Strome has missed the last seven games with an ankle injury but will play tonight in his third career game back in Arizona since being dealt to the Blackhawks. Strome has picked up 30 points (10G / 20A) in 40 games this season.
Both Demers and Oliver Ekman-Larsson will be game-time decisions tonight vs. the Blackhawks. If neither plays, it would leave the Coyotes without two top-4 defenseman and force them to dress Jordan Oesterle and Kyle Capobianco.
Crawford allowed two goals on 33 shots in the Blackhawks win in Toronto on January 18th. Crawford has won his last two starts while stopping 63 of of the 66 shots (.955 SV%) that he faced. The Blackhawks offence has been hot lately, so he makes for a solid option against a Coyotes team that could be shorthanded.
Richardson has missed the last four games with a lower-body injury but could return tonight vs. the Blackhawks. Monitor Richardson's status when the Coyotes hit the ice for warmups at 7:30 pm ET.
Ekman-Larsson was forced to leave Thursday's game vs. the Kings and will be a game-time decision tonight vs. the Blackhawks. Kyle Capobianco was recalled from the AHL and could play if O.E.L can't play on Saturday.
Rittich stopped 31 of 34 shots in the Flames shootout win in Edmonton on Wednesday. He'll get the nod again tonight in another instalment of the Battle of Alberta. He's 9-4-3 with a 2.74 GAA and .909 SV% on home-ice this year and is 2-0 while stopping 59 of 63 shots (.937 SV%) in two games against the Oilers this year.
Greiss allowed two goals on 42 shots in the Islanders win in New York on January 21st. Semyon Varlamov was the first goalie off of the ice yesterday but it will be Greiss making his third straight start this afternoon. In his last five outings, Greiss is 3-0-1 with a 1.86 GAA and .945 SV%.
Hintz was on the ice for Friday's practice and Saturday's morning skate but will miss his second straight games with an upper-body injury. With Hintz and Justin Dowling out, Joel Kiviranta was recalled from the AHL and will play in New Jersey.
Kiviranta has no points in seven NHL games but has 20 points (11G / 9A) in 38 AHL games this season. With Roope Hintz and Justin Dowling out, Kiviranta will be on the fourth line on Saturday.
Bishop allowed four goals on 33 shots in the Stars loss to the Maple Leafs on Wednesday. Bishop has gone 1-2-0 with a 3.09 GAA and .882 SV% in his last four games (three starts) but draws a friendly matchup tonight in New Jersey. The Devils have lost four of their last five (1-3-1) while averaging 3.00 goals per game.
Oliver Ekman-Larsson was forced to leave Thursday's game with a lower-body injury, so Capobianco returns to the NHL where he has one goal in eight games this season.
Dermott missed Friday's practice and will not play Saturday vs. the Senators. With Dermott sidelined, Martin Marincin will draw back into the lineup after sitting for the last two games.
Donskoi has been out for the last five games but will play tonight in Philadelphia. Donskoi, who has spent most of the year in the top-6, will start on the fourth line on Saturday.
Okposo suffered an upper-body injury vs. the Canadiens on Thursday and will miss at least a couple of weeks. J-S Dea was recalled from the AHL and is expected to replace Okposo in the lineup on Saturday afternoon.
Mueller has been the line-up for the last two games but Connor Carrick will replace him tonight vs. the Predators.
Carrick was a healthy scratch for the last two games but will replace Mirco Mueller tonight vs. the Predators. Carrick has three assists while playing 13:50 ATOI in 11 games this season.
Rinne allowed five goals on 32 shots in the Predators shootout win in New Hersey on Thursday. Rinne was inconsistent in January, going 4-4-0 with a 3.12 GAA and .900 SV% in eight starts. In his first start vs. the Golden Knights, Rinne stopped 33 of 35 shots in a 5-2 win in mid-October.
Grubauer allowed three goals on 24 shots in Colorado's win over the Blues on January 18th. Grubauer won both of his starts before the bye week, stopping 48 of the last 51 shots (.941 SV%) that he's faced. He's gone 6-5-2 with a 2.76 GAA and .915 SV% on the road but will see a Flyers team that played last night and will start Alex Lyon in the opposite crease.
