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.
Markstrom made 30 saves on 31 shots in the Canucks win over the Bruins on Saturday. Anders Nilsson started Monday, but they’ll come back to Markstrom tonight in Vegas. He is coming off of his best performance of the year, but has a tough matchup in Vegas—the Golden Knights are 31-11-2 in their first 44 games on home-ice.
Engelland has missed the last two games with an undisclosed injury, but has been moved to IR to open up a roster spot to activate Alex Tuch (lower-body). Despite moving to IR, Engelland is reportedly close to a return to the lineup and is eligible to be activated whenever he is 100 percent.
Tuch has missed the first eight games of the season with a lower-body injury, but is expected to play vs. the Canucks on Wednesday. Tuch will skate on the second line with Erik Haula and Max Pacioretty. The 22-year-old will look to build off of a 37-point (15G / 22A) rookie campaign, where he also added 10 points (6G / 4A) in 20 playoff games.
Crawford allowed one goal on 25 shots in the Blackhawks win over the Ducks on Tuesday. Since returning to Chicago’s crease on October 18th, Crawford has made 88 saves on the 93 shots (.946 SV%) that he has faced in three starts—going 2-1-0. The Rangers are in town tonight, averaging the 25th most goals per game (2.56) in the league through nine games.
Anderson surrendered four goals on 32 shots in the Senators loss to the Bruins on Tuesday. The loss snapped a three-game winning streak for Anderson, who is now 4-2-1 with a 3.14 GAA and .915 SV% in his first seven starts. He draws a tough matchup tonight in Colorado—the Avalanche are 30-12-3 on home-ice dating back to the start of last season.
Fleury stopped 17 of 18 shots in the Golden Knights win over the Ducks on Saturday. After a slow start to the season, Fleury has since won three straight while posting a 0.67 GAA, .972 SV% and one shutout. Tonight he will face a Canucks team that could be without Brock Boeser (groin) and Elias Pettersson (concussion).
Vasilevskiy surrendered five goals on 34 shots in the Lightning’s loss in Minnesota on Saturday. Vasilevskiy has won three of his first five starts in 2018, posting a 2.15 GAA and .933 SV%. He’ll be in tough against an Avalanche team that has won three straight and are tied for fifth in the NHL in scoring (3.67 GF/PG).
