van Riemsdyk is a healthy scratch for Thursday's game in Montreal.
van Riemsdyk will be the odd-man out as Capitals opt to get some fresh legs in the lineup for the tail-end of their back-to-back. Dylan McIlrath will dress in his place.
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Chinakhov will draw back into Columbus' lineup vs. Toronto on Thursday.
Zach Aston-Reese will be a healthy scratch on Thursday against the Toronto Maple Leafs, allowing Chinakhov to re-enter the lineup. The 24-year-old Chinakhov has four points (2G / 2A) in 14 games and has been held off the scoresheet in eight straight.
Kuzmenko will draw back into Los Angeles' lineup in San Jose on Thursday.
Kuzmenko's ice time has dropped below eight minutes in his last two games, as he has been playing primarily on the fourth line, leading to him being a healthy scratch in the team's last three games (2-1-0). The 29-year-old Kuzmenko has seven points (3G / 4A) in 17 games this season, but has only one point (1G / 0A) in his last eight games.
Carlile will make his season debut on Tuesday.
Carlile will draw in and skate alongside Steven Santini on the third pair, who is also making his season debut. Maxwell Crozier and Erik Cernak (lower-body) will draw out of the Lightning lineup.
Chinakhov will be a healthy scratch in Winnipeg on Tuesday.
Luca Del Bel Belluz will return to the Blue Jackets lineup on Tuesday, sending Chinakhov to the press box as a healthy scratch. The 24-year-old Chinakhov has four points (2G / 2A) in 14 games and has been held off the scoresheet in eight straight.
Koivunen (lower-body) has been placed on IR and is considered week-to-week.
Koivunen has a whopping 11 points (4G / 7A) in six AHL games, but only one point (0G / 1A) in seven games at the NHL level. He remains out week-to-week, resulting Pittsburgh recalled Samuel Poulin from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (AHL).
Carlile has been recalled from Syracuse (AHL).
Carlile is an undrafted 25-year-old defenseman that has spent most of the previous five seasons in the AHL. He has 10 points (2G / 8A) in 15 games with the Syracuse Crunch (AHL) this season.
Koivunen (lower-body) will not play Sunday vs. the Predators.
Goalie Start
Murashov will start Sunday vs. the Predators.
van Riemsdyk will draw back into Washington's lineup vs. New Jersey on Saturday.
The Penguns have activated Joel Blomqvist (lower-body) from IR and assigned him to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (AHL).
The Penguns have activated Rutger McGroarty (upper-body) from IR and assigned him to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (AHL).
Goalie Start
Silovs will start Friday vs. the Predators.
With Tristan Jarry (lower body) sidelined week-to-week, Silovs has become the de facto starting netminder for Pittsburgh and will tend the twine on Friday in Sweden against the Pittsburgh Penguins. The 24-year-old Silovs was excellent in his most recent game, but did not receive ample goal support, saving 23 of 24 shots (.958 SV%) in a 2-1 shootout loss to the New Jersey Devils. He has a 2.49 GAA and .916 SV% in nine games this season (4-2-3). The Penguins enter Friday's overseas matchup as -119 favorites against a Predators team on a three-game losing skid.
Girard (upper-body) will return to Colorado's lineup vs. Buffalo on Thursday.
Girard has not played since suffering an upper-body injury in Colorado's second game of the season, but will make his return to the lineup on Thursday against the Buffalo Sabres. The 27-year-old Girard has seen a decreased role in recent seasons, but still tallied 24 points (3G / 21A) in 73 games last season.
Kuzmenko will be a healthy scratch in Toronto on Thursday.
Kuzmenko's ice time has dropped below eight minutes in his last two games, as he has been playing primarily on the fourth line, and he will be a healthy scratch on Thursday against the Maple Leafs. The 29-year-old Kuzmenko has seven points (3G / 4A) in 17 games this season, but has only one point (1G / 0A) in his last eight games. Jeff Malott enters the lineup as Kuzmenko's replacement.
Girard (upper-body) is expected to play on Colorado's upcoming home stand.
Girard has not played since suffering an upper-body injury in Colorado's second game of the season, but should make his return to the lineup in one of Colorado's next four games during their home stand. The 27-year-old Girard has seen a decreased role in recent seasons, but still tallied 24 points (3G / 21A) in 73 games last season.
van Riemsdyk will be a healthy scratch in Carolina on Tuesday.
Declan Chisholm will return to Washington's lineup on Tuesday against the Carolina Hurricanes, sending van Riemsdyk to the sidelines as a healthy scratch. The 34-year-old van Riemsdyk is averaging 14:49 time-on-ice and has two points (1G / 1A) in 13 games this season.
Larsson has been recalled from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (AHL) to be Pittsburgh's third goalie while in Stockholm.
Larsson was drafted in the sixth-round, 167th-overall by the Detroit Red Wings, in the 2016 NHL Entry Draft. He has never played an NHL game and is expected to join Pittsburgh in Sweden to precautionarily serve as the team's third goalie. The 27-year-old Larsson has a 2.92 GAA and .891 SV% in five games (3-0-1) with the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (AHL) this season.
Soderblom will draw back into the lineup on Sunday.
Goalie Start
Murashov will make his first career start vs. Los Angeles on Sunday.
With Arturs Silovs getting the start on Saturday, Murashov will make his first career start on Sunday. Murashov had an outstanding start to the season with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (AHL), where he won AHL Player of the Month in October, going 5-2-0 with a 1.73 GAA and .931 SV% in seven games.