Jonathan Marchessault is out with a lower-body injury, so Malgin will skate with Aleksander Barkov and Jaromir Jagr in Boston. The first year forward has four goals and four assists (eight points) in 25 games this season.
Marchessault was hurt in Saturday's loss in Ottawa and will be held out of the lineup on Monday. With Marchessault out, Denis Malgin will skate with Aleksander Barkov and Jaromir Jagr and Paul Thompson will make his Panthers debut.
Domingue stopped all 10 shots that he faced after replacing Mike Smith in the Coyotes’ loss to the Canucks on November 23rd. Domingue had been out with a lower-body injury, but will make his 13th start tonight. Domingue is 2-5-1 with a 4.20 GAA and .880 SV% on the road and tonight he faces a Blue Jackets team that fired 60 shots on Smith on Saturday.
Grabner’s grandmother has passed away and he will head back to Austria and miss at least Tuesday’s game vs. the Islanders. With Grabner out, the Rangers recalled Marek Hrivik from Hartford (AHL).
Perlini, 20, was the 12th overall pick in 2014 and has excelled in two months with Tucson (AHL). Perlini picked up 11 goals and five assists (16 points) in 16 games with Tucson and tonight he’ll skate on the Coyotes third line with Jordan Martinook and Jamie McGinn.
Luongo allowed two goals on 21 shots in the Panthers’ 2-0 shutout loss in Ottawa on Saturday. Luongo is 3-2-1 with a 1.47 GAA and .950 SV% in his last six starts and tonight he faces the Bruins for the second time this season. In the first meeting, he allowed two goals on 26 shots in a 2-1 loss on home-ice.
Lehner allowed two goals on 33 shots in the Sabres’ loss to the Bruins on Saturday. Lehner has played very well this season, posting a 2.38 GAA and .922 SV% in 17 starts, but that has only translated into five wins. Tonight he starts in Washington—he is 4-4-1 with a 2.47 GAA and .921 SV% on the road so far.
Rask allowed one goal on 36 shots in the Bruins’ win in Buffalo on Saturday. After losing three of four, Rask turned in a stellar performance and is now tied for second in the NHL with 13 wins. Rask also carries the third best SV% (.941) and tonight he faces the Panthers for the second time, he stopped 33 of 34 shots in a 2-1 win in the first meeting.
Fleury allowed three goals on 31 shots in the Penguins’ win over the Red Wings on Saturday. Fleury has won his last two starts while turning aside 61 of 65 shots (.924 SV%), earning him a third straight start. He will be taking on a Senators team that has surprised this season and come in as winners of five of their last seven.
Krug was absent from the Bruins’ morning skate on Monday, but head coach Claude Julien said that Krug will try and give it a go tonight. Krug has had a hard time finding the back of the net in his first 25 games, scoring just one goal on 77 shots, but it’s only a matter of time before the puck starts bouncing the right way for the talented defenseman.
Chara has missed the last six games with a lower-body injury, but he will return to the lineup vs. the Panthers. Chara is expected to replace Joe Morrow in the lineup and comes into play with one goal and five assists (six points) in 19 games this season.
Hrivik, 25, has collected eight goals and nine assists (17 points) in 20 games this season. The 25-year-old winger has one assist in five career NHL games and he could make his season debut this week.
Holtby allowed one goal on 33 shots in the Capitals’ shootout loss in Tampa Bay on Saturday. Holtby has suddenly lost three in a row while posting a 2.68 GAA and .918 SV%. Tonight he faces a Sabres team that has lost three of their last five—Holtby is 6-4-0 with a 2.11 GAA and .914 SV% in 10 starts on home-ice this season.
Oshie will miss his seventh straight game with an upper-body injury, which mean Jakub Vrana will remain in the lineup vs. the Sabres.
Bugdoerfer, 27, has picked up seven assists in 22 games with Rochester this season and earned his first NHL call-up. The Sabres’ blueline got banged up over the weekend with Josh Gorges expected to miss some time and Taylor Fedun questionable for Monday’s game.
