Neuvirth has missed the first nine games of the season with a groin injury, but could make his season debut this weekend. Neuvirth allowed three goals on 34 shots in a win with the Phantoms during his conditioning stint.
Lauzon has recorded one goal and three assists (four points) in six games with Providence this season. He could make his NHL debut on Thursday with Torey Krug, Charlie McAvoy, Kevan Miller and Urho Vaakanainen all banged up on the Bruins blueline.
Hutton allowed two goals on 28 shots in the Sabres win in Anaheim on Sunday. The win snapped a three-game losing streak for Hutton, who comes into Thursday’s game at 2-2-0 with a 3.07 GAA and .912 SV% on home-ice this season. Tonight he will face a Canadiens team that has surprisingly gone 4-0-1 while averaging 4.00 goals for per game in their last five games.
Tanev missed the second-half of the third period on Wednesday and is questionable to play Thursday in Arizona. If Tanev and Alex Edler are both unavailable against the Coyotes, the Canucks will need to call-up a defenseman from Utica (AHL).
Edler played just 3:10 TOI before leaving Wednesday’s game in Vegas. Edler was hit hard by Golden Knights winger Max Pacioretty and did not return to the ice. Michael Del Zotto will likely replace Edler if he can’t play Thursday in Arizona.
Baertschi played just 6:34 TOI before leaving Wednesday’s game with an upper-body injury. Leaving last night’s contest makes Baertschi questionable for Thursday’s game in Arizona. Brock Boeser (groin) may return tonight and replace Baertschi in the lineup.
Darling has missed the first nine games of the season with a lower-body injury, but appears ready to return to the Hurricanes crease following a one-game conditioning stint with Charlotte. Darling was sharp with the Checkers, stopping 25 of the 26 shots he faced to earn a 3-1 win against the Utica Comets on Wednesday. Darling could make his season debut Friday against the Sharks.
Borowiecki was suspended for one game for elbowing Bruins’ defenseman Urho Vaakanainen on Tuesday. Vaakanainen was forced to leave the game with a concussion and did not return. Christian Wolanin has been called-up to take Borowiecki’s spot.
Wolanin had three points (1G / 2A) in 10 games with the Senators last year after turning pro following his Junior year at the University of North Dakota. Wolanin started 2018-19 in the AHL but has been called-up because Mark Borowiecki was suspended for one-game.
Schmidt has not played yet this season because of a preseason suspension, but will return in a huge capacity on November 18th in Edmonton. During his first season with Vegas, Schmidt posted career-highs in goals (5), assists (31), points (36), shots (103), PPP (11) and time-on-ice (22:14 TOI/GM).
Brown is ready to return from a broken finger that he suffered in the preseason but he has to wait until Sunday because he is on LTIR. Brown said he would have been back on Tuesday if it wasn’t for LTIR, but fantasy owners will have to wait one more game before getting the rugged winger in their lineup.
Boeser missed Wednesday’s game in Vegas with a groin injury that has been bothering him for a few games. The Canucks likely kept him out last night because of their back-to-back. Head coach Travis Green expects to get Boeser back tonight, which would be huge after Sven Baertschi, Alex Edler and Chris Tanev all went down with injuries last night.
Reimer stopped the only two shots that he faced after replacing Michael Hutchinson in last night’s loss in New York. Reimer has struggled this season, posting a 3.91 GAA and .870 SV% in his first five appearances. Tonight he will try and record his first win of the season against an Islanders team that is 22nd in the NHL in scoring (2.86 GF/PG).
Beauvillier missed one game with an illness, but is expected to replace Tom Kuhnhackl in the lineup on Wednesday. Beauvillier is expected to start on a line with Valtteri Filppula and Leo Komarov, but head coach Barry Trot expected him to play with “a little bit of everybody.”
Radulov will miss his third straight game with a lower-body injury. Tyler Pitlick played very well in the Stars’ top line on Tuesday, so expect him to stay there against the Ducks.
Pettersson continues to skate and appears close to returning to the Canucks lineup, but will not be available on Wednesday. With Pettersson still sidelined, Adam Gaudette will continue to centre the second line.
Boeser missed Tuesday’s practice, but was on the ice for this morning’s gameday skate. Boeser was officially listed as “questionable” for tonight’s game, so monitor his stats as the Canucks hit the ice for warmups at 9:30pm ET.
