Marchenko, 23, has registered two goals and 15 assists ( 17 points) in 42 games with Grand Rapids this season. He made his NHL debut last season, but could make his season debut on Saturday afternoon vs. the Islanders.
Ouellet has registered two goals and one assist in 21 games with the Red Wings this season. He was a minus-3 last night vs. the Lightning and has been swapped with Alexey Marchenko.
Lashoff has been a healthy scratch in every game since December 29th. He has two assists in 11 games with the Red Wings this season.
Ehrhoff is not in New Jersey with the team, he is back in Pittsburgh undergoing concussion protocol. The team expects results tomorrow, so expect an update on his status in the next 24 hours.
Galiardi has scored just one goal in 26 games with the Jets this season. He heads back to the AHL for the first time since 2010-11.
Fleury gave up four goals on 36 shots in the Penguins 4-0 loss to the Capitals on Wednesday. Fleury has lost four consecutive starts while posting an ugly 4.31 GAA and .867 SV%. Tonight he will make his fourth start of the season against the Devils—he is 2-1-0 with a 2.01 GAA and .920 SV% in the first three meetings.
Cizikas was not at practice on Friday, so the Islanders will make a decision on Cizikas status tomorrow morning, prior to their 2 PM ET puck-drop in Detroit.
Harrold has been a healthy scratch in the last two games, but he will be back in the lineup tonight vs. the Penguins. He has one assist and a minus-11 rating in 19 games this season.
Bennett was taking line rushes on the fourth line in the Penguins morning skate, which suggests that he will be a healthy scratch tonight in New Jersey. Bennett has just one goal in his last eight games.
Elliott, 24, has recorded 12 goals and 14 assists (26 points) in 40 games with Lake Erie. Today he turns 24 today, but likely won’t be in the lineup tonight vs. the Predators. He has 18 points (6G / 12A) in 58 career NHL games.
With Patrik Berglund and Jori Lehtera going down last night, the Blues had just 11 healthy forwards, so they have recalled Rattie and he will be in the lineup tonight vs. Carolina. Rattie has 17 goals and 11 assists (28 points) in 43 games with Chicago.
Varlamov gave up four goals on 39 shots in Colorado’s loss in Nashville on Tuesday. He will get another crack at the Predators, this time in Colorado. Varlamov has gone 8-4-1 with a 2.27 GAA and .931 SV% at the Pepsi Center this season. Varly has gone 7-4-2 in his previous 13 starts.
Miller allowed three goals on 23 shots in the Canucks loss to the Ducks on Tuesday. Miller has gone 3-2-0 with a 1.42 GAA, .946 SV% and two shutouts in his last five starts. Tonight he will make his sixth consecutive start and it will come vs. the team he spent 11 seasons with. It will be a special night for Miller and it is a great matchup.
Rask allowed two goals on 45 shots in the Bruins 5-2 win over the Islanders on Thursday. Rask has been sensational lately. Dating back to early January, he has gone 6-2-0 with a 1.60 GAA and .950 SV%. Tonight it looks like he will make his eighth straight start—Rask is 14-5-4 with a 2.15 GAA and .922 SV% at home.
Anderson, 20, recorded one assist in six games with the Blue Jackets. He heads back to the AHL to make room for Ryan Murray to be activated from IR. He has 11 points (4G / 7A) in 39 games with Springfield (AHL).
Murray has missed the last 36 games with a knee injury. Murray, who also missed the first seven games of the season due to off-season knee surgery, has recorded two penalty minutes in four games this season. He collected 21 points (4G / 17A) in 66 games in his first NHL season in 2013-14. Expect him to return to the lineup on Saturday vs. Tampa Bay.
Niklas Svedberg has not started a game since January 8th, so he will go to Providence to play a few games this weekend, while Subban will likely serve as Tuukka Rask’s backup on Saturday before returning to the AHL next week. Subban is 9-10-2 with a 2.47 GAA and .921 SV% with Providence.
Svedberg has not played in an NHL game since January 8th, so he has been sent to Providence to get in a few games this weekend and will likely return to the Bruins next week.
McDonald’s recall suggests that one of the Islanders forwards was injured last night and their status for Saturday’s game is uncertain. McDonald, who has just 36 points (16G / 20A) in 124 career NHL games, leads Bridgeport in points with 34 (14G / 20A) in 38 games.
Andersen stopped all eight shots that he faced after replacing Ilya Bryzgalov in last night’s loss to the Sharks. Starting Bryz yesterday leaves Andersen to take on the Hawks tonight. He is riding a seven-game winning streak, having posted a 1.97 GAA and .931 SV% over that span.
