Bozak has missed the last four games with a lower-body injury but he returned to practice on Tuesday and could be back in the lineup on Friday in New York. Continue to track Bozak’s progress as the week moves along.
Hoffman took part in Tuesday’s practice but did not take line rushes with his regular line, which suggests that he still isn’t 100 percent. The Senators have him listed as doubtful, but monitor his status during Wednesday’s morning skate.
Elliott missed Monday’s practice with an illness, but he was back at the morning skate today. Elliott was never expected to start tonight, but he will be available to backup Jake Allen.
Couturier will be held out of the lineup tonight but could be back on Thursday. Couturier has one goal and two assists in six games this season.
Anderson allowed three goals on 25 shots in the Senators loss to the Coyotes on Saturday. Anderson won his first three games of the season, but has now dropped three in a row, while allowing a combined eight goals on 86 shots (.907 SV%). He draws a good matchup tonight vs. a Flames team who has struggled out of the gate—Calgary sits at 2-7-0 in their first nine games.
Niemi allowed three goals on 19 shots after replacing Kari Lehtonen in the Stars loss to the Panthers on Saturday. Niemi has started his Stars career at 3-1-0 with a 2.37 GAA and .928 SV%. Tonight he will face a Ducks team that he is very familiar with—Anaheim is also the NHL’s lowest scoring team.
Graovac suffered a groin strain in the season opener and has missed the last seven games. He returned to practice this morning, but he is not expected to play for at least another week.
Hinostroza had no points and four shots in four games since being recalled. Hinostroza has been returned to the AHL, which suggests that Bryan Bickell will be back in the lineup on Thursday in Winnipeg.
Jurco has been a healthy scratch for the last four games, but he will get back into the lineup tonight vs. the Hurricanes. Jurco, who will replace Landon Ferraro, has no points and one shot on goal in two games.
Beleskey has missed the last two games with an upper-body injury, but he will return to the lineup tonight vs. the Coyotes. Beleskey has scored one goal with one assist in five games this season. Beleskey will skate with Ryan Spooner and Jimmy Hayes on the Bruins’ third line.
Luongo allowed three goals on 27 shots in the Panthers loss to the Blackhawks last Thursday. Luongo was given Saturday night off but he will be back in goal tonight vs. the Avalanche. Despite posting a 2.17 GAA and .934 SV% in six games, Luongo has only two wins so far this season.
Mrazek allowed two goals on 32 shots in the Red Wings OT win over the Canucks on Saturday. Mrazek was outstanding and was the only reason the Red Wigs weren’t blown out. Mrazek has gone 2-2-0 with a 2.75 GAA and .925 SV% and another performance like Saturday’s could give him more starts going forward.
Rask surrendered five goals on 37 shots in the Bruins 5-4 loss to the Flyers last Wednesday. Jonas Gustavsson started on Friday, but the Bruins will go back to Rask tonight vs. the Coyotes. It has been a rough October for Rask, who has a 4.40 GAA and .854 SV% in five starts. However, he should be able to get back into the win column tonight vs. a Coyotes team who played last night.
Couturier admitted that he is dealing with a concussion after Tuesday’s morning skate. He will not be in the lineup tonight vs. Buffalo but he could be back in the lineup on Thursday.
Dubnyk’s availability for tonight’s game was in question because of a knee injury, but Yeo said he is “good-to-go, no problems” which is good news for the Wild. Dubnyk has won five of seven starts this season while posting a 2.27 GAA and .909 SV%. If he is able to start, he will face his former team, who he has gone 5-1-0 with a 0.99 GAA and .960 SV% against in his career.
Puempel has scored three goals and two assists (five points) in six games with Binghamton this season. He has been recalled because the Senators will be without Mike Hoffman and Curtis Lazar tonight. Puempel will skate on the Sens’ second line—he has scored two goals with one assist in 13 career NHL games.
Hanzal recorded his 10th assist on Monday, but only played 5:39 before retiring to the dressing room for the night. He was listed as a game-time decision before the game, but there is no word whether he re-aggravated that injury. There was no further update on Hanzal’s status, which puts his status for Tuesday’s game in jeopardy.
Nurse has registered one assist in six games with Bakersfield this season and has been recalled after the Oilers placed Griffin Reinhart (undisclosed) on IR. Nurse could make his season debut on Tuesday vs. the Wild.
Reinhart will miss his fourth consecutive game with an undisclosed injury. The Oilers have not said what is wrong with Reinhart, but he has been moved to IR which allowed the Oilers to recall Darnell Nurse from Bakersfield (AHL).
Schultz left Sunday’s game with an undisclosed injury and it will keep him out of Tuesday’s contest. There is no word on what is ailing Schultz, but he will miss at least one game. Keep an eye on him in advance of Thursday’s clash with the Canadiens.
