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Andersen is expected to make the road start versus the Penguins on Tuesday, Walt Ruff of the Hurricanes' official site reports.

Andersen will see his workload increase now that Pyotr Kochetkov (hip) is expected to miss the rest of the season. This will be Andersen's third appearance in December, and until his play gets on track, Brandon Bussi is likely to handle a majority of the workload. Andersen is 0-5-2 with an .834 save percentage over his last seven outings. The Penguins have 17 goals over their last six games, though they've been shut out twice in that span.

Copley was assigned to AHL Ontario on Tuesday.

In a corresponding move, the Kings activated Darcy Kuemper (upper body) from injured reserve. Copley has a 7-6-0 record with a 3.13 GAA and an .885 save percentage in 13 AHL appearances this season.

Kuemper (upper body) was activated from injured reserve Tuesday.

The Kings assigned Pheonix Copley to AHL Ontario in a corresponding move. Following a six-game absence, Kuemper will be available for Thursday's home matchup against Tampa Bay. He has posted a 10-6-6 record with two shutouts, a 2.19 GAA and a .917 save percentage through 23 appearances this season.

Tarasov will protect the home net against Montreal on Tuesday, Jameson Olive of the Panthers' official site reports.

Tarasov will get the second half of Florida's back-to-back after Sergei Bobrovsky played in Monday's 5-3 win over Washington. The 26-year-old Tarasov has a 4-6-1 record this season with a 2.97 GAA and a .900 save percentage across 12 appearances. Montreal is tied for fifth in the league with 3.29 goals per game this year.

Rittich will draw the start in Chicago on Tuesday, Stefen Rosner of The Hockey News reports.

Rittich will make his fifth straight start Tuesday due to Ilya Sorokin being on injured reserve because of a lower-body injury. The 33-year-old Rittich has played well during his stint as the No. 1 netminder, posting a 2-1-1 record, 1.49 GAA and .952 save percentage over four appearances. This might be a favorable matchup for Rittich, as the Blackhawks have lost seven of their last eight games and have heavily struggled without Connor Bedard (upper body).

Vladar will defend the road net against Vancouver on Tuesday.

Vladar made 23 saves in a 5-2 win over the Canucks on Dec. 22. He has a 13-6-3 record with a 2.37 GAA and a .909 save percentage across 22 appearances this season. Vancouver is tied for 25th in the league with 2.76 goals per game this campaign.

Lyon suffered a lower-body injury in Monday's 4-2 win over St. Louis, according to Rachel Lenzi of The Buffalo News on Tuesday.

Lyon didn't participate in Tuesday's practice, and it's unclear if he will be available for Wednesday's road matchup against Dallas. He has won his last seven outings while allowing only 15 goals on 185 shots. If Lyon misses game action, Colten Ellis (concussion) could come off injured reserve to push Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen for playing time.

Cooley signed a two-year, $2.7 million contract extension with Calgary on Tuesday, according to Chris Johnston of The Athletic.

Cooley has posted a 4-4-2 record with a 2.40 GAA and a .914 save percentage through 13 appearances this season. He has been a solid backup behind Dustin Wolf and will likely maintain that role for the length of his contract.

Demko will patrol the home crease Tuesday versus Philadelphia, Jeff Paterson of CanucksArmy.com reports.

Demko has followed up a three-game winning streak with losses in his last two outings, conceding a combined nine goals on 74 shots in losses to the Flyers and Sharks. He'll have a chance to rebound against the Flyers, who are coming off a 4-1 loss to the Kraken on Sunday. Demko has an 8-7-0 record with one shutout, a 2.63 GAA and a .907 save percentage through 16 contests this season.

Knight will patrol the home crease against the Islanders on Tuesday, Tracey Myers of NHL.com reports.

Knight has lost his last five outings while allowing 15 goals on 121 shots. He has a 10-11-5 record this season with two shutouts, a 2.65 GAA and a .910 save percentage through 26 appearances. The Islanders sit 24th in the league with 2.77 goals per game this year.