Parise sufferd a sprained MCL on a knee-on-knee collision with James Neal on Thursday. He will be out week-to-week, which means there won’t be any updates on his status for at least a week or two. This is a huge blow to the Wild’s offence.
Pavelec allowed two goals on 26 shots in the Jets win in Toronto on Wednesday. Michael Hutchinson started on Thursday, but they will go back to Pavelec tonight vs. the Flyers. Pavelec has a 2.45 GAA and .919 SV% in nine games this season—he makes for a strong start tonight vs. a struggling Flyers team.
Condon gave up a single goal on 18 shots in the Canadiens win over the Islanders on Thursday. Condon has won five of his first six starts while posting a fantastic 1.50 GAA and .941 SV%. Condon’s start to his NHL career has gone swimmingly, but he draws a tough matchup tonight vs. the NHL’s second highest scoring team.
Ullmark was yanked after allowing three goals on 11 shots in the Sabres loss to the Lightning on Thursday. Ullmark has had two good starts and two bad starts, which has him sitting with a 2.73 GAA and .907 SV%. He will make his fourth consecutive starts tonight vs. the Canucks.
Bitetto, 25, had one goal, three assists and 26 PIMS in six games during his conditioning stint. He returns to the Predators where he has registered no points in eight career games.
Holtby allowed one goals on 29 shots in the Capitals win over Boston on Thursday. It was a nice bounce back performance after giving up five goals in his previous outing. Holtby has won seven of 10 starts while posting a 2.12 GAA and .916 SV% this season. He is a must-start on Saturday when he takes on a Maple Leafs team that ranks near the bottom of league scoring.
Bertschy, 21, was a sixth round pick (158th overall) in 2012. The Swiss winger is tied for the team lead with six points (2G / 4A) in 12 games with Iowa. Bertschy is expected to make his NHL debut with Zach Parise out with a lower-body injury.
Strome has no recorded a point in five games and has been a healthy scratch in two of the last seven games. Strome has struggled to just five points (1G / 4A) in 12 games this season and the Islanders have decided to send him back to the AHL to help him get his game back on track. The Islanders have also been impressed with Steve Bernier, which allowed them to demote Strome.
Dupuis was taken to the hospital as a precaution before Friday’s game. Dupuis missed the majority of last season with a blood clot, so the Penguins want to play it safe with his health this season. Tests came back negative, so the symptoms aren’t believed to be related to a blood clot, but he will again be held out of the lineup on Saturday.
Ramo made 26 saves on 27 shots in the Flames win over the Flyers on Thursday. After allowing nine goals in his pervious two starts the Philadelphia offence was just what the doctor ordered for Ramo. However, he draws a tough matchup tonight with the Penguins in town. Their offence isn’t scoring as it should, but they’re still dangerous.
Vermette will miss his second straight game and it will be the fifth game he’s missed in the last six. This lower-body injury continues to nag Vermette, so monitor his status heading into next week.
Smith allowed two goals on 28 shots in the Coyotes win over the Avalanche on Thursday. He snapped an ugly two-game winning streak that saw him allow a combined eight goals in less than four periods. The winning will likely be brought to a halt again tonight when the Rangers come to town.
Miller allowed three goals on 23 shots in the Canucks loss to Pittsburgh on Wednesday. Miller has gone 2-3-3 in his last eight games and sits 5-3-4 with a 2.14 GAA and .923 SV% on the season. Miller has played well, but the Canucks’ offence has dried up recently. He is a must-start tonight vs. his former team, in his return to Buffalo.
Etem, who was a healthy scratch on Tuesday will be back in the lineup for the injured Rick Nash (back). Etem has one assist in three games this season.
Nash tweaked his back in practice on Thursday and was held out of the lineup on Friday and is in danger of missing Saturday’s contest. With Nash out, Emerson Etem took his spot on the top line. Consider Nash day-to-day.
Lehtonen made 36 saves on 39 shots in the Stars win over the Bruins on Tuesday. Lehtonen has won four of his first five games this season while posting a 3.00 GAA and .905 SV%. Coming off of his best performance of the season, Lehtonen makes for a strong start tonight in Carolina.
Andersen allowed two goals on 25 shots in the Ducks win over the Panthers on Wednesday. After losing his first eight games of the season Andersen has now won two in a row while stopping 63 of 67 shots (.940 SV%). Andersen comes into play with a 2.03 GAA and .934 SV% in 10 starts this season and he makes for a great start tonight vs. the Blue Jackets.
Khokhlachev had three shots in two games with the Bruins during his call-up, but he has been swapped out for Frank Vatrano.
Vatrano, 21, leads the AHL with 10 goals in 10 games, so he has definitely earned the call-up and should replace Alex Khokhlachev in the Bruins’ top six. Saturday will be his season debut.
Rakell suffered an upper-body injury in Wednesday’s game vs. the Panthers and will be held out of the lineup on Friday. The Ducks have a back-to-back on Friday and Saturday, so Rakell is in danger of missing both games.
