Malkin was already ruled of for Wednesday’s game vs. the Rangers but head coach Mike Sullivan ruled him out of the two-game road trip on Friday and Monday. His next chance to return will be next Thursday vs. the Red Wings.
Holtby allowed two goals on 35 shots in the Capitals win over the Flyers on Sunday. Holtby won both games of the Capitals’ back-to-back over the weekend and has won three in a row with a 1.95 GAA and .929 SV%. Tonight he faces a Nashville team that has won five of their last seven games.
Andersen stopped all four shots that he faced after taking over for John Gibson in last night’s loss in Pittsburgh. Andersen has won five straight starts while posting a 1.80 GAA and .936 SV%. He has been great as of late and he makes for a decent option tonight vs. a Flyers team that has gone 3-4-1 in their last eight games.
Nash will for sure miss the next two games and will likely miss three as he continues to recover from a bone bruise. Monitor Nash’s status leading up to Sunday, but it doesn’t look like he’ll be back until next week.
Green will miss a second straight game with a groin injury and head coach Jeff Blashill said that Green could be out for 7-10 days. With Green out, Jakub Kindl, who had one assist on Monday, will remain in the lineup.
Gaudet has one goal and six assists (seven points) in 26 games with the Springfield this season. He also has one assist in five games with the Coyotes.
Mrazek stopped all 23 shots that he faced in the Red Wings 3-0 shutout win over the Panthers on Monday. It was Mrazek’s 20th win and fourth shutout of the season and tonight he will make his 34th start. Mrazek has won his last two starts while stopping 51 of 52 shots (.981 SV%) and tonight he faces a Senators team that looks a lot different than it did in their first meeting.
Quick was pulled after allowing three goals on nine shots in the Kings loss to the Ducks last Thursday. Quick has dropped four of his last five starts while posting a 3.43 GAA and .858 SV%. Tonight he will take on a Bruins team that has won four of their last six games while averaging 2.50 goals per game.
Jones gave up five goals on 29 shots in the Sharks loss in Nashville on Saturday. Jones has gone 2-2-1 with a 2.59 GAA and .904 SV% in his last five games. Tonight will be his third start of the season vs. the Blackhawks—he has gone 0-1-1 with a 3.96 GAA and .860 SV% in the first two meetings. Chicago comes in having won three consecutive games.
Garrison suffered a lower-body injury in Monday’s loss in Ottawa and will not play tonight in Montreal. With Garrison out, Matt Carle will be back in the lineup after serving as a healthy scratch for the last four games. Garrison is listed as day-to-day.
Hellebuyck was yanked after allowing three goals on six shots in the Jets loss to the Hurricanes last Friday. Hellebuyck has dropped five of his last six starts while posting a 3.41 GAA and .881 SV%. The 22-year-old struggled in his first start against the Blues, allowing four goals on 26 shots in a 4-3 loss.
Lehtonen allowed two goals on 15 shots after replacing Antti Niemi in the Stars loss to the Blackhawks on Saturday. Tonight will be Lehtonen’s first start since January 19th and he will be looking for his first win since January 7th. Lehtonen won his first start vs. the Wild and was pulled in his second, but Minnesota comes in having lost five in a row.
Spurgeon suffered a bone bruise in Saturday’s loss in St. Louis and he will miss Tuesday’s game vs. the Stars as a result. With Spurgeon out, Mike Reilly will be back in the lineup after being recalled from Iowa (AHL) and Christian Folin is expected to skate on the top pair with Ryan Suter. Spurgeon is listed as day-to-day.
Wilson has missed the last 12 games with an upper-body injury, but will return to the lineup tonight vs. the Capitals. Wilson comes in with 16 points (4G / 12A) in 36 games and will skate on the third line with Mike Fisher and Craig Smith.
Panarin missed the Blackhawks’ morning skate because of an illness and he is listed as a game-time decision. Monitor his status during pre-game warmups, which get underway at 8:00 p.m ET. If Panarin can’t play, look for Teuvo Teravainen to move into the top-6 and for Jiri Sekac to get into the lineup.
Schultz will serve as a healthy scratch for the second time in five games after posting a minus-3 rating in the last two games. With Schultz out, Adam Clendening will slide back into the lineup.
Zucker was a healthy scratch on Saturday, but will be back in the lineup tonight vs. the Stars. Zucker has not scored a goal in 11 games and has just one assist over that span.
Vanek served as a healthy scratch on Saturday, but will be back in the lineup tonight vs. the Stars. Vanek has not scored a goal in eight games and has just one assist over that span.
Kuemper stopped all eight shots that he faced in relief of Devan Dubynk in last Tuesday’s loss to the Islanders. Kuemper has gone 1-2-0 with a 2.03 GAA and .927 SV% in his last three starts and tonight he’ll face the Stars for the second time this year. In the first meeting he gave up four goals on 44 shots in a 4-3 OT loss.
Talbot was pulled after he allowed four goals on 20 shots in the Oilers 8-1 loss in Brooklyn on Sunday. Talbot had a rough weekend, giving up eight goals on 43 shots (.814 SV%) in back-to-back losses. Talbot has gone 4-8-3 on the road this season and he’ll face a Devils team that has lost three in a row.
