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.
Raanta allowed two goals on 36 shots in the Rangers win in Buffalo on March 8th. Henrik Lundqvist started the last two games, but Raanta will go tonight in Anaheim. Raanta has won four of his last five starts while posting a 2.26 GAA and .929 SV%, but he draws a rough matchup vs. the Ducks, who snapped a three-game losing streak with a 7-1 win over New Jersey on Monday.
Lehner allowed three goals on 34 shots in the Sabres loss in Montreal last Thursday. Chad Johnson started on Saturday, but the Sabres will come back with Lehner tonight vs. the Canadiens again. Despite losing Thursday, he is 1-1-0 with a 2.57 GAA and .928 SV% in two starts against the Habs this season.
Miller allowed two goals on 37 shots in the Canucks win over the Predators on Saturday. It was Miller’s 15th win of the season and snapped a three-game losing skid. After getting Monday night off, Miller will be back in goal tonight vs. the Avalanche—he stopped 37 of 38 shots in s Canucks 5-1 win in his first start vs. Colorado back on February 21st.
Rask made 25 saves on 26 shots in the Bruins win over the Islanders on Saturday. Rask has gone 4-0-2 with a 2.12 GAA and .930 SV% in March. He will look for revenge in his second start of the season vs. the Sharks—he was torched for five goals on 28 shots in a 5-4 loss to San Jose back in November.
Enroth stopped all 23 shots that he faced in the Kings shutout win over the Sabres on February 27th. Jonathan Quick started the last seven games, including last night, so Enroth start against his former team tonight. He has done a good job as the Kings backup, going 5-5-1 with a 2.01 GAA, .931 SV% and two shutout in 11 starts and two relief appearances.
Jokinen was a late scratch from Tuesday’s game and is listed as day-to-day. With Jokinen out, Teddy Purcell will re-enter the lineup and Jiri Hudler moves into the top-6. Monitor Jokinen’s status prior to Thursday’s game in Toronto.
There was a hint that the Panthers were going to be down a defenseman when they recalled Dylan Olsen on Tuesday morning. There was no word until warmups that it would be Gudbranson, who is listed as day-to-day.
Zidlicky missed the last four games with an upper-body injury, but will replace Ryan Pulock in the lineup tonight vs. the Penguins. Zidlicky has 15 points (4G / 11A) in 49 games this season.
Pulock has no points in four games, so he will come in out in favour of Marek Zidlicky tonight in Pittsburgh.
