Mason was pulled after allowed four goals on 18 shots in the Flyers comeback win over the Stars on Saturday. Despite Ray Emery leading them to the W, the Flyers will go back to Mason tonight in Chicago. He is still searching for his first win of the season, but it won't come easy tonight on the road vs. the Hawks.
Engelland missed the last three games with a lower-body injury he suffered last week. He will replace Raphael Diaz in the lineup and skate on the third pairing with Ladislav Smid. He has averaged 17:58 TOI in his first four games in Calgary.
Jooris, 24, scored in his NHL debut last week, but suffered a lower-body injury that cost him one game. He will get back in the lineup tonight and skate on the Flames third line with Joe Colborne and Curtis Glencross.
Liles will miss his seconds straight game tonight, but getting rid of the no-contact jersey this morning means that he won't be out much longer. Look for him to return on Thursday or Friday.
This is Staal's first practice with his team-mates since he suffered the upper-body injury. He will not play tonight, but is definitely nearing a return. He will need to shed that no-contact jersey tomorrow if he is going to play on Thursday or Friday.
Fleury stopped 34 of 35 shots in Saturday's victory over the Islanders. Tonight, Fleury will make his fifth straight start and has gone 3-1-0 with a 2.50 GAA and .915 SV% in the early going. He draws a great matchup vs. a struggling Flyers team who are coming off of a loss last night.
Lundqvist stopped all 33 shots he faced in a 4-0 win over the Sharks on Sunday. After a dreadful start to the season, Lundqvist has settled in in his last two starts, stopping 62 of 63 shots (.984 SV%) to earn back-to-back victories. He was 2-2-1 with a 2.81 GAA and .877 SV% against New Jersey last season.
Head coach Alain Vigneault would not confirm that Girardi would play, but Girardi had no problem saying he will play. Bleeding in his leg has stopped so he feels good and ready to go tonight vs. the Devils.
Versteeg's three week timetable was right on as he returns 20 days after being injured. Versteeg will skate on the Hawks second line with Andrew Shaw and Patrick Kane, which gives him a nice opportunity to produce right away. He had 10 goals and 19 assists (29 points) in 63 games after coming over from the Panthers last season.
Niemi allowed two goals on 37 shots in a win over the Devils on Saturday. The Sharks continue to rotate starting goalies, which limits Niemi's value, but he has had a good start to the year, going 3-0-0 with a 2.27 GAA and .933 SV%. If he keeps this up he might be able to wrestle some extra starts away from Alex Stalock
Corey Crawford is day-to-day with an upper-body injury so Darling, 25, has been recalled to back-up Antti Raanta tonight vs. Philadelphia. Darling is 2-0-0 with a 1.44 GAA and .948 SV% in two starts with the IceHogs (AHL) this season.
Original reports were that Crawford was sick, but now head coach Joel Quenneville is calling him day-to-day with a UBI. Chicago has recalled Scott Darling from Rockford (AHL). Monitor Crawford's status leading up to Thursday's game.
Gonchar is two and a half weeks into a 3-5 week timetable with a fractured ankle. He is progressing towards a return, but expect him to miss at least one more week.
Nichushkin will miss his fourth straight game tonight, but returning to practice tomorrow would be a positive step in his return to the lineup. He could be back in one of the Stars' back-to-back games on Friday and Saturday.
Pavelec gave up four goals on 29 shots in a 4-1 loss to the Flames on Sunday. He has now lost four straight starts since winning the season opener. The Jets are not playing well right now, but Pavelec's numbers are decent. He carries a 2.61 GAA and .906 SV% into tonight's meeting with the winless Hurricanes.
All signs were pointing to Datsyuk playing tonight on Monday, but head coach Mike Babcock just confirmed that he will be in. Datsyuk's return is a huge boost to the Red Wings offence, which is currently ranked 26th (2.20 G/PG) and power-play which is 24th, clicking at just 9.5%. Get Datsyuk in all of your lineups.
Niemi allowed two goals on 37 shots in a win over the Devils on Saturday. The Sharks continue to rotate starting goalies, which limits Niemi's value, but he has had a good start to the year, going 3-0-0 with a 2.27 GAA and .933 SV%. If he keeps this up he might be able to wrestle some extra starts away from Alex Stalock.
Crawford was confirmed by the Blackhawks on Monday but came down with an illness over the last 24 hours and will not start tonight. Antti Raanta will make his season debut with Crawford unavailable.
Crawford was the Blackhawks confirmed starter on Monday, but got sick overnight and will not play tonight. So, Raanta gets the call against the Flyers. He was 13-5-4 with a 2.71 GAA and .897 SV% in his first NHL season. He makes for a solid spot-start option tonight.
Sheahan had been playing on the Red Wings second power-play unit, but he will switch spots with Darren Helm as the net-front presence on the Wings top-unit. Sheahan has just one assist through five games, but this move should help him pick up some power-play points in the short-term.
