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Scheifele pocketed three assists, two on the power play, in Monday's 6-2 win over the Kraken.

The star center helped set up two tallies by Kyle Connor and one by Gabriel Vilardi as Scheifele produced his fifth multi-point performance in the last seven games. He's putting the finishing touches on a career-best regular season, and with five games left on Winnipeg's schedule, Scheifele needs just three more points to reach 100 for the first time.

Faulk (lower body) will be a game-time decision for Tuesday's home game versus the Blue Jackets, Helene St. James of the Detroit Free Press reports.

Faulk has missed the last two games due to his lower-body injury. If the right-shot blueliner is unable to play Tuesday, Axel Sandin-Pellikka will most likely remain in the lineup, as he's helped cover for the absence of Faulk.

Connor scored two goals, one the game-winner on the power play, in Monday's 6-2 victory over Seattle.

The veteran winger delivered his second straight multi-goal performance as he surged toward the finish line on a disappointing season for the Jets. Connor sits two tallies short of his third career 40-goal campaign and one point shy of his third 90-point season, and over the last 14 contests, he's racked up 10 goals and 18 points.

Hellebuyck made 22 saves in Monday's 6-2 win over the Kraken.

The Jets fell behind 1-0 in the first period, but three straight power-play goals put them in the lead for good. Hellebuyck appears to be back in Vezina form, although too late to save Winnipeg's season -- over his last seven starts, he's gone 5-2-0 with a 2.15 GAA and .910 save percentage.

Gibson will defend the cage for Tuesday's home clash with the Blue Jackets, Helene St. James of the Detroit Free Press reports.

Gibson appeared in 14 straight games prior to getting the night off versus the Wild on Sunday. In those contests, the Pittsburgh native went 5-8-1 with a 2.77 GAA and one shutout. If Gibson can secure two more wins down the stretch, he will get over the 30-win threshold for the first time since 2017-18 when he was with the Ducks.

Eberle scored his 25th goal of the season in Monday's 6-2 loss to the Jets.

The 35-year-old winger opened the scoring midway through the first period, but the game quickly slipped away from the Kraken after that. It's the first time since 2017-18 that Eberle has reached the 25-goal plateau, and over 74 games in the current campaign, he's produced 53 points with 162 shots on net, 53 hits, a career-high 41 blocked shots and a plus-2 rating.

Dach (upper body) will be an option for Tuesday's home game against the Panthers, per Eric Engels of Sportsnet.

The Canadiens said March 17 that Dach would be out for 2-4 weeks, so his return comes right in the middle of that timeline. Alexandre Texier (lower body) has also been given the green light to play, so the Canadiens are nearly fully healthy up front, with the exception of Patrik Laine (abdomen). Dach might center the fourth line between Phillip Danault and Brendan Gallagher on Tuesday.

Ullmark will patrol the crease at home versus the Lightning on Tuesday, Julian McKenzie of The Athletic reports.

Ullmark will make his fifth straight appearance in the crease, having gone 2-2-0 with a 4.01 GAA and .854 save percentage across his prior four outings. With their spot in the postseason hanging in the balance, the 32-year-old netminder could see himself feature in each of the team's last five outings, including a back-to-back against the Islanders and Devils on Saturday and Sunday, respectively.

Texier (lower body) is available for Tuesday's home matchup against Florida, according to Eric Engels of Sportsnet.

Texier missed seven games due to the injury. While he's now an option for the Canadiens, it remains to be seen if he'll be one of the 12 forwards against the Panthers, as the team now has 14 healthy players up front -- Kirby Dach (upper body) is also available for Tuesday's game.

Daccord turned aside 10 of 12 shots after taking over the crease from Philipp Grubauer (lower body) midway through the second period of Monday's 6-2 loss to the Jets.

The loss went on Grubauer's ledger, but the two third-period tallies allowed by Daccord squelched any chance the Kraken had of mounting a comeback. Seattle is all but eliminated from the playoffs, but Daccord figures to see a heavy workload over the team's final games if Grubauer misses time, with Matt Murray as his backup.