Leddy left Monday’s game with a lower-body injury and did not return. With back-to-back games, Leddy’s status for tonight’s game is uncertain. Head coach Jack Capuano said he had “no idea” if Leddy will play tonight. Expect a an update a few hours before puck-drop.
Halak allowed three goals on 31 shots in the Islanders win in Nashville last Thursday. Michal Neuvirth has started the last two games, but it will be Halak tonight vs. the Rangers. Halak has gone 3-1-0 with a 2.51 GAA and .935 SV% in four starts against their New York rivals this season.
Okposo has been sidelined with a detached retina since January 19th. After missing seven weeks , Okposo will be back in tonight vs. the Rangers. This is a huge lift for the Isles—Okposo had 44 points (14G / 30A) in 46 games this season. Okposo is not expected to start on the top-line, but will likely be shuffled around throughout the game.
Granberg was a minus-1 in 14:18 in last night’s loss to the Islanders. The Maple Leafs will need to recall another defenseman before Wednesday’s game against the Sabres.
Bishop allowed two goals on 27 shots in the Lightning’s 4-2 win over the Maple Leafs on Thursday. Bishop has gone 5-1-0 with a 1.84 GAA and .933 SV% in his last six outings. His fantasy stock has taken a hit with him splitting time with Andrei Vasilevskiy, but he remains a strong option when he gets the nod—Bishop is 2-0-0 with a 1.50 GAA and .923 SV% vs. the Habs this year.
Lecavalier has been a healthy scratch for a lot of the season, including the lat three games. He has 17 points (7G / 10A) in 46 games this season. He will replace R.J Umberger in the lineup tonight.
Umberger has no points and a minus-2 rating in his last eight games. He will take a seat with Vincent Lecavalier coming back into the lineup.
Price stopped all 28 shots that he faced in the Canadiens 2-0 win over the Coyotes on Saturday. The win snapped an unusual two-game losing streak for Price and it was his seventh shutout of the season. Tonight will be his third start against the Lightning—he is 0-2-0 with a 4.91 GAA and .864 SV% in the first two meetings.
Scandella will miss his fifth straight game tonight and is expected to be out through the weekend. Monitor his status heading into next week.
Green is not at practice this morning and is doubtful for Wednesday’s game against the Rangers. With Green out, Nate Schmidt has been recalled from Hershey.
Schmidt, 23, has been recalled because Mike Green is day-to-day with an upper-body injury. Schmidt has three assists in 33 games with the Capitals this season. While in Hershey, he has registered six points (2G / 4A) in eight games.
Rinne allowed two goals on 25 shots in the Predators loss to the Jets on Saturday. He has shockingly dropped five in a row while posting a 3.34 GAA and .889 SV%. It has been a rough stretch, but he is still their best option to snap this skid. He has a great matchup against the Coyotes—who he is 2-0-0 with a 1.92 GAA and .941 SV% against this season.
The Ducks GM Bob Murray has arrived in Vancouver with the rest of Wisniewski's equipment. He was concerned he did not have his custom knee brace, but he does now so he will play his first game with the Ducks since he was with them back in 2009-10. He will play with Clayton Stoner and could see some power-play time. He has 29 points (8G / 21A) in 56 games with Columbus before being traded to Anaheim at the deadline.
Rinne allowed two goals on 25 shots in the Predators loss to the Jets on Saturday. He has shockingly dropped five in a row while posting a 3.34 GAA and .889 SV%. It has been a rough stretch, but he is still their best option to snap this skid. He has a great matchup against the Coyotes—who he is 2-0-0 with a 1.92 GAA and .941 SV% against this season.
Adam, 24, has registered 18 points (5G / 13A) in 31 games with Springfield. Overall he has 38 points (13G / 25A) in 58 AHL games this season.
Gustavsson will undergo the necessary concussion protocol after a collision with Milan Lucic on Sunday afternoon. Jimmy Howard will have Petr Mrazek as his backup tonight with Gustavsson sidelined. He is listed as day-to-day for now.
Varlamov left Sunday’s game with just over five minutes left in the third period. He will take part in the morning skate and then the Avalanche will make a decision on his status shortly after. Calvin Pickard has been recalled incase Varlamov cannot play.
Colorado’s starter Semyon Varlamov was injured late in Sunday’s game, so they have recalled Pickard as a precaution for Tuesday’s game. Varlamov will take part in the morning skate and then the Avs will make a decision whether he will play or not. If he can’t, expect Pickard to get the call over Reto Berra. Pickard has gone 6-6-3 with a 2.18 GAA and .936 SV% with the Avalanche this season.
Perry wound up on the third line late in Friday’s game against the Penguins and head coach Bruce Boudreau will stick with it tonight in Vancouver. Perry comes in with four goals and one assist in his last five games. He will skate with Jiri Sekac and Rickard Rakell.
