Clarkson suffered a back injury in Tuesday’s win over the Sharks and it is serious enough that he will miss at least one week. His movement to IR created a roster spot for the Blue Jackets to recall Kerby Rychel.
Montoya allowed two goals on 27 shots in the Panthers loss to the Capitals on Halloween. Montoya has won two of his three starts while posting a 1.63 GAA and .941 SV%. As per usual, Montoya will start the second game of Florida’s back-to-back set. He will face a Sharks team who got off to a hot start, but have now lost six of their last eight.
Petrovic suffered a foot injury in Saturday’s loss to the Capitals, but he will play on Thursday in Anaheim. He has two assists and 16 PIMS in 10 games this season.
Jagr missed the last two games with a lower-body injury, but he will be back in the lineup on Thursday in Anaheim. The 43-year-old has had a great start to the season, posting 10 points (6G / 4A) in nine games this season.
Sekac suffered a sprained ankle in Sunday’s win over the Predators. He was placed on IR and the Ducks recalled Max Friberg, who will make his season debut with Sekac out. Sekac will miss at least one week.
Fleury stopped all 21 shots that he faced in the Penguins shutout win over the Maple Leafs last Saturday. Fleury has won three in a row and six out of his last seven while posting a 1.29 GAA and .955 SV%. Fleury will face a Vancouver team that is 6-2-4 while averaging 2.92 goals per game (t-8th in NHL).
Kunitz missed Sunday and Monday’s practice, but was on the ice for the Penguins’ morning skate and it looks like he will play tonight. He has just two goals in 11 games this season.
Smith was pulled after allowing two goals on the first three shots that he faced in the Coyotes 4-3 loss to the Canucks last Friday. Remember when I said his hot start wouldn’t last? This is what I was talking about. He lasted just 4:26 before taking a seat. He will look to redeem himself tonight when he takes on the 4-7-1 Avalanche.
Elliott, who didn’t play on Friday has missed the Coyotes last two practices and could be in danger of missing Thursday’s game as well. Elliott has served a healthy scratch for the majority of the season.
Vermette returned to the lineup after a three-game absence and recorded two assists, but it appears as if he suffered a setback. Monitor his status during Thursday’s morning skate.
Luongo allowed three goals on 30 shots in the Panthers loss to the Bruins last Friday. Luongo has lost four of his last five starts while giving up three goals in each of those losses. Luongo enters play with a 2.15 GAA and .934 SV% and on Wednesday he will face a Ducks team who is averaging a league-worst 1.27 goals per game.
Hanzal has missed the last two games with a lower-body injury, but will be back in the lineup on Thursday vs. the Avalanche. Hanzal has 10 assists in nine games this season. He could replace Antoine Vermette who could miss tomorrow’s game with a lower-body ailment.
Shattenkirk continues to be held out of the lineup with a lower-body injury. Shattenkirk has appeared to be close in recent days, but Saturday is his next chance to return.
Friberg, 22, has scored three goals with two assists in seven games with San Diego this season. He will make his season debut tonight vs. the Panthers because Jiri Sekac (ankle) is on IR. Friberg failed to record a point in his NHL debut in 2014-15.
Andersen allowed two goals on 42 shots in the Ducks win over the Predators on Sunday. Andersen FINALLY recorded his first win of the season and his owners are hoping this will open the flood gates. Andersen currently ranks eighth in the NHL in SV% (.935) and 10th in GAA (2.05). He will face a Panthers team who has five of their last seven while averaging 2.57 goals per game.
Despite playing arguably his best game of the season on Tuesday, Baertschi will be a healthy scratch on Thursday with Chris Higgins returning from a fractured foot.
Higgins missed the start of the season after suffering a fractured foot in the preseason. Higgins will skate on the Canucks’ second or third line. He is coming off of a season where he had 12 goals and 24 assists (36 points) in 77 games.
Goodrow has produced just three assists in 12 games with the Sharks this season, so he has been sent back to the AHL. The Sharks did not announce a corresponding call-up.
Stollery did not play on Tuesday and has been reassigned to San Jose, where he has one assist in six games this season.
Yevgeni Medvedev has been sent home with an upper-body injury, so the Flyers have recalled Drewiske to serve as the Oilers extra defenseman. Drewiske has one assist in nine games with Lehigh Valley this season.
