McElhinney allowed three goals on 22 shots in the Hurricanes loss to the Avalanche on October 20th. Despite posting a 2.76 GAA and .892 SV%, McElhinney has won three of his first four starts with Carolina. The Blues are fourth in the NHL in goal-scoring (3.50 GF/PG) through 12 games, so keep McElhinney on the waiver wire.
Mermis has recorded five points (1G / 4A) in nine games with the Roadrunners this season. Alex Goligoski and Jason Demers were not on the ice for Coyotes’ practice on Tuesday, which could have something to do with Mermis being called-up.
Schmaltz has been a healthy scratch for the last two games, but will replace Jay Bouwmeester tonight vs. the Hurricanes. Schmaltz has just one assist and eight shots on goal in eight games this season.
Bouwmeester played just 14:29 TOI on Saturday and will come out of the lineup on Tuesday. Jordan Schmaltz on the blueline.
Tkachuk was once again on the ice at the Senators facility on Tuesday, but will not play tonight vs. the Devils. Tkachuk shed his non-contact jersey and is “very close” to returning to the lineup. Look for him to be back in the Senators’ top-6 on Thursday.
Borowiecki has been in and out of the Senators lineup recently because of suspensions, but tonight he will sit due to an upper-body injury.
Tanev has missed the last five games with a hip issue that he suffered while blocking a shot in Vegas on October 24th. Tanev will likely log huge minutes while Alex Edler is out, which is nothing new for the Canucks blueliner, who was already playing nearly 22 minutes per night this season.
Pacioretty has missed the last four games with an upper-body injury that he suffered vs.the Lightning on October 26th. Pacioretty will be back on a line with Erik Haula and Alex Tuch. He has just two goals in 10 games, but it is not for a lack of trying—the winger has 26 shots on goal, so that 7.7 SH% should improve closer to his career mark of 11.0%.
Koskinen allowed three goals on 26 shots in the Oilers win in Detroit on Saturday. Koskinen has been impressive and could carve out a larger role if he continues to play well. So far, he is 3-0-0 with a 2.02 GAA, .935 SV% and one shutout in his first three starts with Edmonton.
Anderson allowed four goals on 45 shots in the Senators loss to the Lightning on Sunday. Anderson has struggled lately, going 1-3-2 with a 4.37 GAA and 898 SV% in his last six starts—he has faced 42.7 shots/60 in those games. Things won’t get any easier tonight with the Devils in town—New Jersey is averaging the 11th most goals per game (3.25) in the NHL.
Johnson stopped all five shots that he faced in relief on October 27th. Tonight will be just his second start of the season and first since October 14th. Johnson has allowed a combined six goals on 47 shots (.872 SV%) so far this season. He’ll be bust tonight against Hurricanes team that is averaging a league-best 41.8 shots per game .
Nielsen skated on Monday and Tuesday, but has not cleared concussion protocol ahead of tonight’s game vs. Vancouver. Nielsen is hopeful that he will return Friday vs. the Rangers.
Boeser is dealing with a groin injury and will come out of the Canucks lineup in Detroit. Boeser is day-to-day and will be replaced by Jake Virtanen on the top-line. Monitor his status heading into Thursday’s game in Boston.
Fleury stopped all 34 shots that he faced in the Golden Knights shutout win over the Hurricanes on Saturday. It was a nice bounce-back for Fleury, who allowed five goals in his previous outing. He draws a tough matchup in Toronto on Tuesday and comes in at 2-3-0 with a 2.81 GAA, .890 SV% and one shutout on the road this season.
Harrington has not played over 10 minutes in three of his last four games and will be replaced by Dean Kukan tonight vs. the Stars.
Kukan has been a healthy scratch for the the last six games, but will play for the first time since October 23rd. Kukan has no points and is averaging 12:13 TOI/GM in five games this season. Kukan replaces Scott Harrington.
Sedlak has been a healthy scratch for the last two games, but will replace Oliver Bjorkstrand in the lineup on Tuesday. Sedlak has just one assist and is averaging 8:25 TOI/GM in 10 games this season.
Bjorkstrand played just 5:33 TOI in Sunday’s game in Anaheim and will come out of the lineup tonight. Lukas Sedlak will replace him on the fourth line.
