Juuso Parssinen will draw into the Predators' lineup on Tuesday in favor of Tomasino. The 23-year-old Tomasino has been held of the scoresheet through two games this season, registering five shots on goal and averaging 11:24 time-on-ice.
Philip Tomasino will be a heatlhy scratch on Tuesday, allowing Parssinen to make his season debut. The 23-year-old Parssinen has played 89 games across the past two seasons for the Predators, tallying 37 points (14G / 23A).
Sonny Milano will be a healthy scratch on Tuesday, allowing Vrana to make his season debut. Vrana is in his second stint with the Washington Capitals, the team that drafted him 13th overall in the 2014 NHL Entry Draft. Now 28 years old, Vrana has struggled to establish himself as an everyday NHLer, despite scoring a respectable 41 points (26G / 15A) in his past 72 games across the last three seasons.
Milano suffered a -3 plus/minus in only 5:52 time-on-ice in Washington's season-opening 5-3 loss to the New Jersey Devils and will serve as a healthy scratch on Tuesday against the Vegas Golden Knights. Jakub Vrana will draw into the lineup for his season debut in favor of Milano.
Johnson will serve as a healthy scratch on Tuesday and be replaced in the lineup by Jordan Harris. Johnson, in his 19th NHL season, played the first two games for the Blue Jackets, his second stint with the team, averaging 14:43 time-on-ice while recording one block and two hits.
Jack Johnson will be a healthy scratch on Tuesday, allowing Harris to mean his team debut for the Blue Jackets. The 24-year-old Harris spent his first three seasons with the Montreal Canadiens, scoring 32 points (8G / 24A) in 131 games.
Kylington will make his Avalanche debut as Devon Toews and Calvin de Haan were surprise scratches on Monday night. Kylington scored three goals and added five assists in 33 games with the Flames last season.
Ludvig will make his Avalanche debut as Devon Toews and Calvin de Haan were surprise scratches on Monday night. Ludvig scored three goals and added two assists in 33 games with the Penguins last season.
de Haan was a surprise scratch on Monday, with his absence not being announced prior to warmups. John Ludvig will draw into the lineup in his place.
After missing the first three games of the season, Saad has been activated from Injured Reserve. At practice on Monday, Saad was skating on the Blues' top line alongside Robert Thomas and Jake Neighbours. In a parallel move, Alexandre Texier (upper-body) was placed on IR to make room for Saad.
Ridly Greig will exit the lineup on Monday due to an upper-body injury, allowing Gaudette to draw back in. Gaudette has only played three NHL games since the conclusion of the 2021-22 campaign. The 28-year-old Gaudette had a tremendous 2023-24 campaign in the AHL as a member of the Springfield Thunderbirds, posting a career-high 71 points (44G / 27A) in 67 games.
Jack St. Ivany is expected to be a healthy scratch on Monday which could lead to Shea drawing into the lineup for the Penguins. The 27-year-old Shea has not played yet this season. He made his NHL debut with the Penguin last season, score one point (0G / 1A) in 31 games.
Puljujarvi could draw into the Penguins lineup in favor of Rutger McGroarty on Monday against the Montreal Canadiens. The 26-year-old Puljujarvi has draw into the Penguins' lineup for two of three games this season and has one point (0G / 1A) and three shots on goal while averaging 12:29 time-on-ice.
Ryan Shea will likely be St. Ivany's replacement in the Penguins' lineup on Monday if he is a healthy scratch. The 25-year-old St. Ivany has played all three games for the Penguins thus far, recording a -2 plus/minus and two penalty minutes while averaging 17:02 time-on-ice.
Jesse Puljujarvi will likely draw into the lineup on Monday if McGroarty is a healthy scratch. The 20-year-old McGroarty is playing his first NHL season and has zero points, a -1 plus/minus, and two shots on goal while averaging 11:37 time-on-ice through his first three games.
With Matt Roy expected to miss a "decent amount of time", Dylan McIlrath will step into the Capitals lineup and make his season debut on Tuesday vs. Vegas. The 32-year-old is entering his ninth NHL season but has only appeared in 75 career games across that span, picking up seven points and 133 PIMs.
Watson signed a two-way, one-year contract with the Red Wings last week but will started the season with the Grand Rapids Griffins (AHL), recording three points (0G / 3A) in two games. Since his first full NHL season in 2015-16 as a member of the Nashville Predators, Watson has established himself as one of the premier enforcers in the league and will add some grit and toughness to an up-and-coming Red Wings squad. The 6'4 Watson spent last season with the Tampa Bay Lightning, tallying four points (2G / 2A), 85 hits, and 93 penalty minutes in 33 games.
Michael Carcone will be a healthy scratch on Monday afternoon, allowing O'Brien to draw back into the lineup to draw back into the lineup. The hard-hitting O'Brien has not played since Utah's season opener, when he tallied one shot and seven hits in 10:30 time-on-ice.
Carcone played the last two games for Utah HC but will be a healthy scratch, as he was in their season opener, on Monday against the New Jersey Devils. Liam O'Brien will enter the lineup as his replacement.
Matt Rempe will be a healthy scratch on Monday, allowing Brodzinski to draw back into the lineup. In the Rangers' season opener, Brodzinski played 9:52 time-on-ice and registering one assist. The 31-year-old Brodzinski, typically an AHL standout, played a career high 57 games with the Rangers last season, tallying 19 points (6G / 13A).
