Fleury allowed four goals on 24 shots in the Penguins 4-0 shutout loss to the Predators on Sunday. Fleury has gone 1-4-1 with a 3.63 GAA and .868 SV in his last six starts, but should be able to get in the win column tonight in Edmonton. He has gone 8-4-2 with a 2.53 GAA and .911 SV% on the road this year.
Malkin has missed the last five games with a lower-body injury, but will be back in the lineup tonight in Edmonton. Malkin comes in ninth in the NHL in assists (32) and eighth in points (51). Expect him to skate between Mark Arcobello and Patric Hornqvist.
Rasmussen, 24, did not get into the lineup during his recall, so he heads back to Rockford where he has 16 points (8G / 8A) in 44 games this season.
De La Rose was a minus-2 with a five hits in 12:34 TOI in his NHL debut last night vs. the Sabres. Expect Michael Bournival or Manny Malhotra to return to the lineup on Saturday if De La Rose is not recalled before then.
Chiasson will miss his fourth straight game with an undisclosed injury. He needs to participate in a contact practice before he returns to the lineup.
Lehner allowed two goals on 19 shots in the Senators 2-1 loss in New Jersey on Tuesday. Craig Anderson remains out with a hand injury, so Lehner will make his fourth consecutive start tonight vs. Washington. He has went 1-2-0 with a 2.69 GAA and .916 SV% since Anderson went down.
The Penguins announced on Tuesday that Malkin was expected to return tonight and his availability for their optional morning skate suggests that he will return. Expect a full update after the practice session.
Mazanec made 25 saves on 27 shots in a loss to the Avalanche in his only start during his recall. He stopped 43 of 47 shots (.915 SV%) in one start and one relief appearance. With Mazanec heading back to the AHL, Pekka Rinne is expected to return on Thursday.
Nashville reassigned Marek Mazanec back to Milwaukee (AHL) this afternoon, which suggests that Rinne will likely be back in the Preds’ crease tomorrow vs. Anaheim. Rinne has missed the last eight games with a sprained knee, but monitor his status for the next 24 hours.
Lucic was not on the ice for the Bruins morning skate because he didn’t travel with the team yesterday. Lucic must be feeling better because he is on his way to the Big Apple and is expected to be in the lineup tonight. Lucic had four goals and six assists (10 points) in 12 games in January.
Fasth allowed four goals on 37 shots in the Oilers shootout win in San Jose on Monday. Fasth has won three out of his last four starts (all three via the shootout) while posting a 2.85 GAA and .905 SV%. He draws a tough matchup tonight with Sidney Crosby and the Penguins in town.
Calvert missed the last two games with an illness, but his return to practice this afternoon is a good sign that he will be available on Friday vs. St. Louis. The Blue Jackets went with seven defensemen last night, so Calvert’s return would certainly help the offence.
Rask allowed one goal on 31 shots in the Bruins win over the Kings on Saturday. Rask has gone 7-1-1 with a 1.54 GAA and .952 SV% in his last nine starts. Tonight he will get his second start of the season vs. the Rangers—he stopped all 30 shots he faced in a 3-0 shutout in their first meeting.
Anderson missed his third straight game last night and his absence from practice this afternoon suggests that Anderson will not be available for a fourth consecutive game tomorrow vs. Washington.
Lucic was listed as questionable for today’s game, but his absence from the morning skate suggests that he will not play tonight. Expect coach Julien to give us an update on Lucic’s status following the morning skate.
Skapski, 20, has gone 12-7-3 with a 2.38 GAA and .914 SV% with Hartford this season. He has been recalled to backup Cam Talbot tonight because Henrik Lundqvist is out with an upper-body injury.
Lundqvist was scheduled to start tonight vs. the Bruins tonight, but the Rangers announced this afternoon that Henrik is day-to-day with an upper-body injury. The injury is reportedly related to the puck that hit him in the throat on Monday. The Rangers will evaluate Lundqvist and more information should be released in the next 24 hours.
Talbot allowed three goals on 32 shots in the Rangers loss to the Bruins on January 15th. Lundqvist was scheduled to start but he is out with an upper-body injury. Talbot will get another shot at Boston tonight, this time at home. Talbot is 2-0-1 with a 0.78 GAA and .972 SV% at Madison Square Garden.
Pakarinen, 23, had one goal in five games with the Oilers earlier in the season. While in OKC he leads the team in goals with 17 to go along with 11 assists (28 points) in 39 games. Tonight he will skate on the Oilers second line with Derek Roy and Teddy Purcell.
Pouliot left after he was hit in the foot by a shot in Monday’s game and did not return. It looks like he will miss tonight’s game with his second foot injury of the season.
