Stuart will miss his second straight game with a lingering lower-body injury. The Jets placed him on IR in order to make room for Mathieu Perreault (arm) to be activated. Stuart is eligible to return whenever he is healthy.
Jurco will miss his eighth straight game with a back injury that he suffered on January 6th in Edmonton. Daniel Cleary will play tonight with Jurco still out, but he is hopeful he will be back in the lineup on Thursday vs. the Lightning.
Holtby allowed four goals on 31 shots in a loss to the Oilers last Tuesday. After a lengthy All Star break, Holtby will be back in goal tonight vs. Columbus. Holtby comes into play with a 22-9-8 record, 2.26 GAA and .921 SV% on the year. He is 2-0-1 with a 2.91 GAA and .880 SV% in three starts vs. Columbus.
Pavelec allowed three goals on 31 shots in the Jets win over the Coyotes on January 18th. He has won each of his last two starts while stopping 74 of 78 shots (.949 SV%). He catches a break tonight against a Penguins team, who are without Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin.
Richards has never played an AHL game, but could be headed there now. If he is assigned to Manchester the Kings will get $925K of cap-relief, meaning Richards would represent $4.825M of dead cap space. The Kings will continue to explore trade options.
Bishop made 27 saves on 28 shots in the Lightning’s win over the Canucks. He has won three in a row while posting a 1.62 GAA and .951 SV% and draws a nice matchup tonight in Carolina. The Hurricanes are tied for third last with 37 points (16-25-5) on the year.
Perron left Monday’s practice early with cold-like symptoms, but he was back on the ice for the Penguins game day skate this morning. He will be a game-time decision along with Kris Letang and Patric Hornqvist.
Pavelec allowed three goals on 31 shots in the Jets win over the Coyotes on January 18th. He has won each of his last two starts while stopping 74 of 78 shots (.949 SV%). He catches a break tonight against a Penguins team, who are without Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin.
Lehtonen gave up three goals on 27 shots in the Stars loss to the Bruins last Tuesday. He comes into tonight with a 3-2-2 record, 3.49 GAA and .886 SV% in January. In his first start vs. Montreal, he made 16 saves in a 4-1 victory. The Habs enter play having won three of four prior to the All Star break.
Holtby allowed four goals on 31 shots in a loss to the Oilers last Tuesday. After a lengthy All Star break, it looks like Holtby will be back in goal tonight vs. Columbus. Holtby comes into play with a 22-9-8 record, 2.26 GAA and .921 SV% on the year. He is 2-0-1 with a 2.91 GAA and .880 SV% in three starts vs. Columbus.
Crosby took part in the Penguins morning skate despite not being eligible to play tonight. Regardless of the ruling on his availability, Crosby said he probably wouldn’t have been ready to play tonight. Monitor his status tomorrow morning.
Letang was on the ice for the Penguins morning skate and it sounds likely that he will be in the lineup tonight vs. the Jets. Letang missed the Penguins final game before the All Star break with a head injury he suffered on a hit from Zac Rinaldo, which Rinaldo was suspended for eight games for.
With Raffl out, the Flyers have recalled Petr Straka and he will make his NHL debut tonight. Raffl is listed as day-to-day.
Mason is making great progress and will be back in the lineup tonight, but will serve as the back-up to Ray Emery. Look for him to get the call on Thursday vs. the Jets.
Straka, 22, was drafted in the second round (55th overall) in the 2010 NHL Draft. He has 11 goals and six assists (17 points) in 39 games with Lehigh Valley this season. He will make his NHL debut tonight with Michael Raffl out with an illness.
Khudobin made 34 saves on 35 shots in the Hurricanes win in Toronto in their final game before the All Star break. He has won four straight starts while points a 1.34 GAA and .950 SV%. He draws a rough matchup tonight vs. the Lightning and their league leading 3.21 goals per game.
Greiss allowed three goals on 40 shots in the Penguins loss to the Flyers last Tuesday. With Marc-Andre Fleury coming off of a busy week at the All Star game and the Pens having a back-to-back today and tomorrow, it will be Greiss tonight and likely Fleury tomorrow in Washington. Greiss is 4-2-3 with a 2.56 GAA and. 920 SV% this season.
Hornqvist, who just returned to the ice on Monday, apparently could be available tonight vs. the Jets. He took part in the morning skate and skated on a line with Beau Bennett and Brandon Sutter, which is a good sign that he could play tonight. Monitor his status during pre-game warmups at 6:30PM ET.
Greiss allowed three goals on 40 shots in the Penguins loss to the Flyers last Tuesday. With Marc-Andre Fleury coming off of a busy week at the All Star game and the Pens having a back-to-back today and tomorrow, it will be Greiss tonight and likely Fleury tomorrow in Washington. Greiss is 4-2-3 with a 2.56 GAA and. 920 SV% this season.
Luongo gave up two goals on 23 shots in the Panthers loss to the Canucks on January 19th. He has lost each of his last four starts while posting a 3.16 GAA and .895 SV%. Tonight, he will face a Red Wings team he has gone 2-0-0 with a 2.40 GAA and .931 SV% against this season.
