Ehrhoff returned to the lineup on Wednesday and he was expected to play this afternoon vs. the Blue Jackets. He was on the ice for yesterday’s practice, but was a surprise scratch. You have to think he is maybe still suffering from concussion-like symptoms.
Bishop stopped all 28 shots that he faced in the Lightning’s shutout win over the Blackhawks on Friday. He comes in on fire, having won four in a row with a 1.25 GAA and .955 SV%. He will start today in Florida—he made 19 saves in a 3-2 OT vs. the Panthers back in October.
Crawford stopped all 20 shots that he faced in the Blackhawks 3-0 shutout win over the Panthers last Thursday. Scott Darling started Friday, but the Hawks will go back to Crawford tonight vs. the Hurricanes. He went 5-3-2 with a 2.37 GAA and .918 SV% in February.
Driedger, 20, did not appear in any games during his call-up and with Craig Anderson set to return on Tuesday, the Senators have cleared the way for him by reassigning Driedger. He has gone 2-0-0 with a 3.00 GAA and .891 SV% in two games with Binghamton.
Anderson has been out since January 21st, but he will return to the lineup on Tuesday as a backup and will start the second game of the back-to-back on Wednesday. Anderson has gone 13-11-7 with a 2.37 GAA and .927 SV% on the season. He has gone 5-8-4 with a 2.47 GAA and .926 SV% on the road.
Hammond allowed two goals on 30 shots in the Senators 4-2 win over the Sharks on Saturday. He is riding a five-game winning streak; posting a 1.00 GAA, .968 SV% and two shutouts in the process. Tonight he takes on a Wild team who have won five of their last six.
Timonen has not played all season, but that did not deter the Blackhawks from adding him to their roster on Friday. Timonen is expected to play with Keith Seabrook at even strength and practiced on their top power-play unit on Sunday.
Quick made 27 saves on 28 shots in the Kings 1-0 loss to the Senators on Thursday. He was given Friday night off, but he will be back in goal in Winnipeg this afternoon. Quick went 8-3-0 with a 1.92 GAA and .928 SV% in February, so he will look to get March off to a hot start today.
Hutchinson allowed one goal on 29 shots, but it was not enough to seal the victory on Thursday vs. St. Louis. He went 4-1-3 with a 2.68 GAA and .898 SV% in February. This afternoon he will take on a Kings team he has struggled against—Hutchinson is 1-1-0 with a 4.82 GAA and .833 SV% vs. L.A.
McElhinney stopped 17 of 18 shots in the Blue Jackets 2-0 loss to the Devils last night. Sergei Bobrovsky still is not quite ready to start tonight, so McElhinney will go on back-to-back nights. He won his first start against Pittsburgh and has gone 2-1-1 with a 2.42 GAA and .927 SV% on no rest this season.
Allen allowed five goals on 23 shots in the Blues loss to the Canadiens on Tuesday. It was a difficult outing for Allen, who finished February at 3-1-0 with a 2.05 GAA and .918 SV%. He will face Vancouver for the second time this season—he allowed three goals on 22 shots in a 4-1 loss back in October.
Lack gave up five goals on 23 shots in the Canucks loss in Buffalo on Thursday. Vancouver had Friday and Saturday off, so it will be Lack again tonight vs. the Blues. He has gone 3-4-1 with a 2.25 GAA and .913 SV% at Rogers Arena this season.
Glencross is a pending unrestricted free agent this summer, so the Flames have moved him out for some assets. Glencross is a speedy two-way forward who will help the Capitals top-9. Glencross has nine goals and 19 assists (28 points) in 53 games with Calgary this season.
Lack gave up five goals on 23 shots in the Canucks loss in Buffalo on Thursday. Vancouver had Friday and Saturday off, so it will be Lack again tonight vs. the Blues. He has gone 3-4-1 with a 2.25 GAA and .913 SV% at Rogers Arena this season.
Gibson allowed two goals on 22 shots in the Ducks 4-2 win over the Kings on Friday. Frederik Andersen is ready to go, but the Ducks will stick with the hot-hand tonight in Dallas. He has went 4-1-0 with a 2.18 GAA and .926 SV% in his last five starts, but faces a difficult Dallas offence tonight.
Giordano has been sent back to Calgary and placed on IR. He will have to miss next Tuesday’s game in Philadelphia but he is eligible to play on Thursday if he is healthy enough.
Klingberg averaged just 3:19 TOI in the two games he played during his recall. With Blake Wheeler set to return today, the Jets had to clear a roster spot for him.
Wheeler has missed the last two games, but was expected to be back today. He was activated from IR and Carl Klingberg was returned to the AHL, which guarantees that Wheeler will be back Sunday vs. the Kings. He will surprisingly skate on the Jets third line with Adam Lowry and Chris Thorburn.
