Ritchie, 19, a former top-10 pick had nine goals and three assists (12 points) in 12 games with San Diego before being recalled, will likely make his NHL debut on the Ducks second lineup with Ryan Getzlaf and Chris Stewart.
Shinkaruk, 21, was the Canucks’ first round pick (24th overall) in the 2013 draft and will make his NHL debut tonight in Montreal. He registered an impressive 10 goals and three assists (13 points) in 12 games before being called up.
Sutter will miss his third straight game with a lower-body injury. With Sutter out Adam Cracknell will remain in the lineup. Sutter remains day-to-day.
Burrows is away from the team for personal reasons, believed to be the expected birth of his child. With Burrows out, Hunter Shinakruk will make his NHL debut vs. the Canadiens.
Markstrom stopped 42 of 45 shots that he faced to record the win in his season debut in Columbus last Tuesday. With Ryan Miller allowing seven goals in back-to-back losses over the weekend, it looks like the Canucks will turn to Markstrom tonight in Montreal. The matchup is an ugly one as the Canadiens rank second in the NHL with 3.50 goals per game.
Anderson made 33 saves on 34 shots in the Senators shootout loss to the Rangers on Saturday. It was a tough luck loss for Anderson, who has three of his last five. With Andrew Hammond out with an injury, look for Anderson to face the Red Wings for the second time this season. In the first meeting he was torched for five goals on 28 shots in a 5-3 loss.
Hanifin has been averaging just 0:51 PP TOI through the first 14 games of his NHL career, but with Murphy out indefinitely, Hanifin will start to eat up some of the 2:28 PP TOI that Murphy was seeing. Hanifin has just two assists in 14 games, but more power-play time should jump-start his production.
Turris missed Sunday’s practice with an upper-body injury but was back on the ice during today’s morning skate and said he is “fine” to play tonight. Turris had 13 points (8G / 5A) in his first 12 games this season, but has recorded just one assist in his last five games.
Bulmer has been like a yo-yo recently. He was recalled on Friday, served as a healthy scratch on Saturday, was sent down on Sunday and then called back up this morning. The 23-year-old defenseman has one goal and one assist in 14 games with Iowa this season.
Pelech was a plus-1 with one shot in 13:19 in his NHL debut last Friday. He will come out of the lineup tonight in favour of Marek Zidlicky.
Zidlicky was a healthy scratch on Friday but will be back in the lineup on Monday. Zidlicky leads all Islanders’ blue liners with 2:12 PP TOI per game this season. Zidlicky has one goal and four assists (2 PPA) in 16 games this season.
Halak gave up two goals on 22 shots in the Islanders loss in Los Angeles last Thursday. Surprisingly, Thomas Greiss started two of three games last week, so the Islanders will open this week with Halak at home vs. Arizona. Halak has gone 3-2-0 with a 2.02 GAA and .923 SV% in five starts at the Barclays Center this season.
Condon was yanked after allowing four goals on 11 shots in Saturday’s loss to the Avalanche. After winning four of his first five starts with Carey Price out, Condon has now dropped two straight while giving up seven goals on 45 shots (.844 SV%). He isn’t Price, so struggles were expected at some point, but it will be interesting to see how he responds tonight vs. Vancouver.
Anderson made 33 saves on 34 shots in the Senators shootout loss to the Rangers on Saturday. It was a tough luck loss for Anderson, who has three of his last five. With Andrew Hammond out with an injury, look for Anderson to face the Red Wings for the second time this season. In the first meeting he was torched for five goals on 28 shots in a 5-3 loss.
Welsh has five goals and three assists (eight points) in 11 games with Chicago this season. The 27-year-old has two career NHL points in 25 games between the Hurricanes and Canucks. There is no word whether he will make his Blues debut on Monday.
Allen’s hot streak came to an abrupt end last week. He was yanked on Thursday and allowed three goals on 26 shots in a loss to Chicago on Saturday. Despite those losses, the Blues will come back with Allen tonight in Winnipeg. He has been great this season and has gone 3-2-0 with a 1.59 GAA and .942 SV% on Scottrade Center ice.
Markstrom stopped 42 of 45 shots that he faced to record the win in his season debut in Columbus last Tuesday. With Ryan Miller allowing seven goals in back-to-back losses over the weekend, it looks like the Canucks will turn to Markstrom tonight in Montreal. The matchup is an ugly one as the Canadiens rank second in the NHL with 3.50 goals per game.
Luongo allowed four goals on 28 shots in the Panthers win in Tampa Bay on Saturday. Despite allowing a combined 14 goals in his last four starts, Luongo is 2-2-0 over that stretch and will make his fifth consecutive start tonight. He takes on the Lightning at home this time, where he is 4-3-0 with a 2.32 GAA and .924 SV% this season.
Lack allowed three goals on 28 shots in the Hurricanes loss to Dallas on November 6th. After two strong years in Vancouver, Lack has struggled mightily so far in Carolina. In four starts the 27-year-old has gone 1-3-0 with a 3.46 GAA and .865 SV%. On Monday he will face a Ducks team he is familiar with, but has struggled against in his career.
Darling allowed one goals on 13 shots after replacing Corey Crawford in a loss in New Jersey back on November 6th. Darling has registered a 1-2-0 record, 3.11 GAA and .885 SV% this season. He should be a nice Sunday spot-start option with the Flames in town—Calgary is 6-11-1 on the year.
