Stollery has two goals and three assists (5 points) in 12 games with Worcester since being acquired from the Avalanche organization at the trade deadline. He will play tonight because Scott Hannan is out with a facial injury.
Brown has been out since December 9th, but he will be back in for John Scott tonight vs. the Coyotes. He has no points and 13 PIMS in eight games this season.
Niemi allowed four goals on 34 shots in the Sharks win in Detroit on March 26th. Alex Stalock has started the last three games, but the Sharks will go back to Niemi tonight with Stalock feeling ill. Niemi has gone 2-0-1 with a 2.28 GAA and .922 SV% in his first three starts against the Coyotes this season.
Niemi allowed four goals on 34 shots in the Sharks win in Detroit on March 26th. Alex Stalock has started the last three games, but the Sharks will go back to Niemi tonight with Stalock feeling ill. Niemi has gone 2-0-1 with a 2.28 GAA and .922 SV% in his first three starts against the Coyotes this season.
With Corey Crawford starting last night, it looks like Darling will start tonight in Buffalo. He stopped 31 of 32 shots in the Blackhawks win over the Kings on Monday and has stopped 69 of the last 70 shots (.986 SV%) that he has faced dating back to March 18th. He makes for an excellent spot-start this evening.
Noesen, 22, has 13 points (5G / 8A) in 23 games with Norfolk this season. Noesen is a former first-round pick of the Senators but has had his career slowed down by two major injuries the last two seasons.
Gibson allowed a single goal on 27 shots in the Ducks win in New Jersey on Sunday. Frederik Andersen started on Wednesday, but they will go with Gibson tonight vs. Colorado. In his last five starts Gibson has gone 3-2-0 with a 2.70 GAA and .902 SV%. He faces an Avs team who have lost five of their last seven.
Baertschi, 22, has registered 13 points (7G / 6A) in 12 games since being traded to Vancouver and heading to Utica. Baertschi comes in and could play a top-6 role on a line with Nick Bonino.
Datsyuk said that he is playing on Saturday after missing the last two games after his ankle injury flared up. He will centre Tomas Tatar and Darren Helm in a must-win game for the Red Wings.
Mrazek allowed three goals on 25 shots in the Red Wings 3-2 loss to the Bruins on Thursday. He played well but allowed a softie late in the third. He has one win while posted a 2.48 GAA and .911 SV% in his last five appearances. He has gone 5-3-2 with a 2.16 GAA and .921 SV% in nine starts and two relief appearance at home this season.
Howard allowed on goal on 16 shots after coming in for Petr Mrazek in the Red Wings loss to the Islanders last Saturday. Mrazek started the last two games, but it will be Howie tonight in the first game of the back-to-back. He will be in tough against a Wild team who have won five of their last six.
Bobrovsky stopped 25 of 28 shots in the Blue Jackets win over the Islanders on Thursday. That is now seven straight wins for Bobrovsky, who has posted a 2.24 GAA and .933 SV% in the process. Today he will take on a banged up Penguins team, who have lost three of five.
Diaz suffered an undisclosed injury last night and is questionable for tomorrow’s game vs. the Oilers. Tyler Wotherspoon has been recalled and is expected to play if Diaz can’t.
Wotherspoon, 22, has registered 24 points (2G / 22A) in 61 games with Adirondack this season. He has registered four assists in 14 career NHL games. He has been recalled because Raphael Diaz is questionable for Saturday.
Ehrhoff will miss his fifth and sixth straight game as he misses the Penguins back-to-back this weekend. There has not been many updates on Ehrhoff’s condition so it is hard to pinpoint when he might return to the lineup.
Horcoff was held out of the morning skate and he is not expected to be available tonight vs. the Blues. If he does play, expect Colton Sceviour to come out, but Horcoff is doubtful.
Moen will play for the first time since February 17th. It is believed that he was a healthy scratch for the last few games, but he will get back in tonight. He has six points (1G / 5A) and 18 PIMS in 40 games this season.
After completing a three-game conditioning stint with Texas (AHL), Nichushkin is back with the Stars and ready to play tonight. He is expected to start on the fourth line with Colton Sceviour and Travis Moen, but should move around a bit. He had no points in four games with the Stars earlier in the season.
Malkin will miss his second straight game with an undisclosed injury, but the injury doesn’t appear to be serious because he is hoping to be in the lineup on Sunday vs. the Flyers.
