Gelinas suffered the injury in Friday’s game in Calgary and missed Sunday’s game in Edmonton. He is out indefinitely, so there is no timetable for his return. With Gelinas out, Chris Bigras and Andrew Bodnarchuk will skate on the Avs’ third paring.
MacKinnon was scratched from Sunday’s game with a knee injury and is listed as day-to-day. Thankfully for the Avalanche, they’re off until Thursday, so there’s a chance that MacKinnon could be available versus the Flyers.
Versteeg was injured while blocking a Dennis Seidenberg shot in the Kings’ 2-1 win over the Bruins on Saturday. He is travelling with the team, which is a good sign, but there is no guarantee that he will be in the lineup on Monday. Monitor his status during the morning skate.
Nystrom scored one goal in two games during his conditioning stint and could be set to return to the Predators lineup on Monday. Nystrom has been sidelined with a broken foot since January 26th.
Bourque had no points in two games with Milwaukee during his conditioning stint. He has appeared in four games with Milwaukee in the last month, failing to record a point. He has missed the last 50 games, but could finally get back into the lineup tonight vs. the Kings.
Hiller allowed five goals on 34 shots in the Flames loss in Buffalo back on March 3rd. He sat for the last eight games, but will return to the crease tonight in Toronto. Hiller is an ugly 3-7-1 with a 3.46 GAA and .886 SV% on the road this season, but did record a win vs. the Leafs, while stopping 33 of 36 back in early February.
Komarov missed the last two games, but will be back in the Toronto lineup on Monday vs. the Flames. Komarov has been held pointless in his last four games, but will hop right back onto the first line with Nikita Soshnikov out with an upper-body injury.
Soshnikov will be scratched from Monday’s game vs. the Flames due to a lower-body injury. Yet another injury for the Maple Leafs, who will thankfully get Leo Komarov back to replace Soshnikov. The rookie has five points (2G / 3A) in his first 11 NHL games.
Gudbranson has missed the last three games and will miss at least three more with a lower-body injury. With Gudbranson out, Steve Kampfer and Jakub Kindl will continue to man the Panthers’ third pairing.
Mason allowed three goals on 34 shots in the Flyers loss to the Penguins on Saturday. With Michal Neuvirth out for the next three weeks, the crease all Mason’s as he tries to get the Flyers back into the playoffs. Tonight he will face an Islanders team that they’re chasing in the Wild Card race—he is 1-1-0 with a 2.14 GAA and .923 SV% in his first three starts vs. the Isles.
