Neil will be out for at least one month, which really limits the chances that he gets traded at the trade deadline. With Neil out, the Senators are getting a chance to look at young prospects like Shane Prince and Matt Puempel.
MacArthur and Robin Lehner both suffered concussions in their collision on Monday night. MacArthur was moved to IR on Thursday and is out indefinitely.
Lehner suffered the concussion in a collision with his teammate Clarke MacArthur on Monday. MacArthur was also diagnosed with a concussion on Friday. Lehner was moved to IR on Thursday and there is no timetable for his return.
Ward allowed three goals on 32 shots in the Hurricanes win in Ottawa on Monday. Ward has won three of his last four games with a 2.47 GAA and .905 SV%. He has a great matchup against a Maple Leafs team who have lost 14 of their 15 games. He made 25 saves in a 4-1 win in their first meeting.
Puempel, 22, was a first round pick (24th overall) in 2011. He has 12 goals and 20 assists (32 points) in 51 games with Binghamton this season. He is expected to make his NHL debut on Saturday vs. the Panthers. Puempel skated with David Legwand and Alex Chiasson in Sens practice on Friday.
Ward allowed three goals on 32 shots in the Hurricanes win in Ottawa on Monday. Ward has won three of his last four games with a 2.47 GAA and .905 SV%. He has a great matchup against a Maple Leafs team who have lost 14 of their 15 games. He made 25 saves in a 4-1 win in their first meeting.
Mouillierat, 27, has 18 goals and 22 assists (40 points) in 51 games with Bridgeport. He has been an ECHL and AHL journeyman so far, but with Mikhail Grabovski on IR, he has earned the call-up.
Grabovski appeared to suffer an apparent head injury on a hit early in last night’s win over the Predators. He stayed down after a heavy hit and the immediate speculation is that Grabo suffered a concussion, but the exact nature of the injury has not been released by the team.
Wolf averaged 7:32 TOI and had no points in the only two games he appeared in during his recall. Sending Wolf down created some room for the Flames to recall Markus Granlund.
Granlund, 21, has five goals and eight assists (13 points) in 33 games with the Flames this season. While in Adirondack he has recorded 12 points (6G / 6A) in 14 games. He is expected to be back in the lineup on Friday vs. the Ducks.
Ferlin, 22, has scored nine goals with seven assists (16 points) in 46 games in his first season in Providence. There is no word on if he will make his NHL debut on Friday in St. Louis.
Sanguinetti, 26, has 13 goals and 15 assists (28 points) in 42 games with the Comets this season. He was recalled prior to Thursday’s game, but did not get into the lineup. He is unlikely to play unless another Canucks blue liner goes down.
MacWilliam, 24, has been recalled as insurance for Friday’s game in Carolina. One of the Maple Leafs defenseman is in question for their matchup vs. the Hurricanes, thus MacWilliam gets the recall and could make his NHL debut. He has four points (1G / 3A) and 34 PIMS in 45 games with the Marlies.
Hiller allowed three goals on 29 shots in the Flames loss to the Wild on Wednesday. Hiller has gone 4-2-1 with a 2.54 GAA and .916 SV% this month. Tonight will be another big game for him with his former team in town—he has gone 1-1-0 with a 2.78 GAA and .901 SV% against the Ducks this season.
Crawford allowed two goals on 28 shots in the Blackhawks 3-2 shootout loss to the Red Wings on Wednesday. Crawford sits at 4-1-2 with a 2.09 GAA and .931 SV% in seven starts this month. He has played well and so has the team in front of him. On Friday he takes on an Avalanche team he is 2-1-0 with a 2.03 GAA and .923 SV% against this season.
Lack stopped 20 of 22 shots in the Canucks 3-2 win over the Wild on Monday. With Ryan Miller starting last night in New York, Lack will start tonight in New Jersey. Lack has been great in his last four appearances, going 3-0-0 with a 2.25 GAA and .924 SV%. He should be a good play against a Devils team who are averaging 1.86 goals per game in February.
Lehtonen allowed one goal on 28 shots in the Stars 4-1 win over the Blues on Tuesday. Lehtonen has been lights out as of late, winning his last four outings with a 1.49 GAA, .959 SV% and one shutout. Tonight will be his first start vs. the Sharks—he is 6-2-1 in his last nine starts on home ice.
Foligno was listed as a gametime decision, but is on the ice for warmups, so it looks like he will play on a line with Artem Anisimov and Marko Dano.
Emelin suffered the injury on Wednesday against the Senators and will miss at least the next seven days and then will be re-evaluated after that. At this time, the extent and nature of the injury are unknown.
The Islanders announced that Lubomir Visnovsky would be returning to the lineup tonight, but did not announce who would sit. With warmups underway, de Haan is not on the ice, so he will sit.
