Fabbri suffered and ankle injury in Tuesday’s win over the Avalanche, but it doesn’t sound like it is very serious. He will miss the next few games, but is expected to be back before the end of the regular season.
Elliott stopped 20 of 21 shots in the Blues win over the Avalanche on Tuesday. Yeah, he actually allowed a goal. Since returning to the crease on March 19th, Elliott has gone 4-0-0 with a 0.25 GAA, .989 SV% and three shutouts. He draws a strong matchup against a Bruins team that has lost five of their last six while averaging just 1.67 goals per game.
Seidenberg is dealing with an undisclosed injury and will miss the Bruins’ two-game road trip to St. Louis and Chicago. With Seidenberg out, look for Zach Trotman to get back in the Bruins lineup.
Connolly suffered a lower-body injury in the Bruins loss in New Jersey on Tuesday. He has missed three of the last five games and only averaged 4:01 TOI in the two games he has appeared in. He will miss the Bruins’ two-game trip to St. Louis and Chicago.
Kostka is banged up and will be held out of the lineup on Thursday. The Senators have recalled Ben Harpur from Binghamton (AHL) to replace him.
Stone was absolutely crushed by Jets’ defenseman Dustin Byfuglien in Wednesday’s win. Stone will miss Thursday’s game in Minnesota and heading back to Ottawa suggests that he will miss Saturday’s game in Philadelphia.
Howard allowed two goals on 20 shots after replacing Petr Mrazek in the Red Wings’ 4-3 loss in Montreal on Tuesday. Howard has been outplaying Mrazek recently and he finished March with a 3-3-0 record, 3.18 GAA and .886 SV%, so that says something about the Red Wings goaltending. Tonight he faces a Wild team that has won six of their last seven, but the loss came last night vs. Ottawa.
Niemi allowed two goals on 36 shots in the Stars win in San Jose last Saturday. It was his first win since February 23rd and 23rd of the season. Niemi has gone 13-5-2 with a 2.45 GAA and .907 SV% on home ice this season. Tonight he faces a Coyotes squad that has won three of their last four games.
Lundqvist gave up three goals on 32 shots in the Rangers loss to the Penguins on Sunday. Lundqvist has gone 2-3-3 with a 3.28 GAA and .911 SV% i March and tonight he will look to move to a perfect 4-0-0 against the Hurricanes—he has posted a 1.33 GAA and .960 SV% in the first three wins.
Kinkaid was outstanding on Tuesday, stopping 39 of 40 shots in the Devils 2-1 win over the Bruins. Kinkaid has gone 5-2-0 in March despite posting a 3.32 GAA and .895 SV%. He draws a rough matchup in Florida—he is 4-4-1 with a 3.08 GAA and .897 SV% in 10 starts and three relief appearances on the road.
Fleury gave up two goals on 27 shots in the Penguins win in New York on Sunday. Fleury got Tuesday night off, but will get back in goal tonight vs. Nashville. Fleury is an impressive 8-3-0 with a 2.09 GAA and .916 SV% in March. In his first start against the Predators, Fleury stopped 38 of 39 shots in a 2-1 OT win.
Sparks gave up three goals on 18 shots in the Maple Leafs loss in Tampa Bay on Monday. Sparks and Jonathan Bernier have been alternating starts and tonight it’s Sparks turn to start vs. the Sabres. Sparks has won three of his last five starts despite posting an ugly 3.15 GAA and .868 SV%. He has faced Buffalo to other times this season, going 1-0-1 with a 1.92 GAA and .917 SV%.
Kane will miss the next 3-4 weeks with an upper-body injury, so his first season with the Sabres is over. Kane has 20 goals and 15 assists (35 points) in 65 games. With Kane out, Hudson Fasching is expected to play a bigger role with the Sabres.
Dubnyk made 18 saves on 19 shots in the Wild’s win over the Blackhawks on Tuesday.Dubnyk has won six straight games while posting a 1.30 GAA, .957 SV% and one shutout. Dubnyk is playing his best hockey of the season and tonight he faces a Senators that has lost three of their last four and comes in on a back-to-back.
Kucherov missed the last two games with a lower-body injury, but will return to tonight vs. the Canadiens. Kucherov comes in on a four-game goal scoring streak (4G / 1A) and will be looking to score his 30th goal of the season. Mike Blunden will come out of the lineup to make room for the Russian forward.
Carrick had two goals and two assists in 16 games after being acquired from Washington. He heads to the Marlies for the first time, but he played 47 AHL games with Hershey earlier this season, collecting 26 points (10G / 16A).
Valiev, 20, failed to record in his first 10 career NHL games and now he returns to the Marlies where he has 21 points (3G / 18A) in 54 contests.
