Brossoit surrendered six goals on 27 shots in the Oilers loss in Columbus on March 4th. The 22-year-old netminder has gone 0-2-1 with a 2.93 GAA and .919 SV% in three career NHL starts, so he’ll look to notch his first career win tonight vs. the Predators. Nashville comes in having lost three of five.
MacDonald missed Saturday’s game in Florida with a lower-body injury, but is expected to play Tuesday vs. the Red Wings. MacDonald has three assists, 15 shots and 37 blocked shots in 13 games with the Flyers this season.
Martha, 21, was the 20th overall pick in 2013 and has had a strong season with Grand Rapids. The 6-foot-5 winger has picked up 45 points (21G / 24 A) in 56 games after posting just 33 points in his first season with the Griffins. The Red Wings offence has been sputtering as of late, so an infusion of size and skill upfront might be exactly what they need.
Brodie was listed as doubtful on Sunday, but his absence from the morning skate further enforces that Brodie will not play on Monday. Brodie remains day-to-day and should be able to return later in the week.
Bennett will miss his second straight game with an upper-body injury that he suffered last Wednesday. With Bennett out, Ken Agostino will remain in the Flames lineup and likely in the top-6 like he was on Friday. Bennett remains day-to-day.
O’Reilly has been out for nearly one month due to a foot injury he suffered on February 19th. He was back on the Sabres’ top-line in practice this morning, which suggests he’ll return to the lineup vs. Montreal on Wednesday. The 25-year-old has 49 points (17G / 32A) in 59 games this season.
Wiercioch missed Saturday’s game vs. the Maple Leafs and will miss a second straight game with an undisclosed injury. With Wiercioch out, Chris Wideman will remain on the Senators’ third-pair.
Purcell will miss his fourth straight game with a groin ailment, but will be back in the lineup tomorrow vs. the Canadiens. Purcell has one assist and a minus-4 rating in two games since being acquired by the Panthers.
Luongo allowed four goals on 26 shots, but walked away on the right side of a 5-4 shootout final against the Flyers on Saturday. Tonight, Luongo will make his fourth consecutive start—he has gone 2-1-0 with a 4.14 GAA and .857 SV% in his previous three outings. Luongo has gone 2-0-0 with a 1.44 GAA and .949 SV% vs. the Islanders this season.
MacKenzie recently returned from an upper-body injury, but it looks like he’ll come out of the lineup tonight with an undisclosed injury he is believed to have suffered in overtime on Saturday. With MacKenzie out, Quinton Howden or Shawn Thornton will return to the lineup.
Voracek appeared on-track to return to the lineup vs. the Red Wings tomorrow, but he missed Monday’s practice and will be held out of the lineup for an eighth straight game. Tuesday is the first of a back-to-back, so it seems unlikely that he’ll return vs. the Blackhawks.
Kucherov was sucker-punched by Blue Jackets’ defenseman Dalton Prout. The Lightning did not have an update on Kucherov’s status, but it is not believed to be serious.
de Haan missed the last four games with a lower-body injury that he suffered on March 3rd. de Haan will replace Brain Strait in the lineup and comes in with 10 points (2G / 8A) and plus-7 rating on the season.
Greiss allowed three goals on 31 shots in the Islanders loss in Boston on Saturday. Since Jaroslav Halak went down, Greiss has gone 0-1-1 while allowing a combined six goals on 67 shots (.910 SV%). Tonight he takes on the Panthers on home ice, where he has gone 10-3-3 with a 2.14 GAA and .930 SV% this season.
Ortio allowed three goals on 25 shots in the Flames loss to the Coyotes on Friday. Tonight he’ll make his fifth consecutive start—he has gone 2-1-1 with a 2.25 GAA and .914 SV% in his previous four outings. He draws a terrible matchup with the Blues in town. St. Louis comes in riding a six-game winning streak while averaging 4.33 goals per game.
Crawford surrendered four goals on 20 shots in the Blackhawks loss in Dallas on Friday. Crawford lost both of his starts on the Hawks’ brief two-game road-trip, allowing a combined six goals on 50 shots (.880 SV%). Crawford was victorious in his first start vs. the Kings and has gone 20-8-2 with a 1.74 GAA and .944 SV% on home ice this season.
