Holtby allowed three goals on 35 shots in the Capitals win over the Penguins on Sunday. The win snapped a three-game losing streak for Holtby, who is 3-3-1 with a 3.21 GAA and .899 SV% in February. Tonight he faces a Winnipeg team that has lost four of their last seven (3-4-0) while scoring 2.86 goals per game.
Kreider was listed as a game-time decision but head coach David Quinn told reporters that the recently signed winger will play vs. the Islanders. Kreider comes in with 14 points (8G / 6A) in his last 13 games.
Buchnevich is banged up after getting in a car accident and will not be in the lineup against the Islanders. Brendan Lemieux is expected to move up into the top-6 with Buchnevich out.
Smith stopped 21 of 23 shots in the Flames win in Los Angeles on Sunday. Smith has been excellent in February, going 5-1-1 with a 2.53 GAA and .920 SV% in his last seven starts. He has not faced the Ducks this season but is 10-6-2 with a 2.63 GAA, .913 SV% and one shutout on the road.
Price stopped all 30 shots that he faced in the Canadiens shutout win in Ottawa on Saturday. After a five-game losing streak, Price has turned in back-to-back wins while stopping 59 of the 62 shots (.952 SV%) that he’s faced. He stopped 38 of 39 shots in a winning effort in his first start vs. the Canucks, who are coming off of an impressive 9-3 win over the Bruins on Saturday.
Buchnevich was in a car accident on Sunday and suffered some minor injuries and is questionable to play Tuesday vs. the Islanders. Head coach David Quinn is expected to speak around 5:30 PM ET and should update Buchnevich's status at that time.
The day after getting a seven-year contract extension, Kreider is questionable to play vs. the Islanders due to an illness. Head coach David Quinn is expected to speak around 5:30 PM ET and should update Kreider's status at that time.
Rittich allowed two goals on 29 shots in the Flames win in Detroit on Sunday. It was a much-needed win for Rittich, who struggled mightily in his previous two outings. Tonight he faces a Bruins team that is 11-2-0 while scoring 3.23 goals per game in their last 13 games.
Giordano has missed the last nine game but was on the ice for the Flames morning skate and is listed as a game-time decision for tonight's game in Boston. If he plays, Giordano is expected to be on the top-pair with T.J Brodie and relegated to the second power-play unit after Monday's addition of Erik Gustafsson.
Dowling has not played since January 29th so he'll get a couple of games in inn Texas before being recalled later in the week.
Lindstrom was sent down on Monday to maintain his eligibility for the AHL playoffs. Lindstrom will appear in his 11th straight NHL game but is still looking for his first career point. He has averaging 16:19 TOI/gm and is a minus-7 with 10 PIMS.
Carlsson played 14:55 TOI in his NHL debut in Dallas on Sunday but will be replaced by Nick Seeler in the lineup on Tuesday.
Seeler was a healthy scratch in Dallas on Sunday but will replace Lucas Carlsson in the lineup on Tuesday. Since joining the Blackhawks, Seeler has picked up one assist, one shot and seven PIMS in three games.
Crawford allowed two goals on 33 shots in the Blackhawks loss in Dallas on Sunday. With Robin Lehner traded to Vegas, Crawford becomes the unquestioned No.1 in Chicago again. Crawford has lost five of his last six starts (1-4-1) despite posting a great 2.33 GAA and .930 SV%. Crawford has had a tough time vs. the Blues this year, going 0-2-0 while allowing eight goals on 68 shots (.892 SV%).
Bonino has missed the last two games with an illness but it looks like he'll play tonight vs. the Senators on Tuesday. Bonino, who has 34 points (17G / 17A) in 59 games this season, will centre the fourth line with Colin Blackwell and Colton Sissons.
This is a huge blow for the Oilers, who loaded up at the deadline on Monday. Since Yamamoto came up from the AHL, the trio of Draisaitl, Nugent-Hopkins and Yamamoto have been red-hot. Yamamoto had 18 points (7G / 11A) in his last 16 games but will likely miss at least a couple of weeks. The newly acquired Tyler Ennis could be a replacement for Yamamoto.
Tonight will be Darcy Kuemper's first start since December 19th. During his one-game AHL conditioning stint, Kuemper stopped 26 of 28 shots in a loss. Kuemper has gone 6-6-1 with a 2.39 GAA and .925 SV% on home ice this season and tonight he faces a Panthers team that is 3-7-1 while averaging 2.64 goals for and 3.82 goals against in their last 11 games.
