Fleury was the seventh defenseman in their last game but Brian Gibbons was recalled from Charlotte (AHL) and will suit up as a 12th forward on Saturday. Fleury’s usage will likely be limited now that Trevor van Riemsdyk is healthy.
The Hurricanes have been dressing 11 forwards and seven defensemen as of late, but Gibbons will suit up as a 12th forward on Saturday afternoon. He did not register a point in two games with Carolina during his first call-up but is tied for the team-lead in points with eight (3G / 5A) in the AHL.
Rust has missed the first 11 games of the season but is eligible to come off of LTIR and make his season debut on Saturday. Rust skated on the second line with Nick Bjugstad and Patric Hornqvist in Friday's practice. He had 18 goals and 17 assists (35 points) in 72 games a season ago.
Bjugstad has missed the last nine games with a lower-body injury but was back at practice on Friday and will be a game-time decision in Dallas. Bjugstad centred the second line with Bryan Rust and Patric Hornqvist and skated on the second power-play unit in practice.
Appleton broke his foot while playing football and is expected to miss at least one month according to head coach Paul Maurice. David Gustafsson will remain on the Jets fourth line while Appleton is out.
On Thursday, Richardson came out of the lineup for the first time this season and is questionable for Monday’s game due to an upper-body injury. Barrett Hayton filled in admirably on Friday, so look for him to remain in the lineup if Richardson can’t go.
Kase left Thursday’s game after colliding with Rope Hintz in Thursday’s game in Dallas. Kase has had a slow start to the season but it will be tough to replace him in the top-6. Troy Terry is expected to move up the lineup with Kase missing at least their two-game weekend road-trip.
Manson had to be helped off of the ice after crashing into the boards in Dallas on Thursday and will miss the Ducks two-game weekend road-trip. Korbinian Holzer moved up to help replace Manson vs. the Stars and Erik Gudbranson was acquired from the Penguins and could make his Ducks debut on Saturday.
Greiss surrendered two goals on 36 shots in the Islanders win in Columbus last Saturday. Greiss has won two straight while making 55 stops on 59 shots (.932 SV%) and is 3-1-0 with a 2.21 GAA and .930 SV% on the season. He draws a tremendous road matchup against the Senators but Anders Nilsson has been playing great hockey, so a win may not be as easy to come by as it normally is in Ottawa.
Fleury allowed one goal on 32 shots in the Golden Knights win in Chicago on Tuesday. Fleury has won three in a row while allowing just three goals on 100 shots (.970 SV%). The 34-year-old has gone 3-2-0 with a 2.77 GAA and .918 SV% on home-ice this season and today Vegas hosts a Colorado team without Mikko Rantanen. Fleury stopped 31 of 32 shots in a 2-1 win in his only start against the Avalanche last season.
Ullmark allowed three goals on 32 shots in the Sabres win in San Jose on Saturday. The Sabres broke their goalie rotation on Thursday but that leaves Ullmark to start the tail-end of a back-to-back in Detroit. The 26-year-old is 2-1-1 with a 3.18 GAA and .913 SV% in his first four starts of the year and has had a lot of success vs. Detroit in his career—3-0-2 with a 2.50 GAA and .924 SV%.
Andersen allowed four goals on 38 shots in the Maple Leafs overtime loss to the Blue Jackets on Monday. The loss snapped a three-game winning streak for Andersen, who will start the front-end of a back-to-back on Friday. The 30-year-old is 3-2-1 with a 3.77 GAA and .888 SV% on home-ice this season and catches the Sharks on the back-end of a back-to-back.
