Lafreniere has five goals, 12 assists, 63 SOG and 10 PIMs through 36 games but will surprisingly be a healthy scratch Thursday vs. the Lightning. It is the first scratch of the season for the 2020 1st overall pick.

Shesterkin was not busy, stopping 15 of 18 shots (.833 SV%) as he picked up his seventh victory in eight starts with a win over the Islanders his last time out. The 2021-22 Vezina Trophy winner has an incredible record (17-5-4) but has not been his usual dominant self with his 2.44 GAA and .916 SV%. He will face the Washington Capitals, who are in the middle of a four-game winning streak and have won nine of their last 10 games.

Kaliyev missed Thursday's game vs. Calgary due to an undisclosed injury and will be out Tuesday as well after he was placed on the injured reserve (retroactive to Dec.20). The 21-year-old had been enjoying a solid sophomore season, with nine goals, 10 assists, 79 SOG and a -2 plus/minus through 34 games prior to the injury.

Shesterkin was not busy, stopping 15 of 18 shots (.833 SV%) as he picked up his seventh victory in eight starts with a win over the Islanders his last time out. The 2021-22 Vezina Trophy winner has an incredible record (17-5-4) but has not been his usual dominant self with his 2.44 GAA and .916 SV%. He will face the Washington Capitals, who are in the middle of a four-game winning streak and have won nine of their last 10 games.

Kaliyev missed Thursday's game vs. Calgary due to an undisclosed injury and will be out til at least after the holidays as he is considered day-to-day for now. The 21-year-old had been enjoying a solid sophomore season, with nine goals, 10 assists, 79 SOG and a -2 plus/minus through 34 games prior to the injury.

Brannstrom has three assists, 33 SOG and is a -1 plus/minus through 32 games this season but will be forced to miss his first contest of the year as he is considered day-to-day with a leg injury. Brannstrom will be hoping he does not miss a lot of time after a hand injury took 29 games from him due to injury in 2021-22.

Shesterkin stopped 29 of 30 shots (.967 SV%) to pick up his sixth straight win in a victory over Chicago in his last start. He has continued his Vezina Trophy-winning form from a season ago, with his 16-4-4 record, 2.39 GAA and .919 SV%. He will face the Pittsburgh Penguins, who just snapped a seven-game winning streak with a loss vs. Carolina in their previous game.

Shesterkin stopped 29 of 30 shots (.967 SV%) to pick up his sixth straight win in a victory over Chicago in his last start. He has continued his Vezina Trophy-winning form from a season ago, with his 16-4-4 record, 2.39 GAA and .919 SV%. He will face the Pittsburgh Penguins, who just snapped a seven-game winning streak with a loss vs. Carolina in their previous game.

Harpur had three goals, two assists, and 24 PIMs across 17 games with Hartford (AHL) and will make his New York Rangers debut Thursday vs. Toronto.

Shesterkin stopped 26 of 29 shots (.897 SV%) for his fourth straight victory as he beat New Jersey in his last start. Last season's Vezina Trophy winner has been solid again this year, with a 14-4-4 record, 2.52 GAA and .916 SV%. He will face the scorching hot Toronto Maple Leafs, who have won four straight and nine of their last 10 games.

Vaakanainen has yet to collect a point even though he has seven shots and is a -5 plus/minus through seven games this season but will be a healthy scratch Tuesday as he is replaced by Colton White.

Shesterkin stopped 41 of 42 shots (.976 SV%) in his third straight victory, with a win over Colorado his last time out. Last season's Vezina Trophy winner has been solid this year with a 13-4-4 record, .917 SV% AND 2.50 GAA. He will take on the New Jersey Devils, who are fourth in the NHL in both shots per game (34.9) and goals (3.7).

Shesterkin stopped 25 of 26 shots (.962 SV%) for his second straight victory as he defeated St.Louis in his previous start. Last season's Vezina Trophy winner has not been as dominant this season as shown by his .913 SV%, 2.58 GAA and 12-4-4 record. He will face the Colorado Avalanche, who have uncharacteristically lost three straight and four of their last five games.