Nemeth had one assist in eight games with Texas during his conditioning stint. Nemeth failed to record a point in two games with Dallas earlier in the year and three assists in 32 career NHL games.
Demers missed Tuesday’s game against Ottawa but will be back in the lineup tonight vs. Vancouver. Demers comes in with 10 points (4G / 6A) and a plus-6 rating in 19 games this season.
Campbell, 23, has gone 3-3-0 with a 3.80 GAA and .873 SV% in six games with Texas this season. With Kari Lehtonen (upper-body) out, Campbell has been recalled and will back up Antti Niemi on Friday.
Lehtonen was injured on Tuesday in a collision with John Klingberg and will miss 5-7 days with an upper-body injury. With Lehtonen out, the Stars have recalled Jack Campbell and will roll with Antti Niemi on Friday.
With Alex Semin being moved to IR, the Canadiens have recalled Thomas for the first time this season. Thomas has 14 points (7G / 7A) in 18 AHL games this season. Thomas has one goal in 21 career NHL games.
Tokarski allowed two goals on 13 shots after replacing Mike Condon in his only NHL appearance this season. While in St. John’s, he has gone 2-2-2 with a 3.45 GAA and .891 SV% this season.
Semin sufferd a lower-body injury in Wednesday's win over the Ranges, but he will miss at least one week, which means that Christian Thomas has been recalled from the AHL.
Price aggravated his lower-body injury on Wednesday and was placed on IR to create room to recall Dustin Tokarski. Price will miss at least seven days with the injury. Mike Condon will take over as the Habs’ No. 1.
Holtby allowed three goals on 26 shots in the Capitals win over the Jets on Wednesday. Holtby has won five consecutive games while posting a 1.80 GAA, .932 SV% and one shutout. Holtby is red-hot and on Friday he faces a Lightning team at home, where he is 7-2-0 with a 1.99 GAA and .923 SV% this season.
Ward stopped 30 of 31 shots in the Hurricanes win over the Oilers on Wednesday. Edmonton didn’t play well, but still managed 31 shots, but Ward was equal to the task. Ward has won two in a row and will look to make it there tonight in Buffalo. Ward is 3-4-0 with a 2.14 GAA and .915 SV% on the road this season.
Teravainen has missed the last three games with an upper-body injury, but it looks like he could return tonight in Anaheim. Teravainen has nine points (4G / 5A) in 18 games this season.
Crawford allowed two goals on 29 shots in the Blackhawks win in San Jose on Wednesday. Crawford has won three of his last four starts despite posting a 3.01 GAA and .897 SV%. On Friday he faces a Ducks team that has dropped six of their last nine and a team that Crawford posted a 39-save shutout against on October 26th.
Schultz has been out since October 27th and instead of bringing him back for back-to-back games, Schultz will sit out on Friday in Detroit but will return Saturday vs. the Penguins.
Khaira, 21, was a third round pick (63rd overall) in 2012. The 6’4”, 215 lbs. forward has seven points (3G / 4A) in 16 games with Bakersfield this season. He could make his NHL debut in place of the injured Nail Yakupov on Friday in Detroit.
Yakupov had to be helped off the ice just 2.5 minutes into the second period Wednesday against the Carolina Hurricanes after linesman Matt MacPherson backed into Yakupov off a faceoff at centre ice, lost his footing and fell, pulling Yakupov down with him. “It could have been significantly worse based on how it happened,” said coach Todd McLellan. With Yakupov out, the Oilers called up forward Jujhar Khaira from Bakersfield.
Talbot allowed four goals on 28 shots in the Oilers loss in Los Angeles on November 14th. Anders Nilsson has started the last four games, but Talbot will start tonight in Detroit. Talbot has lost five of his last six games, but has been strong in his career vs. Detroit—going 2-1-1 with a 1.96 GAA and .938 SV% vs. the Red Wings.
Raanta allowed three goals on 26 shots in the Rangers win over the Maple Leafs in his last start (Nov. 15). Raanta has been a more than capable backup to Henrik Lundqvist this season. He has won each of his four starts while posting a 1.20 GAA and .955 SV%. He makes for a great spot-start this afternoon with the NHL’s worst offence in town.
Lundqvist was pulled after he allowed five goal on 24 shots in the Rangers’ 5-1 loss to the Canadiens on Wednesday. It was supposed to be a goaltending battle, but King Henrik struggled for the first time this season. Overall he has been fantastic this month, going 7-2-0 with a 2.02 GAA and .936 SV%. Today he will face a Bruins team that has won their last four games.
Granlund didn’t record a point in his only game with the Flames. He has spent the majority of the year with Stockton, where he has nine points (5G / 4A) in 12 games this season. On Friday, Granlund is expected to centre the third line with Joe Colborne and Jiri Hudler on his wings.
Ortio went 0-2-0 with a 4.28 GAA and .868 SV% in four games with the Flames. He heads back to Stockton, where he hasn’t played a game this season.
