Pelech did not play in New York's previous game and continues battling a lower-body injury, making his status for Tuesday's game against the Pittsburgh Penguins up in the air. The 30-year-old Pelech is averaging 21:17 time-on-ice, recording 17 points (0G / 17A), 65 blocks, and 68 hits in 45 games this season.
Romanov is battling an illness and his status for Tuesday's game against the Pittsburgh Penguins is up in the air. The 25-year-old Romanov is averaging 22:46 time-on-ice, recording 18 points (4G / 14A), 120 hits, and 138 blocks in 52 games this season.
Jensen has been battling an undisclosed injury lately, taking practices off to manage it, and will miss a second consecutive game on Tuesday. The 34-year-old Jensen is averaging 20:20 time-on-ice and has 19 points (3G / 16A) in 60 games this season.
Strome did not practice on Monday due to an illness but will suit up for Monday's contest against the Detroit Red Wings. The 28-year-old Strome has 65 points (21G / 44A) in 67 games this season, just two points short of the career-high 67 points he scored last season.
Kaliyev suffered the injury last week in a 3-1 loss to the Winnipeg Jets. The 23-year-old Kaliyev ends a disappointing 2024-25 campaign with four points (3G / 1A) in 14 games with the Rangers this season.
Foligno was a surprise scratch on Monday, with the Wild not announcing his absence until the start of warmups. Brendan Gaunce will draw into the lineup in his place.
Landeskog has not played since the 2021-22 season and still doesn't have definitive timeline for a return but has continued skating with the team and will join them on their upcoming road trip. Landeskog missed the entire 2022-23 regular season as he recovered from knee surgery and followed that up with a cartilage transplant in his right knee during the offseason. The 30-year-old has 571 points (248G/323A) and a +77 plus/minus across 738 career NHL games.
Svechnikov has missed the last three games with an upper-body injury and was not on the ice for Monday's practice session. Svechnikov skated on his own prior to practice, but head coach Rod Brind'Amour still wasn't sure if he would travel on their three-game Californian road-trip that starts Thursday in San Jose.
Peterka did not play in Buffalo's previous two games and will miss at least one more contest due to a lower-body injury. The 23-year-old Peterka has a career-high 51 points (19G / 32A) in 61 games this season.
Norris has battled injuries the past few seasons, a trend that unfortunately has followed him to his new club, the Buffalo Sabres. The 25-year-old Norris was acquired by the Sabres two weeks ago in a trade that sent Dylan Cozens to the Ottawa Senators. Norris has been productive early in his tenure with Buffalo, recording two points (1G / 1A) and averaging 18:36 time-on-ice in three games.
Kulich only played 8:08 time-on-ice before exiting Saturday's 4-3 victory over the Vegas Golden Knights due to a concussion and is unlikely to play on Monday against the Boston Bruins. The 20-year-old Kulich is averaging 14:23 time-on-ice and has 19 points (12G / 7A) in 49 games this season.
Dylan Strome and Ethen Frank were two lineup-regulars for the Capitals absent from practice on Monday due to illness. It's unclear if they will be ready to return to the lineup on Tuesday when the Capitals host the Detroit Red Wings. The 27-year-old Frank, in his first NHL season, has seven points (4G / 3A) in 22 games.
Dylan Strome and Ethen Frank were two lineup-regulars for the Capitals absent from practice on Monday due to illness. It's unclear if they will be ready to return to the lineup on Tuesday when the Capitals host the Detroit Red Wings. Strome has 65 points (21G / 44A) in 67 games this season, just two points short of the career-high 67 points he scored last season.
