Pavelec stopped 31 of 32 shots in a 1-0 tough-luck loss to the Sharks on Thursday. The loss snapped a four-game losing streak, but it was still a great outing for Pavelec who has been great as of late. Tonight he will take on a Maple Leafs team coming off of a 7-1 loss in Dallas.
Despite being injured just two days ago, Steen will be in the lineup this afternoon. He has registered two goals and two assists in his last three games and has 26 goals and 16 assists with a plus-17 rating in 39 games this season.
Lehtonen stopped 24 of 25 in a 7-1 beat-down of the Maple Leafs on Saturday. Lehtonen has stopped 42 of the last 43 shots that he has faced in back-to-back victories. Tonight he draws the tough assignment of shutting-down the Penguins.
Ruhwedel didn't look out of place in seven NHL games when he was signed late last season right out of the Mass-Lowell blueline following the Frozen Four. And he's been solid this year in Rochester, leading Amerks blueliners with 17 points in 34 games.
Gustafsson has not played since December 21, but will replace Andrej Meszaros in the Flyers lineup today. He will be paired with Luke Schenn.
Steen was listed as doubtful, but his participation in warmups is a good sign that he will be in the lineup.
Rask has only made one start in the last 11 days, so he should be well rest to face the Flyers this afternoon. He has just one win in his last five starts, but the long break should have helped rejuvenate the Finnish netminder. Roll him out as you usually would!
The road-trip begins on Sunday in Detroit, he will not play tomorrow, but could join the team at some point during the trip. The Panthers play Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday next week, so keep an eye on Barkov's status.
Whitney only play 8:00 in his NHL debut on Friday. He obviously wasn't what the Devils were looking for as their first line LW. Jacob Josefson has taken his spot in the meantime.
Hamilton missed the last four games with a concussion that he suffered on January 11. He will be back vs. the Flyers, but there is no word yet on who he will be paired with. He has 10 points (4G / 6A) in 33 games this season.
Jordan Caron will draw back into the lineup and Carl Soderberg will shift to centre. Spooner is listed as day-to-day.
This is the first time that Ovechkin has skated since getting injured. The injury is believed to be minor so his participation in practice this morning is a positive sign that he will be back in tonight. We will get official word when it is made available.
Tanguay has been out since Nov. 2 with knee and hip injuries. He will play on a line with Paul Stastny and Gabe Landeskog, on the right wing. While Tanguay will play against the Panthers, he will get Saturday's game off against Tampa Bay. "We don't want to overdo it right away with Alex," Avs coach Patrick Roy said. "The plan is to have him take (Saturday) off, then come back Tuesday in Dallas. It's good to have him back. We were playing so well when he got hurt. It's nice to have everybody back. This is kind of the lineup we projected, and we have more depth now."
Miller allowed four goals on 22 shots in a 4-3 loss to the Panthers on Tuesday. He has lost three in a row while giving up 10 goals on 96 shots (.856 SV%). It appears he will take on Sergei Bobrovsky and the red-hot Blue Jackets tonight in Columbus where they haven't lost in 2014.
Lehtonen stopped 24 of 25 in a 7-1 beat-down of the Maple Leafs on Saturday. Lehtonen has stopped 42 of the last 43 shots that he has faced in back-to-back victories. Tonight he draws the tough assignment of shutting-down the Penguins.
Grabovski played only 6:19 after suffering an apparent leg injury in Friday's 2-1 loss to the Devils. The Capitals are already without Alex Ovechkin, so losing a key pivot like Grabovski would even further their current offensive struggles.
Khudobin stopped 26 of 29 shots in a 5-3 win over the Sabres on Thursday. Khudobin has become the clear number-1 in Carolina, since returning from his ankle injury the 27-year-old is 7-3-0 with a 2.16 GAA and .930 SV%.
Rask has only made one start in the last 11 days, so he should be well rest to face the Flyers this afternoon. He has just one win in his last five starts, but the long break should have helped rejuvenate the Finnish netminder. Roll him out as you usually would!
Blue Jackets defenseman David Savard did not skate this morning, so Goloubef has been recalled as insurance in case Savard can not play tonight.
Giguere was originally scheduled to start tonight but will yield the start to Sami Aittokallio because of a stiff back. He is listed as day-to-day.