van Riemsdyk fell awkwardly during Monday’s win over the Kings, missed Wednesday’s practice, but was on the ice for the morning skate and is officially listed as a game-time decision for tonight’s meeting with Carolina. van Riemsdyk will be replaced by Josh Leivo if he is unable to play.
Weegar appeared in three straight games, scoring one goal and averaging 14:01 TOI/GM, but will be replaced by Alex Petrovic tonight vs. the Ducks. Weegar has now been a healthy scratch for six of the first nine games of the season.
Petrovic has been a healthy scratch for the last two games, but will replace MacKenzie Weegar in the lineup tonight vs. the Ducks. Petrovic has just one assist in six games, but has collected 14 hits (2.33 hits/GP).
Murray allowed just one goal on 30 shots in the Penguins victory vs. the Oilers on Tuesday. Murray has ripped off six straight wins and comes into tonight’s meeting with the Jets at 3-0-1 with a 2.23 GAA and .934 SV% in four starts at PPG Paints Arena this season.
Hill gave up five goals on 30 shots in the Coyotes loss to Dallas last Thursday. In his first two NHL starts, Hill has given up a combined seven goals on 63 shots (.889 SV%). Tonight he will try and give the Coyotes their first win of the season as he faces a Rangers team sitting at 2.50 goals for per game so far this year.
Quick surrendered three goals on 33 shots in the Kings loss in Toronto on Monday. Darcy Kuemper started on Tuesday, so they’ll come back to Quick in their third game in four nights. Quick has been really good to start 2017-18, winning five of seven starts with a 2.15 GAA and. 934 SV%—make sure he is in your lineups in Montreal.
Rask has missed the last two games with a concussion that he suffered in practice, but will dress tonight vs. the Sharks. With Khudobin going tonight, you can fully expect to see Rask on Saturday vs. the Kings.
Auger appeared in two games with the Kings last week, but was a healthy scratch for the last two games and returns to Ontario where he has yet to collect a point in three games.
Amadio, 21, was a third round pick (No.90 overall) in 2014 and has earned his first career call-up following a two-assist in five-game start to the AHL season. The Canadian-born forward had 41 points (16G / 25A) in 68 games with the Reign a season ago.
Khudobin allowed five goals on 42 shots in the Bruins’ overtime loss to the Sabres last Saturday. Despite Tuukka Rask (concussion) being cleared to play tonight, Khudobin will make his third straight start. He has had to solid outings and one stinker, so be cautious with him vs. a solid Sharks team.
Dubnyk allowed one goal on 25 shots in the Wild’s 1-0 loss to the Canucks on Tuesday. Dubnyk surprisingly has just one win in five starts, while posting a 3.25 GAA and .899 SV%. Those numbers should start to normalize and Dubnyk should start racking up the W’s soon. He has decent matchup tonight against the visiting Islanders, who are 5-3-1 through their first nine.
Quine has missed the first nine games of the season with an upper-body injury, so he will head to Bridgeport for a few games to get up to speed before likely returning to the Islanders. The 24-year-old had five goals and 13 assists (18 points) in 61 games with the Islanders last season.
Mitchell, 24, has registered one assist in three games with Minnesota and two assists in four games with Iowa so far this season. He is expected to draw in on the Wild’s fourth line on Thursday.
Howard made 31 saves on 32 shots in the Red Wings’ 1-0 loss in Buffalo on Tuesday. Howard has now lost four straight games, but Tuesday certainly was not his fault. Howard has a 2.54 GAA and .924 SV% across seven starts this season, but is a very risky start tonight vs. the red-hot Tampa Bay Lightning.
Vasilevskiy stopped 31 of 32 shots in the Lightning’s 5-1 win in Carolina on Tuesday. Vasilevskiy is now riding an impressive seven-game winning streak and has posted a 1.71 GAA, .948 SV% and one shutout over that stretch. Tonight he will face the Red Wings for the second time this season—he stopped 29 of 31 shots in a 3-2 win in the first meeting.
Reimer surrendered five goals on 37 shots in the Panthers’ 5-1 loss in Montreal on Tuesday. It was a completely different outcome than his start in Washington three days prior, but with Roberto Luongo out, they’ll go right back to Reimer tonight vs. the Ducks. Anaheim enters play averaging 3.00 goals for per game so far.
Andersen allowed two goals on 38 shots in the Maple Leafs’ win over the Kings on Monday. It was a great bounce-back outing for Andersen, who has now won six of his eight starts with a 3.24 GAA and .900 SV%. Tonight he will take on a Hurricanes team that has struggled to start the season—they are 3-3-1 with just 2.43 goals for per game (27th).
Simmonds missed Wednesday’s practice with a lower-body injury that he suffered on Tuesday when he was hit by a Shayne Gostisbehere shot. Simmonds was being re-evaluated on Wednesday, so monitor his status during Thursday’s game-day skate.
Rodewald, 23, was an undrafted free agent, who has registered three goals and one assist (four points) in five games with Belleville this season. He could make this NHL debut on Thursday.
Chlapik, 20, was a second round pick (No.48 overall) in 2015 and could make his NHL debut on Thursday. Chlapik has recorded three assist in his first seven games with Belleville this season. He is coming off of a season where he had 91 points (34G / 57A) in 57 games with Charlottetown (QMJHL).
