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Walman will be a healthy scratch Tuesday versus Columbus, per Max Miller of NHL.com.

Walman has a goal and nine points in 13 appearances this season, including seven points over his past four outings. However, he did have a minus-2 rating in Saturday's 3-2 loss to Vancouver. The decision to scratch Walman is still surprising, but after a game out of the lineup, he will likely dress Thursday against Minnesota while serving in his typical top-four capacity. In the meantime, Jack Thompson is projected to draw back into the lineup Tuesday after being scratched Saturday.

Gavrikov recorded an assist, two blocked shots and two PIM in Monday's 3-0 win over the Predators.

Gavrikov snapped a six-game point drought with his helper on Adrian Kempe's empty-net tally. Through 13 outings, Gavrikov has four assists, 17 shots on net, 28 blocks and a plus-7 rating. He's seen top-four minutes in the absence of Drew Doughty (ankle), though Gavrikov was listed on the third pairing despite playing 23:10 in Monday's contest.

Zub (concussion) won't be available for Tuesday's road game against the Senators, Claire Hanna of TSN reports.

Zub will miss his ninth consecutive game due to the injury, but he appears to be nearing a return after practicing with the team Monday. The right-shot blueliner will likely replace Jacob Bernard-Docker in the lineup once given the all-clear.

Reilly (upper body) won't be in the lineup Tuesday against Pittsburgh, per Stefen Rosner of NHL.com.

Reilly is still day-to-day and will miss his second straight game. He hasn't earned a point in 11 games this campaign but has provided 15 shots on goal, four blocked shots and three hits. With Reilly, Alexander Romanov (upper body) and Adam Pelech (jaw) unavailable to play against the Penguins, the Islanders' defense corp will feature Dennis Cholowski, Grant Hutton and Isaiah George, who makes his NHL debut following his recall from AHL Bridgeport on Tuesday.

Romanov won't play Tuesday versus Pittsburgh, Stefen Rosner of NHL.com reports.

Romanov remains day-to-day and will miss his second straight game. He has provided two assists, 10 shots on goal, 21 blocked shots and 16 hits across eight appearances this season. Following his recall from AHL Bridgeport on Tuesday, Isaiah George will make his NHL debut versus the Penguins because of injuries to blueliners Romanov, Adam Pelech (jaw) and Mike Reilly (upper body).

Roy (lower body) is skating in a regular jersey at Tuesday's practice, according to Sammi Silber of The Hockey News.

Roy could return to the lineup versus Nashville on Wednesday after missing the last 10 games due to the injury. Tuesday marked the first day in which Roy upgraded from a non-contact jersey at practice. The right-shot blueliner logged a minus-2 rating in 8:39 of ice time in his only appearance with the Caps this season.

George was brought up from AHL Bridgeport on Tuesday, according to Stefen Rosner of NHL.com.

George will likely serve as New York's seventh defenseman in the short term while the club deals with multiple injuries to its blue line. The Ontario native has picked up a goal and an assist through four games with AHL Bridgeport this season. George has yet to make his NHL debut.

Attard was acquired by the Oilers from the Flyers in exchange for Benjamin Gleason on Monday.

Attard is a 6-foot-3 right-shot defenseman, and he was a third-round selection by Philadelphia in the 2019 NHL Entry Draft. The 25-year-old logged six points across 29 NHL games with the Flyers. The Michigan native hasn't found the scoresheet through seven outings with AHL Lehigh Valley this season. Attard will report to AHL Bakersfield.

Bolduc was reassigned to AHL Bridgeport on Monday.

Bolduc's demotion would seem to indicate that Alexander Romanov (upper body) is healthy enough to play Tuesday against Pittsburgh. In his lone appearance this season, Bolduc logged a meager 5:56 of ice time and registered a minus-1 rating. Look for Bolduc to spend the bulk of his time in the minors this year.

York (upper body) is slated to travel with the Flyers for their upcoming three-game road trip but still may not play, Kevin Kurz of The Athletic reports Monday.

While it's certainly a step in the right direction for York, the fact that he seems unlikely to be in action during the trip would bring his missed game total up to eight. The 23-year-old blueliner needed all 82 regular-season contests last year to get to the 30-point mark and now seems unlikely to reach that threshold in 2024-25.