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Ottawa Senators
Head coach Guy Boucher said injured forward Mark Stone is progressing well and may be back sooner than expected. Stone, 24, has been out since March 9 with a lower-body injury and was originally listed as out week-to-week. He has 22 goals and 28 helpers over 63 games this season, his fourth with the team. In other news, Craig Anderson will make his third consecutive start Tuesday night against the Boston Bruins. - Bruce Garrioch, Ottawa Sun
Montreal Canadiens
Backup goalie Al Montoya will start Tuesday when the Habs host the Red Wings at the Bell Centre. - John Lu, TSN
Habs' Projected Lines vs. Red Wings - John Lu, TSN
Forwards
Pacioretty - Galchenyuk - Radulov
Byron - Plekanec - Gallagher
Lehkonen - Danault - Shaw
King - Ott - Mitchell
Defence
Markov - Weber
Emelin - Petry
Beaulieu - Benn
Goalies
Montoya
Price
Scratches: Martinsen, McCarron, Davidson
Injured: Flynn, Nesterov
Winnipeg Jets
Defenceman Nelson Nogier, a fourth round pick in the 2014 draft, will make his NHL debut Tuesday against the Philadelphia Flyers. In other news, goalie Michael Hutchinson will get the start between the pipes while defenceman Ben Chiarot will miss the game with an upper-body injury. - Sara Orlesky, TSN
Florida Panthers
Defenceman Aaron Ekblad will return to the Panthers lineup Tuesday against the Carolina Hurricanes after missing the last four games with a concussion. - Miami Herald
Chicago Blackhawks
Marian Hossa and Johnny Oduya will both be in the lineup Tuesday against the Vancouver Canucks. Hossa has missed the last two games with a lower-body injury while Oduya was a healthy scratch on Sunday. - Chris Kuc, Chicago Tribune
Pittsburgh Penguins
The Pens called up defenceman Frankie Corrado (acquired from the Leafs at the Trade Deadline) and could very well be in Tuesday's lineup against the Buffalo Sabres. Also Tom Sestito has an upper-body injury and Matt Murray will be in goal. - Jason Mackey, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
New York Islanders
Veteran goalie Jaroslav Halak has been in the minors since late December, but has posted an impressive 16-7 record with a 2.19 goals-against average and a .923 save percentage during his time there. With the Isles three points behind the Toronto Maple Leafs for the second Wild Card spot in the East and regular starting Thomas Greiss losing four of his last five games, New York may consider calling up the 31-year-old Halak. “There’s a lot of talk about it,’’ head coach Doug Weight told New York Newsday on Monday. “He’s played really well, he’s had a great attitude. We’ll see what transpires here in the next couple of days.’’ Halak is 6-8-5 with a 3.23 GAA in 21 games with the Islanders this season. Jean-Francois Berube is the current backup. - New York Newsday
Tampa Bay Lightning
Centre Vladislav Namestnikov practiced Monday and is expected to return Tuesday night against the Arizona Coyotes from a lower-body injury suffered on March 9. Centre Cedric Paquette and Tyler Johnson, who were both injured (lower-body) on March 9 as well, are not as close to returning. - Tampa Bay Times
Vancouver Canucks
Winger Nikolay Goldobin skated Monday and is with the team in Chicago ahead of his team's clash with the Blackhawks, but isn't expected to play Tuesday. - Vancouver Sun
Games Notes
Senators (86P) at Bruins (82P) - 7PM
OTT is 2-0-0 vs BOS this season, both wins at home. Teams split 2GP in BOS last season
BOS (38-28-6):
lost 2 straight, 11GA, 5/9 on PK
Marchand (5G, 5A) 4 game PT streak
OTT (39-24-8):
0-2-2 past 4GP, 6GF, 2/12 on PP
Karlsson (3G, 4A) last 6GP
Penguins (99P) at Sabres (72P) - 7PM
PIT is 1-0-1 vs BUF this season, 0-0-1 in BUF. PIT has gone 6-0-1 past 7GP in BUF
BUF (30-21-12):
won 2 straight, 2GA, 4/4 on PK
Eichel (3G, 2A) last 5GP
PIT (45-17-9):
won 2 straight, 10GF, 1/8 on PP
Crosby 5G, 1A last 2GP
Rangers (93P) at Devils (64P) - 7PM
NYR are 3-0-0 vs NJ this season, , 11GF, 1-0-0 in NJ.
NJ (26-33-12):
1-10-2 past 13GP, shutout 3 times, 9/31 on PP
Palmieri (5G, 1A) last 4GP
NYR (45-24-3):
1-1-1 past 3GP, 8GF, 1/7 on PP
Miller (1G, 1A) last 2GP
Flames (86P) at Capitals (100P) - 7PM
WSH is 1-0-0 vs CGY this season, winning in CGY. CGY has won 2 straight in WSH, both in OT
WSH (46-17-8):
2-0-1 past 3GP, 7GA, 7/9 on PK
Backstrom 8A last 4GP
CGY (41-27-4):
12-1-0 last 13GP, 26GA, 27/33 on PK
Gaudreau (2G, 2A) last 4GP
Red Wings (67P) at Canadiens (90P) - 730PM
MTL is 2-1-0 vs DET this season, 1-0-0 at home. MTL has won 6 straight at home vs DET
MTL (41-23-8):
won 2 straight, both vs OTT, 4GA, 5/6 on PK
Radulov (2A) last 6GP
DET (28-32-11):
1-4-1 past 6GP on road, 13GF, 2/15 on PP
Zetterberg (1G, 4A) last 3GP
Coyotes (61P) at Lightning (77P) - 730PM
ARZ is 1-0-0 vs TB this season, winning at home. TB has won 2 straight at home vs ARZ
TB (34-28-9):
lost 2 straight, 10GA, 3/5 on PK
Kucherov (2G) last 3GP
ARZ (26-37-9):
0-2-1 past 3GP, 5GF, 1/7 on PP
Vrbata (0P) last 2GP
Hurricanes (73P) at Panthers (73P) - 730PM
CAR is 1-0-1 vs FLA this season, 0-0-1 in FLA, SOL. FLA has won 4 straight at home vs CAR, 5GA
FLA (31-29-11):
2-6-1 past 9GP, 21GF, 5/28 on PP
Jagr (2A) last 4GP
CAR (30-27-13):
4-0-3 past 7GP, 20GF, 14/17 on PK
Skinner (3G, 1A) last 3GP
Flyers (74P) at Jets (71P) - 8PM
PHI is 1-0-0 vs WPG this season, winning at home. PHI has won 2 straight in WPG
WPG (32-33-7):
won 2 straight, 9GF, 2/9 on PP
Laine (1G) last 5GP
PHI (33-30-8):
lost 3 straight on the road, outscored 12-5, 4/8 on PK
Giroux (2G, 4A) last 7GP
Sharks (91P) at Wild (92P) - 830PM
MIN is 2-0-0 vs SJ this season, 1-0-0 at home. MIN 8-1-1 past 10 at home vs SJ
MIN (43-22-6):
lost 5 straight, 19GA, 16/19 on PK
Granlund (4G, 2A) last 6GP
SJ (42-23-7):
lost 3 straight, 2GF, 1/7 on PP
Burns (0P) last 6GP, 25 shots
Canucks (65P) at Blackhawks (99P) - 830PM
CHI is 2-0-0 vs VAN this season, 1-0-0 at home. CHI has gone 5-0-2 past 7GP at home vs VAN
CHI (47-20-5):
won 5 straight, 18GF, 1/9 on PP
Kane (3G, 6A) last 6GP
VAN (28-34-9):
0-4-2 last 6GP, outscored 21-9, 1/12 on PP
Horvat (2A) last 6GP
Blues (81P) at Avalanche (43P) - 9PM
STL is 2-0-0 vs COL this season, 1GA. STL has won 4 straight vs COL, 2 of the wins in COL
COL (20-48-3):
lost 2 straight, 11GA, 2/4 on PK
MacKinnon (1G) last 5GP
STL (38-28-5):
7-1-0 past 8GP, 11GA, 18/20 on PK
Tarasenko (2G) last 4GP