Leddy missed Friday’s game with an upper-body injury, but he got through Saturday’s practice without a hitch and appears good-to-go for Sunday’s game. He would re-claim his spot from Ryan Pulock, who is now out for at least one month with a broken foot.
The Kings are already without Jonathan Quick and then Zatkoff had to be helped off of the ice with a lower-body injury this afternoon. Look for Peter Budaj to start for the Kings and for Jack Campbell to be recalled to serve as his back if Zatkoff can’t dress.
Price stopped 27 of 29 shots in the Canadiens’ win over the Coyotes on Thursday. It was a very Price-like debut for the Habs’ netminder, who starts again tonight in Boston. Price is an outstanding 22-8-3 with a 2.37 GAA and .923 SV% vs. the Bruins in his career. He is a must-start regardless of matchup, but he seems to have the Bruins' number.
Johnson allowed three goals on 21 shots in the Flames’ win over the Sabres on Tuesday. Brian Elliott got the nod and the loss on Thursday, so it will be Johnson who faces Elliott’s former team tonight. St. Louis has lost each of their first two games on their Western Canadian road trip, but they remain a tough matchup for Johnson.
Fleury allowed two goals on 34 shots in the Penguins’ win over the Sharks on Thursday. It was a nice bounce-back game for Fleury, who had lost each of his last two starts. He sits at 3-1-1 with a 2.76 GAA and .920 SV% in the early-going and tonight he will make his sixth consecutive start. Fleury will face a Nashville team that is dealing with food poisoning and who played last night.
Andersen allowed five goals on 34 shots in the Maple Leafs’ OT loss in Winnipeg on Wednesday. The Leafs were unable to hold onto a 4-0 lead and Andersen ended up losing his second game in blue and white. He has struggled to the tune of a 3.60 GAA and .876 SV% so far this season and will be in tough again tonight in Chicago.
Tkachuk has one goal, nine shots and a minus-1 rating while averaging 11:55 through his first five NHL games. It looks like he will sit tonight while Freddie Hamilton makes his season debut.
Talbot stopped 34 of 35 shots in the Oilers win over the Blues on Thursday. Talbot has won four of his first five starts while posting a 3.32 GAA and .904 SV% to start the season and he starts in today’s outdoor game in Winnipeg. Talbot was 2-0-0 with a 1.00 GAA and .976 SV% in two starts against the Jets last year.
Spurgeon was hurt in Thursday’s game vs. the Maple Leafs and then missed yesterday’s practice, which puts his status for tonight’s game in jeopardy. If Spurgeon can’t play, look for Mathew Dumba to get back into the lineup.
Haula has reportedly been playing through a lower-body injury for a week, but might not be able to go tonight vs. the Devils. If Haula can’t go, Joel Eriksson Ek is expected to make his NHL debut.
Hudler will miss his third consecutive game with an illness and he was placed on IR to create a spot for the Stars to activate Ales Hemsky.
Hemsky missed the first four games of the regular season, but was activated from IR this afternoon and will make his season debut on Saturday. Hemsky is expected to skate on the Stars’ top line with Tyler Seguin and Jamie Benn.
Vasilevskiy allowed two goals on 34 shots in the Lightning’s win over the Devils last Saturday. Ben Bishop started the last two games, but it will be Vasilevskiy tonight in Ottawa. He is one of the best backups in the NHL and has a powerful offence in front of him, making him a legit spot-start option whenever he gets the nod.
Lack allowed two goals on 26 shots in the Hurricanes win in Calgary on Thursday. It was a much better performance than his season debut and earned him a second straight start. Tonight he faces a Philadelphia team that has lost three straight games but they’ve been averaging 3.25 goals per game so far this season.
Jones allowed three goals on 20 shots in the Sharks loss in Pittsburgh on Thursday. It was Jones’ worst performance of the season and he comes in on a two-game losing streak while allowing a combined eight goals on 47 shots (.830 SV%) in those starts. He draws a solid matchup tonight against Red Wings team that played last night.
Gelinas sat as a healthy scratch for the first four games of the season, but will replace Fedor Tyutin (groin) tonight in Florida. Gleans had no points in six games with the Avalanche last year, but had six points (1G / 5A) in 34 games with New Jersey before the trade.
Tyutin will miss Saturday’s game in Florida because of a groin injury. Tyutin will be replaced by Eric Gelinas, who will be making his season debut. Consider Tyutin day-to-day.
Heinen has yet to record a point in four games with the Bruins this season and tonight he will come out of the lineup and Ryan Spooner will be back in.
Spooner was a healthy scratch on Thursday, but he will play tonight vs. the Canadiens. Spooner is expected to skate on the Bruins’ second line with David Krejci and David Backes. Danton Heinen will sit to make room for Spooner.
