Beaulieu suffered a lower-body injury late in the Canadiens’ loss to Nashville last night. With Beaulieu out on Wednesday, Victor Bartley is expected to make his Canadiens debut. Beaulieu is listed as day-to-day.
Vasilevskiy allowed five goals on 41 shots in the Lightning’s win over the Jets. Vasilevskiy has gone 7-1-0 in his last eight starts despite posting a 3.04 GAA and .903 SV%—the Lightning have averaged 3.63 goals per game in front of him over that span. Vasilevskiy faces a Coyotes team that lost last night vs. the Capitals.
Kronwall has missed the last 15 games after having his knee scoped, but he was activated from IR this morning and will return to the lineup vs. the Blue Jackets. Kronwall has three goals, 14 assists (17 points) and a minus-10 rating in 45 games this season. Xavier Ouellet will be a healthy scratch with Kronwall back.
Mrazek gave up two goals on 27 shots in the Red Wings shootout loss in Ottawa on Senators. Mrazek has lost three of his last four starts while posting an ugly 3.55 GAA and .863 SV%. This is Mrazek’s worst stretch of the season, but he will look to get back on track vs. the Blue Jackets. Columbus has gone 5-2-1 while averaging 2.38 goals per game in their last eight.
Ward gave up three goals on 17 shots in the Hurricanes loss to the Lightning on Sunday. Ward has gone 6-1-3 with a 2.12 GAA and .919 SV% in his last 10 outings. Tonight he faces a Flyers team that has lost three of five—Ward allowed three goals on 19 shots in a 3-2 OT loss in his first start against Philadelphia this season.
Ward gave up three goals on 17 shots in the Hurricanes loss to the Lightning on Sunday. Ward has gone 6-1-3 with a 2.12 GAA and .919 SV% in his last 10 outings. Tonight he faces a Flyers team that has lost three of five—Ward allowed three goals on 19 shots in a 3-2 OT loss in his first start against Philadelphia this season.
Reimer gave up two goals on 15 shots after he replaced Jonathan Bernier in Saturday’s loss to Philadelphia. Reimer is 3-3-1 with a 3.92 GAA and .866 SV% this month and tonight he faces a Predators team that has gone 4-3-3 in their last 10 games. The Maple Leafs continue to tear their team down, making Reimer nearly impossible to trust.
Elliott started 18 consecutive games while Jake Allen was out, but left last night’s game, which was the first in which Allen was back as his backup. There is no word on how serious Elliott’s injury is, but look for Jake Allen to start every game until Elliott is back.
Bartley has picked up two goals and two assists in 10 games with St. John’s since being acquired from Nashville. This is his first stint with the Canadiens, but has appeared in one NHL game this season and 112 games since 2012. He has 23 career points (1G / 22A) and will likely remain with the Habs with Tom Gilbert (knee) out for the season.
Gilbert was scratched from Monday’s game and listed as day-to-day, but the Canadiens announced that he will need to undergo knee surgery, which will end his 2015-16 season. With Gilbert out, the Habs have recalled Victor Bartley from St. John’s (AHL).
Rinne allowed two goals on 30 shots in the Predators 2-1 OT loss to the Kings on Saturday. He has had two strong outings in a row, stopping 57 of 59 shots (.966 SV%) en route to a 1-0-1 record. Tonight he faces the Canadiens for the second time this season—in the first meeting he stopped 35 of 36 shots in a 5-1 win.
Gustavsson stopped 10 of 11 shots after replacing Tuukka Rask in the Bruins loss in Detroit on February 14th. Rask has started the last four games, but it looks like Gustavsson will go tonight vs. the Blue Jackets. He faced Columbus back on January 23rd and stopped 31 of 33 shots in a 3-2 shootout win.
Granlund, 22, was a second round pick (45th overall) in 2011 and has been with the Flames organization since 2013-14. He had seven points (4G / 3A) in 31 games and nine points (5G / 4A) in 12 games with Stockton (AHL) this season. He will report to the Canucks.
Shinkaruk, 21, was the 24th overall in the 2013 NHL draft, but has spent just two seasons with the Canucks organization. He played just one game with Vancouver, and 119 with Utica (AHL). The 5-foot-11, 180 lbs. winger has 21 goals and 18 assists (39 points) in 45 AHL games this season. He will report to the Stockton Heat.
Gilbert is day-to-day with a lower-body injury, which means that Mark Barberio will replace him tonight vs. the Predators.
The Sabres announced that their leading scorer would miss 3-4 weeks, so moving him to IR was the obvious move. A three-week timetable means that O’Reilly will miss the next 10 games. With the Fantasy Hockey playoffs looming, his movement to IR will at least allow owners to stash him and look for an alternative option.
Del Zotto suffered a wrist injury back on February 13th that will require surgery and will end his season. His injury means that Andrew MacDonald will likely remain with the Flyers. Del Zotto finishes the year with 13 points (4G / 9A) in 52 games.
