Cliche has missed the last five games with an undisclosed injury, but will be back in the lineup tomorrow vs. the Blues. With Cliche ready to return, the Avs have sent Paul Carey back to Lake Erie (AHL).
Schneider allowed three goals on 35 shots in the Devils loss to the Flyers on Thursday. In five starts this month, he has gone 2-3-0 with a 2.22 GAA and .930 SV%. Tonight he gets the nod in Dallas against a Stars team who have lost five of their last six. Schneider took the OTL in his first start vs. Dallas.
Kane was suspended for two games for his hit on the Ducks’ defenseman Clayton Stoner. He will return tomorrow vs. the Ducks, where Stoner could be waiting for retribution. Kane has 10 points (4G / 6A) in 20 games this season.
Cormier did not get into a game during his recall. He served as the Jets extra forward for the last two games. With Evander Kane ready to return on Saturday, Cormier’s services were no longer needed.
Lecavalier has been a healthy scratch for the last five games so he must have suffered the injury in practice recently. Since he has not been in the lineup, it won’t have any effect on the Flyers lineup on Saturday.
Stuart has been out since November 4th with a hamstring injury, but today was the first time he has taken part in a full practice since suffering the injury. He will likely have to take part in a few practices to get back up to speed before returning to the lineup.
The Kings had a very optional morning skate today. Reporters asked Coach Sutter if Martin Jones would start, but the coach declined to tip his hand.
Price allowed one goal on 16 shots in the Canadiens win over the Canucks on Tuesday. The win snapped a three-game losing streak for Price, who will make his first start of the season vs. Los Angeles tonight. He has been great at the Bell Centre—going 10-3-0 with a 2.23 GAA and .922 SV%.
Andersen turned aside 21 of 22 shots in the Ducks win over the Oilers on Wednesday. He has recorded the W in five straight starts and should be able to make it six in a row tonight in Edmonton. The Oilers are struggling mightily and the Ducks are playing well, get him in your lineup.
Matthias has missed the last two games with a head injury. It appeared as if he might return on Tuesday when he took the ice for warmups, but he was a late scratch. Being back at practice today is sign he could return to the lineup on Saturday.
Larsson has missed the last five games with the mumps but will return to practice on Saturday and should be ready to return to the lineup next week.
Vlasic missed Thursday’s game vs. the Wild, but his availability this morning is a good sign that he could be back on the blue line tomorrow vs. the Predators. Monitor his status during Saturday’s game day skate.
There is no word on what is ailing Fayne, but he might come out for Keith Aulie tonight vs. Anaheim. Consider him a game-time decision.
Martinook, 22, had no points and a plus-1 rating in two games during his recall. It was good experience for the 2012 second round pick (58th overall) who heads back to the AHL where he has 13 points (4G / 9A) in 21 games.
Bolduc, 29, has 20 points (9G / 11A) in 24 games with the Pirates this season. In 62 career NHL games, Bolduc has two goals and three assists and 42 PIMS.
Tlusty made it through Thursday’s game, but he must have suffered an injury during the game that got worse overnight. If he is unable to go, the Hurricanes will go with 11 forwards and seven defensemen vs. the Flyers.
LaBarbera has been out since November 29th, but will be back in the lineup tonight vs. the Oilers. There is no word whether he or Frederik Andersen will get the call, but with a back-to-back and tonight being the easier of the two match ups, don’t be surprised to see LaBarbera.
Lovejoy has been sidelined with a fractured finger since October 26th. He is on IR right now, but with Josh Manson being sent down earlier in the week there is already room on the roster for Lovejoy to be activated. He will be paired with Cam Fowler tonight.
Allen allowed three goals on 28 shots in the Blues 6-3 win over the Islanders on Thursday. It was a nice bounce-back game for Allen, who was pulled in his previous start, also vs. the Isles. Tonight he has a strong matchup vs. an Avalanche team who have lost five of seven and sit 21st in the league in scoring.
Fasth allowed two goals on 34 shots in the Oilers 2-1 loss to the Ducks on Wednesday. After a strong performance vs. his former team he gets the chance to face them again tonight, this time in Edmonton. He only made two home starts, going 0-2-0 with a 3.52 GAA and .866 SV%.
