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New York Islanders News
Rittich will start Wednesday in Los Angeles.

Rittich allowed two goals on 36 shots in the Flames win in San Jose on Monday. Rittich has been really strong in the first two games of their California road trip, stopping 59 of 63 shots (.937 SV%) and will go for his third straight win tonight in Los Angels. He is surprisingly 0-1-1 with a 4.80 GAA and .882 SV% in two games vs. the Flames this season.

David Rittich
The Maple Leafs have signed Pierre Engvall to a two-year contract extension worth $2.5 million ($1.25M AAV).

Engvall has made a splash in his first NHL season, scoring seven goals with seven assists (14 points) in 35 games. The former seventh-round pick was over a point-per-game during his time in AHL this season and his two-year extension suggests that he's in Toronto's bottom-6 plans for 2021.

Pierre Engvall
Cizikas will miss 3-to-4 weeks with a leg laceration.

Cizikas suffered a cut on his leg in Tuesday's win over the Flyers and will miss at least three weeks. This is a huge blow for the Islanders, Cizikas often serves as a shutdown centre and is one of their top penalty killers. Cole Bardreau was recalled to take his spot on the roster.

Casey Cizikas
Hogberg led the Senators onto the ice for warmups.

Hogberg stopped 11 of 12 shots after replacing Craig Anderson in the Senators loss in Winnipeg on Saturday afternoon. Hogberg continues to face a heavy workload each night and has gone 0-2-2 with a 3.14 GAA and .914 SV% in his last four starts. One of those starts was vs. the Avalanche, who he'll face again tonight--he allowed four goals on 34 shots in a 4-1 loss in Ottawa last Thursday.

Marcus Hogberg
Varlamov led the Islanders onto the ice for warmups.

Varlamov allowed two goals on 29 shots in the Islanders 3-1 loss in Tampa Bay on Saturday. With Thomas Greiss starting last night in Washington, Varlamov is expected to go vs. the Flyers. Varlamov has lost five of his last six starts (1-4-1) while posting a 3.77 GAA and .881 SV%. In his first start vs. the Flyers, Varlamov allowed three goals on 31 shots in a 5-3 win (Oct.27).

Semyon Varlamov
Hogberg is expected to start Tuesday in Colorado.

Hogberg stopped 11 of 12 shots after replacing Craig Anderson in the Senators loss in Winnipeg on Saturday afternoon. Hogberg continues to face a heavy workload each night and has gone 0-2-2 with a 3.14 GAA and .914 SV% in his last four starts. One of those starts was vs. the Avalanche, who he'll face again tonight--he allowed four goals on 34 shots in a 4-1 loss in Ottawa last Thursday.

Marcus Hogberg