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.
Luongo allowed two goals on 31 shots in the Panthers win over the Islanders on Saturday. Luongo has won three in a row while allowing a combined five goals on 92 shots (.946 SV%). Luongo will look to stay hot against Brian Elliott, who is equally as hot—winning four straight games with a .960 SV%.
The Bruins had two days off in between games, so sending Lauzon down was likely a paper move. Lauzon scored his first carer goal vs. Vegas on Sunday and should be in the lineup again on Wednesday.
Moore has been recalled to travel as the extra forward during the Maple Leafs road-trip to California. The 23-year-old is from Thousand Oaks, California, so he could make his NHL debut in his home state. Moore has 12 points (9G / 3A) in 12 games with the Marlies this season.
van Riemsdyk continues to skate with the Flyers, but won’t play on Tuesday. van Riemsdyk has not ruled out a possible return on Thursday, so monitor his status during the morning skate.
Domingue allowed three goals on 25 shots in the Lightning’s win in Ottawa on November 4th. Domingue has won three of his first four starts while posting a 3.77 GAA and .885 SV%. The Lightning have provided Domingue with 3.75 GF/PG in goal-support this far, making him a candidate for a win tonight in Buffalo.
Elliott stopped all 33 shots the he faced in the Flyers shutout win over the Blackhawks on Saturday. Elliott has been red-hot as of late, winning four straight games while stopping 97 of the last 101 shots (.960 SV%) that he has faced. Tonight he faces a Panthers team that has won four straight while averaging 4.25 goals for per game.
Pelech has one goal and four assists in 15 games this season. He was a minus-2 in Florida on Saturday and will be replaced by Luca Sbisa tonight vs. the Canucks.
Sbisa has not played since October 17th, but will replace Adam Pelech tonight vs. the Canucks. Sbisa has just one assist in three games this season.
Wilson has already missed the first 16 games of the season, so he is eligible to return tonight in Minnesota. Wilson had a career-high 14 goals, 21 assists and 35 points in 78 games last season.
Dubnyk allowed two goals on 31 shots in the Wild’s win in St. Louis on Sunday. Dubnyk has been exceptional through 13 starts, posting a 2.14 GAA and .933 SV%. Dubnyk also has not lost in regulation (4-0-2) on home-ice and should record a win tonight with Pheonix Copley starting for the Capitals.
