Vasilevskiy allowed three goals on 24 shots (.875 SV%) for his fourth win in five starts as he beat Columbus in his previous start. The league leader in wins for the last five seasons has been incredibly solid yet again, with his 17-10-1 record, 2.47 GAA and .918 SV%. He draws the Vancouver Canucks for a start Thursday, who has lost five of their last six games after a 5-4 loss to Pittsburgh last game.
Sorokin allowed one goal on 26 shots (.962 SV%) for his third loss in four games as he was defeated in overtime by Dallas in his last start. The 27-year-old has been excellent in his first full season, with his 14-13-2 record, 2.30 GAA and .925 SV%. He takes on the Minnesota Wild, who will be attempting to snap a three-game winless skid that they find themselves in after a 4-3 shootout loss to the New York Rangers last game.
Quinn's move is likely a paper transaction to make room for Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen to come up and start Thursday's game. Expect Quinn to be in the building on Thursday and be recalled before their next game.
Luukkonen was scheduled to start on Tuesday but was unavailable due to illness, recalling him this morning suggests that he's feeling better and is in line to start Thursday. With Luukkonen coming up, Jack Quinn was loaned to the AHL, but that's likely just a paper transaction to make room for Luukkonen.
Copley allowed three goals on 31 shots (.903 SV%) for his ninth win in 10 starts as he beat Edmonton in his previous start. The 30-year-old has been a mid-season revelation for the Kings, with his 11-2-0 record, 2.56 GAA and .904 SV%. He will face the San Jose Sharks who won their last game 4-2 vs Arizona, and are 22nd in both shots per game (29.9) and goals per game (3.07).
Meyer suffered an oblique strain in the Blue Jackets' previous game and will miss approximately six-to-eight weeks.
Copley allowed three goals on 31 shots (.903 SV%) for his ninth win in 10 starts as he beat Edmonton in his previous start. The 30-year-old has been a mid-season revelation for the Kings, with his 11-2-0 record, 2.56 GAA and .904 SV%. He will face the San Jose Sharks who won their last game 4-2 vs Arizona, and are 22nd in both shots per game (29.9) and goals per game (3.07).
Kiersted had a goal, three assists, 14 SOG, six PIMs and a +4 plus/minus through 20 games with the Panthers but has been reassigned to Charlotte (AHL) for the second time this season. In 12 games with the Checkers previously, he had one assist and 16 PIMs.
Reimer allowed four goals on 29 shots (.862 SV%) and picked up his sixth loss in seven starts as he was defeated by Boston his last time out. The season has not turned out as planned for the 34-year-old netminder, who is 7-12-3 with a 3.22 GAA and .895 SV%. He will face the Los Angeles Kings, who have won three of their last four games after a 6-3 victory over Edmonton last game.
Jones has not played since Dec. 12th due to an upper-body injury and will return to the Ducks' lineup Wednesday vs. Edmonton. Jones had two goals, three assists, 31 PIMs, 39 SOG and a -11 plus/minus through 28 games prior to the injury.
Fitzgerald was a third-round pick in 2016 and has picked up three assists in 23 games with the Sabres this season. In total, he has nine assists in 59 career NHL games. Fitzgerald will likely replace Matt Kiersted to serve as the Panthers' No.7 defenseman.
