Boedker has been chilling in the luxury box for the last nine games but will play in an actual hockey game on Monday. The veteran winger, who has one assist in five games this season, will replace Max Veronneau on the fourth line.
Rask allowed four goals on 36 shots in the Bruins win over the Wild on Saturday. Rask quickly bounced-back from a three-game losing skid by winning four straight while stopping 122 of 131 shots (.931 SV%). In his first start against the Senators, Rask stopped 30 of 32 shots in a 5-2 win (Nov.2).
Edler was forced to leave Saturday's game in Washington but was on the ice for Monday's morning skate and is expected to play in Philadelphia. Edler leads the Canucks in ice-time (23:54 ATOI) while posting 15 points (4G / 11A) but has had a hard time staying out of the box (34 PIMS) in 24 games this season.
Demko surrendered five goals on 23 shots in the Canucks loss to the Avalanche on November 15th. Jacob Markstrom has started the last three games but Demko will go head-to-head with Carter Hart on Monday. He's played well this season but has allowed at least three goals in three straight games, posting an .883 SV% during that span. He's been good on the road, going 2-2-0 with a 2.23 GAA and .926 SV% in four games.
With Greg McKegg sidelined with a lower-body issue, Nieves was recalled from Hartford and will skate on the fourth line on Monday. Nieves has 19 points (5G / 14A) in 72 career NHL games with the Rangers.
McKegg was forced to leave Saturday's game in Montreal with a lower-body injury and will not play vs. Minnesota. Boo Nieves was recalled from Hartford (AHL) and will replace him on the fourth line.
Bishop allowed three goals on 26 shots in the Stars win over the Jets last Thursday. Anton Khudobin started Saturday, so Bishop will go Monday vs. the Golden Knights. He catches a break with Malcolm Subban going for Vegas, increasing his chances for a victory. Bishop is 5-2-1 with a 1.80 GAA and .939 SV% on home-ice this season.
Zibanejad was on the ice for Monday's morning skate but will miss at least one more game. Head coach David Quinn said that the plan is for Zibanejad to play Wednesday and based on today's morning skate he will play with Filip Chytil and Pavel Buchnevich in his return.
Lundqvist allowed four goals on 39 shots in the Rangers loss in Ottawa last Friday. Lundqvist has just one win in his last five appearances while posting a 3.92 GAA and .883 SV%. The Rangers give up more quality shots against than any team in the league, making it difficult to trust Lundqvist on a night-to-night basis. Tonight he faces a Wild team that has gone 3-0-2 while scoring 3.40 goals per game in their last five.
Rittich stopped 36 of 38 shots in the Flames shootout win in Philadelphia on Saturday. It was an outstanding outing for Rittich, who has gone 5-3-1 with a 2.72 GAA, .912 SV% and one shutout in his last nine starts. Without Sidney Crosby, the Penguins have averaged 3.33 goals per game but are 2-1-3 in those six games.
Stalock surrendered five goals on 39 shots in the Wild's overtime loss in Boston on Saturday. With Devan Dubnyk still away from the team, Stalock will make his fourth straight start on Monday. He is 3-0-1 despite posting a 3.20 GAA and .900 SV% in November and gets set to face a Rangers team that has lost three of their last five but have averaged 3.40 goals per game over that stretch.
Anderson stopped 35 of 36 shots in the Senators win in Montreal last Wednesday. Anders Nilsson started Friday but they'll come back Anderson in Columbus. He has won two of his last three starts but is an ugly 2-5-0 with a. 3.79 GAA And .886 SV% in seven road starts this year. On top of that, the Blue Jackets have won three in a row while scoring 4.33 goals per game in their last three home games.
Saros turned aside 24 of 26 shots in the Predators 4-2 win in St. Louis on Saturday. With the Blues in town tonight on the second half of a home-and-home, the Predators will stick with what worked on the weekend. It is rare for Saros to start two in a row, but Pekka Rinne has struggled as of late. The 24-year-old netminder is still looking for his first win on home-ice, having gone 0-3-0 with a. 2.97 GAA and .887 SV% at Bridgestone Arena so far.
Head coach Jon Cooper called Stamkos "day-to-dayish" and said he hopes he'll play by the end of the week. With Stamkos out, the Lightning are leaning heavily on the Anthony Cirelli line for secondary scoring. After tonight, Tampa Bay has three more games this week--Wednesday vs. St. Louis, Friday in Washington and Saturday vs. Carolina.
With Viktor Arvidsson out for at least one month, Carr makes his return to the NHL. The 28-year-old has been fantastic in the AHL this season, leading the Admirals in goals (11) and points (21) in 16 games.
With Drake Caggiula going on IR, Highmore gets his first call-up of the season. The 23-year-old forward has 10 points (4G / 6A) in 17 AHL games this season and had two goals in 13 games with the Blackhawks last year.
Sutter missed the first three games of the road-trip but re-joined the team on Monday and could play vs. the Flyers. Sutter, who has eight points (5G / 3A) in 19 games this season, has missed five games in total since suffering a groin injury on November 12th.
Gostisbehere was a bit of a surprise scratch on Saturday afternoon but will be held out of Monday's game as well. With Gostisbehere out, the Flyers will roll with a third-pair of Robert Hagg and Philippe Myers and Travis Sanheim will see PP2 time.
