There is no indication what Poehling is dealing with but a flu bug has been going through the Habs room, so it could be that. Consider Poehling a game-time decision and monitor his status as they hit the ice for warmups at 6:30 PM ET.
There is no indication what Tatar is dealing with but a flu bug has been going through the Habs room, so it could be that. Consider Tatar a game-time decision and monitor his status as they hit the ice for warmups at 6:30 PM ET.
Weber missed Wednesday's practice and when head coach Claude Julien met with the media this morning he announced that Weber will go on IR, meaning he misses at least one week. With Weber out, the Canadiens have recalled Xavier Ouellet from Laval (AHL).
Bobrovsky stopped 44 of 45 shots in the Panthers' 1-0 overtime loss in Columbus on Tuesday. Bobrovsky has been terrific in his last seven outings, going 5-1-1 with a 2.56 GAA and .926 SV%. He'll look to stay hot vs. a Vegas team that has gone 3-4-1 while scoring 3.00 goals per game in their last seven road games.
Gibson allowed two goals on 32 shots in the Ducks win in Ottawa on Tuesday. Gibson has won three of his last five starts while posting a 2.80 GAA and .905 SV%. He gets set to take on a Canadiens team that has won five of their last seven games while scoring a strong 3.71 goals per game.
Johansson stopped 13 of the 14 shots the he faced after replacing Carter Hutton in the Sabres loss to the Avalanche on Tuesday. The only goal scored on him was a Nathan Mackinnon-Mikko Rantanen 2-on-1, other than that he was excellent. Johansson was 13-3-3 with a 2.19 GAA and .925 SV% in 20 AHL games before being called-up. He is a solid spot-start option the Red Wings in town.
Vasilevskiy allowed two goals on 29 shots in the Lightning's win over the Golden Knights on Tuesday. Vasilevskiy is on a 14-game point streak (13-0-1) while posting a 1.92 GAA, .938 SV % and two shutouts over that stretch. In his first start vs. the Penguins, Vasilevskiy stopped 37 of 39 shots in the Lightning's 3-2 win in late-October.
Greiss allowed four goals on 24 shots in the Islanders loss to the Canucks on Saturday. Greiss has been rock-solid as of late, going 3-0-2 with a 2.27 GAA and .929 SV% in his last six appearances (five starts). Tonight he'll face a Kings team that has lost seven of their last eight (1-6-1) while scoring just 1.88 goals per game.
Following the trade of Jack Campbell to the Maple Leafs, Petersen was recalled to be the Kings' new No.2 netminder. The 25-year-old is a former fifth-round pick (2013) who has gone 17-15-4 with a 3.43 GAA and .906 SV% in 37 AHL games this season. In a brief run with the Kings last year, Petersen was 5-4-1 with a 2.61 GAA and .924 SV%.
Aho has been recalled numerous occasions this season but has yet to play in an NHL game this year. He has 23 points (2G / 21A) in 39 AHL games and had one goal and three assists in 22 games with the Islanders last season.
There has been a flu bug going around the Canadiens dressing room so Ouellet could step into the lineup on Thursday. The 26-year-old defenseman has not played in the NHL this season but has 160 career games under his belt. He has scored nine goals with 15 assists (24 points) in 39 AHL games this season.
Dell stopped 30 of 31 shots in the Sharks win in Calgary on Tuesday. Dell continues to play well behind a banged-up Sharks team, winning six of his last 10 starts while posting a 2.21 GAA and .931 SV%. He has not faced Edmonton this season but was 3-0 against them in 2018-19.
Raanta stopped all 30 shots that he faced in the Coyotes shutout win over the Coyotes on Tuesday. It was another terrific performance for Raanta, who has now gone 1-0-1 while stopping 72 of the last 74 shots (.973 SV%) that he has faced. In his first start vs. the Hurricanes, Raanta surrendered three goals on 28 shots in a 3-0 loss in mid-January.
Lehner allowed four goals on 26 shots in the Blackhawks loss to the Panthers on January 21st. The loss snapped a three-game winning streak for Lehner, who has gone 7-3-3 with a 2.72 GAA and .925 SV% on home ice this season. He has a tough matchup tonight with the Bruins in town but he was equal to the task in early-December, stopping 37 of the 40 shots that he faced in a 4-3 OT win in Boston.
Ryan has been away from the team while taking part in the NHL/NHLPA player assistance program but was back at practice on Wednesday. Ryan was a full participant but isn't expected to play on Thursday. Ryan will likely need a couple of practices to get back up to game speed.
Namestnikov was forced to leave last night's game vs. the Ducks and is questionable to play tomorrow vs. the Avalanche. Nick Paul is expected to return from an ankle injury to replace Namestnikov.
