The Bruins blueline continues to take hits, with Zdeno Chara sustaining what looked to be a serious injury on Wednesday. Clifton could make his NHL debut on Friday after picking up just four assists in 14 games with Providence.
Pelech was scratched on Tuesday, but will be replace Adam Pelech tonight vs. the Rangers. Pelech has five points (1G / 4A) in 15 games this season.
Sbisa replaced Adam Pelech on Tuesday, but will come back out of the lineup on Thursday. Pelech will draw back in.
Stralman is expected to miss his third straight game with an upper-body injury, but is getting closer to a return. Erik Cernak will likely remain in the Lightning lineup with Stralman out.
Bayreuther has picked up five points (2G / 3A) in seven games with Texas this season. Bayreuther will draw into the Stars lineup on Friday after sending Ben Gleason to Texas following their last game. This would be Bayreuther’s NHL debut.
Vasilevskiy is out indefinitely with an injury that he suffered in Wednesday’s practice. Vasilevskiy has returned to Tampa Bay to be re-evaluated and the Lightning should provide a detailed timetable after that. Louis Domingue is expected to start on Thursday and could see a heavy workload while Vasilevskiy is out.
Hischier will miss his second straight game with an upper-body injury. The second-year centre remains day-to-day and questionable for the Devils back-to-back vs. Detroit (Saturday) and in Carolina (Sunday) this weekend.
Kinkaid allowed two goals on 31 shots in the Devils win over the Penguins on Tuesday. The win snapped a brief two-game losing streak for Kinkaid, who is now 7-5-1 with a 2.80 GAA and .911 SV% this season. In his first start against the Flyers, Kinkaid allowed three goals on 19 shots in a 5-2 loss on October 20th.
Parise is battling an illness, so his status for Thursday’s game vs. the Canucks is up in the air. Monitor Parise’s status as the Wild hit the ice for warmups at 7:30pm ET.
Luongo stopped 30 of 31 shots in the Panthers win in Philadelphia on Tuesday. Luongo has won four straight games with a 1.51 GAA and .951 SV% since returning from injury and will look to make it five in a row tonight in Columbus. The Blue Jackets are tied for ninth in the NHL in goal-scoring (3.22 GF/pg).
Crosby will not be available on Thursday, but the Penguins announced that his upper-body injury is not a concussion. Head coach Mike Sullivan thinks that Crosby will probably be out for a week, meaning he will probably miss at least Saturday’s game in Ottawa.
Murray surrendered four goals on 27 shots in the Penguins loss to the Devils on November 5th. Casey DeSmith started the last three games, but Murray will be back between the pipes tonight vs. the Lightning. Murray is 1-4-0 with a 5.78 GAA and .818 SV% on home-ice this season.
Dubnyk surrendered five goals on 33 shots in the Wild’s loss to the Capitals on Tuesday. It was one of Dubnyk’s worst starts this season, moving him to 8-4-2 with a 2.34 GAA and .927 SV% on the season. The 32-year-old is a must-start with the Canucks in town and Richard Bachman getting his first start of the season.
van Riemsdyk has missed the last 16 games with a lower-body injury that he suffered in the second game of the season. van Riemsdyk had one assist in his first two games and returns on the third line and first power-play unit against a Devils team that is giving up the third most goals against in the NHL.
Greiss allowed two goals on 24 shots in the Islanders win over the Canucks on Tuesday. Greiss has been really good this season, especially as of late. In his last four games, Greiss is 3-0-1 with a 1.68 GAA, .944 SV% and one shutout. He should continue his strong play against a Rangers team that is the fifth lowest scoring team in the NHL.
Gionta is always the Islanders call-up when they are missing a fourth liner, but the 35-year-old brings little in the way of offence. He has just one assist in three games with Bridgeport this season.
Dal Colle was the No.5 overall pick in 2014, but has only appeared in four career NHL games with the Islanders since. Dal Colle has impressed in the AHL this year though, picking up 14 points (7G / 7A) in his first 14 games. He could make his season debut on Thursday, replacing Andrew Ladd, who was placed on IR this morning.
Martin’s move to IR is retroactive to November 1st, so he is eligible to play whenever he is healthy. Martin remains day-to-day according to the Islanders.
The Islanders announced on Thursday that Ladd is out indefinitely with a lower-body injury, so his move to IR opens up a roster spot for Michael Dal Colle to be recalled from Bridgeport (AHL).
