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Donovan was assigned to AHL Belleville on Tuesday.

In a corresponding move, Ottawa recalled netminder Jonas Johansson from the minors. At the NHL level, Donovan was a healthy scratch in Monday's 4-1 win over Boston. He hasn't picked up a point in two AHL appearances this season.

Carrier (undisclosed) is expected to play against Carolina on Tuesday, per Stu Cowan of The Montreal Gazette.

Carrier logged only 8:32 of ice time in Saturday's 6-5 overtime loss to Pittsburgh. However, he participated fully in Monday's practice and is good to go for Tuesday's matchup against the Hurricanes. Carrier has one goal, two points, three shots on net, two blocked shots and one hit in two appearances this season.

Heiskanen scored a goal on two shots in Monday's 5-0 win over the Sharks.

Heiskanen opened the scoring with 1:09 remaining in the first period, collecting a rebound behind the net and banking a backhand off Dmitry Orlov and Yaroslav Askarov. The tally ultimately stood as the game-winner after Jake Oettinger blanked San Jose at the other end. Heiskanen continues to occupy a major role on Dallas' blue line and should remain heavily involved offensively while seeing substantial time with the Stars' top power-play unit. He has scored two goals in his first three outings of the season while averaging 2.67 shots on goal per game.

Carlile scored a goal on three shots and added an assist in Monday's 3-2 loss to the Jets. He also blocked three shots.

Carlile was involved directly in both of Pittsburgh's goals, earning the primary assist on Ben Kindel's second-period tally before scoring from the slot to tie the game at 2-2 with 11:07 remaining. The defenseman has enjoyed a tremendous start to his Penguins tenure, scoring in consecutive games and cracking the scoresheet in each of his first three regular-season appearances. Carlile has already surpassed his scoring output from the 2025-26 season, when he had just one goal across 42 regular-season contests with the Lightning.

Valimaki was recalled from AHL Chicago on Monday, Cory Lavalette of the North State Journal reports.

Valimaki is set to serve as the Hurricanes' seventh defenseman while he's up from the minors. The 27-year-old hasn't played in the NHL since 2024-25, when he was with Utah, so it's unlikely he gets in the lineup unless there is an injury. Valimaki has accounted for two PIM and a minus-4 rating over two games to start the year with the Wolves.

Ristolainen (undisclosed) is not expected to play in Tampa Bay on Monday, per Jackie Spiegel of The Philadelphia Inquirer.

Ristolainen was not on the ice pregame warmups, so it's safe to assume he won't be in Monday's lineup after being deemed a game-time call earlier in the day. Once the right-shot blueliner moves past his injury, Simon Benoit or David Jiricek will likely come out of the lineup. Philadelphia will continue its road trip in Ottawa on Thursday.

Robertson was designated for waivers by the Rangers on Monday, Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet reports.

Robertson hasn't played in any of the Rangers' first four games and the team finds itself in need of some forward depth. As such, it appears Robertson was the odd man out in the Big Apple. If he clears, the Edmonton native will be reassigned to AHL Hartford while another player, likely a center, is brought up to face the Islanders on Tuesday.

Pachal was placed on waivers Monday, per Pat Steinberg of QR Calgary 770 AM.

Pachal has been a healthy scratch in three straight games to begin the 2026-27 campaign. He contributed one goal, six assists, 29 shots on net, 40 blocked shots and 89 hits in 39 regular-season appearances for the Flames in 2025-26.

Peeke scored a goal on three shots and added two hits in Sunday's 4-2 loss to the Rangers.

Peeke has collected two points, five shots, four hits, three blocked shots and a plus-2 rating over three contests this season. He's filling a third-pairing role and also working on the penalty kill, as expected. Peeke has logged at least 10 points in each of the last five years but has never reached 20, and his spot in the lineup may not be secure if the Mammoth want to give Nick DeSimone a look.

Severson (shoulder) is trending toward a return to the lineup against the Penguins on Friday, Brian Hedger of The Columbus Dispatch reports.

Severson still needs to be activated off non-roster injured reserve, but all signs point to him being ready to play Friday. In 71 regular-season games last year, the 32-year-old blueliner notched eight goals and 24 assists, but that included just four power-play points.