Nilsson, who was recalled on Saturday, stopped 15 of 16 shots after replacing Evgeni Nabokov in Saturday's 6-1 loss to New Jersey. Nilsson has gone 7-1-0 in his last eight games with Bridgeport (AHL) and is 1-2-2 with a 3.45 GAA and .883 SV% with the Islanders. He draws a strong spot-start matchup vs. Panthers, but without John Tavares, Islanders goalies become tough trust.
Stalock stopped 27 of 30 shots in a victory over the Flyers on Thursday. After Antti Niemi suffered a loss to the Sabres on Friday, the Sharks will go back to Stalock this afternoon. He has started five of the Sharks last 11 games as he has clearly become more than just a back-up this season. Stalock is 9-4-0 with a 1.77 GAA and .935 SV% this season.
Despite not playing after being a game-time decision on Saturday, Erat will play this afternoon vs. the Flyers.
Holland was a minus-1 with a two shots in 11:47 in Saturday's loss to the Canadiens.
Billins was called up as insurance for the Oilers game on Saturday, however he served as a healthy scratch so he will return to Abbotsford.
Mason stopped 33 of 35 shots in a victory over the Rangers yesterday. It was a great bounce-back game for Mason, who was yanked in a blowout loss on Thursday. He will face Braden Holtby who also registered a win on Saturday afternoon.
Koivu was reportedly close to playing this week, but never ended up playing. Skating on a regular line this morning suggests that Koivu will be back in the lineup on Monday night vs. Calgary.
Ennis missed the last two games with a lower-body injury that he suffered in Tuesday's win over the Hurricanes. He will return to his regular spot on the top line with Matt Moulson and Drew Stafford.
Enroth allowed two goals on 38 shots in a 4-2 win over the Sharks on Friday. If Jaroslav Halak is traded this week as expected, the crease in Buffalo will be all Enroth's. He gets the nod against the 28-22-10 Stars, who sit 12th in the NHL in scoring.
Mason stopped 33 of 35 shots in a victory over the Rangers yesterday. It was a great bounce-back game for Mason, who was yanked in a blowout loss on Thursday. He will face Braden Holtby who also registered a win on Saturday afternoon.
We may never get the chance to see Halak in a Sabres uniform. There are talks that Halak will be traded again after just being acquired in the Ryan Miller trade on Friday. If Halak is not playing, look for Jhonas Enroth to get the start in goal.
Grabovski will miss his second straight game with a sprained left ankle. The ankle injury has held him to just 2:20 TOI in his last nine games. Monitor his status leading up to Wednesday's clash with the Flyers.
Erat was a game-time decision on Saturday, but limped off of the ice early in warmups and did not play. It seems unlikely that Erat will suit up this afternoon, but monitor his status in warmups to be sure.
Halmo was held off of the scoresheet while averaging 9:49 TOI in two games with the Islanders.
Nielsen has missed the last two games with a broken hand that he suffered after being slashed by Erik Johnson before the break. Nielsen is expected to centre the top line with Thomas Vanek and Kyle Okposo on his wings.
Holtby turned aside 36 of 38 shots in a 4-2 win over the Bruins yesterday. Holtby has won four starts in a row while posting a 2.00 GAA and .940 SV%. This afternoon he will take on the Flyers, who are coming off of a big win on Saturday as well.
Smith allowed two goals on 29 shots in a 3-2 shootout loss to the Jets on Thursday. Smith was given the second night of the back-to-back off, but is expected to face the new-look Blues tonight. Ryan Miller is undefeated against the Coyotes in his career, so Smith will need to bring his A-game tonight.
Ott will start his career with the St. Louis Blues on the second line with Derek Roy and T.J Oshie. Ott has nine goals, 11 assists (20 points) and a minus-26 rating that is sure to go up on a much better squad.
Hamonic will sit out on Sunday vs. Florida and could potentially be suspended beyond the one game. Hamonic has 10 points (1G /9A) with a minus-4 rating while averaging close to 25 minutes in 49 games this season.
Johnson has finished serving his two-game suspension he recieved for his slash on Frans Nielsen before the Olympic break. Johnson has seven goals and 17 assists (24 points) in 58 games this season.
