Kuemper allowed one goal on 39 shots in the Coyotes win in Washington on Sunday. Kuemper played great in his third start in four nights and is now 2-2-1 with a 2.60 GAA and .922 SV% in five starts on the road this season. Tonight he faces a Red Wings team that was slow out of the gates, but have won six of their last seven games.
Rinne allowed one goal on 25 shots in the Predators win in Colorado last Wednesday. Since returning to the Predators crease, Rinne has gone 3-0-0 while stopping 92 of 94 shots (.979 SV%). He makes for a great option against a Ducks team that has lost nine of their last 11.
Saad missed the morning skate and was listed as a game-time decision, but is not on the ice for warmups. Saad will sit out for a second straight game.
Rinne allowed one goal on 25 shots in the Predators win in Colorado last Wednesday. Since returning to the Predators crease, Rinne has gone 3-0-0 while stopping 92 of 94 shots (.979 SV%). He makes for a great option against a Ducks team that has lost nine of their last 11.
Kase missed the first 18 games of the season but is expected to play Monday vs. the Predators. Kase skated on the Ducks second line with Ryan Kesler and Nick Ritchie on Sunday and should make his debut there. The 23-year-old had 20 goals and 18 assists (38 points) in 66 games with the Ducks last season.
Arvidsson was activated from IR with a lower-body injury for Saturday’s game, but was forced to leave the game with an upper-body injury. Arvidsson was hurt while crashing into the boards and will miss at least the next three games. With Arvidsson back out, Kevin Fiala will likely move back to the top line.
De La Rose will miss his second straight game with an upper-body injury that he suffered vs. the Rangers last Friday. De La Rose has recorded one goal and one assist while averaging 14:20 TOI/gm in his first seven games with the Red Wings. They’ve leaned heavily on him in the D-zone, starting him there 62.7 percent of the time and that has led to a disastrous 39.6 CorsiFor% and -11.3 CF% rel.
Bobrovsky stopped 33 of 34 shots in the Blue Jackets win in Washington on Friday. Bobrovsky had a rough start to the season but has played very well as of late. The 30-year-old has gone 3-2-0 while allowing just eight goals on 160 shots (.950 SV%) in his last five starts—allowing just one goal in four of the five games. One of those wins came against the Stars, who he’ll face again tonight.
The Jets already announced that Kulikov would miss at least four weeks, so his move to IR is just a formality. Moving Kulikov to IR opens up a roster spot and gives the Jets some flexibility.
Shaw was signed to a two-way contract on Sunday and heads to Manitoba to start his Jets career. Shaw was originally with the Ducks on a PTO, picking up five points (2G / 3A) in seven games with San Diego (AHL) before signing in Winnipeg.
Ritchie has missed the last four games with an infection, but could be back in the lineup vs. the Blue Jackets. Ritchie has just one assist in 11 games this season and will return in a fourth-line capacity (replacing Gemel Smith) if he ends up playing.
Radulov has missed the last six games and eight of the last nine games with a lower-body injury, but will play Monday vs. the Blue Jackets. Radulov, who has 11 points (5G / 6A) in seven games this season, will be back on the top-line with Tyler Seguin and Jamie Benn.
Petersen, 24, was a fifth round pick of the Sabres (No.129 overall) in 2013 and it appears he will make his NHL debut in the near future. Both Jonathan Quick and Jack Campbell are out with a torn meniscus, so Petersen joins Peter Budaj as the Kings goaltending duo. Petersen was a standout at the University of Notre Dame but has struggled in the AHL this season, going 2-3-1 with a 4.29 GAA and .881 SV% in 10 games.
Campbell was filling in as the Kings’ No.1 netidner with Jonathan Quick out with a torn meniscus of his own. Campbell’s knee will also require surgery and is expected to be sidelined for at least on month. Cal Petersen, who was a fifth-round pick of the Sabres in 2013, has been recalled to take Campbell’s spot on the roster.
Ward surrendered four goals on 29 shots in the Blackhawks loss in Edmonton on November 1st. Ward has struggled to 3-2-3 with a 3.92 GAA and .887 SV% in his first eight starts with the Blackhawks and tonight he makes his return to Carolina. During 13 seasons with the Hurricanes, Ward was 318-244-84 with a 2.70 GAA, .909 SV% and 27 shutouts.
Paul has registered one assist in six games with the Senators this season. He returns to Belleville, where he has six points (2G / 4A) in six games.
John Carlson returned to the Capitals lineup on Sunday, so Ness heads back to Hershey. The 28-year-old has four assists and a minus-1 rating in 12 games with the Bears.
Khudobin allowed three goals on 36 shots in the Stars win over the Sharks last Thursday. Khudobin and Ben Bishop have rotated games in each of the last seven games, so Khudobin will go tonight after Bishop started on Saturday. The 32-year-old has gone 2-0-0, stopping 55 of 61 shots (.902 SV%) in his only two starts on home-ice this season.
Markstrom allowed three goals on 37 shots in the Canucks loss in Buffalo on Saturday. Markstrom has gone 4-1-2 with a 3.45 GAA and .888 SV% in seven starts since Anders Nilsson got hurt. Tonight he will face a Rangers team without two of their top wingers, but Markstrom is 2-2-2 with a 3.53 GAA and .889 SV% on the road.
