Gibson was expected to start on Wednesday after finishing Monday's game with 14 saves in relief, but he is now day-to-day with a mysterious lower-body injury. With Gibson sidelined, Jonathan Bernier will get the nod and Jhonas Enroth has been recalled to be his backup.
With John Gibson day-to-day with a lower-body injury, Bernier will start for a second straight game, despite being yanked after a terrible outing on Monday. Bernier was pulled after allowing three gaols on six shots in a loss in Arizona and now carries a 2.93 GAA and .901 SV% in 22 appearances this season.
Schaller has scored seven times with seven assists (14 points) in 52 games this season, but tonight he’ll come out of the lineup so Matt Beleskey can face his former team.
Beleskey has been a healthy scratch in two of the last three games, but will draw back in against his former team tonight. Beleskey has just seven points (2G / 5A) in 33 games this season after scored 15 goals and 22 assists (37 points) a year ago.
Langhamer allowed one goal on eight shots to preserve the Coyotes’ win over the Ducks after replacing an injured Mike Smith on Monday. With Smith healthy and Louis Domingue now good to go, Langhamer will return to the Tucson, where he is 4-5-0 with a 2.90 GAA and .914 SV% this season.
Gibson stopped all 14 shots that he faced in relief of Jonathan Bernier in the Ducks loss in in Arizona on Monday. It was a nice performance from Gibson, who was coming off of a 24-save shutout the night before. He comes into tonight’s game having stopped the last 38 shots he has faced, but will be in tough vs. a strong Bruins offence.
Domingue missed the las three games with a lower-body injury, but will return as Mike Smith’s backup on Thursday. With Domingue back, Marek Langhamer has been returned to Tucson (AHL).
Smith turned aside 27 of 28 shots in the Coyotes’ win over the Ducks on Monday. Smith has won four of his last five starts while stopping 161 of 172 shots (.936 SV%) and one shutout. He’s played well, but he has gone 0-2-0 with an ugly 4.04 GAA and .849 SV% in his first two starts against the Blackhawks this season.
Rask allowed one goals on 30 shots in the Bruins’ win in San Jose on Saturday. Rask has won three straight games while posting an impressive 1.32 GAA, .951 SV% and one shutout. Tonight, he is expected to face Anaheim for the first time this season—Rask has gone 15-6-4 with a 2.12 GAA and .922 SV% on the road so far this season.
Johnson has been sidelined since December 3rd and will miss Thursday’s game in Nashville, but says he’ll be ready to play on Saturday vs. the Sabres. It has been a lost season for the Sabres, but Johnson has played well in his limited action. He scored one goal with 10 assists while averaging 2.04 shots per game in 23 games earlier in the season.
Elliott allowed five goals on 28 shots in the Flames’ win in Nashville on Tuesday. It wasn’t a great outing for Elliott, but it was enough to earn the win and another start tonight in Tampa Bay. Elliott has gone 5-2-1 while posting a 2.57 GAA and .08 SV% in his last eight games. He has gone 7-7-3 with a 3.14 GAA and .883 SV% on the road this season.
Kerdiles, 23, has registered four goals with five assists (nine points) in 10 games with San Diego. The former second round pick (36th overall in 2012) could make his NHL debut on Wednesday as he’s skating with Corey Perry and Rickard Rakell in the Ducks’ morning skate.
Kearns has registered 18 goals and 22 assists (40 points) in 51 games with Bridgeport this season. The 35-year-old AHL veteran has just 33 games of NHL experience compared to 88 ECHL games and 642 AHL contests. He could draw into the lineup on Thursday because Cal Clutterbuck and Casey Cizikas were hurt on Tuesday.
Prince has missed the last five games with an upper-body injury and has been moved to IR today in order to create a roster spot to recall Bracken Kearns from Bridgeport (AHL). Prince is eligible to return to the lineup whenever he is healthy.
Larsson will miss Wednesday’s game with a lower-body injury, which means that Eric Gryba will draw back into the lineup. Larsson is listed as day-to-day, so consider him as questionable for Friday’s game in Washington.
Schmidt has occasionally come out of the lineup in favour of Taylor Chorney this season and tonight will be one of those nights. Schmidt has 14 points (1G / 13A) in 51 games this season and will likely draw back into the lineup on Friday.
Chorney has been a healthy scratch since January 26th, but will return to the lineup tonight in Philadelphia. Chorney has three points (1G / 2A) across 14 games this season and will replace Nate Schmidt in the lineup tonight.
Marner will miss his fourth consecutive games with an upper-body injury that he suffered last Wednesday. Marner skated with a small group of players this morning, which is a good sign, but monitor his status leading up to Saturday’s game vs. Montreal.
Holtby allowed two goals on 23 shots in the Capitals’ shootout loss in Detroit on Saturday. Philipp Grubauer gave him the night off on Sunday, but Holtby will start tonight in Philadelphia. Holtby has gone 5-0-1 with a 2.31 GAA and .900 SV% in February. He stopped 36 of 38 shots in a 3-2 shootout loss in his first start in Philadelphia.
Neuvirth allowed two goals on 20 shots in the Flyers’ win in Vancouver on Sunday. Neuvirth is 3-3-1 with a 2.15 GAA and .901 SV% in his last seven starts and tonight he will look to steal one against the Capitals. He stopped all five shots he faced in relief in their 5-0 loss in Washington back in mid-January. The 28-year-old is 6-3-1 with a 2.07 GAA and .917 SV% on home ice.
