Fabbri left Tuesday’s game with an ankle injury and did not return.
Fabbri left last night’s game after playing 11:55 TOI. The Blues will not practice on Wednesday, so there likely won’t be an update on Fabbri’s status until Thursday.
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The Panthers will recall Rocco Grimaldi from Portland (AHL).
With Vincent Trocheck out for roughly the next weeks, Grimaldi has been recalled to likely finish the season with the Panthers. Grimaldi has one goal and one assist in 14 games with Florida and 33 points (16G / 17A) in 52 games with the Pirates.
Trocheck is expected to miss three weeks with an ankle injury.
Trocheck took a shot off of the ankle during Tuesday’s loss and is expected to miss the rest of the regular season. Trocheck, who is tied with for the Panthers-lead in goals with 25, could end up missing some playoff time as well. Look for Nick Bjugstad to move up to the second line with Trocheck out.
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Markstrom will start Tuesday v.s the Sharks.
Markstrom allowed four goals on 37 shots in the Canucks loss in St. Louis last Friday. Markstrom has lost his last four starts while posting a 3.03 GAA and .914 SV%. Tonight he will face the Sharks on home ice. San Jose has lost three of their last four and Markstrom is 5-7-1 with a 2.96 GAA and .898 SV% at Rogers Arena this season.
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Leptonen will start Tuesday vs. the Predators.
Lehtonen allowed three goals on 30 shots in the Stars loss in Arizona last Thursday. The loss snapped a three-game winning streak for Lehtonen, who is 6-2-1 with a 2.50 GAA and .905 SV% in March. Tonight he will face a Predators team, who played yesterday and come in having won five of their last seven games.
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Rask leads the Bruins onto the ice for warmups.
Rask allowed one goal on 26 shots in the Bruins win in Toronto on Saturday. The victory snapped a four-game losing streak for Rask, who is now 5-3-2 with a 2.31 GAA and .921 SV% in March. Rask has not faced the Devils this season—the eight-year veteran has gone 16-7-3 with a 2.17 GAA and .931 SV% on the road this season.
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Johnson will start Tuesday in Pittsburgh.
Johnson allowed two goals on 28 shots in the Sabres 3-2 loss to the Red Wings last night. Johnson has won five of seven starts while posting a 2.09 GAA and .925 SV% in the month of March. Starting on back-to-back nights with a terrible matchup, Johnson should be avoided tonight.
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The Predators did not hold a morning skate on Tuesday because of their back-to-back. Head coach Peter Laviolette may announce his starter pre-game but we will likely have to wait until warmups at 8:00 p.m. ET.
Pekka Rinne was pulled in the first period of Monday's loss in Colorado. Because he was pulled so early, the Predators may elect to go back to him or they could turn to Carter Hutton, who stopped 16 of 17 shots in relief.
Anisimov (lower-body) will not play on Tuesday.
Anisimov was a late scratch from Sunday’s game in Vancouver and he will be held out of the lineup for a second straight game on Tuesday. He is listed as day-to-day and the Blackhawks are hopeful that he will return to the lineup on Friday.
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Markstrom skipped the Canucks' optional morning skate; suggests he starts vs. San Jose.
Markstrom allowed four goals on 37 shots in the Canucks loss in St. Louis last Friday. Markstrom has lost his last four starts while posting a 3.03 GAA and .914 SV%. Tonight he will face the Sharks on home ice. San Jose has lost three of their last four and Markstrom is 5-7-1 with a 2.96 GAA and .898 SV% at Rogers Arena this season.
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Darling will start Tuesday in Minnesota.
Darling turned aside 26 of 28 shots in the Blackhawks win in Vancouver on Sunday. Darling has won his last two starts while stopping 57 of 60 shots (.950 SV%). With Corey Crawford still sidelined, Darling will make his seventh consecutive start tonight in Minnesota. Darling is 0-1-1 with a 3.36 GAA and .890 SV% in two starts and one relief appearance vs. the Wild.
Schneider (knee) practiced on Tuesday; hopeful to start Thursday vs. the Panthers.
Schneider has been sidelined by a knee injury since March 4th, but it looks like he could return to the crease on Thursday. Scott Wedgewood’s emergence has eased Schneider’s absence.
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Mrazek will start Tuesday in Montreal.
Mrazek was pulled after allowing four goals on 27 shots in the Red Wings loss to the Penguins on Saturday. Mrazek’s numbers in March are not pretty—3-5-0 with a 3.55 GAA and .889 SV%—but he has gone 2-1-0 with a 2.68 GAA and .915 SV% against the Canadiens. Montreal comes in having lost six of their last eight.
Russell (foot) will not play on Tuesday or Thursday.
Russell has missed the last three games and will miss at least the next two contests with a foot injury. The Stars will let Russell heal for a bit longer, since they are locked into the playoff picture.
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Anderson starts Thursday in Minnesota.
Anderson allowed four goals on 39 shots in the Senators loss to the Ducks last Saturday. Anderson has lost three starts in a row while posting a 3.32 GAA and .894 SV%. With Andrew Hammond starting last night Anderson will go tonight in Minnesota. He will be in tough against a Wild team that has won six in a row while averaging 3.67 goals per game.
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