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Despite playing 24:58 time-on-ice on Monday, his third-highest total of the season, Marino is battling an upper-body injury and will not play in Thursday's game against the Dallas Stars. The 26-year-old defenseman has three points (0G / 3A), three shots, and four hits in his last three games.

Hayton was a late scratch on Tuesday due to a lower-body injury and unfortunately is expected to miss more time than originally planned as he is out longer than a day-to-day prognosis while he continues to get tested by team doctors. The 23-year-old has had a season to forget as its been riddled with injuries which has led to very disappointing production with his three goals, 10 points, 66 SOG, 26 PIMs and -13 plus/minus in 33 games played.

Despite playing 24:58 time-on-ice on Monday, his third-highest total of the season, Marino is battling an upper-body injury and his status for Thursday's game against the Dallas Stars is up in the air. The 26-year-old defenseman has three points (0G / 3A), three shots, and four hits in his last three games.

With Matt Grzlecyk away from the team due to an illness, Peeke gets the opportunity to make his team debut with the Bruins. Peeke was acquired last week before the trade deadline from the Blue Jackets for Jakub Zboril and a 2027 third-round pick.

Hayton has begun to find productivity lately but is unlikely to play on Tuesday against the Minnesota Wild. In his last six games, Hayton has scored four points (2G / 2A) after scoring only two points (0G / 2A) in his previous 11.

Vejmelka is responsible for two of the Coyotes' last three wins and will return to the crease for the fourth time in the last seven games. The Czech netminder has allowed three or fewer goals in three straight (2-1-0) but is coming off a 5-2 loss to the Minnesota Wild, where he allowed three goals on 26 shots (.885 SV%). The Coyotes enter action as +171 road underdogs against Minnesota.

Schmidt will be a healthy scratch on Monday, allowing newcomer Colin Miller to make his Jets' debut. Schmidt played the last two games for the Jets, averaging over 18 minutes time-on-ice while tallying two shots on and two hits.

After playing 162 combined games with the Columbus Blue Jackets over the last two seasons, Peeke has been limited to only 23 in the 2023-24 campaign. Peeke has two years remaining on his contract with a $2.75 million AAV.

After a disappointing 5-2 loss to the Chicago Blackhawks on Tuesday, the Coyotes will return to Vejmelka between the pipes on Thursday night. Vejmelaka is riding a two-game winning streak and saved 24 of 26 shots (.923 SV%) in a 5-2 win over the Washington Capitals in his last outing. The Coyotes enter action as +126 home underdogs against the Minnesota Wild, losers of three of their last four (1-3-0).

Yamamoto will be the odd-man out on Tuesday as Seattle opts to get some fresh legs into the lineup for the tail-end of their back-to-back. Pierre-Edouard Bellemare will draw into the lineup in his place.

Keller has not played since February 25th due to an upper-body injury but will return on Tuesday night against the Chicago Blackhawks. Keller's absence from the Coyotes' lineup has been a troubling blow for a team that, albeit on a two-game winning streak, has lost 14 of their last 16 (2-12-2). Before his injury, Keller had produced three points (1G / 2A) in his last two games.

Peeke has been a healthy scratch for the Blue Jackets' previous two games but with Columbus switching to 11F/7D on Tuesday will draw back into the lineup for Kirill Marchenko. The 25-year-old defensive defenseman has yet to score through 21 games played this season but has six assists, six PIMs and a -5 plus/minus.

Keller has not played since February 25th due to an upper-body injury but is trending towards a return on Tuesday night against the Chicago Blackhawks. Keller's absence from the Coyotes' lineup has been a troubling blow for a team that, albeit on a two-game winning streak, has lost 14 of their last 16 (2-12-2). Before his injury, Keller had produced three points (1G / 2A) in his last two games.

Schmidt appeared in the last five games for the Jets, registering one assist, nine shots, and 10 hits, but will not play on Tuesday due to an illness. Logan Stanely will draw back into the lineup in Schmidt's absence.

Vejmelka will get the opportunity to snap the Coyotes' 14-game losing skid on Friday, one loss short of their franchise-worst 15-game losing streak. Vejmelka has allowed four or more goals in each of his last seven starts (0-7-0), including allowing six goals on 36 shots (.833 SV%) in his most recent outing. The Coyotes, defeated 4-2 by the Toronto Maple Leafs yesterday night, enter action as +166 road underdogs against the Ottawa Senators.