Smith allowed four goals on 35 shots in the Coyotes loss to the Avalanche last Tuesday. He was given Saturday night off, but will be back in the crease tonight in Edmonton. Smith has lost seven straight starts and has just four wins on the year, but one of them came in a 23-save performance in a 7-4 win over the Oilers on October 15th.
Stoner is reportedly improving, but will still miss his fifth straight game with the mumps virus. Monitor his status prior to Wednesday’s contest.
Enstrom has missed the last three games with a lower-body injury, but is expected to skate on Tuesday and if all goes well he will play on Wednesday. Monitor his status over the next few days. Enstrom has one goal and eight assists in 22 games.
Little is expected to skate tomorrow and if all goes well he will be in the lineup on Wednesday. He suffered a leg injury late in Friday’s game vs. the Bruins. Monitor his status over the next few days.
Bobkov, 23, has been recalled to backup Frederik Andersen tonight because Jason LaBarbera is out with an upper-body injury. Bobkov has gone 1-4-0 with a 4.70 GAA and .842 SV% with Norfolk this season.
Gaborik’s injury is not believed to be serious, but missing today’s practice makes him questionable for Tuesday’s game vs. Boston. Monitor his status during tomorrow’s game day skate.
Bishop stopped 26 of 27 shots in the Lightning’s 4-1 victory over the Senators on Saturday. He has now won three in a row and five of his last six starts with a 2.03 GAA and .914 SV%. He will face the Rangers for the third time in the last two weeks—he won both of them.
Lundqivst stopped 21 of 23 shots in the Rangers’ 5-2 win over the Flyers on Saturday. It was a nice bounce-back performance for King Henrik, who allowed four goals in his previous start. He faced the Lightning in that game and will take on that high-octane offence again tonight—this time in New York.
Schneider allowed two goals on 27 shots in the Devils loss to the Islanders on Saturday. He has lost his last three starts with a 2.65 GAA and .916 SV%. Tonight, Schneider draws a brutal matchup in Pittsburgh—in his first start vs. the Penguins he was pulled after allowing five goals on 23 shots.
Stajan has missed the last 14 games with a knee injury, but his return to practice means that he is nearing a return. He is at the four week mark of a 4-6 week timetable. Expect him to practice for about a week before returning to the lineup.
Lindbohm, 21, did not get into the lineup during his recall. He heads back to Chicago where he has recorded four goals and three assists in 19 games.
Allen stopped 36 of 38 shots in the Blues’ 3-2 shootout win over the Wild on Saturday. He has won three of his last four with a 2.78 GAA and .901 SV%. Tonight’s will be special for the 24-year-old, who will have future Hall of Famer Martin Brodeur as his backup. He draws a tough matchup, but catches a break with Antti Raanta getting the start for Chicago.
Ryan skated as an extra in Senators’ practice on Monday, but he says he could play tomorrow. Ryan said he will take part in the morning skate and decide after that. He added that it all depends on how much pain he can tolerate.
Andersen was pulled after giving up five goals on 19 shots in a 6-4 loss to San Jose on Saturday. Despite the bad outing, his backup Jason LaBarbera got injured, so Andersen gets a chance to bounce-back right away. After a 7-1-0 month of October, Andersen was 3-3-4 with a 3.00 GAA and .895 SV% in 11 starts in November.
Fasth stopped 24 of 25 shots in the Oilers 1-0 OT loss to the Predators last Thursday. He was given Friday night off, but will be back in between the pipes tonight trying to snap the Oilers extensive nine-game losing streak. Fasth has a 3.01 GAA and .900 SV% in 10 games this season.
Green will miss his fourth straight game on Tuesday but the Capitals are confident that Green will be back in the lineup by the weekend.
Myers played a ridiculous 31:34 TOI on Saturday and is likely not 100% after missing two of the last five games. Expect him to be back with Josh Gorges on the Sabres top-pairing.
Gorges has missed the last eight games with a knee injury that he suffered on November 11th vs. the Blues. Gorges skated with Tyson Strachan this morning, but is expected to be paired with Tyler Myers tomorrow if he plays. Gorges has one assist and a minus-8 rating in 17 games.
Holtby was yanked after he allowed three goals on 12 shots in Saturday’s 6-2 loss to the Maple Leafs. With a rough finish to the month, Holtby ended up 5-4-2 with a 2.49 GAA and .913 SV% in November. Tonight he takes on a Canucks team who are 4-1-1 in their last six.
Anderson allowed three goals on 46 shots in the Senators 3-2 loss to the Panthers on Friday. Anderson has dropped three in a row while giving up 11 goals on 114 shots (.904 SV%). He was given Saturday night off, but will be back in goal tonight vs. the Islanders. It’s a tough matchup vs. a hot Isles team on the road--Anderson is 2-5-1 with a 2.87 GAA and .923 SV% away from Ottawa.
