Hutton missed Saturday’s game against the Flyers with an upper-body injury but is healthy enough to be Linus Ullmark’s backup on Tuesday. This should put Hutton in-line to start Thursday’s game against the Coyotes.
Ullmark surrendered six goals on 41 shots in the Sabres loss to the Flyers on Saturday. Even though Carter Hutton is available tonight, the Sabres will tick with Ullmark after a rough outing. Ullmark has dropped three straight games while allowing a combined 13 goals on 114 shots (.886 SV%). Despite a recent stretch of poor play, he has a great matchup with the Kings in town on a back-to-back.
Ferland missed the last four games with a concussion will be back against the Maple Leafs on Tuesday. Ferland is expected to skate in the bottom-6 to start the game, so he doesn’t have as much fantasy value as he did earlier in the year.
Oshie has missed the last 11 games with a concussion but will play Tuesday vs. the Red Wings. Oshie has a chance to get on the scoresheet right away as he will skate on the right wing with Nicklas Backstrom and Alex Ovechkin. So far this season, Oshie has scored nine goals with five assists (14 points) in 18 games.
Holtby stopped all 28 shots that he faced in the Capitals shutout win in Columbus on Saturday. The win snapped a brief two-game losing streak for Holtby, who is 6-2-0 with a 2.22 GAA and .930 SV% in eight games since returning from injury. In his first start against the Red Wings, Holtby stopped 31 of 32 shots in a 3-1 win.
Dubnyk was pulled after allowing three goals on six shots in the Wild’s loss in Edmonton last Friday. In his first 15 starts, Dubnyk went 9-4-2 with a 2.32 GAA, .926 SV% and two shutouts but has been terrible since. In his last seven games, Dubnyk has gone 1-5-0 with a 4.06 GAA and .847 SV%. He has a solid matchup with Antti Niemi in the other net but Dubnyk’s recent struggles make him a risky start.
Ullmark surrendered six goals on 41 shots in the Sabres loss to the Flyers on Saturday. Even though Carter Hutton is available tonight, the Sabres will tick with Ullmark after a rough outing. Ullmark has dropped three straight games while allowing a combined 13 goals on 114 shots (.886 SV%). Despite a recent stretch of poor play, he has a great matchup with the Kings in town on a back-to-back.
Mrazek stopped 18 of 19 shots in the Hurricanes win in Anaheim last Friday. Since returning to the Hurricanes’ crease, Mrazek has stopped 51 of 53 shots (.962 SV%) in two appearances. With Curtis McElhinney still banged up, look for Mrazek tonight vs. the visiting Maple Leafs. So far Mrazek is 2-1-1 with a 2.97 GAA and .862 SV% on home-ice.
Fogarty has not registered a point in 10 games with the Rangers this season. His return to the AHL suggests that Mats Zucarrello will be back against the Coyotes on Friday.
Schneider came up as a reserve forward and heads back to the Wolf Pack, where he has 17 points (8G / 9A) in 25 games this season.
Quick made 29 saves on 30 shots in the Kings win over the Golden Knights on Saturday. Quick has started five games since returning from a knee injury and he has gone 2-3-0 with a 2.23 GAA, .928 SV% and one shutout. Tonight he faces a Red Wings team that is tied for the most points since late-October—Detroit is 12-6-2 while averaging 3.25 goals for per game in their last 20.
Howard allowed five goals on 35 shots in the Red Wings shootout loss to the Lightning last Tuesday. Jonathan Bernier ended up starting the next two games, so look for Detroit to come back to Howard tonight vs. the Kings. The 34-year-old has been pretty solid all season, especially at Little Caesars Arena, where he is 6-3-3 with a 2.69 GAA and .922 SV% in 13 starts.
Lundqvist allowed four goals on 31 shots in the Rangers win in Florida. The win snapped a brief two-game losing skid for Lundqvist, who has allowed at least three goals in four of his last five starts. Matchups don’t get much worse than the one he has tonight, so leave him on your bench.
Vilardi was the No.11 overall pick in 2017 has been limited over the last year with a back injury but recently started a conditioning stint with Ontario (AHL). The Kings top prospect has one assist in those four games and should be one of the top prospects at this year’s World Junior Championship.
Ferland has missed the last four games with a concussion but is set to return to the Hurricanes lineup on Tuesday. After getting off to a hot-start, Ferland was held pointless in his previous three games and is expected to return on the fourth line.
Rosen figures to be a part of the Maple Leafs NHL plans in 2018-19 after signing him to a one-way deal. Rosen is an undrafted free agent who came over from Sweden. He has taken his offensive game to a new-level this year, picking up 19 points (2G / 17A) in 24 games with the Marlies.
Kuhnhackl was listed as questionable for tonight’s game despite taking part in the morning skate. With Kuhnhackl missing his second straight game, Ross Johnston will remain in the lineup.
Welinski heads back to the AHL because the Ducks needed to call-up Jared Coreau after Ryan Miller got hurt on Sunday. Welinski has six points (2G / 4A) in eight games with San Diego.
