Stafford caught Nick Holden with a high stick on Saturday and will miss Tuesday’s game in St. Louis after the NHL suspended him for one game. With Stafford out, look for Anthony Peluso to get back into the lineup.
Byfuglien was set to become an unrestricted free-agent at the end of the season and was expected to be traded as we approached the trade deadline, but that doesn’t appear to be the case anymore. Byfuglien is locked up through the 2020-21 season. He has 15 goals and 17 assists (32 points) in 52 games this season.
Bozak was one of three players who got injured in the Maple Leafs loss to the Senators on Saturday. Bozak will not travel on the Maple Leafs’ upcoming four-game road trip.
Lupul was one of three players who got injured in the Maple Leafs loss to the Senators on Saturday. Lupul will not travel on the Maple Leafs’ upcoming four-game road trip.
Gordon suffered the injury when he blocked a shot during Thursday’s game vs. Chicago. Thankfully for the Coyotes, they got Steve Downie back just before the Gordon injury.
Murphy played just one game during his call up and then sat as a healthy scratch for the next two. He has picked up just four assists in 19 games this season.
Pietrangelo suffered a knee injury in the Blues win over the Wild on Saturday. He was hurt on a knee-on-knee collision with Charlie Coyle and will miss at leas three weeks. He will be reevaluated at that time and provide an update on his status.
Bishop gave up three goals on 30 shots in the Lightning’s win over the Penguins last Friday. Andrei Vasilevskiy will start the first game of their back-to-back on Monday, but Bishop start’s Tuesday vs. the Canadiens. In his first start against Montreal, he allowed three goals on 34 shots in a 4-3 shootout defeat.
Matthias suffered the injury in Saturday’s loss to the Senators and he will not travel on the Maple Leafs’ upcoming four-game road trip.
Reimer was pulled after allowing three goals on eight shots in the Maple Leafs blowout loss to the Senators on Saturday. Reimer was not given a chance by his teammates and it was a mercy pull by Mike Babcock. Reimer will make his first start of the season vs. the Flames—he has gone 6-5-1 with a 2.26 GAA and .929 SV% on the road this season.
Gibson stopped 23 of 25 shots in the Ducks win in Los Angeles last Thursday. Frederik Andersen got the nod on Saturday, but they’ll go back to Gibson tonight in his hometown. In his first start against the Penguins, he stopped 23 of 24 shots in a 2-1 win. Gibson has gone 4-2-1 with a 1.96 GAA and .918 SV% on the road this season.
Vasilevskiy stopped all 30 shots that he faced in the Lightning’s shutout won over the Maple Leafs on January 27th. It was Vasilevskiy’s eighth win and first shutout of the season. He gets the nod tonight in Ottawa with Ben Bishop starting on Tuesday. Vasilevskiy has gone 4-3-0 with a 2.64 GAA and .912 SV% on the road this season.
Lundqvist allowed two goals on 28 shots in the Rangers win in Philadelphia on Saturday. Lundqvist has won three of his last four starts while posting a 2.47 GAA and .897 SV%. Tonight will be his third start against the Devils—he has gone 0-1-1 with a 2.46 GAA and .898 SV% in their first two meetings.
Montoya allowed two goals on 38 shots in the Panthers win over the Capitals last Tuesday. Dating back to December 4th, Montoya has won six of eight starts while only allowing more than two goals once. Tonight he gets the nod in Detroit. Montoya is an impressive 6-1-0 with a 1.81 GAA and .934 SV% on the road this year.
Anderson allowed one goal on 27 shots in the Senators win over the Maple Leafs on Saturday. It was a nice outing from Anderson, who had lost three in a row while giving up a whopping 12 goals. Tonight he will make his 43 start of the season and second vs. the Lightning. In their first meeting, Anderson allowed three goals on 29 shots in a 4-1 loss.
Malkin remains day-to-day with a lower-body injury. He did not take part on the Penguins morning skate which suggests that he’s not on the verge of returning. Monitor his status league up to Wednesday’s game vs. the Rangers.
With Mike Green out, Kindl will be back in the Red Wings lineup for the first time since December 29th. Kindl has five points (2G / 3A) in 23 games with the Red Wings this season and three points (2G / 1A) in nine games with Grand Rapids (AHL).
Green is dealing with tweaked going and it will keep him out of the lineup on Monday. With Green out, Jakub Kindl will be in the lineup for Detroit. Consider Green as day-to-day.
Fleury was pulled after allowing four goals on 14 shots in the Penguins loss in Tampa Bay on Friday. Jeff Zatkoff started on Saturday, but they’ll go back to Fleury tonight vs. the Ducks. Fleury allowed two goals on 25 shots in a 2-1 loss in his first start vs. Anaheim. Fleury has gone 13-5-2 with a 2.49 GAA and .916 SV% on home ice.
