Head coach Glen Gulutzan said they took Hamonic out of the game as a precaution so it doesn’t sound like his injury is overly serious. The Flames have not ruled Hamonic out for Friday’s game so monitor his status over the next couple of days.
Glendening blocked a shot off of his hand in the first period of Wednesday’s loss to the Flyers. Glendening originally stayed on the bench but didn’t return for the second period and head coach Jeff Blashill did not have a time frame for Glendening’s return.
Lundqvist allowed one goal on 40 shots in the Rangers win over the Ducks on Tuesday. Lundqvist has been excellent in his last three starts, going 3-0-0 while allowing just five goals on 110 shots (.955 SV%). In his first start against the Devils, Lundqvist allowed two goals on 28 shots in a 5-2 win earlier this month.
Senators head coach Guy Boucher said Phaneuf is away from the team and may or may not play on Thursday. Andreas Englund was recalled from Belleville (AHL) this morning which suggests that Phaneuf won't be available, but monitor the defenseman's status leading up to puck-drop.
Englund has picked up just four assists in 29 games with Belleville this season. He has no points in five career NHL games and he could make his season Dion Phaneuf not with the team because of a personal matter.
Anderson surrendered six goals on 40 shots in the Senators loss to Minnesota on Tuesday. The loss snapped a brief two-game winning streak for Anderson, who has gone 2-3-0 with a 3.35 GAA and .906 SV% in December. He will be in tough tonight against the high-scoring Lightning, who come in having won seven of their last eight games.
Varlamov allowed two goals on 32 shots in Colorado’s win over the Penguins on Monday. Varlamov has won three of his last four starts while posting a 2.50 GAA and .925 SV%. The Avalanche offence has picked up this month, giving Varlamov a better chance at collecting wins, but they’ll be in tough tonight in Los Angles.
Howard stopped 25 of 26 shots in the Red Wings win over the Maple Leafs last Friday. The win snapped a three-game losing skid for Howard, who is 2-1-2 with 2.34 GAA and .911 SV% in his last five starts. After a strong performance from Petr Mrazek last night, Howard is expected to go tonight in Philly—he is 4-3-1 with a 2.63 GAA and .921 SV% on the road this season.
Howard stopped 25 of 26 shots in the Red Wings win over the Maple Leafs last Friday. The win snapped a three-game losing skid for Howard, who is 2-1-2 with 2.34 GAA and .911 SV% in his last five starts. After a strong performance from Petr Mrazek last night, Howard is expected to go tonight in Philly—he is 4-3-1 with a 2.63 GAA and .921 SV% on the road this season.
Bishop allowed four goals on 28 shots in the Stars loss to Washington on Tuesday. Bishop has lost four in a row (0-2-2) while posting an ugly 3.74 GAA and .883 SV%. Tonight he will face the Blackhawks for the third time this season—he has gone 2-0-0 with a 2.39 GAA and .911 SV% in the first two meetings.
Allen surrendered four goals on 46 shots in the Blues loss in Winnipeg on Sunday. Allen has lost three in a row while allowing a combined nine goals on 88 shots (.898 SV%). The Blues have struggled mightily to score as of late, but Allen is 2-0-0 with a 2.00 GAA and .932 SV% in two starts vs. Edmonton this season.
Hutton stopped all 48 shots that he faced in the Blues shutout win over the Jets on Saturday. It was a ridiculously impressive evening for Hutton, who will start the front-end of the Blues back-to-back tonight in Calgary. Hutton has gone 3-0-0 with a 1.64 GAA and .950 SV% on the road this season.
