Neil, who has been subject of trade rumours leading up to the deadline, is unlikely to be dealt now as he is expected to be out until at least the second week of March. Neil broke his thumb in a spirited bout with Luke Gazdic on Saturday.
Granberg did not get into the lineup during his recall, but heads back to the AHL where he has seven points (1G / 6A) in 29 games.
Raffl has missed the last seven games with an illness, but he will be back in the lineup tonight vs. Buffalo. With Raffl back in, Ryan White will come out of the lineup. Raffl has 12 goals and three assists (15 points) in 40 games this season.
Coburn has been sidelined with a broken foot since January 12th, but it looks like he will be back in the lineup tonight vs. the Sabres. With Coburn back in, Carlo Colaiacovo will come out. Coburn has one goal and five assists in 31 games this season.
Fleury allowed one goal on 24 shots in the Penguins 4-1 win over the Red Wings on Wednesday. He has been great as of late, winning three in a row while allowing just one goal on 67 shots (.985 SV%). In his first start vs. the Blackhawks, he allowed two goals on 26 shots in a 3-2 shootout loss.
Neuvirth gave up three goals on 31 shots in the Sabres loss to the Islanders last Sunday. With Jhonas Enroth now in Dallas, the starting gig belongs solely to Neuvirth. He is expected to face the Flyers for the second time this season. The first meeting didn’t go great, he allowed four goals on 32 shots in a 4-3 loss.
Vitale has missed the last 10 games with an upper-body injury, but will be back in the lineup tonight vs. the Rangers. Vitale will centre the Coyotes third line with Lauri Korpikoski and Martin Erat on his wings.
Kindl has not played since December 27th because of an elbow injury. He will play a few games with the Griffins before returning to the Red Wings and likely replacing Alexey Marchenko on the blue line.
Burakovsky was a plus-2 in 9:52 on Wednesday, but will come out of the lineup in favour of Tom Wilson tonight vs. the Kings.
Hendricks was held out of Saturday’s game vs. the Senators and is listed as day-to-day. He should be considered questionable for Monday’s contest in Winnipeg.
Rozsival was held out of Friday’s game, but is expected to be back in the lineup on Sunday after participating in Saturday’s practice. With Rozsival set to return, Kyle Cumiskey will come out of the lineup.
Rinne allowed one goal on 33 shots in the Predators win over the Jets on Thursday. He has won three in a row with a 1.63 GAA and .948 SV%. He is a must-start tonight vs. the Devils—Rinne has gone 20-3-1 with a 1.90 GAA and .930 SV% at Bridgestone Arena this season.
Smith allowed three goals on 25 shots in the Coyotes loss to the Sharks last night. Despite losing four of his last five games, Smith will start again tonight vs. the Rangers. Tonight will be the fifth time that he has started both games of the back-to-back—in the first four, he is 0-3-1 with a 2.49 GAA and .918 SV%.
Schneider allowed two goals on 34 shots in the Devils 3-1 loss to the Blackhawks last night. Schneider extended his run of allowing less than three goals to seven games. Tonight will be his sixth start on no rest—in the first five he has gone 2-3-0 with a 2.57 GAA And .914 SV%. Be wary of his matchup on a back-to-back.
Forsberg allowed three goals on 28 shots in the Blues Jackets loss to Arizona on February 3rd. He has gone 0-2-0 4.34 GAA and .861 SV% in three NHL starts this season. He draws a rough matchup on Long Island—New York is fifth in the NHL with a 3.02 goals per game.
Holtby allowed four goals on 30 shots in the Capitals win in San Jose on Wednesday. He has won three of four with a 1.74 GAA and .935 SV%. Tonight will be the second time that he has faced the Kings—he posted a 27-save shutout in Washington on February 3rd.
O’Brien, 31, has played in four games with Florida this season, registering one assist. With a suspension looming for Dmitry Kulikov and Willie Mitchell still out, O’Brien has been recalled to fill-in for the time being.
The original timetable the Stars put on Seguin was 2-4, but now it sounds like he could be out until mid-to-late March. The Stars had just pulled within striking distance of the playoffs, but this one hurts.
Miller allowed two goals on 23 shots in the Canucks 5-2 win over the Bruins last night. Despite talks of Eddie Lack getting the nod tonight, it will be Miller in Calgary. Miller has gone 2-0-0 with a 2.00 GAA and .925 SV% in his first two starts against the Flames this season.
Quick allowed three goals on 18 shots in the Kings win over the Flames on Thursday. After losing three in a row, Quick has won three consecutive games while posting a 2.67 GAA and .889 SV%. In his first start against the Capitals, he made 23 saves in a 4-0 loss.
