Liljegren was limited to only 11:21 time-on-ice is Sunday's 3-2 loss to the Calgary Flames and will not play on Monday due to an upper-body injury. The 25-year-old defenseman is averaging 17:59 time-on-ice and has nine points (4G / 5A) in 45 games this season. Marc-Edouard Vlasic will draw into the lineup as Liljegren's replacement.

Askarov suffered a lower-body injury in an AHL game and is being further evaluated. The 22-year-old netminder has played a career-high 13 NHL games with the Sharks this season but has spent most of the 2024-25 campaign in the AHL, posting a 2.52 GAA and .922 SV% in 19 games (10-7-1).

Wennberg missed San Jose's final four games before the break for the 4-Nations Face Off but will likely return to the lineup on Sunday against the Calgary Flames. The 30-year-old forward is averaging 18:14 time-on-ice and has 23 points (8G / 15A) in 52 games this season.

With Jason Dickinson out week-to-week with an ankle injury, Kurashev will re-enter Chicago's lineup for the first time since January 30th. The 25-year-old Kurashev has only eight points (4G / 4A) through 36 games this season after an impressive 54-point campaign (18G / 36A) in 75 games last season.

The Penguins will turn to Nedeljkovic between the pipes for a fifth consecutive game on Friday when they visit the New York Rangers. The 29-year-old Nedeljkovic has been excellent lately, allowing two or fewer goals in six of his last seven outings (4-2-1), posting a stellar .936 SV%. The Penguins, already without Evgeni Malkin (lower body), will be without Sidney Crosby (upper body) and enter the action on Friday as +167 road underdogs against a Rangers squad that defeated them 4-2 on December 6th.

Deallandrea has not played since January 23rd, missing fours games, but will return to the lineup on Thursday against the Vancouver Canucks. The 24-year-old Dellandra is averaging 11:45 time-on-ice and has five points (1G / 4A) in 41 games this season.

Deallandrea has not played since January 23rd, missing fours games, but could return to the lineup on Thursday against the Vancouver Canucks. The 24-year-old Dellandra is averaging 11:45 time-on-ice and has five points (1G / 4A) in 41 games this season.

Toffoli did not practice on Sunday and his status for Tuesday's game against the Montreal Canadiens was up in the air. The 32-year-old Toffoli is averaging 16:38 time-on-ice and has 32 points (18G / 14A) in 51 games this season.

Deallandrea has not played since January 23rd, missing three games, and will remain out of the lineup Tuesday against the Montreal Canadiens. The 24-year-old Dellandra is averaging 11:45 time-on-ice and has five points (1G / 4A) in 41 games this season.

Toffoli did not practice on Sunday and his status for Tuesday's game against the Montreal Canadiens is uncertain. The 32-year-old Toffoli is averaging 16:38 time-on-ice and has 32 points (18G / 14A) in 51 games this season.

Leddy has not played since mid October due to a lower-body injury but will return to the lineup on Tuesday against the Edmonton Oilers. The 33-year-old Leddy was averaging 22:09 time-on-ice in four games before his injury. Tyler Tucker is battling an upper-body injury and will be the odd man out of the lineup, accommodating Leddy's return.

The Penguins have won two straight, including a 3-0 win over the Nashville Predators in their most recent outing when Nedeljkovic saved all 25 shots he faced for his second shutout of the season. The 29-year-old netminder has a 3.02 GAA and .899 SV% in 25 games this season (11-9-4). The Penguins enter Tuesday's contest as +130 home underdogs against a New Jersey Devils squad that defeated them 3-0 on December 21st.

Deallandrea has not played since January 23rd, missing three games, but could return to the lineup Tuesday against the Montreal Canadiens. The 24-year-old Dellandra is averaging 11:45 time-on-ice and has five points (1G / 4A) in 41 games this season.

Toffoli did not practice on Sunday and his status for Tuesday's game against the Montreal Canadiens is uncertain. The 32-year-old Toffoli is averaging 16:38 time-on-ice and has 32 points (18G / 14A) in 51 games this season.

Mukhamadullin was the 20th overall pick of the New Jersey Devils in the 2020 NHL Entry Draft. The 23-year-old defenseman has spent most of the 2024-25 campaign with the Barracuda in the AHL but has already played a career-high 10 games with the Sharks this season, scoring one point (1G / 0A).

After spending the first portion of January exclusively with the Sharks, Graf has been in the AHL the past two weeks. The 22-year-old Graf is averaging 14:17 time-on-ice and has two points (0G / 2A) in 10 games with the Sharks.