Adam Gaudette will be a healthy scratch on Tuesday, allowing Blais to return to the Blues' lineup after a two-game absence. Blais has been held off the scoresheet in seven straight but has registered 16 hits in that stretch.
Mario Ferraro suffered an undisclosed injury on Tuesday that will keep him out of the lineup for some time, allowing Addison to draw back in as his replacement on Tuesday. Addison has been a healthy scratch for the last four games and has been held off the scoresheet in six straight.
Roy did not play on Monday due to personal reasons but will return to the lineup on Wednesday against the Buffalo Sabres. Roy has four points (2G / 2A) in his last nine games.
Van Riemsdyk has been a healthy scratch in two of the last three games but will join Rasmus Sandin as Capitals' blueliners making their return to the lineup on Tuesday. Van Riemsdyk has one point (0G / 1A) in his last seven games while averaging over 18 minutes time-on-ice. Ethan Bear and Alexander Alexeyev are expected to be healthy scratches on Tuesday.
Alexeyev has played three straight games for the Capitals and has been held off the scoresheet while averaging over 16 minutes of time on ice. Ethan Bear will also be a healthy scratch for the Capitals as Rasmus Sandin and Trevor van Riemsdyk will draw back into the lineup.
Bear will exit the lineup for the first time since joining the Capitals team at the end of December. In 11 games, Bear has two points (1G / 1A), 19 shots, and 17 blocks. Alexander Alexeyev will also be a healthy scratch for the Capitals as Rasmus Sandin and Trevor van Riemsdyk will draw back into the lineup.
Ruzicka has been held without a point in 10 straight games and will be a healthy scratch on Tuesday against the St. Louis Blues. Cole Schwindt will draw into the lineup and make his Flames debut.
Schwindt has three NHL games under his belt but has spent the majority of the last four seasons in the AHL. Schwindt was the 81st overall pick of the Florida Panthers in the 2019 NHL Entry Draft and has 20 points (8G / 12A) in 37 games with the Calgary Wranglers of the AHL this season. He win draw into the lineup in favour of Adam Ruzicka.
Dellandrea played his first game in three weeks on Saturday and recorded one assist in 15:01 time-on-ice, but returned to being a healthy scratch on Sunday. On Tuesday, he will draw back into the lineup and play on the fourth line with Radek Faksa and Sam Steel.
Frederick Gaudreau will return from an upper-body injury on Tuesday, prompting Minnesota to make Raska a healthy scratch. Raska played 7:24 time-on-ice in his last outing and recorded five hits.
Harris will be a healthy scratch on Tuesday, allowing Johnathan Kovacevic to draw back into the Canadiens' lineup. Harris played the last 13 games for the Canadiens, registering three points (1G / 2A) in the process.
Justin Barron drew back into the lineup last week in favour of Kovacevic, who has been a healthy scratch the last three games. Kovacevic played 13:18 time-on-ice in his last game and will draw back into the lineup on Tuesday as Barron has been reassigned to the Laval Rocket of the AHL.
Xhekaj played 17 games with the Canadiens earlier this season but has been with the Laval Rocket (AHL) since November. Xhekaj has three points (1G / 2A) and should continue to build on the 2.41 hits per game he is averaging thus far.
Deslauriers played 5:10 time-on-ice in Sunday's 5-3 loss to the Ottawa Senators, recording four hits. Deslauriers ranks second in the league with 136 penalty minutes, only trailing Minnesota's Pat Maroon.
Lycksell has been enjoying a strong season with Lehigh Valley (AHL), where he has 16 goals, 28 points and 12 PIMs in 33 games and has earned his second call-up of the season to Philadelphia Monday. The 24-year-old has appeared in nine NHL games and will play a complementary role, replacing Bobby Brink, who was sent down to Lehigh Valley on Monday.
Samuel Bolduc will be a healthy scratch on Tuesday, allowing Reilly to re-enter the Islanders lineup. Reilly has sat out the last two games for the Islanders after recording an assist, four penalty minutes, a +1 plus/minus, and two shots on goal in 15:03 time-on-ice in his last outing.
Bolduc played the last two games for the Islanders but will return to being a healthy scratch on Tuesday as Mike Reilly will make his return to the lineup. Bolduc has zero points, four shots, and three hits in his last five games.
Clarke will fill in for Matt Roy, who will get Monday's game off after his wife gave birth to their first child earlier in the day. Clarke is yet to register a point in three games with the Kings this season.
Mahura will make his first appearance since January 15th as he fills in for Gustav Forsling (undisclosed). Mahura has no goals and five assists in 18 games this season.
It's unclear whether this is injury related or simply a healthy scratch. Josh Mahura will draw into the lineup in Forsling's place. Forsling has seven goals and twelve assists in 45 games this season.