Smith remains day-to-day with an undisclosed injury and will miss his fourth straight game tonight vs. the Devils. Smith was not on the ice for the morning skate, which clouds his status for Friday’s game vs. the Wild as well.
Gibson allowed four goals on 23 shots in the Ducks loss to the Blues on Sunday. After winning three straight, Gibson has now dropped his last two starts while giving up four goals in each game and posting an .843 SV%. He has not faced the Canucks this season, but is 15-10-3 with a 2.61 GAA and .924 SV% on home ice.
Jones allowed three goals on 26 shots in the Sharks win over the Red Wings on Sunday. Jones has won four of his last six starts with a 2.04 GAA, .921 SV% and one shutout. He will continue his run in the Sharks net tonight vs. the Oilers, who he is 1-1-0 with a 3.03 GAA and .889 SV% against this season.
Benning is battling a sickness so he will come out of the lineup vs. the Sharks. Oscar Klefbom (shoulder), who has missed the last two games, will replace him.
Klefbom missed the last two games after undergoing a “minor procedure” on his shoulder but he will play tonight vs.the Sharks. However, Klefbom is expected to undergo another procedure soon to “clean up” his shoulder and he will be shutout for the rest of the season at that point.
Gibson allowed four goals on 23 shots in the Ducks loss to the Blues on Sunday. After winning three straight, Gibson has now dropped his last two starts while giving up four goals in each game and posting an .843 SV%. He has not faced the Canucks this season, but is 15-10-3 with a 2.61 GAA and .924 SV% on home ice.
DeSmith allowed one goal on 18 shots in the Penguins win over the Stars on Sunday. After a few tough outings, DeSmith has settled in a bit recently, stopping 26 of the last 27 shots (.963 SV%) that he has faced. Tonight he faces the Rangers at Madison Square Garden and comes in at 1-2-0 with a 2.99 GAA and .909 SV% on the road.
Montoya surrendered five goals on 46 shots and walked away with the win in Anaheim back on February 25th. Cam Talbot started the last seven games but Montoya will start the second game of the back-to-back tonight vs. the Sharks. He has gone 2-1-1 with a 3.15 GAA and .894 SV% in six appearances with the Oilers.
Fleury gave up two goals on 40 shots in the Golden Knights win in Philadelphia on Sunday. Fleury had a great road trip, going 4-1-0 while allowing just eight goals on 155 shots (.948 SV%) with one shutout. Now he returns to the friendly confines of T-Mobile Arena, where he is 12-5-2 with a 2.37 GAA and .920 SV% this season.
Despite practicing on Tuesday and Wednesday, Eichel is not ready to return to the Sabres lineup on Thursday. Regardless, he is obviously getting close to a return to the lineup, so monitor his status heading into Saturday’s game vs. the Blackhawks.
Rust has missed the last two games with a concussion that he sustained in Philadelphia last Wednesday. Rust is expected to replace Josh Jooris on the Penguins fourth line and comes into tonight with 33 points (10G / 23A) in 57 games this season.
Holtby was yanked after he allowed three goals on nine shots in the Capitals loss in Anaheim on March 6th. With Holtby struggling and Philipp Grubauer playing well, Grubauer started the last four games, but Holtby will draw back into the crease tonight. The Capitals lit the Islanders up last night and will look do so again tongiht with Holtby between the pipes.
DeSmith allowed one goal on 18 shots in the Penguins win over the Stars on Sunday. After a few tough outings, DeSmith has settled in a bit recently, stopping 26 of the last 27 shots (.963 SV%) that he has faced. Tonight he faces the Rangers at Madison Square Garden and comes in at 1-2-0 with a 2.99 GAA and .909 SV% on the road.
Jones was forced to leave Monday’s game for vs. Montreal but head coach John Tortorella said that it was precautionary. Jones was still able to pick up a goal and an assist before leaving the game, giving him four goals and three assists (seven points) in his last three games. Make sure he’s active in all formats on Thursday.
Hutchinson, who got the start in Nashville, left in the first period after suffering an upper-body injury. On Wednesday, the Jets recalled Eric Comrie from Manitoba (AHL) which suggests that Hutchinson will miss at least one game.
It looks like the Panthers have caught a break and Trocheck should be in the lineup tomorrow. This isn’t overly surprising considering he was able to play through a suspected ailment on Monday. Trocheck will head into Thursday’s game on a four-game point streak, picking up two goals and five assists (seven points) during that stretch.
With Steve Mason already out for a couple of weeks and Michael Hutchinson leaving Tuesday’s game with an upper-body injury, Comrie comes up as the Jets’ temporary No.2 netminder. Winnipeg wants to get Hellebuyck some rest, so Comrie could see some playing time during this call-up. The 22-year-old has gone 17-11-3 with a 2.56 GAA and .918 SV% in 31 games with the Moose, but has allowed nine goals on 74 shots (.878 SV%) in two career NHL games.
DeBrusk absorbed a big hit early on Tuesday but was able to play through it for a period of time, but eventually went down the tunnel and never returned. DeBrusk ended up logging just 10:48 TOI and should be considered questionable as the Bruins head to Florida for a clash with the Panthers on Thursday.
