Rask is reportedly feeling a little “under the weather” so he might not dress tonight vs. the Sabres. Jeremy Smith has been recalled and will dress as Niklas Svedberg’s backup if Rask is unable to dress.
Tuukka Rask is reportedly under the weather, so it sounds like Smith might get called upon to backup Niklas Svedberg tonight vs. the Sabres.
Tokarski allowed three goals on 29 shots in the Canadiens loss to the Kings on March 5th. Tokarski has lost his last four games while posting a 3.19 GAA and .905 SV%. In his first start against the Panthers, he stopped 36 of 37 shots in a 2-1 shootout win.
Conner has three shots on goal while averaging 8:49 TOI in two games during his call-up.
Grubauer served as Braden Holtby’s backup on Monday, but his return to the AHL is either to save money since they’re off until Thursday or suggests that Justin Peters will be good-to-go in Minnesota.
Pavelec stopped 15 of 16 shots in the Jets 2-1 win over the Lightning last Saturday. It was Pavelec’s first win since February 8th. Tonight he will make his second start against the Sharks and 17th at the MTS Centre. Pavelec has gone 7-6-3 with a 2.71 GAA and .897 SV% at home this season. He made 23 saves in a 3-0 loss in his first start vs. San Jose.
Neal has missed the last two games with an upper-body injury and it looks like he will miss a third consecutive game based on his absence in the morning skate.
Murphy has missed the last two games with an illness, but he is expected to play tonight vs. the Senators. Murphy has registered two assists in three games since returning to the Hurricanes lineup.
Dubinsky left the morning skate early because he is reportedly “banged up.” Dubinsky just missed two games because of an illness, but he must have suffered a minor injury on Sunday vs. the Hurricanes.
Jenner will miss at least the next two games, but could return on Saturday in Calgary.
Ward was held out of the morning skate because of an illness. He did not skate and may not dress tonight vs. the Senators. Anton Khudobin will start, but there’s no word if Ward will dress.
Khudobin allowed two goals on 24 shots in the Hurricanes win in Columbus on Sunday. The win has earned him a second straight start tonight vs. the Senators. Khudobin earned a win over the Sens back in January by stopping 30 of 32 shots. Khudobin has gone 4-6-0 with a 2.20 GAA And .916 SV% at home this season.
Ellis stopped 32 of 34 shots in the Panthers 2-1 loss to the Rangers on Sunday. The loss snapped a three-game winning streak for Ellis. Ellis has gone 3-1-1 with a 1.95 GAA and .929 SV% in five starts since being recalled. Roberto Luongo is still out, so Ellis will make his sixth straight start. He draws a tough matchup with the Canadiens in town.
Krejci is three weeks into a 4-6 week timetable. He will not play tonight, but Krejci said he is close to returning to the lineup. The Bruins have three more games this week, so continue to monitor his status as the week progresses.
Rissanen will miss at least three weeks with an MCL injury. Ryan Murphy is expected to replace Rissanen after missing the last two games with an illness.
Elias will miss his second straight game with back spasms. Elias is day-to-day and will likely be replaced by Michael Ryder again.
Svedberg allowed three goals on 39 shots in the Bruins win over the Red Wings on March 8th. With Tuukka Rask starting the last four games, including both games of a back-to-back on the weekend, it looks like Svedberg will go tonight vs. the Sabres. He makes for a great spot-start having gone 2-0-0 with a 0.99 GAA and .957 SV% vs. Buffalo this season.
Khudobin allowed two goals on 24 shots in the Hurricanes win in Columbus on Sunday. The win looks like it has earned him a second straight start tonight vs. the Senators. Khudobin earned a win over the Sens back in January by stopping 30 of 32 shots. Khudobin has gone 4-6-0 with a 2.20 GAA And .916 SV% at home this season.
Visnovsky was believed to be a healthy scratch on Saturday but now he is day-to-day with an undisclosed injury. Visnovsky will be replaced by Matt Donovan once again.
