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.
Weiss had a brutal game in Boston on Saturday. He turned the puck over on the power-play twice, both of which turned into shorthanded goals for the B’s. It is safe to say, he didn’t see much ice time after that, playing just 8:18 on the night. He will sit in favour of Tomas Jurco.
Jurco was a healthy scratch yesterday vs. the Bruins, but will get back into the lineup tonight vs. the Oilers. He had registered two assists in his previous seven games before being scratched. Expect him to skate on the fourth line with Joakim Andersson and Drew Miller.
Howard allowed one goal on seven shots after replacing Jonas Gustavsson in Sunday’s loss to the Bruins. Since returning from injury, Howard has gone 4-2-2 with a 2.77 GAA and .905 SV%. He has not looked as sharp on a nightly basis as he did before the injury, but don’t let that deter you from starting him tonight vs. Edmonton.
Fleury stopped all 31 shots that he faced in the Penguins 1-0 win over the Kings on Saturday. Fleury now ranks first in the NHL in shutouts with nine, to go along with fifth in GAA (2.16), sixth in wins (30) and seventh in SV% (.924). Tonight he takes on a Sharks team who have lost four of six while registering 2.83 goals per game.
Wisniewski has been using borrowed equipment in practice recently, but said his big concern is his knee brace, which has not arrived yet because of bad weather in Memphis. Wiz has had three surgeries on his right knee, so you can understand his concern. Consider him a game-time decision, but if he does play he is expected to skate with Clayton Stoner.
Andersen allowed four goals on 20 shots in the Ducks 5-2 loss to the Penguins. He has allowed a combined five goals on 50 shots (.900 SV%) in two games since returning from a next injury. Despite the rough outing vs. Pittsburgh, he will start again tonight in Vancouver. It likely has to to with Andersen going 3-0-1 with a 1.19 GAA and .947 SV% against the Canucks this season.
Little was already expected to miss the first two games of the trip, so this is not really too surprising. Monitor his status leading up to Thursday’s game in Florida.
Andersen allowed four goals on 20 shots in the Ducks 5-2 loss to the Penguins. He has allowed a combined five goals on 50 shots (.900 SV%) in two games since returning from a next injury. Despite the rough outing vs. Pittsburgh, it looks like he will start again tonight in Vancouver. It likely has to to with Andersen going 3-0-1 with a 1.19 GAA and .947 SV% against the Canucks this season.
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.
Granberg, 22, has no points in six games with the Maple Leafs this season. While with the Marlies, he has 12 points (1G / 11A) in 35 games. He will likely finish with the season with the Maple Leafs with Stephane Robidas and Roman Polak both out for the year.
Polak has reportedly been playing with pain for awhile now, but said he hit a wall on Saturday and it is too much to play through now. He will undergo surgery and miss the rest of the season. Petter Granberg has been recalled to fill-in for Polak.
Korpikoski will miss Monday’s game with a “minor” injury. Brendan Shinnimin has been recalled and will be in the lineup for Korpikoski.
Volchenkov has missed the past 11 games with a lower-body injury. The 6-1, 225-pound blueliner has five assists in 42 games with the Predators this season. There is no word whether he will be in the lineup on Monday.
Stalberg has four assists in 11 games with Nashville in 2014-15, and 126 points (60G / 66A) in 324 career NHL contests since 2009-10. He also has 17 points (11G / 6A) in 20 games for Milwaukee this season, including a pair of hat tricks in his last eight AHL games.
Lundqvist remains without a timetable for his return and it won’t happen this week because he will not travel with the team to New York, Washington or Buffalo. Cam Talbot will remain the Rangers workhorse while Lundqvist is out.
Bonino was deemed a game-time decision, but he said he feels good to go and called himself “probable.” Bonino has one goal and three assists in six games since returning from a lower-body injury.
Higgins missed Saturday’s game with a lower-body injury and it was announced this afternoon that he will be out for an extended period of time. Brandon McMillan and Ronalds Kennins will likely alternate playing time with Higgins out.
Bonino said he feels like he is ready to return, but the final decision will be up to the coaches.