Eklund exited Monday's game with an upper-body injury after playing only 7:39 time-on-ice and will not play on Friday against the Vegas Golden Knights. The 22-year-old forward is averaging 19:43 time-on-ice and has 27 points (7G / 20A) in 36 games this season.

Joey Anderson will be a healthy scratch on Friday, allowing Kurashev to re-enter the lineup. Kurashev has not played the last four games. After scoring an impressive 54 points (18G / 36A) in 75 games last season, the 25-year-old Kurashev only has five points (3G / 2A) in 28 games this season.

Ostapchuk has been a lineup-regular for Ottawa lately, but regularly been a part of paper transactions, sending him down tot Belleville (AHL) for salary cap reasons. The 21-year-old Ostapchuk has played 14 consecutive games for Ottawa, recording two points (0G / 2A).

Askarov was tremendous in a 3-2 overtime loss on Saturday, saving 39 of 42 shots (.929 SV%), and will return to the crease on Monday against the Vancouver Canucks. The 22-year-old Askarov has been excellent in a small sample size at the NHL level this season, posting a 2.30 GAA and .928 SV% in three games (1-0-2). That said, the Sharks enter Monday's contest as significant +214 road underdogs against a Canucks club amid a three-game losing skid (0-1-2).

Askarov was tremendous in a 3-2 overtime loss on Saturday, saving 39 of 42 shots (.929 SV%), and will likely return to the crease on Monday against the Vancouver Canucks. The 22-year-old Askarov has been excellent in a small sample size at the NHL level this season, posting a 2.30 GAA and .928 SV% in three games (1-0-2). That said, the Sharks enter Monday's contest as significant +214 road underdogs against a Canucks club amid a three-game losing skid (0-1-2).

Pontus Holmberg will draw back into the lineup for the Maple Leafs against the Winnipeg Jets, resulting in Reaves being a healthy scratch. The 37-year-old Reaves is averaging 8:09 time-on-ice, recording one point (0G / 1A) and 75 hits in 24 games this season.

Pontus Holmberg will draw back into the lineup on Friday against the Buffalo Sabres, sending Reaves back to the press box as a healthy scratch. The 37-year-old Reaves has played seven of the last eight games for the Maple Leafs and has one point (0G / 1A) and 70 hits in 23 games this season.

Henry Thrun will draw back into the Sharks lineup on Thursday against the Colorado Avalanche, resulting in Liljegren being a healthy scratch. The 25-year-old Liljegren is averaging 18:51 time-on-ice and has six points (3G / 3A) in 22 games with the Sharks this season.

Vitek Vanecek was hit by an arrant puck while on the bench in Tuesday's game and did not return, meaning he might miss some time given Askaro'v call-up. Askarov was excellent in a two-game stint with the Sharks earlier this season, posting a 1.96 GAA and .927 SV% in two games (1-0-1). The 22-year-old netminder was the 11th overall pick of the Nashville Predators in the 20202 NHL Entry Draft and has been dialed in at the AHL level most of the season, posting a superb 2.00 GAA and .938 SV% in 14 games (9-4-1) with the San Jose Barracuda (AHL).

Carl Grundstrom will draw back into the lineup for the Sharks on Tuesday against the Winnipeg Jets, sending Dellandrea to the press box as a healthy scratch. The 24-year-old Dellandrea is averaging 11:52 time-on-ice, recording four points (1G / 3A) and 70 hits in 29 games this season.

Tristan Jarry has been between the pipes for the Penguins' previous four games, but the club will turn to Nedeljkovic on Tuesday against the Los Angeles Kings. The 28-year-old Nedeljkovic has a subpar 3.37 GAA and .882 SV% in 13 appearances (4-5-3). The Penguins enter Tuesday's contest as +124 home underdogs against the Kings, one of the hottest teams in the NHL, sporting an 8-2-0 record in their last 10 games.

Tristan Jarry has been between the pipes for the Penguins' previous four games, but the club will likely turn to Nedeljkovic on Tuesday against the Los Angeles Kings. The 28-year-old Nedeljkovic has a subpar 3.37 GAA and .882 SV% in 13 appearances (4-5-3). The Penguins enter Tuesday's contest as +124 home underdogs against the Kings, one of the hottest teams in the NHL, sporting an 8-2-0 record in their last 10 games.

Mark Friedman will be a healthy scratch on Monday, allowing Desharnais to re-enter the lineup. The 28-year-old Desharnais is averaging 15:08 time-on-ice, recording two points (0G / 2A), 23 blocks, and 23 hits in 17 games.

Ostapchuk has been a lineup-regular for Ottawa lately, playing the 10 games for the club. The 21-year-old Ostapchuk is averaging 9:16 time-on-ice and has two points (0G / 2A) in 16 games this season.