The Devils placed Scott Clemmensen on waivers on Monday, so it looks like he will be sent down, which means Kinkaid is on his way up to be Cory Schneider's backup. Kinkaid has gone 4-0-2 with a 1.95 GAA and .931 SV% in six AHL starts this season.
With Matt Calvert and Boone Jenner ready to return to the lineup tonight, the Blue Jackets had to make some roster decisions. They have sent Collins back after he played two games with them over the weekend. He had no points and a minus-1 rating.
Price gave up five goals on 35 shots in a blowout 6-2 loss to the Flames on Sunday. After a five-game winning streak, Price has lost his last two starts and sits with a 2.73 GAA and .913 SV% in 10 starts this season. Tonight, he will take on the Hawks at the Bell Centre, where he is 4-1-0 this season.
Calvert missed the last four games with an upper-body injury that he suffered on October 24th. He will start tonight's game on the third line with Alexander Wennberg and Boone Jenner, who is making his season debut. Calvert has one goal and one assist in seven games.
Jenner has not played yet this season because of a broken hand that he suffered in the preseason. He was expected to open the season on the Blue Jacket top line with Ryan Johansen, but he will make his season debut on the third line with Alexander Wennberg and Matt Calvert, who also returns to the lineup tonight.
Murray missed Monday's practice for a "maintenance day", but his absence again this morning suggests it is more and that he might not be in the lineup tonight vs. the Hurricanes. Frederic St. Denis will replace Murray if he can not go.
Chiasson left practice on Monday with a foot injury, but he is back on the ice this morning which means he should be in the lineup tonight vs. Detroit. Chiasson has three goals and four assists in 10 games this season.
Laich has been out since October 18th, when he suffered a shoulder injury vs. the Panthers. Laich has not been able to stay healthy for years, so this is not surprising at all. Consider him day-to-day.
Mason stopped 28 of 30 shots in the Flyers 2-1 loss to the Panthers. Saturday was Mason's best outing of the season, but he is still searching for his first win of the season (0-4-1). Mason gets set to take on an Oilers team who has lost two in a row, with a 3.55 GAA and .887 SV% in his first six starts.
Krug was diagnosed with a broken finger and is expected to miss 2-3 weeks. Returning to the ice is promising, but it remains to be seen how much he will be able to do with the stick in his hand. He could be back by next week, but that is best case scenario.
Mason stopped 28 of 30 shots in the Flyers 2-1 loss to the Panthers. Saturday was Mason's best outing of the season, but he is still searching for his first win of the season (0-4-1). Mason gets set to take on an Oilers team who has lost two in a row, with a 3.55 GAA and .887 SV% in his first six starts.
Tarasneko remained red-hot on Monday, scoring one goal and one assist to give him eight points (6G / 2A) in the last four games and seven goals and six assists in 11 games on the season. He scored a goal-of-the-year candidate last night vs. the Rangers, proving he is playing with a tremendous amount of confidence right now.
Schneider has started every game so far this season and head coach Pete DeBoer would not commit to when he will start a backup. In 11 starts he has posted a 6-3-2 record with a 2.82 GAA and .909 SV% and it doesn't look like he is going to be sitting anytime soon. He has a tough test tonight with the St. Louis Blues in town.
Allen stopped all 24 shots that he faced in the Blues 2-0 win over the Ducks last Thursday. Allen has gone 2-1-0 with a 1.34 GAA and .944 SV% in three starts this season. Brian Elliott has been great as well, but Allen is forcing the Blues to play him. Tonight, he faces a Devils team who have won three of their last four.
Hodgman played in four games during his recall, scoring one goal with a minus-1 rating while averaging 11:12 TOI. Brandon Gormley was the Coyotes corresponding roster move.
Zuccarello was reportedly spotted limping around the Rangers dressing room on Sunday. He will not play tonight, so Ryan Malone will slide into the lineup, despite clearing waivers this afternoon. Consider Zuccarello day-to-day.
Gormley, 22, has one goal and two assists in six games with Portland (AHL) this season. The 2010 13th overall pick has yet to record a point in five career NHL games (all in 2013-14). With Gormley being recalled, the Coyotes sent Justin Hodgman back to Portland.
Head coach Lindy Ruff said that Gonchar is healthy enough to play, but he is not sure his conditioning is where it needs to be to play tomorrow. Monitor his status during Tuesday's morning skate.
Nichushkin has missed the last nine games, but was on the ice for Stars practice this morning after a two-game conditioning stint with Texas (AHL) over the weekend. Head coach Lindy Ruff said whether or not he plays will be based on his conditioning, but considering he just returned from a conditioning stint, it would seem likely that he will play.
The Stars are fully expecting to have their star winger in the lineup on Tuesday vs. the Kings. He is off to a stellar start to the season, recording seven goals (t-4th in NHL) and eight assists (t-15th) for 15 points (t-3rd) in 11 games this season. Monitor his status during Tuesday's morning skate.
