Kulikov was suspended for his low hit on Seguin on Friday. Seguin suffered a knee injury on the play and will miss 3-6 weeks. Kulikov already served one game of his suspension, so he will be eligible to return on Sunday in Pittsburgh.
Edler left Saturday’s game with a lower-body injury and his absence from the morning skate is not a good sign that he will be available tonight vs. the Wild. Coach Willie Desjardins did not have an update on Edler’s status and said that he is still under evaluation.
Gonchar left Saturday’s game with an upper-body injury and it will keep him out of tonight’s game vs. the Red Wings. With Gonchar out, Tom Gilbert will be in the lineup.
Quick made 27 saves on 28 shots in the Kings 3-1 win over the Capitals on Saturday. After losing three in a row after the All Star break, he has won four straight while posting a 2.25 GAA and .910 SV%. He has a difficult matchup with the Lightning in town—however he made 26 saves in a 4-2 win in Tampa Bay on February 7th.
Varlamov made 24 saves on 25 shots in Colorado’s 4-1 win over the Stars on Saturday. After losing four straight, Varlamov turned in a great performance over the weekend and will start against the Coyotes tonight. He has not faced Arizona yet this season, but has gone 10-6-1 with a 2.16 GAA and .931 SV% at the Pepsi Center.
Price allowed one goal on 29 shots in the Canadiens 2-1 shootout win over the Maple Leafs on Saturday. Price has won four games in a row while posting a 1.21 GAA and .955 SV%. In his first start against the Red Wings he stopped 27 shots in a 2-1 OT win back in October.
Talbot stopped 34 of 35 shots in the Rangers 5-1 win over the Coyotes on Saturday. He has won each of his last three starts while posting a 2.67 GAA and .918 SV%. He draws a tough matchup against the Islanders—Talbot has gone 5-5-0 with a 2.93 GAA and .903 SV% on the road this season.
Ward surrendered two goals on 17 shots in the Hurricanes 2-1 loss to the Ducks last Thursday. Since the All Star break, Ward has gone 2-2-1 with a 2.16 GAA and .921 SV%. Tonight he will face the Senators in Ottawa—Ward has struggled on the road, going 5-12-1 with a 2.90 GAA and .902 SV%.
Bobrovsky has missed the last nine games with a groin injury, but Blue Jackets head coach Todd Richards is hopeful that Bobrovsky will be able to return before the end of the month.
Biega, 26, has three goals and 12 assists (15 points) in 42 games with Utica this season. With Yannick Weber likely going into the lineup for Alex Edler, Biega has been recalled to be the Canucks seventh defenseman.
Hemsky missed Saturday’s game with a lower-body injury and will not play on Tuesday, but he is hopeful that he can play on Thursday against San Jose. Monitor his status leading up to Thursday’s morning skate.
Hendricks will be held out of the second straight game with a lower-body injury. He participated in the Oilers morning skate, but still won’t be in the lineup. Monitor his status prior to Wednesday’s game.
Fasth was pulled after he allowed three goals on 15 shots in the Oilers 7-2 loss to the Senators on Saturday. Tonight he will start for the seventh time in the last eight games—Fasth has gone 2-4-0 with a 3.72 GAA and .875 SV% in his previous six outings.
Hutchinson allowed four goals on 29 shots in the Jets 5-4 shootout win over the Red Wings. He has won each of this last two starts and the Jets will break their goaltending rotation by going with Hutchinson vs. Edmonton. It is a great matchup for the 24-year-old, who is 7-4-1 with a 1.95 GAA and .930 SV% at the MTS Centre.
Semin will come out of the lineup on Monday after playing in the last six games. He had one goal and two assists in those games, but will come out of the lineup for Brad Malone.
Hurricanes head coach Bill Peters said that Rask needs a night off and will be back in the lineup on Tuesday vs. the Islanders. Rask has been a minus-4 rating in the last two games. With Rask coming out, Chris Terry will get into the lineup.
Boyle missed Saturday’s game, but was on the ice for the morning skate and could be back in the lineup tonight. He said he wants to see if he can eat a full meal today, something that he hasn’t been able to do for the last few days. Monitor his status during pre-game warmups at 6:30 pm ET.
Kaleta will undergo minor surgery on a lower-body injury and will miss at least one month. Kaleta is often injured and is not much of a fantasy asset.
Phaneuf will miss his 10th straight game with a hand injury that he suffered on January 21st. He suffered a setback last week and will continue to be held out of the lineup.
Lupul will miss his third consecutive game with a lower-body injury. There is no word on when he is expected to return to the lineup, but he has yet to practice with the team. He diid however skate on his own before the Leafs practice on Monday.
