Sparks has appeared in five games with the Maple Leafs this season, going 3-1-0 with a 2.58 GAA and .915 SV%. He has spent the majority of the year with the Toronto Marlies, where he has gone 13-4-3 with a 2.34 GAA and .925 SV%. With James Reimer being traded to San Jose, Sparks will get a shot and it starts tonight vs. the Lightning.
Sparks has appeared in five games with the Maple Leafs this season, going 3-1-0 with a 2.58 GAA and .915 SV%. He has spent the majority of the year with the Toronto Marlies, where he has gone 13-4-3 with a 2.34 GAA and .925 SV%. With James Reimer being traded to San Jose, Sparks will get a shot and it starts tonight vs. the Lightning.
Neuvirth allowed two goals on 31 shots in the Flyers win over the Coyotes on Saturday. Neuvirth has won two in a row while turning aside 53 of 57 shots (.930 SV%). Overall, Neuvirth is 4-1-2 with a 2.35 GAAA and .909 SV% in February and tonight he faces a Flames team that has lost four in a row and seven of their last eight.
Turris left Saturday’s game after getting rolled up on and is out indefinitely with a high ankle sprain. With Turris out, the Senators have promoted Mika Zibanejad to the top line. Turris could be done for the season.
Brossoit, 22, will get a shot with the Oilers for the rest of the season after they traded Anders Nilsson to the Blues. He has gone 15-9-3 with a 2.69 GAA, .919 SV% and three shutouts with Bakersfield (AHL) this season. He gets two more years with the Oilers before becoming a restricted free agent in 2018-19.
Davidson, 24, has picked up 10 points (4G /6A) in 47 games with the Oilers this season after picking up just one goal in his first 12 NHL games last season. Davidson was set to become a restricted free agent at the end of this season but will now be with the Oilers through the 2017-18 season.
Plotnikov has often served as a healthy scratch this season after coming over from the KHL this summer. He has two assists in 32 games this season, and could already face his former team tonight with the Coyotes in Pittsburgh.
Smith, 27, was acquired via trade from San Jose on February 27. He has split this season between the Sharks and Barracuda. The Avon, Connecticut native has skated in six games with the Sharks this season. In 14 games with the Barracuda, he has collected 10 points (eight goals, two assists). In 181 NHL games between San Jose and the Chicago Blackhawks, Smith has recorded 25 goals and 19 assists for 44 career points.
Hyman has played in 54 games for the Marlies this season, recording 13 goals and 20 assists for 33 points. The 23-year-old was named the University of Michigan’s Athlete of the Year in his senior year (2014-15) while also being named a First Team All-American and a finalist for the Hobey Baker Award. Hyman, who was acquired via trade from Florida in June 2015, was drafted by the Panthers in the 5th round (123rd overall) during the 2010 NHL Entry Draft.
Soshnikov has skated in 50 regular season games with the Marlies this season, registering 28 points (18 goals, 10 assists). The 22-year-old, who is tied for third with the Marlies in goals, was signed as a free agent by Toronto in March 2015.
Kapanen has played in 32 games with the Marlies, recording eight goals and 14 assists for 22 points. The 19-year-old recorded the game-winning overtime goal for his native Finland as they defeated Russia to capture the 2016 World Junior Hockey Championship. Kapanen, who was acquired via trade from Pittsburgh in July 2015, was drafted by the Penguins in the 1st round (22nd overall) during the 2014 NHL Entry Draft.
Nylander, 19, has skated in 37 regular season games with the Marlies this season and ranks tied for ninth in league scoring with 45 points (18G / 27A). The 19-year-old was one of three Marlies players selected to skate in the 2016 AHL All-Star Game. Nylander was drafted by Toronto in the 1st round (8th overall) during the 2014 NHL Entry Draft.
Vasilevskiy stopped 29 of 30 shots in the Lightning’s win over the Coyotes last Tuesday. He spent the weekend with Syracuse (AHL) but is back with the Lightning and could start tonight after Ben Bishop went on Sunday. Vasilevskiy has gone 10-5-0 with a 2.75 GAA and .910 SV% this season and draws a strong matchup against the fire-selling Maple Leafs.
Zykov, 20, was a second round pick (37th overall) in 2013 and has picked up 14 points (7G / 7A) in 43 games in his first AHL season. He will report to Charlotte (AHL).
Versteeg won a Stanley Cup with the Blackhawks last season and has picked up 11 goals and 22 assists (33 points) in 63 games with the Hurricanes this season. He’ll have a shot at another Stanley Cup this season as he joins the Kings, where he could find himself in their top-6.
