van Riemsdyk has been out since October 21st and has only appeared in two games this season. TVR has 15 points (3G / 12A) in 102 career NHL games and is expected to replace Michal Rozsival in the lineup vs. Philadelphia.
Toews will miss his fifth straight game with an upper-body injury, which means there’s a good chance he won’t play Sunday either. Monitor Toews’ status heading into next week.
Lundqvist allowed four goals on 34 shots in the Rangers’ loss in Buffalo on Thursday. Lundqvist was on the wrong end of some bad bounces in Buffalo, but has now lost four of his last six starts while posting a 3.04 GAA and .902 SV%. Today he faces the Hurricanes for the third time—he is 1-1-0 with a 2.52 GAA and .898 SV% in the first two meetings.
Crawford allowed three goals on 33 shots in the Blackhawks’ win over the Devils on Thursday. Crawford has won three straight starts while posting a 1.94 GAA and .944 SV%. Crawford has gone 5-5-0 with a 2.67 GAA and .913 SV% in 10 starts on the road this season—his his first start vs. Philly, he allowed four goals on 27 shots in a 7-4 win.
Lehner allowed one goal on six shots before leaving Tuesday’s game with a hip injury. Lehner got Thursday night off, but will be back in goal tonight vs. the Bruins. Lehner is just 1-3-2 with a 2.29 GAA and .920 SV% on home-ice this season and he allowed four goals on 42 shots in a losing effort in his first start vs. Boston.
Johnson stopped all 39 shots that he faced in the Flames’ 3-0 shutout win over the Maple Leafs on Wednesday. Johnson finished November with a 7-3-0 record, 1.80 GAA, .939 SV% and three shutouts. One of those shutouts came against the Wild, who he will face tonight—he stopped all 27 shots he faced in a 1-0 win in Minnesota on November 15th.
Bourque had one shot on goal in 13:21 TOI on Thursday. He has not picked up a point in six games with the Avalanche this season—he returns to San Antonio, where he has two goals and three assists (five points) in 11 games.
Henley, 23, scored in his NHL debut on Thursday, but will return to San Antonio, where he has just four points (1G / 3A) in 19 games this season.
Varlamov allowed three goals on 37 shots in Colorado’s loss to the Blue Jackets on Thursday. Varlamov has lost three of his last four starts while posting a 3.30 GAA and .908 SV%. Tonight Varlamov will face the Stars for third time this season—he is 1-1-0 with a 4.03 GAA and .840 SV% in the previous two meetings.
Gaudet, 23, has appeared in one goal with the Coyotes this season. In 12 games with Tucson, Gaudet has picked up two goals and five assists (seven points). Look for him to draw into the lineup on Saturday.
Abdelkader left Thursday’s game with a lower-body injury and did not return. The American-born winger joins a long list of injured Red Wings and will miss at least two weeks.
Johnson stopped all 39 shots that he faced in the Flames’ 3-0 shutout win over the Maple Leafs on Wednesday. Johnson finished November with a 7-3-0 record, 1.80 GAA, .939 SV% and three shutouts. One of those shutouts came against the Wild, who he will face tonight—he stopped all 27 shots he faced in a 1-0 win in Minnesota on November 15th.
Claesson was injured in last night’s loss to the Flyers and was placed on IR this morning. Claesson was filling in for the injured Marc Methot, but now Andreas Englund has been recalled to fill that role.
McCormick played just 5:35 TOI on Thursday and had no points while averaging 7:03 TOI in five games with the Senators. McCormick returns to Binghamton, where he has three goals and one assist in 13 games.
Robinson, 25, has picked up three goals and four assists (seven points) in 18 games with Binghamton this season. The 6-foot-6, 232 lbs. forward has one goal and one assist in three career NHL games.
England, 20, was a second round pick (40th overall) in 2014 and this is his first NHL call-up. England has picked up one goal and four assists (five points) in 18 games in his first season with Binghamton. He could make his NHL debut on Saturday.
Ryan reaggravated a hand injury on Tuesday and will miss at least Saturday’s and next Monday’s game before being eligible to return to the lineup Wednesday in San Jose. There’s no word on how long he will be sidelined.
Mayfield picked up two assists in 14:22 TOI on Wednesday, but with Dennis Seidenberg returning from IR on Thursday, Mayfield was a healthy scratch and has been sent back to Bridgeport.
Blidh, 21, was a sixth round pick (180th overall) in 2013 and was recalled after posting nine points (5G / 4A) in 19 games with Providence. Blidh will travel to Buffalo and could make his NHL debut on Saturday.
Dubnyk allowed three goals on 38 shots in the Wild’s shootout loss in St. Louis last Saturday. Darcy Kuemper started on Tuesday in Vancouver, so look for Dubnyk to start tonight in Calgary. He was given a much-needed week off and enters December having gone 4-5-1 with a 1.81 GAA, .942 SV% and one shutout. In his first start vs. Calgary this season, Dubnyk stopped 26 of 27 shots in a 1-0 loss.
