Boyle was expected to play after participating in the morning skate, but was listed as a game-time decision. He enters play having recorded goals in back-to-back games and four in his last seven contests.
Timonen, who has not played yet this season, has been skating on his own since February 6th, but will participate in the Flyers morning skate on Tuesday. This is a huge step for Timonen, who could be back in the lineup in late-February or early-March.
Predators GM David Poile said he expected to have Ellis back in the lineup in the last week of February or the first week of March. Ellis, who has been out since January 8th, has taken a little longer than expected, but he is finally making some progress according to Poile. With the addition of Cody Franson over the weekend, the Predators blue line is going to look really scary when Ellis returns.
Stolarz did not get into a game during his recall and with Rob Zepp now healthy, Stolarz will swap places with him and head back to Lehigh Valley. The 21-year-old is 7-10-1 with a 3.04 GAA and .911 SV% in the AHL.
When Steve Mason went down with a lower-body injury, the Flyers recalled Anthony Stolarz because Rob Zepp was dealing with a minor injury in Lehigh Valley. Now that Zepp is healthy, he has swapped places with Stolarz and will be in the lineup on Tuesday vs. Blue Jackets. Zepp is 3-1-0 with a 2.92 GAA and .889 SV% at the NHL level this season.
Edler will not be in the lineup against the Wild tonight because of a lower-body injury that he suffered on Saturday in Calgary. With Edler out, Yannick Weber will be back in the lineup and Adam Clendening will man the point on the Canucks top power-play unit. Consider Edler day-to-day until the Canucks release more information.
Vasilevskiy stopped all nine shots that he faced after taking over for Ben Bishop last Thursday. Since being recalled he is 1-0-1 with a 2.30 GAA and .926 SV% in two starts and two relief appearances. Tonight, he will face a Kings team, who was struggling, but has managed to rattle off four straight wins.
Vasilevskiy stopped all nine shots that he faced after taking over for Ben Bishop last Thursday. Since being recalled he is 1-0-1 with a 2.30 GAA and .926 SV% in two starts and two relief appearances. Tonight it looks like he will face a Kings team, who was struggling, but has managed to rattle off four straight wins.
Subban had recently been sent down and did not get into any games during his recall. The 2012 first round pick has gone 10-10-3 with a 2.47 GAA and .920 SV% in Providence (AHL) and there is reportedly a lot of interest in him with the trade deadline looming. The belief is that he is being recalled and could start on Wednesday as an NHL showcase before the deadline. It is even more interesting because the game is vs. Edmonton, a team who is believed to be interested in Subban and a team with players like Jordan Eberle, who the Bruins are very interested in.
Michalek did not travel to Colorado with the team because he is day-to-day with an upper-body injury. With Michalek out, Brandon Gormley will be in the lineup and is expected to be paired with Oliver Ekman-Larsson. After tonight the Coyotes are off until Saturday, so Michalek could be ready to go by then.
Smith is feeling under the weather, probably could have played tonight but coach Dave Tippett said it makes sense to go with McKenna.
Elliott made 40 saves on 41 shots in the Blues 2-1 shootout win over the Panthers on Sunday. He has won back-to-back games while stopping 66 of 70 shots (.943 SV%). Tonight he will start vs. the Stars for the second time this season—he made 25 saves in a 4-3 OT win in the first meeting.
McKenna, 31, will make his Coyotes debut tonight in Colorado. He has gone 18-14-2 with a 2.09 GAA and .933 SV% with Portland (AHL) this season. He is 5-10-2 with a 3.40 GAA and .891 SV% in 21 career NHL appearances between the Lightning, Devils and Blue Jackets.
Lack allowed four goals on 41 shots in the Canucks win in Chicago on Wednesday. It was a solid outing for Lack, who has gone 2-0-0 with a 2.35 GAA and .928 SV% since the All Star break. Tonight he will start against the Wild, who beat the Canucks 5-3 last Monday.
Clendening, 22, has recorded one assist, a plus-4 rating and six shots on goal in seven games with the Canucks. If Edler does not play tonight, Clendening will fill-in on the top power-play unit.
McKenna, 31, will make his Coyotes debut tonight in Colorado. He has gone 18-14-2 with a 2.09 GAA and .933 SV% with Portland (AHL) this season. He is 5-10-2 with a 3.40 GAA and .891 SV% in 21 career NHL appearances between the Lightning, Devils and Blue Jackets.
Rask gave up four goals on 24 shots in the Bruins loss in Vancouver on Friday. He has lost three straight games while allowing a combined seven goals on 78 shots (.910 SV%). Tonight it looks like he will make his first start of the year against the Flames—he has gone 7-8-3 with a 2.72 GAA and .913 SV% on the road this season.
There was no word why Michalek was not on the ice for the morning skate. He is not believed to be battling an injury, however he is believed to be on the move before the trade deadline. Expect an update ahead of tonight’s game in Colorado.
Kulikov was suspended for his low hit on Seguin on Friday. Seguin suffered a knee injury on the play and will miss 3-6 weeks. Kulikov already served one game of his suspension, so he will be eligible to return on Sunday in Pittsburgh.
Edler left Saturday’s game with a lower-body injury and his absence from the morning skate is not a good sign that he will be available tonight vs. the Wild. Coach Willie Desjardins did not have an update on Edler’s status and said that he is still under evaluation.
