McElhinney is expected to miss at least one week after suffering a head/neck injury on Saturday night. With McElhinney out, the Blue Jackets have recalled Anton Forsberg to backup Sergei Bobrovsky.
The third overall pick in the 2013 draft, Drouin, 19, had a goal, two assists and a plus-4 rating in his brief conditioning stint with Syracuse. He was assigned to Syracuse on Thursday to receive more live action to complete his recovery from a slight fracture in his right thumb sustained in September. The Lightning are in action on Monday night and it will likely be Drouin's NHL debut.
Klein was hit in the face by a puck on Sunday night and had to receive stitches following the 4-0 victory. The Rangers take on the Devils on Tuesday, so monitor Klein's status during tomorrow's morning skate.
Stastny was injured in the Blues contest on Saturday night and will miss an extended period of time with a shoulder issue. Week-to-week is a very vague timetable, but expect him to miss at least one week and be re-evaluated after that. He had one goal and three assists in his first four games with the Blues.
Smith-Pelly has one goal and one assist in the first five games of the season. Based off of line rushes in pregame warmups it looks like he will play with Ryan Getzlaf and Corey Perry tonight vs. St. Louis. He has played there in the past and could stick if he plays well.
Lehtera is not on the ice for pregame warmups so he won't play vs. the Ducks because of the flu. Chris Porter will slide into the lineup for Lehtera.
Girardi was injured when he blocked a shot in the early in the third period. He played just one shift in the third and will not return. This would be a huge loss for a Rangers blueline that is already struggling in the early part of the season.
Andersen stopped 27 of 28 shots in a 2-1 win over the Wild on Friday. He has won all four starts with a 1.72 GAA and .937 SV% in the first few weeks of the season. He draws a tough matchup vs. the Blues, but is as hot as any netminder in the league right now.
Nemeth was cut by a skate on Saturday night and is expected to miss a lot of time, but the Stars did not give a firm timeline for his return. The Stars recalled Jyrki Jokipakka to take his spot.
Jokipakka, 23, was the 195th overall pick in 2011. He has one goal in three games with Texas this season and had 21 points (5G / 16A) in 68 games last season. He will take Patrik Nemeth's spot.
Nichushkin has missed the last three games with groin and hip issues. He is expected to miss another week as he rests his nagging injuries. He is eligible to return whenever he is healthy.
Elliott stopped all 18 shots in the Blues 1-0 shootout loss to the Kings on Thursday. Elliott matched Jonathan Quick save for save, but was outduelled in the shootout. He has been sensational in the early part of the season, posting a 1.31 GAA and .940 SV% in three starts. He draws a tough matchup tonight, but he worth a start.
Andersen stopped 27 of 28 shots in a 2-1 win over the Wild on Friday. He has won all four starts with a 1.72 GAA and .937 SV% in the first few weeks of the season. He draws a tough matchup vs. the Blues, but is as hot as any netminder in the league right now.
Stalock allowed three goals on 45 shots in the Sharks shootout loss to the Islanders on Thursday. Stalock was a busy guy for the second straight start---he has faced 75 shots in his first two starts, stopping 72 (.960 SV%). He will go head-to-head with Henrik Lundqvist in the Big Apple today.
Quick stopped all 43 shots he faced in a 1-0 shootout win over the Blues on Thursday. Quick has enjoyed a great start to the season, having posted a 2.09 GAA and .944 SV% in his first four starts. He draws a rough matchup vs. the Wild, but Quick is a must-start whenever he gets the nod.
Gaudreau served as a healthy scratch in the Flames loss to the Blue Jackets on Friday. 'Johnny Hockey' has yet to record a point in five games this season. Josh Jooris will come out of the lineup to make room for Gaudreau.
Staal has missed the last two games with an upper-body injury he suffered last Saturday. Sunday marked the first time that Staal skated since being injured, but he is expected to miss at least one more week.
Horvat has been out with shoulder injury, but sending him on a conditioning stint is a good sign that the Canucks are planning to keep Horvat with the big club. He can stay with Utica for a maximum of two weeks.
Spooner did not record a point and had a minus-2 rating in his first five games this season. He was a healthy scratch in the last two games and played just 4:22 in his last contest. Expect to see him back with the Bruins at some point this year.
Griffith failed to record a point and posted a minus-2 rating in three games with the Bruins. Griffith was called-up to provide an offensive spark, but Simon Gagne supplanted him on the top-line.
