Okposo has missed the last 10 games with a concussion but is set to play Saturday in Vancouver. Okposo, who has just one goal and four assists in 19 games this season, will play on a line with Johan Larsson and Zemgus Girgensons.
Hutton stopped 41 of 43 shots in the Sabres overtime loss in Toronto last Saturday. Linus Ullmark has started four of the last five games but Hutton will start the front-end of the Sabres' back-to-back on Saturday afternoon. Hutton still hasn't won since October 22nd, going 0-5-3 with a 3.75 GAA and .883 SV% in his last eight starts.
Beagle has missed the last six games with a lower-body injury but will play Saturday afternoon vs. the Sabres. Beagle, who has just one goal and two assists in 20 games, will be on the fourth line with Micheal Ferland and Tim Schaller.
Ferland has been our since October 30th but will play Saturday afternoon vs. the Sabres. Ferland, who will start on the fourth line with Jay Beagle and Tim Schaller, has one goal and four assists in 12 games this season.
Timashov has played in five straight games but will be replaced by Nic Petan on Saturday. Timashov has six points (2G / 4A) in 21 games while playing just 8:33 ATOI this season.
Demko surrendered two goals on 42 shots in the Canucks win over the Senators on Tuesday. The win snapped a three-game losing skid for Demko, who will start for the 12th time this season on Saturday afternoon. The 23-year-old has gone 4-0-1 with a 2.62 GAA and .919 SV% in five home games this season.
Petan was in the AHL for the last two games but was called-up on Friday and will replace Dmytro Timashov in the lineup on Saturday. Petan has just three assists in 13 games with the Maple Leafs this season.
Aberg was called-up on Friday and was immediately moved into the Maple Leafs' top-6 with Andreas Johnsson going on LTIR. Aberg, who leads the Marlies with 24 points in 22 games this season, will skate on a line with Auston Matthews and William Nylander in his debut.
Kylington has played in nine straight games but will be a healthy scratch on Saturday. With Kylington out, Michael Stone will draw back into the lineup.
Stone was a healthy scratch vs the Sabres on Thursday but is expected to replace Oscar Kylington on Saturday night. Stone doesn't provide a lot of offence, having scored just one goal with two assists in 15 games this season.
Binnington allowed three goals on 33 shots in the Blues loss in Pittsburgh on Wednesday. Binnington has won four of his last six starts while posting a 2.02 GAA, .940 SV% and one shutout. He is showing that last year was not a fluke and tonight he faces his hometown team, who he is 2-0-0 against in his young career while stopping 63 of 67 shots (.940 SV%).
Kamenev missed the last two games with an illness but will replace Matt Calvert, who was granted a personal leave of absence, on Saturday night. Kamenev has just one goal and three assists in 15 games this season.
Calvert will be replaced by Vladislav Kamenev, who is back in after missing one game with an illness. There's no indication of how long Calvert will be away from the team.
Kadri remains day-to-day with a lower-body injury so he will miss his second straight game when the Avalanche takes on the Bruins on Saturday. With Kadri out, J.T. Compher will be stick on the second-line and Joonas Donskoi will be on the top power-play.
Hudon played in nine of the Habs' last 11 games but heads back to Laval, where he has 11 points (9G / 2A) in 17 games this season. With Montreal off until Tuesday, Hudon could be back up before their next game.
Malgin has played in 25 of the Panthers' 27 games this season but will be replaced by Aleksi Saarela on Saturday night. Malgin has been held pointless in his last 13 games.
Talbot allowed six goals on 37 shots in the Flames loss in Vegas on November 17th. David Rittich has started the last seven games but Talbot will get a start tonight vs. the Kings. He is 1-5-0 with a 3.23 GAA and .893 SV% six starts this season and isn't a great option, even against a Kings team that played last night.
Jones allowed five goals on 23 shots in the Sharks loss to Washington on Tuesday. Aaron Dell started Thursday but they'll come back to Jones Saturday in Tampa Bay. Jones has struggled on the road (3-4-1, 3.46 GAA, .886 SV%) but Tampa Bay surprisingly hasn't been very good at home, going 6-5-1 despite scoring a ridiculous 4.08 goals per game.
Halak stopped all 24 shots that he faced in the Bruins' shutout win over the Hurricanes on Tuesday. Halak has been superb in his last three starts, going 3-0-0 while stopping 86 of 89 shots (.966 SV%). A suddenly healthy Avalanche team represent a tough matchup for Halak, but the Bruins have been terrific on home-ice, with Halak going 4-0-2 with a 1.95 GAA, .940 SV% and one shutout at the TD Garden.
