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Carlson (lower body) will not be available for Tuesday's home contest against the Mammoth, according to Sammi Silber of The Hockey News.

Carlson is set to miss his fourth straight game. The right-shot defenseman hasn't played in nearly a month and was still sporting a non-contact jersey during Tuesday's morning skate, but head coach Spencer Carbery still considers Carlson day-to-day. The 36-year-old Carlson will have several days to attempt to be ready for the Capitals' next game, which is a matinee matchup in Boston on Saturday. Once he's back in action, the 2008 first-round selection will look to reach the 50-point mark for the third consecutive campaign.

Severson picked up two assists in Monday's 5-4 overtime win over the Rangers.

After helping to set up a Mathieu Olivier tally in the second period, Severson started a breakout in OT that was capped by Kirill Marchenko's game-winner. It was the veteran blueliner's first multi-point performance since Jan. 3, and on the season, Severson has four goals, 23 points, 74 blocked shots, 74 shots on net, 36 hits, 30 PIM and a plus-8 rating in 58 games.

Clarke scored a power-play goal in Monday's 4-2 loss to the Avalanche.

Clarke made it a 2-1 game at the 17:20 mark of the first period after burying a wrister past Mackenzie Blackwood, but the Avalanche would turn things around late in the game. It was Clarke's eighth goal of the campaign. The 23-year-old blueliner is on the verge of setting a new career-high mark in points. His previous best output was 33 points in 78 regular-season contests in 2024-25, but he's up to 30 points (eight goals, eight assists) in 60 appearances this term. As a member of the top defensive pairing in both even-strength and power-play situations, it seems it'll only be a matter of time before Clarke surpasses that 33-point threshold.

Bichsel scored two goals in Monday's 6-1 win over the Canucks.

Bichsel gave the Stars a 2-1 lead in the second period with a slap shot and then closed out the scoring in the latter stages of the third frame. The 21-year-old defenseman has appeared in the Stars' three outings after the break following a 31-game absence between Dec. 2 and Feb. 4 due to a lower-body injury. Despite this outing, don't expect Bichsel to become a steady fantasy contributor overnight, especially considering he holds a bottom-pair role in the Stars' defensive scheme.

Joseph (undisclosed) exited Monday's 6-1 loss to the Stars in the third period and did not come back into the game.

The Canucks did not relay why Joseph departed the game, which leaves him with an undisclosed injury tag. If the left-shot blueliner is unable to play Wednesday against the Hurricanes, Vancouver will almost certainly bring up a defenseman from AHL Abbotsford.

Seeler has been ruled out for the remainder of Monday's game in Toronto because of a lower-body injury.

Seeler recorded one shot and a minus-1 rating in 6:01 of ice time prior to exiting the game. Until more information becomes available regarding his status, the 32-year-old defenseman should be considered day-to-day ahead of Thursday's matchup against Utah.

Head coach Bruce Cassidy told reporters in Buffalo on Monday that Theodore is contending with an illness, per Danny Webster of the Las Vegas Review-Journal.

It's unclear if Theodore's illness will impact his availability for Tuesday's game in Buffalo. If the left-shot blueliner ends up sitting out against the Sabres, Ben Hutton will draw into the lineup.

Werenski (illness) will not suit up for Monday's road divisional matchup against the Rangers.

Werenski will miss his fifth game of the season Monday and first since Dec. 31. The all-world blueliner will be replaced in the lineup by Egor Zamula, who has been a healthy scratch in four straight games, for Monday's contest in New York City. Werenski will look to be ready for the second half of a back-to-back at home versus Nashville on Tuesday.

Moverare (personal) was designated as a non-roster player Monday.

Moverare has been a frequent healthy scratch this season -- he has no points while averaging 8:47 of ice time over 15 appearances. Angus Booth, who was recalled from AHL Ontario ahead of Monday's game against the Avalanche, is poised to make his NHL debut on the third pairing as a result of Moverare and Drew Doughty (lower body) being unavailable.

Booth was recalled from AHL Ontario on Monday, John Hoven of SiriusXM NHL Network Radio reports.

Booth has been shuffled between the AHL and NHL over the past few days, as he was recalled by the Kings on Saturday before being sent back down Sunday. He'll rejoin Los Angeles a day after being sent down. The 21-year-old hasn't yet made his NHL debut, but he's recorded a goal, nine assists and 26 PIM over 43 appearances with Ontario this year.