Ritchie has been a healthy scratch for the last five games, but he will replace Blake Comeau (personal) in the lineup on Monday. It has been a tough season for the former first-round pick, who has collected a single assist in 14 games.
Comeau’s wife is in labour so he will come out of the lineup vs. the Oilers. Brett Ritchie will replace Comeau on the Stars’ fourth line.
Domingue gave up four goals on 27 shots in the Lightning’s win in Florida on Saturday. It hasn’t always been pretty but Domingue has now won five of his last six starts with a 3.00 GAA and .901 SV%. He stopped 33 of 35 shots in a 5-2 win vs. New Jersey last Sunday.
Leipsic is the second forward that the Kings have claimed off of waivers in less than a week. Leipsic has bounced around the NHL a little bit but has produced some decent numbers at every stop. In total, he has 30 points (8G / 22A) in 81 career NHL games and should help the Kings top-9 that is lacking talent.
Anderson gave up two goals on 38 shots in the Senators win over the Sharks on Saturday. Anderson had a nice week, winning his last two starts while stopping 63 of 65 shots (.969 SV%). He also won his first start against the Canadiens, stopping 27 of 27 shots in a 4-3 OT victory on October 20th.
Khudobin allowed three goals on 33 shots in the Stars wi in Calgary last Wednesday. Despite a great outing from Ben Bishop on Saturday, the Stars will be cautious with their No.1 netminder in his return from an injury. Khudobin went 4-4-2 with a 2.83 GAA and .914 SV% in 10 appearances in November.
Rinne allowed two goals on 21 shots in the Predators win over the Blackhawks on Saturday. Tonight he makes his fifth straight start on home-ice, having gone 8-2-0 with a 1.81 GAA, .932 SV% and two shutouts in his previous 10 starts at Bridgestone Arena. Tonight he will go head-to-head with his former backup Carter Hutton.
Domingue gave up four goals on 27 shots in the Lightning’s win in Florida on Saturday. It hasn’t always been pretty but Domingue has now won five of his last six starts with a 3.00 GAA and .901 SV%. He stopped 33 of 35 shots in a 5-2 win vs. New Jersey last Sunday.
Richard made his NHL debut on Saturday but his return to the AHL suggests that Nick Bonino (illness) will be back in the lineup on Monday.
Dermott was sent to the AHL to get the Maple Leafs roster to 23 with William Nylander joining the team after signing a six-year extension on Saturday. Dermott was the one demoted because he is waiver exempt. However, the Maple Leafs are trying to trade another player from their active roster and Dermott would then re-join the team for Tuesday’s game.
Murray has been out since November 17th but was back on the ice before the Penguins hit the ice for practice. Murray’s original timetable was “longer-term” so it is unclear if he is on schedule in his recovery. Casey DeSmith has played pretty well in Murray’s absence, so expect the Penguins to be patient
The Rangers don’t play until Saturday so they have sent some waiver exempt players to the AHL to get playing time and to get some cap savings. Lettieri has three goals and two assists in four AHL contests this season.
The Rangers don’t play until Saturday so they send Beleskey back to Hartford to stop his NHL service clock, so he doesn’t have to pass through waivers in the future. The 30-year-old has nine points (3G / 6A) in 14 games with the Wolf Pack this season.
The Rangers don’t play until Saturday so they will use this break to get Georgiev some playing time because Henrik Lundqvist will almost certainly start their only game of the week. Georgiev has gone 2-1-0 with a 3.01 GAA and .902 SV% in the AHL this season.
The Rangers don’t play until Saturday so they are using this time to send Alexandar Georgiev to the AHL to get some playing time. Tokarski figures to be sent back to the AHL before Saturday’s game.
Bratt missed the Devils morning skate on Monday and is listed as a game-time decision for tonight's game vs. the Lightning. Stefan Noesen skated in Bratt's spot on the second line, so look for him to get top-6 minutes tonight if Bratt is unavailable.
Kinkaid allowed four goals on 38 shots in the Devils loss to the Jets on Saturday. Despite losing four in a row and allowing four goals in every game, it looks like Kinkaid will start for the fourth consecutive game. The Devils are on a five-game slid and were just pounded by the Lightning in Tampa Bay last Sunday.
