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Calgary Flames

Goaltender Mike Smith had his first on-ice work with the club since his lower-body injury three weeks ago, according to the Calgary Sun's Wes Gilbertson. 

Smith skated with the team Tuesday in Buffalo and called it an encouraging step in his recovery, but does not have an estimated return date.

In 47 games so far this season, Smith is 23-16 with a GAA of 2.53 and a save percentage of .921.

Tampa Bay Lightning

Ryan McDonagh's Lightning debut won't come against the New York Rangers on Thursday.

The 28-year-old, who was acquired by Tampa Bay at the deadline with J.T. Miller, last played on Feb. 7 while still with the New York Rangers.

Lightning head coach Jon Cooper said Tuesday the team will know more about McDonagh's status towards the end of the week and he could debut at the earliest on Saturday against the Montreal Canadiens. Cooper cautioned, however, that McDonagh's debut is more likely to come next week. 

McDonagh skated Tuesday wearing a non-contact jersey. He's been dealing with an upper-body injury.

Injured forward Ondrej Palat also skated in non-contact red on Tuesday, although Cooper said he remains without an update. Palat, dealing with a lower-body injury, was given a six-to-eight week timeline on Jan. 22.

Philadelphia Flyers

The Flyers signed defenceman TJ Brennan to a multi-year contract extension on Tuesday. Brennan has spent the entire season with the AHL's Lehigh Valley Phantoms, notching 12 goals and 39 points in 48 games.

Brennan last appeared in the NHL with the Toronto Maple Leafs during the 2015-16 season, scoring one goal in seven games.

Montreal Canadiens

Defenceman Rinat Valiev will make is Montreal Canadiens debut on Tuesday against the New Jersey Devils.

Valiev was acquired from the Toronto Maple Leafs ahead of the trade deadline as part of the deal that sent Tomas Plekanec to the Leafs. 

He said after the trade, he was hoping to be moved was excited about the new opportunity. He has yet to appear in a game at the NHL level this season.

“Valiev was doing well with the Marlies, but I’m looking forward to seeing what he can do here," head coach Claude Julien said Tuesday.

Charlie Lindgren will start for the Canadiens on Tuesday night, while Zach Fucale will serve as the backup goaltender. Antti Niemi has a lower-body injury and will not dress.

Defenceman David Schlemko has been ruled day-to-day with an upper-body injury.

Columbus Blue Jackets

Goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky will miss Tuesday's against the Vegas Golden Knights due to illness. The Blue Jackets will start Joonas Korpisalo against Vegas and have recalled Jeff Zatkoff from the AHL to serve as his backup.

The Blue Jackets have leaned heavily on Bobrovsky this season, who has a 28-21-5 record in 54 starts. He has a .920 save percentage and a 2.44 goals-against average with four shutouts on the season.

Korpisalo, 23, has a 5-7 record in 12 games this season with a .899 save percentage and a 3.30 GAA.

The Blue Jackets enter Tuesday's contest with a one-point lead over the Florida Panthers for the second Eastern Conference wild-card spot. The Panthers, however, have three games in hand.

Dallas Stars

Goalie Ben Bishop left Monday's game against the Ottawa Senators early after teammate Dan Hamhuis fell on his leg.

The incident happened in the first period and Bishop stayed in the game but was replaced by backup Kari Lehtonen to start the second period.

Stars head coach Ken Hitchcock said after his team's 3-2 overtime loss Bishop would miss at least the team's next two games.

"With Ben, we’re probably going to need a couple of days to figure out time frame on it, so for sure. He’s not going to play tomorrow and Friday and then let’s just see from there," Hitchcock told the Dallas Morning News. 

Bishop has been solid in his first season with the Stars this year, recording a 26-17-4 record with a .916 save percentage and 2.51 goals-against average in 50 games. He stopped all 12 shots he faced before exiting against the Senators

Lehtonen, meanwhile, has been good as well this year. The backup has a 11-6-1 record with a .919 save percentage and 2.29 GAA in 22 games. He allowed three goals on 18 shots on Monday night.

The Stars recalled goaltender Mike McKenna from the AHL's Texas Stars on Monday morning.

Boston Bruins

Head coach Bruce Cassidy announced the following lineup changes for Tuesday's game against the Detroit Red Wings.

Tommy Wingels is in for Noel Acciari tonight. Matt Grzelcyk will play on the third pair next to Kevan Miller. Nick Holden will play on the right alongside Torey Krug.

Anton Khudobin will start. - Team Twitter.

NHL Game Notes

Pacioretty Lowest Point Total in a Season (min 50GP)

Year                GP       Pts      

2009-10           52        14       

2017-18           64        37       

2013-14           73        60       

2015-16           82        64

2011-12           79        65       

2014-15           80        67       

2016-17           81        67       

 

Pacioretty Non-30G Seasons

Year                GP       G        

2008-09           34        3         

2009-10           52        3         

2010-11           37        14       

2012-13           44        15       

2017-18           64        17       

(5x30G seasons)

 

Only players to score 600 career goals in under 1,000GP

Player                          GP

Wayne Gretzky           718

Mario Lemieux            719

Brett Hull                    900

(Ovechkin 598G in 986GP)

 

Biggest Team Lead In Points Between 1-2

Player                          Team    Pts      Lead

Taylor Hall                   NJ       72        31

Anze Kopitar               LAK   71        26

Connor McDavid        EDM   80        20

Patrick Kane               CHI     62        17

Blake Wheeler            WPG    74        16

Johnny Gaudreau       CGY    74        16

 

Knights (89P) at Jackets (71P) - 7PM

VGS 1-0-0 vs CLS in 17-18, winning at home

CLS (33-28-5):

3-1-1 last 5GP at home, 17GF, PP 4/12

Panarin (5G, 4A) last 8GP

VGS (42-18-5):

1-2-1 last 4GP, 14GA, PK 13/18

Smith (10G, 14A) last 17GP

Wings (62P) at Bruins (88P) - 7PM

BOS 3-0-0 vs DET in 17-18, 5GA, 1-0-0 at home. BOS 7 straight home wins vs DET

BOS (40-15-8):

won 3 straight, all at home, 14GF, PP 4/13

Marchand (3G, 3A) last 5GP

DET (26-29-10):

lost 3 straight, all on road, 5GF, PP 1/5

Larkin (5A) last 10GP

Jets (87P) at Rangers (66P) - 7PM

NYR 1-0-0 vs WPG in 17-18, winning in WPG. WPG 3-1-0 last 4GP at NYR (lost last)

NYR (30-30-6):

won 3 straight, all on road, 12GF, PP 1/8

Zuccarello (1A) last 6GP

WPG (39-17-9):

7-2-0 last 9GP, 4.55GF/G, PP 9/29

Laine (10G, 6A) 8 game PT streak

Canadiens (61P) at Devils (74P) - 7PM

MTL 1-0-0 vs NJ in 17-18, OTW at home. MTL 5-0-1  last 6GP in NJ

NJ (33-25-8):

lost 3 straight, 5GF, PP 3/8

Hall (18G, 18A) 25 game PT streak

MTL (25-29-11):

3-0-4 last 7GP, 13GA, PK 21/27

Gallagher (2G, 2A) last 3GP

Panthers (70P) at Lightning (94P) - 730PM

TB 2-1-0 vs FLA in 17-18, 1-0-0 at home. TB 3 straight home wins vs FLA

TB (45-17-4):

6-0-1 last 7GP, 6 of the games decided by 1G, PK 20/27

Kucherov (6G, 13A) last 11GP

FLA (32-25-6):

coming off a 6-0-0 home stand, outscoring opponent 23-13, PK 10/13

Barkov (5G, 5A) 6 game PT streak

Stars (80P) at Predators (93P) - 8PM

NSH 2-0-1 vs DAL in 17-18. 1-0-0 at home. NSH 3 straight home wins vs DAL

NSH (42-14-9):

won 8 straight, 37GF, PP 6/20

Subban (2A) last 2GP

DAL (37-23-6):

2-0-2 last 4GP all at home, 10GA, PK 14/15

Seguin (7G, 4A) 6 game PT streak

Hurricanes (69P) at Wild (81P) - 8PM

CAR 1-0-0 vs MIN in 17-18, SOW at home. MIN 4 straight home wins vs CAR

MIN (37-22-7):

13-1-4 last 18GP at home, 3.78GF/G, PP 14/57

Staal (8G, 5A) last 8GP

CAR (29-26-11):

2-5-2 last 9GP, 29GA, PK 14/19

Teravainen (4G, 1A) 4 game PT streak

Avalanche (76P) at Blackhawks (64P) - 830PM

COL 1-0-0 vs CHI in 17-18, winning at home. CHI 3-0-1 last 4GP at home vs COL

CHI (28-30-8):

1-3-0 last 4GP, all on road, 19GA, PK 4/6

Kane (3G, 6A) last 8GP

COL (35-24-6):

3-0-1 last 4GP, all at home, 18GF, PP 4/19

MacKinnon (6G, 6A) last 5GP

Capitals (81P) at Ducks (78P) - 10PM

WSH 1-0-0 vs ANA in 17-18, OTW at home. WSH 6-1-0 in ANA in shootout era (lost last)

ANA (33-21-12):

6-1-1 last 8GP, 16GA, PK 25/26

Perry (2G, 4A) last 3GP

WSH (37-21-7):

1-3-0 last 4GP on road, 17GA, PK 11/15

Ovechkin (8G, 6A) last 11GP