Bishop is dealing with a minor injury, so Landon Bow was called up to serve as Anton Khudobin’s backup. Despite not being available tonight, Bishop remains a candidate to start Saturday.
Hamonic missed Sunday’s game in Carolina after getting hurt last Friday in Washington. Hamonic was on the ice for Wednesday’s practice and today’s morning skate but remains a game-time decision.
Bobrovsky allowed three goals on 30 shots in the Blue Jackets win in Colorado on Tuesday. The win snapped a personal three-game losing streak for Bobrovsky, who will make his 37th start of the season on Thursday. The 30-year-old is 10-8-0 with a 3.03 GAA, .903 SV% and one shutout on the road this year.
Dahlstrom has been in the lineup for the last three games but will be replaced by Gustav Forsling on Thursday.
Forsling was a healthy scratch in Edmonton on Tuesday but will replace Carl Dahlstrom on Thursday. Forsling has one assist in two games while averaging 16:26 TOI/gm since returning from injury.
Perlini was a healthy scratch on Tuesday but will replace an injured David Kampf on Thursday. The 22-year-old winger has just three goals and one assist in 24 games since joining the Blackhawks via trade.
Tatar missed Tuesday’s game vs. the Ducks but is expected to play Thursday vs. the Jets. Tatar will be back on a line with Max Domi and Matthew Peca. He has 16 goals and 23 assists (39 points) in 53 games this season.
Price stopped 24 of the 25 shots that he faced in the Canadiens win over the Ducks on Tuesday. Price is riding a six-game winning streak, position a 1.33 GAA, .957 SV% and one shutout in the process. So far this season, Price is 12-9-2 with a 2.63 GAA, .908 SV% and two shutouts on home-ice.
Dubnyk allowed four goals on 39 shots in the Wild’s loss in Buffalo on Tuesday. Dubnyk has lost two in a row while allowing a combined six goals on 70 shots (.914 SV%). In his first start against his former team, Dubnyk was pulled after allowing three goals on six shots in a 7-2 loss (Dec.7).
Pirri burst onto the scene after being called-up from the AHL but has been held pointless for the last six games and played just 11:42 TOI on Tuesday. Pirri is expected to be replaced by Oscar Lindberg.
Lindberg has been scratched for the last three games but is expected to replace Brandon Pirri on Thursday. Lindberg has just nine points (2G / 7A) in 28 games this year.
Carpenter was hurt Tuesday in Tampa Bay and will be replaced by Tomas Nosek on Thursday.
Nosek was a healthy scratch on Tuesday but will replace Ryan Carpenter and face his former team on Thursday. Nosek has 11 points (6G / 6A) in 49 games this season.
Hellebuyck allowed three goals on 38 shots in the Jets loss to the Sharks on Tuesday. The loss snapped a three-game personal winning streak for Hellebuyck, who faces the Canadiens for the first time this season on Thursday. The 25-year-old is 9-8-0 with a 2.91 GAA and .911 SV% on the road this season.
Morrissey will miss Thursday’s game but head coach Paul Maurice said that his is likely to return to the lineup on Saturday. Luckily for the Jets, they will be getting Dustin Byfuglien back tonight.
Rittich allowed three goals on 37 shots in the Flames win in Carolina on Sunday. Rittich is riding a three-game winning streak, stopping 89 of 96 shots (.927 SV%) in the process. The 26-year-old walked away with the ‘W’ in his first game vs. the Sharks, despite allowing five goals on 33 shots.
Bortuzzo has been a healthy scratch for the last three games but will replace Carl Gunnarsson (upper-body) on Thursday. Bortuzzo has seven points (1G / 6A) in 30 games this season.
Gunnarsson is dealing with an upper-body injury and is considered as day-to-day, so he will be replaced by Robert Bortuzzo on Thursday. Gunnarsson has been surprisingly productive offensive as of late, scoring three goals with four assists in his last nine games.
With Anton Khudobin expected to start on Thursday, there must be something up with Ben Bishop. Bow has gone 18-10-2 with a 2.70 GAA and .902 SV% in 34 games with Texas this season.
