Bailey missed Tuesday’s game vs. the Canucks with an upper-body injury, but will be back in the lineup tonight vs. the Devils. Bailey will replace Cal Clutterbuck, who is out with an upper-body injury of his own.
Clutterbuck suffered an upper-body injury in the Islanders 3-2 loss to the Canucks on Tuesday. He will be replaced by Josh Bailey tonight. He is listed as day-to-day.
Bertuzzi, 39, has spent the last five seasons with the Red Wings, totalling 59 goals and 87 assists (146 points) in 300 games. He will report to Binghamton (AHL) for a 25-game tryout, if the Senators like what they see he will be called-up.
Halak gave up three goals on 20 shots in the Islanders 3-2 loss to the Canucks on Tuesday. After a seven-game winning streak, Halak has lost two in a row while allowing seven goals on 42 shots (.833 SV%). He draws a great matchup vs. the Devils—he has gone 2-0-0 with a 1.44 GAA and .952 SV% in his first two start vs. New Jersey.
Bobrovsky allowed two goals on 26 shots in the Blue Jackets win over the Stars on Tuesday. It was a nice bounce-back for Bob who had a rough outing vs. the Coyotes on the weekend. Tonight it looks like he will face a Maple Leafs team in a state of flux—they have a new head coach and have dropped eight of their last 10 games.
MacDonald served as a healthy scratch on Thursday, but with Nicklas Grossmann out with an upper-body injury, MacDonald was paired with Mark Streit in practice on Friday. Expect him to skate there tomorrow if Grossmann is out.
Grossmann played just 5:46 before retiring to the dressing room for the evening. He missed practice this morning and was replaced by Andrew MacDonald on the Flyers’ top-pair. His status for Saturday’s game is up in the air.
Kindl has missed the last five games with an elbow injury, but was back at practice on Friday morning. He is eligible to return to the lineup on Saturday vs. the Capitals, but there is no word if he will.
Thomas, 22, has nine goals and five assists (14 points) in 29 games with Hamilton this season. He has no points in three career NHL games. He skated on the Habs’ fourth line with Manny Malhotra and Michael Bournival.
Pulkkinen, 23, leads the AHL with 20 goals and is tied for second in points with 39. He failed to record a point in three games with the Red Wings last season. He is likely to make his season debut on Saturday in Washington.
Franzen suffered the injury on Tuesday vs. the Oilers. The is no word on the severity of the injury, but his placement on IR means that he will miss at least the next two games. Teemu Pulkkinen has been recalled with Franzen on IR.
Bishop allowed two goals on 22 shots in Tampa Bay’s 4-2 win over Montreal on Tuesday. He has won four of his last five games while posting a 2.37 GAA and .903 SV%. He is an absolute must-start tonight with the Sabres in town.
Ellis left after playing just 11:16 TOI and did not return. Ellis had been playing really well, having registered two goals and three assists in his previous three games—5G / 13A, plus-12 in 40 games this season. If Ellis misses an extended period of time, it could open the door for veteran Ian White to make it back to the NHL.
Kinkaid surrendered three goals on 25 shots in the Devils loss to the Canadiens last Friday. Cory Schneider faced 42 shots last night, so he will likely get the night off tonight vs. the Islanders. He made 31 saves in a 3-2 shootout loss in his first start vs. the Isles.
Montoya allowed a single goal on five shots after replacing the injured Roberto Luongo in Sunday’s loss to the Capitals. Montoya has gone 2-4-2 with a 2.61 GAA and .904 SV%—in his first start vs. the Flames, he was lit up for five goals on 24 shots in a 6-4 loss.
Quick was pulled after he allowed three goals on nine shots in the Kings 7-6 OT loss to the Predators last Saturday. With four days off in between games, the Kings will come back with Quick tonight vs.the Rangers. Quick is 13-3-2 with a 1.94 GAA and .931 SV% at home this season and catches a break with Cam Talbot, not Henrik Lundqvist getting the start.
Svedberg was pulled after he allowed three goals on 12 shots in the Bruins loss to the Blue Jackets on December 27th. Tuukka Rask started the last five games, but it will be Svedberg tonight vs. the Devils. He is 4-5-0 with a 2.46 GAA and .918 SV% on the year.
Coach Claude Julien does not think that Eriksson’s injury is something that is going to keep him out long-term. He will be replaced by David Pastrnak tonight. Monitor his status leading up to Saturday’s game.
Lehtonen allowed five goals on 28 shots in Sunday’s OT loss to Chicago. The loss snapped a four game winning streak for Lehtonen, who was given Tuesday night off, but will be back in goal tonight. Lehtonen has gone 8-3-1 on the road this year, despite posting a less than stellar 2.95 GAA and .910 SV%.
Rinne allowed two goals on 25 shots in the Predators 3-2 victory over the Hurricanes on Tuesday. It was a nice bounce-back game for Rinne, who gave up six against the Kings. Rinne has gone 7-0-1 with a 2.81 GAA and .906 SV% in his last eight starts. He will make his third start of the season vs. Dallas—he is 2-0-0 with a 1.50 GAA and .943 SV% in the first two.
