Grabner missed the last five games with an upper-body injury, but replaces the injured Casey Cizikas tonight in Carolina. Grabner has had an injury ravaged season, but has posted seven points (5G / 2A) in the 18 games that he has played.
Emery allowed one goal on 22 shots in the Flyers win in Buffalo on Sunday. Emery has gone 2-0-2 with a 2.24 GAA and .922 SV% in February. Tonight he will get another crack at the Blue Jackets, who he suffered a 4-3 OT loss against last Friday.
Khudobin allowed five goals on 23 shots in the Hurricanes loss in Minnesota on Saturday. He has lost three in a row while allowing 12 goals on 57 shots (.790 SV%). His first start of the season came vs. the Isles, he allowed four goals on 31 shots in a 4-3 loss.
Johnson made 34 saves on 36 shots in the Islanders 2-1 loss to the Bruins on February 7th. He has gone 6-7-0 with a 3.33 GAA and .873 SV% on the season. He will make his second start of the year vs. Carolina. He allowed three goals on 24 shots in a 4-3 win in the first period.
Neuvirth stopped 28 of 30 shots in the Sunday’s 2-1 loss to the Flyers. Since returning from a lower-body injury, Neuvirth has gone 0-2-0 with a 2.53 GAA and .918 SV%. Tonight he will face the Devils in New Jersey—Neuvirth is 1-8-0 with a 4.16 GAA and .886 SV% on the road
Driedger, 20, has gone 8-25-2 with a 3.75 GAA and .888 SV% in 36 games with Evansville this season. With Craig Anderson and Robin Lehner out, Driedger will be Andrew Hammond’s backup on Wednesday.
Beleskey will be out until early-to-mid March after suffering an upper-body injury on Sunday. With Beleskey out, Emerson Etem has been recalled from Norfolk (AHL).
Vatanen was having an incredible season, recording 34 points (12G / 22A) in 57 games, but he will now be out until at least the middle of March. This is a tough break for the Ducks, but it will give Cam Fowler, Hampus Lindholm and Francois Beauchemin more of the offensive burden.
Andersen will miss his fourth straight game with an upper-body injury, so expect John Gibson to get the nod vs. Lightning. Andersen said he hopes to get into a full practice soon, but he is not ready to play tomorrow.
Emery allowed one goal on 22 shots in the Flyers win in Buffalo on Sunday. Emery has gone 2-0-2 with a 2.24 GAA and .922 SV% in February. Tonight it looks like he will get another crack at the Blue Jackets, who he suffered a 4-3 OT loss against last Friday.
Neuvirth stopped 28 of 30 shots in the Sunday’s 2-1 loss to the Flyers. Since returning from a lower-body injury, Neuvirth has gone 0-2-0 with a 2.53 GAA and .918 SV%. Tonight he will face the Devils in New Jersey—Neuvirth is 1-8-0 with a 4.16 GAA and .886 SV% on the road.
Stalock surrendered three goals on 23 shots in the Sharks loss in Calgary on February 4th. Stalock has gone 5-6-1 with a 2.68 GAA and .903 SV% on the season. He draws a rough matchup tonight in Nashville, where the Predators are 24-3-1 on the season.
Hiller stopped all 16 shots that he faced after replacing Karri Ramo in Monday’s come from behind 4-3 OT win. Hiller has gone 4-2-0 with a 2.47 GAA and .920 SV% in February. In his first start against Minnesota, Hiller stopped 31 shots in a tough-luck 1-0 loss.
Crawford made 36 saves on 37 shots in the Blackhawks 2-1 shootout win over the Penguins on Sunday. He has won two in a row while turning aside 61 of 63 shots (.968 SV%). Tonight will be his second start vs. the Red Wings—Crawford stopped 33 of 36 in a 4-1 loss in the first meeting.
Pulkkinen leads the AHL in goals (30) and points (57) and it looks like he he will get an awesome chance to succeed on Wednesday as he practiced with Henrik Zetterberg and Justin Abdelkader on Tuesday. It looks like Tomas Jurco will come out of the lineup for Pulkkinen.
After a two games suspension for cross-checking Adam McQuaid last Tuesday, Roussel will play tonight in St. Louis. With Tyler Seguin out, the Stars had to shake their lines up, which means Roussel will play in the top-6.
Andrew Hammond will make his first NHL start on Wednesday, so Robin Lehner will not play after a rough collision with Clarke MacArthur last night. There is still no update on the nature or severity of his injury.
MacArthur, who was injured in a collision with Robin Lehner last night, was not on the ice for practice this morning and will be held out of tomorrow’s game. It was a scary looking collision, so there is no surprise that MacArthur won’t play tomorrow.
Braun has been out since January 19th, but it looks like he will be back in the lineup tonight in Nashville. Braun skated with Brenden Dillon this morning, which is a good sign that he will replace Scott Hannan this evening.
