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.
Poulin allowed five goals on 28 shots in a 6-4 loss to the Penguins on Thursday. It was a rough outing, but it was predictable against a Sidney Crosby led Penguins team who play very well vs. the Isles. It doesn't get any easier when he faces the Blues tonight.
Aittokallio is 8-9-1 with a 2.89 GAA and .900 SV% with Lake Erie (AHL) this season. He was recalled on Friday with J.S Giguere battling back issues. It will be his first NHL start since April 13, 2013, he allowed two goals on 25 shots (.920 SV%), but did not finish the contest due to a lower-body injury.
Bishop allowed three goals on 36 shots in a 4-3 shootout win over the Senators on Thursday. The win was his 25th of the season which moves him to a tie for third in the NHL. He also leads the league with a .934 SV% and is third in GAA with a 1.96. Tonight he will meet an Avalanche who sit sixth in the NHL with 2.88 goals per game.
Steen was injured on Thursday and likely won't play tonight, but is not expected to miss a lengthy period of time. He missed 11 games with a concussion earlier in the month, but didn't appear to miss a beat registering two goals and two assists in his first four games back. Consider Steen day-to-day and monitor his status prior to tonight's game, but it looks as if Derek Roy will be in and Steen will be out.
Mason stopped gave gave up three goals on 32 shots in a 3-2 loss to the Hurricanes on Wednesday. He has lost three games in a row while giving up 10 goals and posting an .892 SV%. It might be hard for him to get off of the schnide with the Bruins in town today.
Smith allowed three goals on 26 shots in Wednesday's loss to the Flames. He has lost back-to-back starts vs. Canadian opponents while allowing seven goals on 55 shots (.873 SV%). Tonight he will face the Oilers who have lost five in a row while being outscored 19-10.
Panik was a healthy scratch in five of the last eight games and had just 11 points (2G / 9A) with a minus-8 rating in 39 games. At 22-years-old he has room to grow as a player and this demotion will help him do so.
