Malkin remains day-to-day with a lower-body injury. He did not take part on the Penguins morning skate which suggests that he’s not on the verge of returning. Monitor his status league up to Wednesday’s game vs. the Rangers.
With Mike Green out, Kindl will be back in the Red Wings lineup for the first time since December 29th. Kindl has five points (2G / 3A) in 23 games with the Red Wings this season and three points (2G / 1A) in nine games with Grand Rapids (AHL).
Green is dealing with tweaked going and it will keep him out of the lineup on Monday. With Green out, Jakub Kindl will be in the lineup for Detroit. Consider Green as day-to-day.
Fleury was pulled after allowing four goals on 14 shots in the Penguins loss in Tampa Bay on Friday. Jeff Zatkoff started on Saturday, but they’ll go back to Fleury tonight vs. the Ducks. Fleury allowed two goals on 25 shots in a 2-1 loss in his first start vs. Anaheim. Fleury has gone 13-5-2 with a 2.49 GAA and .916 SV% on home ice.
Mrazek stopped 28 of 29 shots in the Red Wings win over the Islanders on Saturday. Mrazek has gone 3-1-0 with a 1.52 GAA, .940 SV% and one shutout in his last four starts. Tonight he will make his second start of the season vs. Floirida. In the first meeting, he allowed two goals on 32 shots in a 2-1 OT loss.
Carey had one goal in two games during his call-up. His return to the AHL suggests that Marcus Johansen could be back in the lineup on Tuesday.
Carrick served as the Capitals seventh defenseman on Saturday and Sunday. His return to the AHL suggests that Brooks Orpik could be back in the Capitals lineup this week.
Warsofsky has been out since January 17th with a concussion, but he return to practice on Monday. There’s no word on when the Penguins expect to get Warsofsky back in the lineup.
Mrazek stopped 28 of 29 shots in the Red Wings win over the Islanders on Saturday. Mrazek has gone 3-1-0 with a 1.52 GAA, .940 SV% and one shutout in his last four starts. Tonight he will make his second start of the season vs. Floirida. In the first meeting, he allowed two goals on 32 shots in a 2-1 OT loss.
McDonagh will not play on Monday after suffering a concussion on Saturday. He suffered the injury when he was punched in the head by Flyers’ forward Wayne Simmonds. With McDonagh out, Dylan McIlrath will return to the lineup. There’s no timetable for McDonagh’s return.
Anderson allowed one goal on 27 shots in the Senators win over the Maple Leafs on Saturday. It was a nice outing from Anderson, who had lost three in a row while giving up a whopping 12 goals. Tonight he will make his 43 start of the season and second vs. the Lightning. In their first meeting, Anderson allowed three goals on 29 shots in a 4-1 loss.
Schneider allowed two goals on 29 shots in the Devils loss to Washington on Saturday. Schneider has gone 5-1-1 with a 1.70 GAA, .944 SV% and one shutout in his last seven outings. Tonight he will make his 45th start of the season and his third against the Rangers. The 29-year-old has gone 2-0-0 with a 1.46 GAA and .950 SV% in his first two starts vs. New York.
Greiss allowed two goals on 20 shots in the Islanders win over the Blue Jackets. Today will be his first start in the Islanders last eight games. Greiss is 7-3-2 with a 2.30 GAA and .925 SV% on home ice this season. He’ll face an Oilers team that lost 5-1 to the Habs on Saturday.
Scrivens turned aside 23 of 24 shots in the Canadiens win over the Oilers on Saturday. It was his first NHL win of the season and by far best performance of the season, which has earned him the nod on back-to-back days. He will be facing a Hurricanes team that has won three of four while scoring 4.00 goals per game.
Mason allowed two goals on 28s hots in the Flyers shootout loss to the Rangers on Saturday. Both Mason and Braden Holtby will start for the second straight day. Mason allowed five goals on 32 shots in a 5-2 loss in his first start vs. the Capitals. He has gone 6-7-2 with a 3.01 GAA and .907 SV% on the road this season.
Holtby allowed two goals on 24 shots in the Capitals win in New Jersey on Saturday. The Capitals mentioned potentially starting Holtby in both games of the back-to-back, but have now confirmed it. Holtby is 2-0-0 with a 1.92 GAA and .920 SV% since the All-Star break and has gone 1-0-1 with a 2.99 GAA and .885 SV% vs. the Flyers this season.
