Gagner missed Saturday’s game vs. the Lightning but is expected to be back in tonight in Florida. Gagner has seven goals and 15 assists (22 points) in 51 games this season. He is expected to skate with Markus Granlund and Thomas Vanek.
Markstrom allowed four goals on 28 shots in the Canucks loss to the Lightning on Saturday. Markstrom has won three of his last five starts while posting a 2.81 GAA and .902 SV%. Tonight he will face his former team in Florida—Markstrom has gone 6-6-3 with a 2.88 GAA and .899 SV% on the road this season.
Markstrom allowed four goals on 28 shots in the Canucks loss to the Lightning on Saturday. Markstrom has won three of his last five starts while posting a 2.81 GAA and .902 SV%. Tonight he will face his former team in Florida—Markstrom has gone 6-6-3 with a 2.88 GAA and .899 SV% on the road this season.
Raanta was a late scratch last Thursday after getting in a car accident on his way to the rink. He ended up missing Saturday’s game as well, but is set to return to the lineup tonight in Winnipeg. Raanta is 2-1-2 while allowing two goals in each of his last five starts and posting a .933 SV% in the process.
Jones stopped 28 of 29 shots in the Sharks win in Columbus last Friday. After starting three in a row in which he went 1-1-1 with a 1.96 GAA and .942 SV%, Jones got Sunday off. He will be back between the pipes tonight against an Avalanche team that lit him up in mod-January, but who could be without both Nathan MacKinnon and Mikko Rantanen tonight.
Jones stopped 28 of 29 shots in the Sharks win in Columbus last Friday. After starting three in a row in which he went 1-1-1 with a 1.96 GAA and .942 SV%, Jones got Sunday off. It looks like Jones will be back between the pipes tonight against an Avalanche team that lit him up in mod-January, but who could be without both Nathan MacKinnon and Mikko Rantanen tonight.
Elliott allowed two goals on 21 shots in the Flyers win in Detroit on January 23rd. Elliott missed the last four games with a lower-body injury, but will return to the crease tonight in Carolina. The veteran netminder has gone 5-1-0 despite posting a 3.18 GAA and .888 SV% in his last six starts.
Holtby allowed six goals on 33 shots in the Capitals loss in Pittsburgh last Friday. Holtby has lost four of his last six starts (2-2-2) with a 3.29 GAA and .897 SV%. He will look to get back on track against the Blue Jackets—he stopped 32 of 35 shots in a 4-3 win in early-December.
Murray allowed four goals on 33 shots in the Penguins win over the Capitals last Friday. He was given Saturday off, so look for him to be back in tonight vs. the Golden Knights. Murray has gone 2-0-0 while stopping 69 of 75 shots (.920 SV%) since returning to the Penguins’ crease. He will go head-to-head with his former teammate Marc-Andre Fleury.
Rantanen’s status for tonight’s game was iffy on Monday and remains in question as he’s officially listed as a game-time decision. The Avalanche are already without Nathan MacKinnon, so losing two-thirds of their top-line would be a tough pill to swallow. Monitor Rantanen’s status when the Avalanche hit the ice for warmups at 8:30 p.m. ET.
Dubnyk allowed two goals on nine shot after replacing Alex Stalock in the Wild’s loss in Dallas on Saturday. Dubnyk has gone 7-8-0 with a 3.34 GAA and .898 SV% in 15 starts on the road—he is also 1-1-0 with a 3.48 GAA and .915 SV% in two starts vs. the Blues. The numbers suggest this isn’t a great matchup for Dubnyk, so look elsewhere for a safe starting option tonight.
McCormick has no points in three games with the Senators this season. The 25-year-old will draw back in the lineup tonight after picking up 25 points (7G / 18A) in 46 contests with Binghamton this season.
After playing in the last two games, Reilly will serve as a healthy scratch tonight with Gustav Olofsson re-entering the lineup. Reilly was a minus-2 in 13:14 TOI in Dallas on Saturday and that is likely a big reason for sending him back to the press box tonight.
Olofsson was a healthy scratch for the last two games but he will draw back in tonight in St. Louis. Olofsson brings very little offence to the table, having collected just two assists in 28 games this season.
Stewart allowed played 11:43 TOI win Dallas on Saturday but will be replaced by Matt Cullen tonight in St. Louis. Stewart has been fairly effective when he gets into the lineup but this will be his fourth healthy scratch in seven games.
Cullen was scratched on the tail-end of a back-to-back on Saturday but will get back into the lineup tonight in St. Louis. The scratching on Saturday was likely nothing more than giving a 41-year-old the night off to rest. Cullen has 11 points (4G / 7A) in 50 games this season.
Bortuzzo was a healthy scratch in Buffalo on Saturday but will replace Tage Thompson in the lineup tonight vs. the Wild. Bortuzzo, who has just seven points (1G / 6A) in 50 games, will dress as a seventh defenseman so he might not see a lot of playing time.
Thompson played just 7:54 TOI in Buffalo on Saturday and will sit tonight with the Blues dressing seven defensemen and just 11 forwards. Thompson has recorded just six points (3G / 3A) in 23 games since being called up.
The Senators are going to be without a handful of forwards tonight so Max McCormick has been recalled to serve as their 11th forward and Claesson will dress as a seventh defenseman. Claesson has been out for the last three games and has just one goal and one assist in 38 games this season.
