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Andersen (neck) will not travel to Montreal for Saturday's game.

On Friday, Andersen was on the ice for the second straight day but won't be available for either game of their Friday/Saturday back-to-back. The recently acquired Jack Campbell will start Friday and head coach Sheldon Keefe did not rule out the possibility of him going on back-to-back nights.

Frederik Andersen
Andersen is day-to-day with a neck injury.

Andersen was forced to leave last night's game after the first period and did not return. Andersen was not on the ice for Tuesday's practice and will not travel to New York for Tuesday's game. Michael Hutchinson will start tomorrow but all-in-all this is pretty good news for Andersen and the Maple Leafs.

Frederik Andersen
Gostisbehere (knee) will miss Monday's game; expected to return Thursday vs. the Devils.

Gostisbehere will miss his 10th straight game on Monday but head coach Alain Vigneault expects to have him back on Thursday. They Flyers have gone 6-2-1 with 3.33 goals for and 2.56 goals against per game without him so there is no reason for them to rush him back if he's not 100 percent.

Shayne Gostisbehere
Andersen will start Monday vs. the Panthers.

Andersen allowed three goals on 34 shots in the Maple Leafs' win in Dallas last Wednesday. Andersen has played well since returning from the bye week, winning two in a row while stopping 65 of the 70 shots (.929 SV%) that he has faced. The Panthers were terrible in Montreal on Saturday but chased Andersen in Florida on January 12th, scoring four goals on 12 shots.

Frederik Andersen
Kotkaniemi is expected to be a healthy scratch on Thursday.

With Brendan Gallagher returning to the lineup, someone has to sit and much, to everyone's surprise, it looks like Kotkaniemi will get a night in the stands. Kotkaniemi remained on the ice with the injured players and other presumed scratches, so look for him to sit in Buffalo.

Jesperi Kotkaniemi