Luongo stopped 52 of 54 shots in a win over the Sharks on Tuesday. What a display of goaltending from the former Canuck. The last time he was in Phoenix, he was slated to start, but was traded to Florida prior to puck-drop. There is no chance that happens tonight as he gets set to face the Coyotes. Lu is 3-2-1 with a 2.48 GAA and .928 SV% with the Panthers.
Andersen stopped 37 of 38 shots in a 2-1 win over the Kings on Saturday. It was a good outing for Andersen after allowing seven goals in his back-to-back losses in his two previous starts. Tonight, he will be in tough as he goes head-to-head vs. Antti Niemi.
Ortio stopped 13 of 14 shots in a 3-1 win over the Sabres on Tuesday. Karri Ramo and Reto Berra combined for a 20-26-7 record before Ortio was recalled. Since the 22-year-old has arrived in Calgary he has gone 4-4-0 with a 2.16 GAA and .906 SV%. On a sub-par Flames team, you can't start him every night, but on night's like tonight with strong matchups, he is a reasonable goalie-2.
Brown has missed the last two games with a combination of an illness and lower-body injury. Monitor his status during the pre-game warmups.
Beleskey will take a seat tonight and Emerson Etem, who was just recalled will likely slide into the lineup vs. the Sharks. He is listed as day-to-day.
Hudler has missed the last seven games with an upper-body injury. Hudler has 14 goals and 30 assists (44 points) in 62 games this season. Hudler will skate on a line with Matt Stajan and Curtis Glencross.
With Cam Fowler and Nick Bonino out with injuries, the Ducks have recalled Etem and Rickard Rakell. Etem has registered seven goals and four assists (11 points) in 28 games with the Ducks this season. While with Norfolk he has 42 points (16G / 26A) in 39 games.
With Cam Fowler and Nick Bonino out with injuries, the Ducks have recalled Rakell along with Emerson Etem. Rakell, 20, has one assist in nine games with the Ducks this season. While in the AHL he has tallied 14 goals and 23 assists (37 points) in 46 games.
Kunyk, 23, skated in 37 games for the University of Alaska-Fairbanks Nanooks this season, posting 22 goals and 43 points to go along with 22 penalty minutes and a plus-13 rating. The 5-foot-11, 197-pound forward led the Nanooks in goals, points, power-play goals (six) and shorthanded goals (two). Kunyk was named the WCHA’s Player of the Year and to the First Team All-WCHA team. He also led the WCHA for scoring during the 2013-14 season.
Lundqvist allowed four goals on 39 shots in a 8-4 win over the Senators on Tuesday. The win broke the all-time Rangers' win record with 302. Lundqvist will look for career win 303 and 27th on the season tonight in Columbus. He comes in tonight at 0-1-1 with a 4.76 GAA and .885 SV% vs. the Jackets this season.
Niemi gave up three goals on 24 shots in a loss to the Panthers on Tuesday. After Niemi won his previous five starts, it was a shocking loss to a bad team. He will get back in the crease tonight with the Ducks in town. Niemi has gone 2-1-0 with a 3.26 GAA and .906 SV% against Anaheim this season.
Smith allowed three goals on 39 shots in a win over the Kings on Monday. He has won four of his last five starts while allowing 11 goals on 153 shots (.928 SV%). Smith has gone 6-3-0 with a 2.22 GAA and .925 SV% in March and makes for a strong start tonight against the Panthers.
Agotino was skating on the third line with Monahan and Colborne at this morning's practice. It looks like Kevin Westgarth will come out of the lineup with Agostino set to make his debut.
Ramo had been skating on his own, but participated in his first full practice this morning since suffering an MCL sprain on February 2nd. This is a strong indicator that he is nearing a return. He will likely slide in as Joni Ortio's backup when he gets back.
Prust will take a seat while Ryan White slides into the lineup. It is believed that Prust is battling a rib injury and is listed as day-to-day.
Quick allowed four goals on 27 shots in a loss to the Coyotes on Monday. He has lost each of his last two starts while allowing seven goals on 56 shots (.875 SV%). Tonight, he will take on a Capitals team who have won three in a row while outscoring their opponents 11-7.
Yakupov was listed as questionable on Wednesday, so this is no surprise. Yak will miss his second straight game.
Eberle will not have an MRI as originally reported because the Oilers do not feel one is necessary. He will be replaced by Tyler Pitlick on the Oilers' second line. Consider Eberle day-to-day.
Scrivens stopped 29 of 30 shots in a win over the Hurricanes on Sunday. Scrivens and Viktor Fasth have really locked-down the Oilers crease since arriving in Edmonton. Scrivens comes into play tonight at 6-6-0 with a 2.50 GAA and .932 SV% with the Oilers. He is a great start tonight with the Sabres in town.
The Red Wings announced on March 5th that they would shut Datsyuk down for three weeks. Next Wednesday (26th) will mark the three-week point, so he will be re-evaluated next week and decide what to do with him after that. Datsyuk hasn’t played or been on the ice since February 27.
