Hall was on the ice for warmups last night but was a late-scratch in Colorado. Hall will sit out for a second straight game with New Jersey nearing a deal to trade the pending UFA. It looks like Hall has played his final game as a New Jersey Devil.
Primeau has played extremely well in his first two NHL starts, allowing just five goals on 72 shots (.931 SV%) but heads back to Laval to get more playing time. The Canadiens do not have a back-to-back before the Christmas break, so Carey Price will likely start every single game, so they want Primeau to play in Laval.
Chatfield sat-out of every game during his call-up, so he heads back to Utica to get some games in with Guillaume Brisebois coming up from Utica. Chatfield has one assist in 19 AHL games this season.
Primeau allowed three goals on 35 shots in the Canadiens' 3-2 loss to the Avalanche. Last Thursday. It was a solid NHL debut for the 20-year-old, who will make his second career start Wednesday vs. Ottawa. The Senators have surprised a lot of people this season and have played well on the road lately, winning six of their last seven while scoring 3.43 goals per game.
Kotkaniemi has missed the last two games with a concussion and there's no timetable for his return. His move to IR opens up a roster spot to call-up Ryan Poehling from Laval for Wednesday's game vs. the Senators.
Kotkaniemi suffered a concussion in an awkward collision with Nikita Zadorov on Thursday and will not play Thursday vs. the Rangers. With Kotkaniemi out, Charles Hudon is expected to draw back into the Canadiens lineup.
Robinson played just 6:50 TOI in Tuesday's loss to the Coyotes and will be replaced by Emil Bemstrom in the lineup on Thursday.
Robinson was called up from Cleveland on Sunday and will replace Emil Bemstrom in the lineup on Tuesday. Robinson has five points (3G / 2A) in 14 AHL games and three goals in seven NHL games this season.
Primeau, 20, was a seventh-round pick of the Canadiens in 2017. After two years at Northeastern University, he turned pro this year and is 7-4-1 with a 2.58 GAA and .910 SV%. Primeau could make his NHL debut during the Habs' back-to-back on Thursday/Friday.
Fast was listed as a game-time decision but it looks like he'll play on the Rangers third-line with Filip Chytil and Brendan Lemieux. Fast has three goals and six assists in 24 games this season.
Fast was banged up in Saturday's game in New Jersey but ended up finishing the game. Head coach David Quinn called him a game-time decision but his lack of offence makes him a low-end fantasy asset regardless.
Gostisbehere was a healthy scratch for the last three games but will replace Philippe Myers in the lineup on Friday. Gostisbehere has been held pointless for six straight games and has just six points (1G / 5A) in 22 games this season.
Robinson has played in seven straight games but will be replaced by Riley Nash against the Penguins. Robinson has registered three goals in seven games with the Blue Jackets this season.
Gostisbehere was a bit of a surprise scratch on Saturday afternoon but will be held out of Monday's game as well. With Gostisbehere out, the Flyers will roll with a third-pair of Robert Hagg and Philippe Myers and Travis Sanheim will see PP2 time.
Kotkaniemi has missed the last seven games with a groin issue but will play against the Devils. Kotkaniemi has had a slow start offensively, scoring just two goals with one assist in 12 games.
Martinook has been out since October 8th after undergoing core muscle surgery. Martinook has one assist in four games this season. Brian Gibbons was waived on Friday, so Martinook will return to the lineup on Saturday.
The Canadiens are expecting Kotkaniemi to play one of their two weekend games, so look for him to play Saturday. Jordan Weal will replace Ryan Poehling, who replaced Kotkaniemi originally.
