NHL Player News

Marchessault (lower body) won't play against Carolina on Tuesday.

Marchessault is day-to-day and will miss at least one game. He has chipped in two goals, five points, 31 shots on net and 15 hits in 14 appearances this season. Vitali Pinchuk will replace Marchessault in Tuesday's lineup against the Hurricanes.

Kochetkov will guard the road goal versus the Predators on Tuesday, Brooks Bratten of the Predators' official site reports.

Kochetkov has won 10 straight starts to open the season, posting a 1.49 GAA and a .929 save percentage. He's added two shutouts while providing elite goaltending for the defending champions. He's got a good matchup Tuesday, as the Predators have won just twice in their last six games.

Hill will protect the road goal versus the Penguins on Tuesday, Josh Getzoff of SportsNet Pittsburgh reports.

Hill will start the second half of a back-to-back after Carter Hart was in goal for Vegas' shootout loss to Boston on Monday. Hill has allowed 11 goals over his last three games, going 1-2-0 in that span. Hill played well earlier in the season, but he's still seeing a little less than half of the playing time in goal for the Golden Knights.

Yamamoto (upper body) won't play against Toronto on Tuesday.

Yamamoto remains day-to-day and will miss his second straight game. He has earned three goals, seven points, 21 shots on net, six blocked shots and 18 hits in nine appearances this season.

Skinner will guard the road goal versus the Canadiens on Tuesday, Mike McIntyre of the Winnipeg Free Press reports.

Skinner has been skidding lately, losing six straight games. He's 0-4-2 with a 4.05 GAA and an .863 save percentage in that span. The Canadiens haven't lost since Nick Suzuki (hand) exited the lineup, so this will still be a tough challenge for Skinner.

Gibson will guard the road goal against Tampa Bay on Tuesday, per Benjamin Pierce of the Lightning's official site.

Gibson will get the second half of Detroit's back-to-back after Daniil Tarasov played in Monday's 5-3 win over Florida. The 33-year-old Gibson has a 4-5-1 record, a 3.36 GAA and an .860 save percentage in 10 appearances this season. Tampa Bay (8-3-2) sits fifth in the league with 3.69 goals per game this campaign.

Vasilevskiy will guard the home goal versus the Red Wings on Tuesday, Benjamin Pierce of the Lightning's official site reports.

Vasilevskiy has struggled lately, allowing 13 goals on 77 shots over his last three games. He's still gone 1-1-1 in that span, but it's an unusually poor stretch for the star goalie. The 32-year-old netminder should be able to bounce back at some point, and Tuesday's matchup presents a good opportunity for him to turn things around.

Head coach Mike Babcock stated that Howard (knee) is expected to miss multiple weeks, per Jason Gregor of Sports 1440 Edmonton.

Howard suffered his knee injury during the Oilers' 4-0 win over the Islanders on Saturday. Bacock stated that he believes the 22-year-old's injury isn't too bad, so he's set to miss only a couple of weeks. Prior to going down, Howard posted three points, 12 shots on net, four hits and three blocked shots across 13 appearances this season. In his absence, Filip Hallander is expected to serve as the team's fourth-line right winger.

Brossoit will defend the road net against Vancouver on Tuesday, per Kevin Woodley of NHL.com.

Brossoit will start again for the Ducks after making 19 saves in Sunday's 6-3 win over Ottawa. The 33-year-old British Columbia native will have plenty of friends and family at Tuesday's game. Vancouver (3-12-1) ranks 21st in the league this season with 2.94 goals per game.

Lambert was placed on waivers Tuesday, according to Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet.

Lambert has been a healthy scratch in three of Winnipeg's past five games, including the last two. He has one assist, four shots on net and eight hits in 11 NHL appearances this season. If he clears waivers, Lambert will likely report to AHL Manitoba.