de Haan has missed the last two games with an upper-body injury but has not officially been ruled out of tonight’s game in Boston. Monitor his status as the Hurricanes hit the ice for warmups.
McElhinney allowed two goals on 23 shots in the Hurricanes win over the Blues last Friday. The Hurricanes goalie rotation continues with McElhiney going tonight in Boston. McElhinney has won six of his last seven starts (6-1-0) while posting a 1.57 GAA, .946 SV% and two shutouts. Despite the sparkling recent play, the Bruins come in having won 10 of their last 11 and haven’t lost in regulation since January 19th—12-0-4 since then.
Boyle missed Sunday in Minnesota but rotated on the fourth line in Tuesday’s morning skate and should play tonight vs. the Wild. Boyle has two goals in 12 games since joining the Predators via trade.
Shore has a charley horse after being kneed by Ian Cole on Sunday and will not play on Tuesday. Shore has recorded six points (2G / 4A) in 20 games since being acquired by the Ducks.
Vanek has missed the last three games with a hip flexor issue but will play Tuesday in Colorado. Vanek will replace Luke Witkowski in the lineup and skate on the third line with Frans Nielsen and Darren Helm. Vanek has played well as of late, scoring five goals with seven assists (12 points) in his last 16 games.
Daley missed the last two games with an upper-body injury but will replace Mike Green (virus) on Tuesday. Daley has scored just two goals with five assists (seven points) in 38 games this season.
Rinne allowed three goals on 30 shots in the Predators loss in Winnipeg last Friday. Juuse Faros started the Predators shootout win in Minnesota on Sunday, but Rinne will start the second game of the home-and-home. Rinne stopped 29 of 31 shots in a win in his first start vs. the Wild and is 15-9-0 with a 2.26 GAA, .915 SV% and two shutouts on home-ice this season.
Dubnyk allowed two goals on 37 shots in the Wild’s win in Calgary on Saturday. Alex Stalock turned in a strong performance vs. Nashville on Sunday but Dubnyk will start the second game of the home-and-home on Monday. He is riding a five-game winning streak with a 1.59 GAA and .950 SV%.
Bernier allowed two goals on 12 shots after replacing Jimmy Howard in the Red Wings blowout loss to Montreal last Tuesday. Howard lost in Arizona on Saturday so the Red Wings will go back to Bernier tonight vs. his former team. The 30-year-old has gone 5-9-3 with a 3.52 GAA, .896 SV% and one shutout on the road this year.
Green is dealing with the same virus that sidelined him at the start of the year and will be out for at least one week. Trevor Daley is expected to replace Green on Tuesday.
Weal was acquired at the trade deadline and will replace Jesperi Kotkaniemi on Tuesday and make his Canadiens debut. Weal has four goals and seven assists (11 points) in 47 games with the Coyotes and Flyers this season.
Kotkaniemi has had an excellent rookie season but serve as a healthy scratch for the first time in his career. Kotkaniemi has just one goal and four assists (five points) in his last 11 games.
Price allowed four goals on 24 shots in the Canadiens loss to the Penguins on Saturday. The loss snapped a brief two-game winning streak for Price, who is 4-3-0 with a 2.33 GAA and .921 SV% in his last seven games. He makes for an excellent option against a Kings team that has lost 10 of their last 11 (1-6-4) while being outscored 45-to-30.
Pateryn missed Sunday’s game vs. the Predators but will replace Nick Seeler on Tuesday. Pateryn has just four assists in 64 games this season.
Bourque was in the lineup in Anaheim on Sunday, playing just 4:18 TOI and will be replaced by Sheldon Dries on Tuesday.
Dries was a healthy scratch in Anaheim on Sunday but will replace Gabriel Bourque on Tuesday. Dries has averaged just 9:06 TOI/gm this season, scoring three goals with three assists (six points) in 39 games.
Oesterle missed Monday’s practice and will not play Tuesday vs. the Ducks. Jason Demers will replace Oesterle on the Coyotes blueline.
Sedlak will be a healthy scratch with Markus Hannikainen (illness) return to the lineup after a nine-game absence.
Hannikainen was removed from IR on Sunday but was a healthy scratch vs. the Jets. Hannikainen will return to the lineup after a nine-game absence, replacing Lukas Sedlak on the fourth line. Hannikainen has seven points (4G / 3A) in 42 games this season.
Demers was listed as a game-time decision after Monday’s practice but head coach Rick Tocchet said that he will play for the first time since November 15th.
