Gibson allowed three goals on 26 shots in the Ducks loss in Colorado last Wednesday. Gibson has lost his last two starts while allowing a combined four goals on 58 shots (.931 SV%). The Ducks goalie rotation will continue with Gibson expected to get the next two starts—the 22-year-old is 11-5-2 with a 1.84 GAA and .929 SV% on home ice this season.
Monahan missed Tuesday’s practice, but was on the ice for Wednesday’s morning skate and still remains questionable for tonight’s game vs. the Jets. Monitor his status during pre-game warmups at 9:30 p.m. ET. If Monahan can’t play, Freddie Hamilton will make his Flames debut.
Allen was yanked after allowing four goals on 17 shots in the Blues loss in Calgary on Monday. The loss snapped a six-game losing streak for Allen, who is now 11-5-2 with a 2.78 GAA and .915 SV% on the road this season. Despite a rough loss, he remains a strong option tonight in Edmonton—the Oilers have lost four of their last six games.
Nurse was suspended for three games for fighting an unwilling Roman Polak. With his suspension up, Nurse is expected to return tonight vs. St. Louis. The young blueliner has just eight points (2G / 6A) in 59 games this season.
Ortio allowed four goals on 35 shots in the Flames win over St. Louis on Monday. Ortio will make his sixth consecutive start tonight, he has has gone 3-1-1 with a 2.60 GAA and .907 SV% in his previous five starts. He will face the Jets on home ice, where he has gone 2-4-2 with a 3.42 GAA and .876 SV% this season.
Talbot allowed four goals on 29 shots in the Oilers loss to the Coyotes on Saturday. Laurent Brossoit got the nod on Monday, so they’ll go back to Talbot tonight vs. the Blues. Talbot has gone 4-2-0 with a 1.65 GAA and .947 SV% in March and is 0-2-0 with a 3.05 GAA and .898 SV% in two starts vs. the Blues this season.
Ortio allowed four goals on 35 shots in the Flames win over St. Louis on Monday. Ortio will likely make his sixth consecutive start tonight, he has has gone 3-1-1 with a 2.60 GAA and .907 SV% in his previous five starts. He will face the Jets on home ice, where he has gone 2-4-2 with a 3.42 GAA and .876 SV% this season.
Teravainen missed Tuesday’s morning skate with an illness, but he was on the ice for Wednesday’s morning skate and will be in the lineup vs. the Flyers. The Blackhawks will shake up their lines tonight and Teravainen is expected to skate with Andrew Ladd and Andrew Shaw. He has 11 goals and 19 assists (30 points) in 66 games this season.
Nystrom has been out with since January 26th with a foot injury, so he heads to the AHL to get back into game shape. Nystrom has seven goals in 40 games this season.
Bourque has been sidelined with an upper-body injury since November 27th, so he will go back to the AHL to get back into game shape. He has four points (1G / 3A) in 22 games this season.
Johnson has missed the last seven games with a shoulder injury, but will undergo surgery and miss the remainder of the regular season. Johnson’s season wraps up with 14 points (6G / 8A) and a minus-16 rating in 60 games.
Hamilton, 24, has registered 16 goals and 19 assists (35 points) in 53 games with Stockton (AHL) this season. The Flames have a number of “bumps and bruises,” so Hamilton could make his Flames debut tonight vs. Winnipeg. Hamilton has one goal in 29 career NHL games.
O’Reilly has been sidelined with a foot injury since February 19th, but he will return to the lineup tonight vs. the Canadiens. O’Reilly has 49 points (17G / 32A) in 59 games this season, including four points (1G / 3A) in three games vs. Montreal. He will centre a line with Evander Kane and Nicolas Deslauriers.
Tryamkin, 21, is a monster of a defenseman, standing in at 6-foot-7, 228 lbs. He was the Canucks third round pick (66th overall) in 2014 and will make his NHL debut tonight after spending four seasons in the KHL. He had 11 points, 71 PIMS and a minus-3 rating in 53 games with Yekaterinburg Automobilist this season.
Hansen will miss his eighth consecutive game with an upper-body injury, but it looks like he will return later in the week. Hansen has 19 goals and 13 assists (32 points) in 57 games this season.
Burrows missed Tuesday’s game vs. the Jets but is expected to return to the lineup tonight vs. the Avalanche. Burrows has one goal and two assists in his last four games, but just 19 points (8G / 11A) in 65 contests this season.
Granlund suffered an upper-body injury in Tuesday’s loss to the Jets and will miss Wednesday’s game vs. the Avalanche. Granlund will come out, but the Canucks are expected to get Alex Burrows back in the lineup tonight. Granlund is day-to-day.
Dorsett suffered an injury in Monday’s game vs. the Jets and will be held out of the lineup on Wednesday. With Dorsett out, the Canucks have recalled Brendan Gaunce from Utica for tonight’s game.
Weber missed Monday’s game vs. the Jets and will be held out of tonight’s game vs. the Avalanche. Weber has been in and out of the lineup all season, so this is not a big loss for the Canucks.
Sbisa suffered an upper-body injury in Monday’s loss to the Jets and will miss at least a couple of weeks. With Sbisa out, Nikita Tryamkin will make his NHL debut on Wednesday.
