Injury
Jagr (illness) will not play on Monday.
The Devils are in San Jose on Monday and Jagr is reportedly feeling better, but he has yet to resume skating since getting sick, so he will miss his third consecutive game.
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Goalie Start
Mrazek will start again on Sunday.
Mrazek turned aside 34 of 36 shots in the Red Wings 5-2 victory over Nashville last night. He will start again tonight, having won three straight starts with a 1.63 GAA and .944 SV%. He is filling in admirably for Jimmy Howard and should be a great start tonight with the Sabres rolling into town.
Goalie Start
Lehtonen leads the Stars onto the ice for warmups.
Lehtonen was pulled after he allowed two goals on five shots vs. the Senators on Tuesday. Anders Lindback came in in relief and led the Stars to victory, which earned him the start on Thursday. Lehtonen will get back between the pipes tonight vs. the Caps--he is 1-1-2 with a 3.59 GAA and .874 SV% in January.
Hedman (lower-body) will officially be back in the lineup.
Hedman was listed as a game-time decision, but he will be back in the Lightning lineup vs. the Avalanche. He will be paired with Andrej Sustr.
Anthony Bitetto will make his NHL debut tonight in Detroit.
Bitetto, 24, has registered two goals and 17 assists (19 points) in 38 games on Milwaukee’s (AHL) blue line this season. He will be paired with Mattias Ekholm.
Line Change
Volchenkov will be healthy scratch on Saturday.
Volechkov will take a seat for Anthony Bitetto to make his NHL debut tonight vs. the Red Wings. Volchenkov has a plus-1 rating with one shot goal in the last three games.
Hedman (lower-body) is on the ice for warmups; expected to play tonight.
Hedman took part in the Lightning's morning skate and was listed as a game-time decision. His presence on the ice for warmups is a good sign that he will indeed be back in the lineup tonight vs. Colorado.
Goalie Start
Hutton leads the Predators onto the ice for warmups.
Hutton allowed three goals on 34 shots in the Predators win over the Capitals last night. Despite the heavy workload last night, they will turn to Mrazek again tonight in Detroit. Last night was his first win of the season and moved him to 1-3-2 with a 2.67 GAA and .907 SV% on the season.
Goalie Start
Rask leads the Bruins onto the ice for warmups.
Rask stopped all 30 shots that he faced in the Bruins 3-0 win over the Rangers on Thursday. That marks four straight victories for Rask, while posting a 1.49 GAA and .928 SV%. He draws a great matchup tonight vs. a Blue Jackets team playing their second game in as many nights and without Sergei Bobrovsky.
Line Change
Liles out; Bellemore in.
Liles was a minus-2 after getting back into the lineup for the last two games. He will sit again tonight vs. Senators. Bellemore will return to the lineup.
Line Change
Nestrasil out; Malone in.
Nestrasil returned to the lineup last night, but will be a healthy scratch tonight. He had two shots in 11:35 TOI last night. Brad Malone will replace him on the fourth line.
Line Change
Semin out; Terry in.
Semin has two assists in his last four games and just eight points (1G / 7A) in 26 games this season. His production has been nowhere close to what anyone expected. He will be replaced by Chris Terry tonight.
Carcillo has been offered an in-person hearing for his cross-check on Mathieu Perreault on Friday.
The play injured Perreault and the in-person hearing, means that Carcillo, a repeat offender, is looking at a suspension of five-plus games. His potential suspension will mean that Joakim Nordstrom will get back into the lineup.
Schneider (upper-body) is listed as day-to-day.
Schneider, who left Friday’s game with an upper-body injury, is “doing fine” and is listed as day-to-day. The Devils are confident that Schneider will be able to backup at the very least on Monday, so no call-up has been made at this time.
Line Change
Weaver in; Gilbert out.
Weaver will play in his first game since December 6th. Weaver missed time with a concussion, but had also been serving as a healthy scratch as of late. He has four assists in 26 games this season.
Injury
Grabovski (lower-body) will not play on Saturday.
Grabovski will miss his fourth consecutive game with a lower-body injury on January 9th. It seems unlikely that Grabo will be back before the All Star break.
The Kings have placed Tyler Toffoli (mono) on IR.
Martin Jones is battling a minor injury and the Kings needed to recall J.F Berube from Manchester (AHL), so they placed Toffoli on IR to make room.
Call up / Send down
The Kings have recalled J.F. Berube from Manchester (AHL).
Martin Jones is battling an injury, so the Kings have recalled Berube to be Jonathan Quick’s backup. However, there is no word whether he will make it for tonight’s game. The 23-year-old is 19-4-3 with a 2.05 GAA and .920 SV% with Manchester this season.
Goalie Start
Halak will start again tonight.
Halak gave up three goals on 24 shots in the Islanders win over the Penguins last night. Halak has won three consecutive games while posting a 1.64 GAA and .932 SV%. He will make his first start of the year against the Canadiens—he is 11-5-0 with a 2.18 GAA and .920 SV% on the road.
Goalie Start
McElhinney will start in goal for Columbus.
McElhinney allowed three goals on 29 shots in a 4-3 win over the Avalanche on January 4th. Sergei Bobrovsky starts the last five games, but it will be McElhinney tonight on the second game of their back-to-back. He made 26 saves in a 6-2 win over the Bruins on December 27th.
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