Enstrom has missed the last five games with a lower-body injury, but will return to the lineup tonight vs. the Wild. Enstrom will skate with Dustin Byfuglien and comes into play with 14 points (1G / 13A) in 55 games this season.
Bergeron has been with Cleveland (AHL) where he has registered three goals and six assists (nine points) in 13 games. The 36-year-old defenseman is back in North America after spending the last three years in Switzerland. He was added as blueline depth for a Blue Jackets team with their eyes on the playoffs.
Smith allowed six goals on 29 shots in the Coyotes’ loss in Chicago last Thursday. Smith missed the last two games with an illness, but will get back in goal tonight in Boston. Smith has gone 6-7-3 with a 2.95 GAA and .916 SV% in 17 starts on the road this season.
Rinne allowed four goals on 32 shots in the Predators’ win over the Oilers on Sunday. Rinne has won three of his last six starts despite posting a hideous 4.31 GAA and .846 SV%. Rinne heads into Buffalo at 8-10-2 with a 2.71 GAA and .915 SV% in 20 road starts this season.
Hellebuyck allowed five goals on 37 shots in the Jets’ loss in Toronto last Tuesday. Hellebucyk has started the last seven games, going 3-2-2 while allowing a combined 20 goals (.913 SV%). In his first game against the Wild, Hellebuyck stopped all 10 shots he faced after replacing an injured Ondrej Pavelec.
Price allowed two goals on 34 shots in the Canadiens’ win in Toronto on Saturday. Al Montoya started yesterday, so Price should start tonight vs. the Blue Jackets. February hasn’t been overly kind to Price, who is 3-6-0 with a 2.76 GAA and .903 SV% in nine starts this month.
Allen allowed three goals on 41 shots in the Blues’ loss in Chicago on Sunday. Allen is on a three-game losing streak while posting a 2.71 GAA and .922 SV%. He will face the Oilers for the first time since October—he stopped 20 of 22 shots in a 3-1 loss in Edmonton in their first meeting.
Kampfer has registered four goals and 12 assists (16 points) in 41 games with Hartford this season. With Kevin Klein and Dan Girardi both sidelined, Kampfer will come up from Hartford to serve as the Rangers’ sixth defenseman on Tuesday.
Niemi surrendered three goals on 22 shots in the Stars’ loss in Winnipeg on February 14th. Niemi has only started twice this month and he lost both of those starts while allowing a combined six goals on 56 shots (.893 SV%). He draws a terrible matchup tonight vs. a high-scoring Penguins team.
In the expansion draft you need to expose one defenseman who have played 40 games this season or 70 games combined in the last two seasons and be under contract next season—that’s what this signing is for. The Blackhawks have signed Rozsival in order to expose him to Las Vegas this summer.
In the expansion draft you need to expose two forwards who have played 40 games this season or 70 games combined in the last two seasons and be under contract next season—that’s what this signing is for. The Blackhawks have signed Tootoo in order to expose him to Las Vegas this summer.
Rask allowed three goals on 36 shots in the Bruins’ win in Dallas on Sunday. Rask has won four of his last five starts while posting a 2.19 GAA, .922 SV% and one shutout. In his first start against the Coyotes, Rask stopped 31 of 32 shots in a 2-1 Bruins win.
Ullmark has gone 20-20-2 with a 2.90 GAA and. 910 SV% in 42 starts with Rochester (AHL) this season and tonight he will make his first NHL start of the season. He has gone 8-10-2 with a 2.61 GAA and .913 SV% in 20 career NHL games and he’ll face a Predators team on a three-game winning streak.
Klein will miss his fourth straight game with back spasms and Dan Girardi (lower-body) will join him in the press box, which leaves the Rangers down to five healthy defensemen. Expect them to recall a defenseman from Hartford (AHL).
The Rangers are already without Kevin Klein (back spasms) so they only have five healthy defensemen with Girardi out. Consider him as day-to-day and monitor his status prior to Thursday’s game in Boston.
Gourde was called-up prior to Monday’s game, but did not get into the lineup. Gourde returns to Syracuse, where he has 20 goals and 23 assists (43 points) on the season.
Burrows was acquired from the Canucks on Monday and it is believed that the Senators agreed to an extension with him before the trade. Burrows’ better days appear to be behind him, but he has nine goals and 11 assists (20 points) in 55 games this season—that is tied for 11th on the team.
Blunden had no points in 6:37 TOI in his only game during his call-up. The Senators are making moves to add forwards via trades, so Blunden will return to Binghamton.
Varone failed to record a point while averaging 8:44 TOI in two games during his call-up. The Senators added Alex Burrows via trade on Monday, so expect him to take Varone’s spot in the lineup Thursday.
Ho-Sang, 21, has registered 10 goals and 26 assists (36 points) in 48 games with Bridgeport (AHL) in his first professional season. Ho-Sang has yet to appear in an NHL game, but one could be on the horizon given this call-up.
