Price gave up four goals on 39 shots in the Canadiens’ loss to Washington on Monday. Surprisingly enough, Price has given up three or more goals in five of his last six starts, going 2-2-2 with a 3.11 GAA and .903 SV%. It has been a tough stretch for Price, who will face the Wild for the second time this season—in the first meeting he allowed three goals on 26 shots in a 4-2 loss.
Ryan Getzlaf continues to battle injury, so if he can’t play on Thursday, Noesen might draw in for the eighth time this season. The 23-year-old has collected one goal with Anaheim and 15 points (6G / 9A) in 22 games during his time in San Diego.
Theodore, 21, has split his season between the NHL and AHL. In 21 games with the Ducks he has six points (1G / 5A) and has picked up nine points (1G / 8A) in 11 games with the Gulls. He swaps places with Brandon Montour and should be in the lineup on Thursday.
Montour averaged 15:08 TOI/GM in five games since being recalled from San Diego. Montour failed to record a point and will swap places with Shea Theodore and goes back to the Gulls, where he has 21 points (7G / 14A) in 25 games this season.
Streit has been sidelined since December 11th and is nearing a return, but it won’t come Thursday vs. the Canucks. Monitor his status as the Flyers head into their weekend back-to-back with the Bruins and Capitals.
Brouwer skated in a no-contact jersey during the Flames morning skate on Wednesday, but will miss his eighth straight game tonight vs. San Jose. Monitor his status as we head into the weekend.
Lander had one goal and averaged just 6:57 TOI in four games during his call-up. Lander wasn’t great, but he’ll return to the AHL where he has an impressive 21 points (10G / 11A) in 13 games this year. His demotion might also be related to wanting him to play on a line with Jesse Puljujarvi, who was just recently sent down as well.
Khaira, 22, was a third round pick in 2012 and appeared in 15 games with the Oilers last season, collecting two assists and 13 PIMS. In 24 games with Bakersfield this season the Surrey, B.C. native has eight goals and 10 assists.
Lehner missed Tuesday’s game vs. the Flyers because of an illness and will not travel with the team on their brief two-game road trip on Thursday and Friday. With Lehner staying in Buffalo, Anders Nilsson will be the starter and Linus Ullmark will travel as the backup.
Plekanec missed the Canadiens’ morning skate and will be a game-time decision tonight vs. the Jets. The Canadiens are banged up, so add Plekanec to a lengthy list. He has one goal and one assist in his last two games and 18 points (4G / 14A) in 41 games this season.
Grant has picked up three assists and 19 penalty minutes across 35 games with the Sabres this season. The Sabers will planning to send him to Rochester (AHL), but the Predators have added some depth to their fourth line and sent Frederik Gauthier to Milwaukee (AHL).
Johnson allowed two goals on 27 shots in the Flames’ loss in Winnipeg on Monday. Despite the loss, Johnson played very well for the second straight game and has now stopped 53 of the last 56 shots (.946 SV%) that he has faced. Tonight he makes his third start vs. San Jose—he has gone 1-1-0 with a 3.00 GAA and .903 SV% in the first two.
Late Tuesday night, the Ducks acquired Enroth from Toronto to shore up their goaltending depth, particularly at the AHL level, with Dustin Tokarski battling an injury. Enroth has had a very difficult season, going 0-3-1 with a 3.94 GAA and .872 SV% with the Maple Leafs and 2-1-0 with a 3.03 GAA and .904 SV% with the Marlies.
Oleksiak left Tuesday’s game after playing just 6:32 TOI and did not return. Oleksiak could be out for a little bit, so expect Stephen Johns to draw back into the lineup on Thursday.
Condon allowed three goals on 38 shots in the Senators win over the Oilers on Sunday. The win snapped a four-game losing streak for Condon, who will start again tonight vs. the Penguins. The 26-year-old draws a tough matchup, but has gone 5-2-3 with a 1.97 GAA and .932 SV% at the Canadian Tire Centre.
Johnson allowed two goals on 27 shots in the Flames’ loss in Winnipeg on Monday. Despite the loss, Johnson played very well for the second straight game and has now stopped 53 of the last 56 shots (.946 SV%) that he has faced. Tonight he makes his third start vs. San Jose—he has gone 1-1-0 with a 3.00 GAA and .903 SV% in the first two.
Luongo stopped all 28 shots that he faced in the Panthers’ shutout in New Jersey on Monday. It was a great return to the crease for Luongo, who will make his 28th start of the season tonight in Brooklyn. In his first start against the Islanders, Luongo stopped 19 of 21 shots in a 3-2 overtime win.
