Brindley has not played since November 20th due to a lower-body injury and will be held out of the lineup again on Tuesday. The 21-year-old forward has four goals and three assists in 18 games this season.

Necas has been outstanding in his first full season with Colorado. The 27-year-old forward had a career-high 83 points (27G / 56A) in 79 games last season and is pacing to shatter those totals in 2025-26, with 39 points (14G / 25A) in 29 games, a 110-point pace in 82 games.

Perbix (upper-body) returns to the Predators lineup for the first time since November 29th. Forward Tyson Jost will draw out of the lineup in his place, as the Preds are opting to dress seven defensemen.

Jost draws out of the lineup on Tuesday as the Predators are opting to dress seven defensemen. Nick Perbix (upper-body) will return to the lineup in his place.

The Predators will hand Saros his 23rd start of the season when they host the league leaders on Tuesday. Saros saw a personal three-game winning streak come to a screeching halt in his last start, when he was tagged for six goals on 38 shots in a 6-3 loss in Carolina on Saturday. Nashville's franchise netminder owns a 9-10-3 record and has allowed a league-high 64 goals on the season. Saros will have his work cut out for him again on Tuesday as the Predators enter action at +175 on the money line.

Hedman exited the game after just 6:14 of ice time and was unable to return. We should get an update on his status ahead of Tampa Bay's game in New Jersey on Thursday.

Dunne will slot in for Josh Norris, who was a late scratch on Tuesday. Dunne will skate alongside Jordan Greenway and Beck Malenstyn on Buffalo's fourth line.

Norris actually took part in warmups and was a surprise last-minute scratch on Tuesday. Josh Dunne will draw into the lineup in his place. We should get an update on Norris' status following Tuesday's game.

After being recalled from Rochester (AHL) earlier in the day, Rosen will immediately draw into Buffalo's lineup for Tuesday's game in Edmonton. He'll slot in for Jason Zucker, who suffered a lower-body injury in Calgary on Monday.

The Sabres will hand Ellis his eighth start of the season when they travel to Edmonton for the tail-end of their back-to-back on Tuesday. Ellis' last appearance came in a 5-2 loss in Philadelphia last Wednesday, when he allowed five goals on 35 shots. The 25-year-old netminder owns a 4-3-0 record and .892 SV% on the season. He'll have his hands full on Tuesday, as the Sabres enter action at +185 on the money line.

The Jets have fallen down the standings since the absence of Connor Hellebuyck (knee), going 3-5-1 in nine games, relying almost exclusively on Eric Comrie. Understandably, the 30-year-old Comrie has been unable to fill the void of the three-time Vezina-winning goalie, but he has still posted less-than-ideal results. Comrie has a 2.90 GAA and .892 SV% in eight games (2-5-1) since Hellebucyk's injury. The Jets enter Tuesday's contest as +115 home underdogs against one of the hottest teams in the NHL, the Dallas Stars, who are 13-1-2 in their last 16 games.

Pastrnak has been incredibly resilient for the Bruins, playing all 82 games in the previous three seasons, and will now return to the lineup after missing five games due to an undisclosed injury. The 29-year-old elite Czech forward has 29 points (11G / 18A) in 25 games, factoring in on 37 percent of Boston's goals before his injury.

Sissons has just a single goal and two assists in 24 games this season. The equally unproductive Brandon Saad will sit in his place. s

Saad will take a seat on Tuesday as Colton Sissons draws back into the lineup. Saad has just a single goal and three assists in 27 games this season.

Finley will draw out of Tampa Bay's lineup on Tuesday as they opt to get some fresh legs into their lineup for the tail-end of their back-to-back. Scott Sabourin will play in his place

Goncalves will draw out of Tampa Bay's lineup on Tuesday as they opt to get some fresh legs into their lineup for the tail-end of their back-to-back. Curtis Douglas will play in his place.