Canadiens before leaving the game with an upper-body injury and has not played since. The 24-year-old Bourque has played a meaningful middle-six role for the Predators this season and has one assist in four games.

Oettinger was trending towards a career-best three-game shutout streak in his previous outing, but allowed a goal in the third period of an eventual 2-1 shootout loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins. The 27-year-old Oettinger has been outstanding to start the 2026-27 season, posting an absurd 0.74 GAA and .963 SV% in four games (2-1-1). The Stars enter the front end of a back-to-back against the 3-2-0 Colorado Avalanche as slight +103 home underdogs.

Knight had a solid first full season with the Blackhawks in 2025-26, posting a serviceable 2.82 GAA and .902 SV% in 55 games (19-25-11). That said, the 25-year-old goalie has struggled out of the gate in 2026-27, as has his team (1-5-0), posting an ugly 3.80 GAA and .885 SV% in four games (1-3-0). The Blackhawks, hopeful to welcome Conor Bedard (shoulder) into their lineup for his season debut, enter Tuesday's contest as +142 home underdogs against a 3-2-1 Pittsburgh Penguins team.

Studnicka will make both his season debut and the Flyers' debut on Tuesday vs. Seattle after being recalled from Lehigh Valley (AHL) earlier in the week. The 26-year-old is in his seventh NHL season with his fifth different organization. He appeared in 19 games with Florida last season but failed to pick up a point.

The reigning Vezina Trophy winner hasn't had to be spectacular yet this season, but has made timely saves to lead Tampa Bay to a 4-1-0 start. The 32-year-old goalie saved 20 of 23 shots (.870 SV%) in his most recent outing, a 5-3 win over the New York Islanders. He has a 2.29 GAA and .892 SV% in four games this season (3-1-0). Tampa Bay enters Tuesday's contest as -152 road favourites against a New York Rangers team off to an impressive 5-2-0 start, outscoring opponents 23-13.

Joseph Woll has outplayed Vladar early in the 2026-27 season, but the team's struggles extend well beyond goaltending, as they have been outscored 28-8 over seven games this season (0-5-2). The 29-year-old Vladar will return to the crease on Tuesday, looking to improve on an abysmal 5.08 GAA and .857 SV% in three games (0-3-0). He allowed five goals on 32 shots (.844 SV%) in his previous outing, a 5-1 loss to the Boston Bruins. The Flyers enter Tuesday's contest as -113 home favourites against a Seattle Kraken team that has outscored opponents 26-17 through six games (4-2-0).

The Hurricanes will be without their captain for at least one month due to a calf tear. The 38-year-old veteran forward still plays a pivotal role for his team and is averaging 15:34 time-on-ice through six games.

If Dennis Hildeby (undisclosed) is unable to suit up on Tuesday against the New York Rangers, Sogaard will serve as Andrei Vasilevskiy's backup. The 25-year-old Sogaardgoalie spent most of the 2025-26 season in the AHL, posting a 3.69 GAA and .874 SV% in 27 games (7-13-4) with the Belleville Senators.

Jeffrey Viel will draw into Tampa Bay's lineup on Tuesday, sending Sabourin to the sidelines as a healthy scratch. The 34-year-old Sabourin played 9:29 time-on-ice and recording five penalty minutes in his only game this season.