Kruger’s status for Wednesday’s game is in up in the air. Head coach Joel Quenneville said that “we’ll see” if Kruger will be in the lineup. The fourth-line centre has just two goals while averaging 11:55 TOI/GM in his first 12 games of the season.
Steel has struggled in the early part of the season, scoring just one goal with two assists in 13 games with the Ducks. He’ll head to the AHL for the first time in his career.
Sherwood has two goals and two assists (four points) in 12 games with the Ducks this season. Sherwood did not appear in a game with San Diego and is expected to take Sam Steel’s spot on the roster.
Kossila has registered three goals in in two games with San Diego this season. The 25-year-old has two points (1G / 1A) in 11 career NHL games.
Luongo is closing in on a return from a knee injury that he suffered in the season opener, but will miss at least the next two games. Head coach Bob Boughner said the plan for Luongo is to “play next week when we get home.” Look for Reimer to start Thursday and potentially Michael Hutchinson on Friday.
Markstrom allowed two goals on 39 shots in the Canucks 5-2 win over the Wild on Monday. With Anders Nilsson on IR, Markstrom is expected to start for the foreseeable future. Markstrom has won three of his last four starts while posting a 2.42 GAA and .929 SV%.
Khudobin allowed three goals on 34 shots in the Stars loss in New Jersey on October 16th. Khudobin has gone 1-1-0 while allowing three goals in each of his first two starts of the season. Early-on he has an .898 SV%, making him a risky option against a Maple Leafs team that still has plenty of fire-power without Auston Matthews in the lineup.
Radulov returned to the Stars lineup on Tuesday after missing the four previous games, but it looks like he’ll come back out on Thursday.If Radulov can’t play, Tyler Pitlick will likely draw back in.
Hicketts has been a healthy scratch for the last three games and failed to a record a point in his first eight games with the Red Wings. Hicketts heads back to the AHL, where he had 12 points (3G / 9A) in 67 games last year.
Megan has two goals and two assists (four points) in eight games with the Griffins so far this season. With both Frans Nielsen and Andreas Athanasiou out, the Red Wings are very thin down the middle. The 28-year-old centre has one goal in four career NHL games.
Robin Lehner is doubtful for Thursday’s game after leaving Tuesday’s contest with an injury. Gibson will likely back-up Thomas Greiss and comes up after going 3-3-0 with a 4.21 GAA and .861 SV% in six AHL games.
Kuhnhackl scored his first goal of the season last night, but heads to Bridgeport so the Islanders could call-up Christopher Gibson. Kuhnhackl had 15 points (7G / 8A) in 23 games with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton the last time he was in the AHL (2015-16).
Bobrovsky stopped 23 of 24 shots after replacing Joonas Korpisalo in the Blue Jackets 5-3 loss to the Red Wings on Tuesday. Bobrovsky had a tough start to the season, but Tuesday’s outing could be a sign of things to come. Tonight he will face a Sharks team that has gone 4-0-2 while averaging 4.00 goals per game in their last six games.
Letang missed Tuesday’s game, but was back on the ice for Wednesday’s practice and could play Thursday vs. the Islanders. Letang’s return to the lineup would be huge for the Penguins, as the veteran defenseman has picked up 11 points (4G / 7A) in nine games this season.
Brassard will miss his third straight game with a lower-body injury. The Penguins did not provide much of an update on Brassard, so his status for Saturday’s game vs. the Maple Leafs is also in doubt.
Tanev will miss his fourth straight game with a bruised hip, but the Canucks are hopeful that he will be able to travel on the Canucks upcoming six-game road-trip.
Kane missed the Blackhawks morning skate with an illness and is officially listed as a game-time decision for tonight’s game in Vancouver. Kane has had a great start to the season, scoring 11 goals with seven assists (18 points) in 12 games this season. David Kampf or Andreas Martinsen would replace Kane if he can’t play.
Allen was forced to leave Saturday’s game with an undisclosed injury, but could play on Thursday. Allen said he’s good to go tomorrow, but the Blues have not made a decision on who will start.
Lehner was forced to leave Tuesday’s game in Pittsburgh after the second period. Lehner stopped 23 of 25 shots before departing the contest and now has an impressive 2.45 GAA and .928 SV% in seven games this season. Thomas Greiss is expected to start Thursday and Christopher Gibson has been called up to serve as the backup.
Price allowed three goals on 21 shots in the Canadiens loss to Dallas on Tuesday. It was a rare bad outing for Price, who was fantastic in the first month of the season. The 31-year-old enters Thursday’s game at 4-2-2 with a 2.24 GAA and .915 SV% on the season, including a 2-2-0, 2.51 GAA and .898 SV% on home-ice.
