Hutton (personal) will not dress on Sunday.
Hutton will not be available for Sunday's game due to a family matter, so Andrew Hammond was recalled from Rochester to serve as Jonas Johansson's backup.
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Johansson (illness) will not play on Sunday.
Johansson will come out of the Sabres lineup on Sunday. With the veteran winger out, the Sabres will dress seven defensemen.
Goalie Start
Miller will start Sunday in Buffalo.
Miller allowed five goals on 35 shots in the Ducks overtime loss in Toronto on Friday. The final stat line doesn't indicate how well Miller played for a third straight game. Miller has stopped 101 of the last 108 shots (.935 SV%) that he has faced. Today he faces his former team, who he is 3-2-0 with a 2.60 GAA and .916 SV% against since leaving Buffalo in the 2014 season.
Goalie Start
Johansson will start Sunday vs. the Ducks.
Johansson allowed three goals on 21 shots in the Sabres shootout loss to the Red Wings on Thursday. With Carter Hutton out with a personal matter, Johansson will make his second career NHL start vs. the Ducks. Today he'll face a Ducks team that is 2-0-2 while scoring 3.00 goals per game in the first four games of their road-trip.
Line Change
Halak was scheduled to start in Detroit but was a late-scratch.
Goalie Start
Rask will end up starting Sunday in Detroit.
Jaroslav Halak was originally scheduled to start today's game in Detroit but was a late scratch due to an upper-body injury. Rask is 8-4-0 on the road and allowed three goals on 31 shots in a surprising loss in his only start vs. the Red Wings this season.
Goalie Start
Crawford will start Sunday in Winnipeg.
Crawford allowed three goals on 34 shots in the Blackhawks loss in Minnesota on Tuesday. Crawford has won three of his last four starts with a 1.94 GAA and .944 SV%. He has not faced the Jets this season but is 5-4-3 with a 2.90 GAA .917 SV% on the road this year.
Goalie Start
Bernier led the Red Wings onto the ice for warmups.
Bernier allowed three gaols on 32 shots in the Red Wings shootout win in Buffalo on Thursday. Bernier continues to play great and was finally rewarded with his 11th win of the season. He is now 4-4-0 with a 1.98 GAA, .936 SV% and one shutout in his last eight starts but draws a horrible matchup this afternoon with the Bruins in town.
Gudbranson (upper-body) is not expected to play on Sunday.
Gudbranson played just 3:35 TOI in Toronto on Friday before leaving the game with an upper-body injury. Brendan Guhle and Josh Mahura were recalled from the AHL and one of them will replace him in the lineup today in Buffalo.
The Ducks have recalled Brendan Guhle from San Diego (AHL).
With Erik Gudbranson getting hurt on Friday both Guhle and Josh Mahura were recalled from San Diego prior to today's game in Buffalo. One or both of them figure to draw into the lineup. For Guhle, he has four points (1G / 3A) in 18 NHL games and 12 points (4G / 8A) in 31 AHL games this season.
The Ducks have recalled Josh Mahura from San Diego (AHL).
With Erik Gudbranson getting hurt on Friday both Mahura and Brendan Guhle were recalled from San Diego prior to today's game in Buffalo. One or both of them figure to draw into the lineup. For Mahura, he has four points (1G / 3A) in 11 NHL games and 13 points (3G / 10A) in 31 AHL games this season.
Soucy (illness) will return to the Wild lineup on Sunday.
Soucy missed the last two games with an illness but will replace Brad Hunt and skate with Greg Pateryn tonight vs. the Avalanche. Soucy has 12 points (6G / 6A) and a plus-15 rating in 49 games this season.
Hunt is expected to be a healthy scratch on Sunday.
Hunt played in three straight games, scoring once on seven shots and adding an assist in limited ice time (12:51 ATOI). He will be replaced by Carson Soucy as the Wild elect to go with a heavier lineup vs. the Avalanche.
Line Change
Blidh will be a healthy scratch on Sunday.
Blidh played in four straight games but will sit this afternoon with Danton Heinen returning from a foot injury. Blidh has yet to record a point in five games with the Bruins.
Carlo (personal) will return to the Bruins lineup on Sunday.
Carlo missed Saturday's game due to a personal matter but will replace Jeremy Lauzon in the lineup on Sunday. Carlo has four goals and 13 assists (17 points) in 55 games this season.
Heinen (foot) will draw into the Bruins lineup on Sunday.
Heinen has missed the last four games with a foot issue but will play this afternoon in Detroit. Heinen will replace Anton Blidh and will start on the fourth line with Par Lindholm and Chris Wagner.
The Golden Knights have reassigned Nicolas Roy to Chicago (AHL).
Roy has appeared in eight straight games with the Golden Knights and he'll likely be in the lineup on Tuesday. This is probably just for some extra cap savings as we get closer to the NHL Trade Deadline.
The Bruins have recalled Urho Vaakanainen from Providence (AHL).
Jeremy Lauzon is likely facing a suspension, so Vaakanainen is here to replace him in the lineup in Detroit. The 21-year-old, former first-round pick (No.18 overall in 2017) has 12 points (4G / 8A) in 42 AHL games this season.
The Red Wings hope to get Mantha (ribs) back on Tuesday.
Mantha will not play this afternoon vs. the Bruins but head coach Jeff Blashill is hopeful that he'll return Tuesday in Buffalo. Mantha's return to the lineup would obviously be huge for the Red Wings, as he leads the team in points-per-game (0.83), scoring 12 goals with 12 assists (24 points) in 29 games this year.
Injury
Green (upper-body) will return to the Red Wings lineup on Sunday.
Green missed the last six games with an upper-body injury but will return to the lineup this afternoon vs. the Bruins. Green has struggled most of the season, like many of his teammates, posting just eight points (2G / 6A) in 41 games.
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