Garrison (lower-body) will not play on Sunday.
Garrison will miss his second straight game with a lower-body injury that he suffered on Thursday. Consider him day-to-day.
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Stepan (illness) will play on Sunday.
Stepan missed yesterday’s game with flu-like symptoms, but will be in the lineup tonight vs. the Stars. Jesper Fast will come out of the lineup with a knee injury.
Goalie Start
Halak will start for the Islanders.
Halak allowed two goals on 18 shots in the Islanders win in Philadelphia on Thursday. He was given last night off, but will be in tonight with an outstanding matchup in Buffalo. He is a must-start.
Goalie Start
Neuvirth (lower-body) will start on Sunday.
Neuvirth has missed the last seven games, but will be back in tonight vs. the Islanders. He allowed four goals on 32 shots in a loss to the Flyers in his last start. Overall Neuvirth is 3-13-1 with a 3.39 GAA and .907 SV% on the year, making him a very dangerous play with the Islanders rolling into town.
Line Change
Hodgson will be a healthy scratch on Sunday.
Hodgson will take a seat tonight to make room for Marcus Foligno, who is returning from a hand injury.
Foligno (hand) will return to the Sabres lineup on Sunday.
Foligno has been out since December 21st, but will replace Cody Hodgson in today’s lineup vs. the Islanders. Foligno has nine points (5G / 4A) in 28 games this season.
Call up / Send down
Harry Zolnierczyk has been emergency recalled from Bridgeport (AHL).
Zolnierczyk has 14 goals and 22 assists in 47 games for Bridgeport this season. He appeared in 13 games for the Penguins last year and scored two goals.
Call up / Send down
The Islanders have recalled Colin McDonald from Bridgeport (AHL).
McDonald has no points in two games with the Islanders this season. He will likely replace the injured Michael Grabner in the lineup today.
The Islanders have placed Michael Grabner on IR.
Grabner suffered an injury in Saturday’s game vs.the Bruins and will miss at least the next seven days. Colin McDonald has been recalled to take his place.
Goalie Start
Lehtonen is expected to start vs. New York.
With Anders Lindback losing to the Sabres last night, it is expected to be Lehtonen tonight vs. the Rangers. He allowed four goals on 28 shots in a loss to the Lightning on Thursday. Since the All Star break he has gone 2-2-1 with a 2.79 GAA and .904 SV%.
Wilson (upper-body) will not play on Sunday.
Wilson left Saturday's game with an upper-body injury and it will keep him out of today's game vs. the Panthers. With Wilson out, Olli Jokinen will be back in.
Injury
Green (lower-body) is on the ice for warmups; expected to play.
Green (lower-body) missed Friday’s game, but is on the ice for warmups, so it looks like he will play today vs. the Flyers. Green has 32 points (5G / 27A) in 44 games this season.
Goalie Start
Luongo leads the Panthers onto the ice for warmups.
Luongo allowed two goals on 31 shots in the Panthers win over the Kings on Thursday. It has been a rough stretch for Bobby Lu, with Thursday being one of the lone bright spots. He will be in tough this afternoon with the Predators in town.
Goalie Start
Hutton starts vs. the Panthers.
Hutton allowed three goals on 28 shots in the Predators win over the Maple Leafs on Tuesday. He has won each of his last to starts and was strong while Pekka Rinne was out. With Rinne back, Hutton will left to mostly back-to-back duty like today.
Goalie Start
Mason starts in Washington this afternoon.
Mason allowed two goals on 30 shots in the Flyers shootout loss to the Islanders on Thursday. The loss snapped a three-game winning streak for Mason, who will meet the Caps for the second time this afternoon. He made 26 saves in a 3-2 OT win back on January 8th.
Goalie Start
Holtby will be in goal against the Flyers.
Holtby made 25 saves on 26 shots in the Capitals win in Ottawa on Thursday. He was given Friday off, but will start today vs. Philly. He has gone 1-0-1 with a 1.49 GAA and .944 SV% in his first two games against the Flyers this season.
Goalie Start
Andersen will start in goal for the Ducks.
Andersen stopped 44 of 46 shots in the Ducks win in Nashville on Thursday. He was great again and enters play on Sunday having won nine of his last 11. He has a rough matchup in Tampa Bay, but Andersen has been impressive on the road, going 13-2-3 with a 2.27 GAA and .916 SV%.
Line Change
Clarkson will be a healthy scratch on Saturday.
Clarkson has just 10 goals in 53 games this season and has tallied just three goals in his last 30 games. He will sit with Trevor Smith playing.
Injury
Franson (lower-body) will be scratched Saturday.
Despite being on the ice for warmups, Franson did not take part in any line rushes and he will sit in favour of Petter Granberg. Consider him day-to-day.
Wilson left Saturday with an upper-body injury and did not return.
The Predators are in action tomorrow and with Wilson leaving today’s game it puts his status for tomorrow’s game in doubt. Monitor his status on Sunday afternoon.
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