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Shayne Gostisbehere - Not suiting up Gostisbehere (groin) is not on the ice for warmups, indicating he'll miss Tuesday's game against the Penguins, Walt Ruff of the Hurricanes' official site reports.

Impact Gostisbehere is set for a second straight absence. The 32-year-old defenseman's next chance to play is Thursday versus the Canadiens. Alexander Nikishin will continue to play a larger role at even strength and on the power play while Gostisbehere is out.

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

Impact 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.

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Sam Carrick - Breaks lengthy drought Carrick posted an assist in Monday's 3-2 overtime loss to the Hurricanes.

Impact Carrick played after being a game-time decision due to an illness Monday. With the helper, he snapped an 18-game point drought. The fourth-line center doesn't get many chances to influence play on offense, but he's part of the Rangers' penalty-killing group. He's earned seven points (one shorthanded), 44 shots on net, 56 hits, 28 PIM and 21 blocked shots through 41 appearances this season.

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Adam Fox - Might return Wednesday Fox (upper body) is expected to be a game-time decision for Wednesday's road divisional matchup against the Capitals, according to Mollie Walker of the New York Post.

Impact Fox hasn't suited up since Nov. 29 against Tampa Bay and has been on long-term injured reserve due to his upper-body injury. However, the right-shot blueliner skated on the No. 1 pairing and quarterbacked the top power-play unit during Tuesday's practice, which should bode well for his availability Wednesday. Scott Morrow is expected to serve as a healthy scratch once Fox is back in the lineup.

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Jonny Brodzinski - Deposits goal Monday Brodzinski scored a goal and added two PIM in Monday's 3-2 overtime loss to the Hurricanes.

Impact Brodzinski has two goals and two assists over his last four games since he spent three contests in the press box as a healthy scratch. The 32-year-old is still in a bottom-six role, so this burst of offense is likely to fizzle out at some point. He's earned nine points, 32 shots on net and a plus-4 rating across 26 appearances this season.

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Vladislav Gavrikov - Earns first career power-play point Gavrikov scored a power-play goal on three shots in Monday's 3-2 overtime loss to the Hurricanes.

Impact This was Gavrikov's first power-play point in his career. He has not typically been a big factor with the man advantage, but he's averaging 1:38 per game on the power play over his last 10 contests. That usage will dry up once Adam Fox (upper body) is ready to return, but Gavrikov's strong play this year, especially on offense, has afforded him more opportunities. He's at a career-best seven goals with eight helpers, 56 shots on net, 63 blocked shots, 20 hits, 20 PIM and a plus-2 rating over 41 appearances.

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