Sundqvist will centre the Blues fourth line, which means that Robert Thomas will remain a healthy scratch. The 24-year-old had just five points (1G / 4A) in 42 games last season.
Korpisalo gave up four goals on 41 shots in the Blue Jackets win in Florida on October 11th. Korpisalo has won each of his two starts this season, allowing six goals on the 61 shots (.902 SV%) that he has faced. Tonight he faces his third start against a Blues team that is currently tied for 16th in the NHL in scoring (3.13 GF/PG).
Bortuzzo missed Tuesday’s game after suffering a lower-body injury in Toronto last Saturday. With Bortuzzo on IR, Jay Bouwmeester will remain in the Blues lineup going forward.
Miller has a cast on his hand and will miss at least on month. The Bruins blueline is extremely banged up right now, so Jeremy Lauzon has been called up from Providence (AHL) to make his NHL debut on Thursday. Look for Miller to be back in mid-to-late November.
Folin has been in the lineup for the last four games, but will be replaced by Andrew MacDonald tonight. Folin has one assist, a plus-2 rating, four PIMS and six shots on goal in five games this season.
MacDonald has not played since October 13th, but will replace Christian Folin in the lineup tonight. MacDonald has picked up one assists, six PIMS and six shots on goal on five shots this season.
Gryba will skate with Will Butcher vs. the Predators on Thursday. Gryba has not picked up a point in his last 25 AHL games and has just 43 points (7G / 36A) in 279 career NHL games.
Elliott allowed three goals on 32 shots in the Flyers loss to the Avalanche on Monday. The veteran netminder has had rough start to the season, losing five of his first seven starts while posting a 3.59 GAA and .882 SV%. Things don’t get any easier tonight in Boston—the Bruins top line is the most dominant in the NHL and Boston is averaging 3.44 goals per game.
Allen gave up five goals on 36 shots in the Blues loss in Winnipeg on Monday. Allen had a great outing in Toronto, but struggled in an equally tough matchup in Winnipeg two days later. The 28-year-old comes into Thursday at 1-1-1 with a 4.28 GAA and .854 SV% in three starts on home-ice this season.
Saros allowed five goals on 32 shots in the Predators loss to the Sharks on Tuesday. It was Saros’ first loss of the season, but came against one of the toughest opponents in the NHL. Tonight the NHL’s fourth ranked offence in New Jersey, but has gone 3-0-0 wihile allowing just three goals on 69 shots (.957 SV%) on the road this season.
Dubnyk allowed one goal on 34 shots in the Wild’s win in Dallas last Friday. Dubnyk will be well rested heading into tonight’s game with the Kings. Dubnyk has won his last two starts while stopping 64 of 66 shots (.970 SV%). Los Angeles has played very poorly in recent games, making Dubnyk an intriguing option on a busy night.
Hamhuis suffered and undisclosed injury vs. the Sharks on Tuesday, leaving the game after playing just 5:13 TOI. With Hamhuis on IR, Anthony Bitetto will likely play on Thursday and Rocco Grimaldi has been called up to take his roster spot.
Grimaldi has had a hot-start to the season, leading the Admirals with 11 points (4G / 7A) in eight games this season. Grimaldi will replace Dan Hamhuis on the roster after Hamhuis was placed on IR. Grimaldi has 10 points (5G / 5A) in 37 career NHL games. with the Panthers and Avalanche.
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.
