Keep updated on all the injury news and roster updates from around the NHL with daily Ice Chips.

San Jose Sharks

Centre Joe Thornton will return to the team's lineup on Tuesday after missing the previous nine games with a knee injury.

The 39-year-old has one assist in two games this season.

Martin Jones will get the start against the visiting New York Rangers.

 

Dallas Stars

Veteran forward Alexander Radulov, who has missed the last four games with a lower-body injury, will be back in the lineup Tuesday night when the Stars visit the Canadiens in Montreal, according to head coach Jim Montgomery


Edmonton Oilers 

Third-year player Jesse Puljujarvi, who was selected by the Oilers fourth overall in the 2016 NHL Draft, will be a healthy scratch for a fourth straight time on Tuesday when the Oilers host the Minnesota Wild. The 20-year-old has one goal over seven games this season. Rookie Evan Bouchard will also be a healthy scratch for a third straight game. - Ryan Rishaug, TSN

Projected Lines vs. Wild - Ryan Rishaug, TSN

Forwards

RNH McDavid Yamamoto
Reider Draisaitl Chiasson
Lucic Strome Caligula
Khaira Brodziak Kassian

Defence

Klefbom Larsson
Nurse Russell
Garrison Benning

Goalies

Talbot


Montreal Canadiens

Head coach Claude Julien announced defenceman Noah Juulsen will miss Tuesday's game against the Dallas Stars as he continue to deals with an injury. 

Projected Lines vs. Stars - John Lu, TSN

Forwards

Tatar - Danault - Gallagher
Drouin - Domi - Lehkonen
Byron - Kotkaniemi - Armia
Deslauriers - Peca - Hudon

Defence

Benn - Petry
Ouellet - Mete
Alzner - Reilly

Goalies

Price starting
Niemi

Scratches: Shaw, Scherbak, Juulsen (UBI)


Pittsburgh Penguins

No. 1 defenceman Kris Letang will be a game-time decision for Tuesday's game against the New York Islanders with a lower-body injury. Derick Brassard also has a lower-body injury and won't play. 


New Jersey Devils

Keith Kinkaid will get the start in net against the Lightning on Tuesday. 


Tampa Bay Lightning

The Lightning will be without defenceman Victor Hedman and forward Ondrej Palat on Tuesday night when they face the New Jersey Devils.

Hedman (upper-body) and Palat (lower-body) have also been ruled out for the team's Thursday contest against the Nashville Predators. Both players were injured in Friday's game against the Vegas Golden Knights.

Goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy will start against the Devils. 

The Lightning used the following lines at morning skate, per the team's website:

Miller-Stamkos-Kucherov
Gourde-Point-Johnson
Killorn-Cirelli-Joseph
Erne-Paquette-Callahan

McDonagh-Stralman
Koekkoek/Gaunce-Girardi
Coburn-Sergachev


Boston Bruins

Defenceman Charlie McAvoy has been placed on the injured reserve with an upper-body injury. The injury is retroactive to the last time he played on Oct. 18. - Joe Haggerty, NBC Sports