Not to be confused with this summer’s No.2 overall pick Kaapo Kakko, Kahkonen was a fourth-round pick in 2014. The 23-year-old netminder has gone 4-0-0 with a 2.95 GAA and .886 SV% in four AHL games this season. He is expected to serve as Alex Stalock’s backup on Thursday because Devan Dubnyk was banged up in Tuesday’s win.
Elliott stopped 33 of 35 shots in the Flyers win over the Golden Knights on Monday. It was a fantastic outing for Elliott, who has a .925 SV% in two starts and one relief appearance in 2019-20. Tonight he faces a Blackhawks team that has opened the season at 2-3-2 while ranking 20th in the NHL in goal-scoring (2.71 GF/gm) and 25th in PP% (13.6).
The Ducks were planning on signing Sbisa but he had to pass through waivers first. The Jets shut that idea down by claiming the 29-year-old defenseman. He had one assist in nine games with the Islanders last year and has 103 points (18G / 85A) in 504 career NHL games with the Flyers, Ducks, Canucks, Golden Knights and Islanders.
Paquette has missed the first eight games of the 2019-20 season but is expected to make his debut vs. the Penguins. Paquette will centre the fourth line with Patrick Maroon and Luke Witkowski. The 26-year-old had 13 goals and four assists (17 points) in 80 games last season.
Hague had two assists in seven games during his call-up but Jake Bischoff has recently taken his spot on the third pair. Hague returns to the AHL, where he had 13 goals and 19 assists (32 points) in 75 games last year.
Nilsson stopped 41 of 43 shots in the Senators' loss in Dallas on Monday. Nilsson was outstanding for the second straight game but the Senators offence couldn't help him out. The 29-year-old netminder has stopped 93 of the last 97 shots (.959 SV%) that he has faced and is an intriguing option against a struggling Red Wings team that is on the tail-end of a back-to-back.
Vasilevskiy allowed six goals on 24 shots in the Lightning's 6-2 loss to the Avalanche last Saturday. The loss snapped a three-game winning streak for Vasilevskiy, who is 4-2-0 with a 3.15 GAA and .899 SV% on the season. Tonight he faces the Penguins, who are on the tail-end of a back-to-back. They were shutout (3-0) in their first back-to-back set.
Anisimov previously missed three games with a lower-body injury but played Monday in Dallas and is now ruled out for at least two weeks. There is no word if it is a new injury or if Anisimov re-aggravated the same lower-body issue he was dealing with. J.C. Beaudin is expected to make his NHL debut in Anisimov's place on Wednesday.
This is a huge blow to an already thin Senators lineup. White ranked fifth among Senators' forwards in ice-time (17:51) but has had a slow start, scoring one goal with one assist in eight games. The Senators have a busy schedule coming up so missing 3-to-5 weeks will mean missing 10-to-17 games for White. Logan Brown was recalled from Belleville (AHL) to take his spot on the roster.
Nilsson stopped 41 of 43 shots in the Senators loss in Dallas on Monday. Nilsson was outstanding for the second straight game but the Senators offence couldn't help him out. The 29-year-old netminder has stopped 93 of the last 97 shots (.959 SV%) that he has faced and is an intriguing option against a struggling Red Wings team that is on the tail-end of a back-to-back.
Brown was the No.11 overall pick in 2016 and he is off to a blistering start in the AHL this season. The 21-year-old centre is tied for the team-lead with seven points (3G / 4A) in five games and is expected to make his season debut vs. the Red Wings. Brown has just one assist in six career NHL games.
Saarela was originally a third-round pick of the Hurricanes, where he spent the first two years of his career before being traded to Chicago in a trade that sent Anton Forsberg and Gustav Forsling to Carolina. Saarela opened the 2019-20 season with Rockford and registered just one assist in five games. He will report to Springfield (AHL).
McCoshen made 19 appearances with the Panthers last season but has started the 2019-20 season in the AHL, where he has registered four assists in seven games. McCoshen is a big, (6-foot-3, 217 lbs) physical defenseman who averaged 2.2 hits per game with Florida last year. He is expected to report to Rockford (AHL).
Comtois appeared in five straight games but will be replaced by Devin Shore on Tuesday night. Comtois is an impressive young prospect but hasn't done much while averaging 14:09 TOI/gm since being called-up.
Cholowski missed last Friday's game in Edmonton but will replace Madison Bowey in the lineup on Tuesday. Cholowski has three assists and 10 shots in seven games this season.
Gibson allowed two goals on 29 shots in the Ducks loss to the Flames on Sunday. Gibson opened the season with three straight wins but has now lost three of the last four while allowing 10 goals on 113 shots (.921 SV%). As well as he has played to start the season, he draws a scary road matchup in Nashville. The Predators are tied for the NHL-lead in goal-scoring (4.00 GF/gm) through eight games.
After appearing in four straight games, Marincin will give way for Kevin Gravel to make his Maple Leafs debut in Boston.
Spezza has played in the last two games but will be scratched in the second game of a back-to-back. Nic Petan will draw back into the lineup to replace Spezza and Frederik Gauthier will be elevated to the third-line centre role.
Gravel has bounced between the NHL and AHL since 2016, appearing in 107 career NHL games with the Kings and Oilers. He doesn't bring a lot of offence to the table but has great size (6-foot-4, 205 lbs.) and shutdown abilities for a third-pairing defenseman.
Petan has been a healthy scratch for the last five games but will replace Jason Spezza in the second game of a back-to-back. Petan has just one assist and three shots in three games this season.
