Harrison will replace John-Michael Liles on the Hurricanes blue line after missing the last three games with a lower-body injury. He has one goal and two assists in 13 games this season. He should be featured on the ‘Canes second power-play unit with Liles out.
After missing two games with an upper-body injury, Semin played a season-low 10:52 vs. the Stars on Tuesday. He will come out of the lineup and Brad Malone will go in. The first quarter of the season has been a disaster for the Russian sniper.
Shaw's injury is not considered serious, he might only miss tonight and be back on Saturday vs. the Oilers. He is day-to-day.
Kuemper stopped all three shots that he faced in relief of Niklas Backstrom on Sunday vs. Winnipeg. He was credited with the win, which gives him eight on the season. Tonight he will get the start in Philly. Kuemper has gone 2-4-0 with a 2.35 GAA and .911 SV% on the road this season.
Lack allowed one goal on 29 shots in a win over the Ducks on November 9th. It was a great outing for the young net minder, who will get another crack at the Ducks again tonight. He has had his struggles this season, but that start gives him something to build off of.
Sbisa was cleared to play on Wednesday, but he served as a healthy scratch because the Canucks wanted Yannick Weber to stay in the lineup for power-play purposes. Sbisa will be back in tonight after a four-game absence.
Vey served as a healthy scratch in Wednesday’s win over the Oilers, but will be back in tonight vs. the Ducks. Vey has recorded four goals and five assists in 18 games this season.
Hedman did some shooting today for the first time since breaking his hand. He is still wearing a splint under his glove, but he is now just one to two weeks away from returning to the Lightning blue line.
Holtby stopped 23 of 24 shots in the Capitals’ OT win over the Coyotes on Tuesday. He has win three of his last four with a 1.49 GAA and .949 SV%. He is a solid option tonight against an inconsistent Avalanche team without Semyon Varlamov.
Niemi surrendered two goals on 28 shots in a 2-1 loss to Columbus last Saturday. He sat for the next two games as rookie Troy Grosenick got the call. However, it will be Niemi who is back in tonight, with a 2-4-0 record, 2.53 GAA and .910 SV% in November. He is also 0-1 vs. Florida this year as well.
Emery allowed six goals on 28 shots in a loss to the Habs on Saturday. It was a brutal outing for Emery, who has allowed 10 combined goals in his last two starts. He will likely get the call tonight vs. the Wild, as the Flyers try to snap a three-game losing skid.
Quick stopped 30 of 32 shots in the Kings 5-2 win over the Panthers on Tuesday. That is back-to-back strong outings for Quick, who lowered his GAA to 2.06 on the season. Tonight, he will get another crack at a Carolina team who pushed three past him in a 3-2 loss in early November.
Weiss was sent on a conditioning stint in late October and he pulled his groin in the first game. The Red Wings lost prospect Andrej Nestrasil on waivers in order to activate Weiss to send him on this conditioning stint, so the Wings are certainly hoping he can get through this one at 100 percent.
Holtby stopped 23 of 24 shots in the Capitals’ OT win over the Coyotes on Tuesday. He has win three of his last four with a 1.49 GAA and .949 SV%. He is a solid option tonight against an inconsistent Avalanche team without Semyon Varlamov.
Ward allowed four goals on 27 shots in a 6-4 win over the Stars on Tuesday. The win snapped a short two-game losing streak and Ward now sits at 6-2-0 with a 1.87 GAA and .931 SV% in November. He has really turned things around and tonight he starts vs. a Kings team he has already beat this season.
Datsyuk will not play tonight vs. Jets, but went out for a skate after the Red Wings’ morning skate and is trying to work towards a return to the lineup on Saturday vs. Toronto. Monitor his status over the next few days.
Ouellet was recalled on Wednesday after the Red Wings placed Brendan Smith on IR. Ouellet will be paired with Brian Lashoff tonight, in what will be his season debut. He has no points in four career NHL games, but had five points (1G / 4A) in 13 games with GR before his recall.
Martinez was given a one week timetable which would have had him return tonight vs. the Hurricanes, but his absence from the morning skate this morning suggests that he will miss his third straight game.
Jones will miss his second straight game with an upper-body injury that he suffered on Saturday vs. the Senators. His movement to IR allowed the Flames to activate Michael Ferland.
Ferland missed the last eight games with a concussion that he suffered in his NHL debut on October 31st. The Flames line rushes were a bit scrambled this morning, but Ferland figures to skate on the top line with Sean Monahan and Curtis Glencross.
