Cernak was a second round pick (No.43 overall in 2015) and nearly made the Lightning out of training camp. Cernak has picked up seven points (2G / 5A) in nine games with Syracuse (AHL) before being called up on Tuesday morning.
Howard allowed two goals on 30 shots in the Red Wings overtime win over the Rangers last Friday. Howard has won four straight games while posting a 2.40 GAA and .927 SV% and draws a solid matchup tonight with the Coyotes in town. Arizona is 24th in the NHL in goal-scoring (2.75 GF/PG) through 16 games.
Koskinen stopped 12 of 13 shots after replacing Cam Talbot in the Oilers loss to the Avalanche on Sunday. With Talbot continuing to struggle, Koskinen will get a look tonight vs. the Canadiens. Koskinen has gone 3-1-0 with a 2.63 GAA , .915 SV% and one shutout to start his Oilers career.
Davidson has played in five of the last seven games, but is questionable to play on Wednesday. Gustav Forsling has been called up from Rockford (AHL) and could replace him in the lineup.
Forsling missed the start of the regular season with an injury, but has picked up two assists in five games with Rockford since being sent down. With Brandon Davidson banged up, Forsling could draw into the lineup on Wednesday. The 22-year-old has 18 points (5G / 13A) in 79 career NHL games.
Wilson had his suspension reduced to 14 games this morning, so he’ll make his season debut in Minnesota. Wilson, who is coming off of a career-year, skated with Evgeny Kuznetsov and Alex Ovechkin in the morning skate.
Copley allowed two goals on 33 shots in the Capitals win over the Oilers on October 5th. Copley has won two straight games, stopping 58 of 63 shots (.921 SV%). Despite a couple of good starts in a row, Copley draws a tough matchup against a Wild team that has won five of their last six.
Kruger has missed the last two games with a left leg injury and his move to IR opened up a roster spot for the Blackhawks to call-up defenseman Gustav Forsling.
Greer failed to pick up a point in his only game with the Avalanche and returns to the AHL where he has 10 points (3G / 7A) in nine contests.
Vaakanainen has not played since October 23rd and is expected to miss at least a few more games. Vaakanainen has no resumed skating and will likely head back to the AHL once he is healthy anyways.
McAvoy has missed the last eight games with a concussion and isn’t expected to return any time soon. McAvoy will not travel at the start of the Bruins road-trip, so he’ll miss at least Wednesday’s game in Colorado and likely their back-to-back on Friday and Saturday.
Miller has missed the last eight games with a hand injury, but could return as soon as Wednesday. Miller has a career-high of just 18 points, so he doesn’t have any fantasy value on the Bruins blueline.
Carlo missed Sunday’s game vs. the Golden Knights and will miss at least Wednesday’s game as well. Carlo won’t initially travel with the team on their upcoming trip, but is expected to re-join the team at some point.
Chychrun missed the first 16 games of the season, but will play Tuesday in Detroit. The 20-year-old defenseman had a solid rookie season, picking up 14 points (4G / 10A) in 50 games.
DeSmith stopped all 39 shots that he faced in the Penguins shutout win over the Coyotes on Saturday. DeSmith will make his third straight start and comes into Tuesday at 3-1-2 with a 1.89 GAA, .942 SV% and two shutouts on the season. He stopped 11 of 12 shots after replacing Matt Murray in the Penguins 5-1 loss the last time they played New Jersey.
The Bruins will be without Brandon Carlo, Charlie McAvoy and Urho Vaakanainen in Colorado on Wednesday, so Zboril will travel as the seventh defenseman. The 21-year-old, former first-round pick (No.13 overall in 2015) has four points (2G / 2A) in 13 games with Providence this season.
The Bruins had two days off in between games, so sending Forsbacka Karlsson down was likely a paper move. The young centre will likely centre the third line again on Wednesday after averaging 11:14 TOI/GM in his first two games of the season.
Halak stopped 37 of 38 shots in the Bruins win over the Golden Knights on Sunday. Tuukka Rask returned to the team on Tuesday, but the Bruins will stick with Halak tonight in Colorado. The 33-year-old netminder has gone 2-1-2 with a 1.80 GAA, .944 SV% and one shutout on the road this season.
