Today will mark Peters first start since December 27, he allowed four goals on 26 shots in a loss to the Penguins. With the emergence of Anton Khudobin, Peters has been bumped into the backup role once again. He is 7-9-4 with a 2.38 GAA and .922 SV% this season. Peters is also 0-1-1 in two starts against the Lightning.
Aulie hasn't played since December 5 and missed 21 games over the span. The 24-year-old defenseman has yet to record a point and is a minus-3 in six games this season. He will replace the injured Victor Hedman (foot) in the lineup tonight.
Hedman was injured after getting hit in the foot by a shot on Saturday, the injury will keep him out of tonight's lineup. After today the Lightning are off until Thursday. He is listed as day-to-day so there is a good chance that he could be back for that game vs. the Senators.
After not allowing more than two goals in 11 straight starts, Bishop surrendered five goals on 32 shots in a 5-4 loss to the Sharks on Saturday afternoon. Despite the rough outing he will get the start in the second game of the back-to-back today in Carolina. He is 2-0-0 with a 0.98 GAA and .966 SV% vs. the Hurricanes this season.
Smith has recorded one assist in 14 games with the Flames this season. He returns to the AHL where he has spent five games with Abbotsford this season, he has registered just one goal with the Heat. This clears space for Kris Russell to return from IR this week.
There was no further injury information, but McQuaid is out for the remainder of today's game. He missed nine games with a lower-body injury in December. The Bruins are already with Dennis Seidenberg and Dougie Hamilton on the blueline so losing McQuaid again would certainly test their depth.
Bourdon hasn’t played a pro hockey game since Nov. 30, 2012 against the Binghamton Senators. In that game, he suffered his second concussion in a year’s time. He had a concussion with the Flyers prior to that, but didn’t tell anyone because he feared losing his spot in the lineup but the 24-year-old defenseman is finally at the point where he can return to game action. Although Bourdon was shut down for a while, he’s been skating for about eight months. He was hopeful he would get cleared to participate in training camp to start this season, but he never was.
Parise has missed 13 games because of a broken foot, said he might begin ramping it up during Monday’s practice by taking contact and getting into more gamelike situations. “I’m just waiting for the green light to get him more involved in practice,” Wild head coach Mike Yeo said.
Wild head coach Mike Yeo said the team will “keep going day to day and figure out how he’s feeling. He’s making progress and he looks good and I’m kind of waiting for a final word or a little bit more information as far as what I’m told from the trainers and the doctors.”
Lapierre is expected to practice on Monday but is doubtful to play. He has missed the last three games, but should return to the Blues' fourth line next week.
Halak allowed three goals on 30 shots in a loss to the Kings on Thursday. Halak was out-duelled by Jonathan Quick, but will climb back in net on Monday in Detroit. In 12 starts on the road this season Halak is 8-3-1 with a 2.13 GAA and .921 SV%. Brian Elliott usually faces the Red Wings, but they will give Halak a shot tomorrow.
Despite his presence at the Islanders practice there is still no timetable for Visnovsky's return from a concussion. The 37-year-old defenseman has been out since October 19, but appears to be nearing a return.
Hamonic has missed the last three games with an upper-body injury, it seems highly unlikely that he will play on Monday afternoon.
Kane has missed the last four games with a hand injury, but his presence at practice is a good sign that he should be ready to go on Tuesday in Anaheim, barring a setback. Since returning from his lower-body injury on December 16, Kane has recorded seven goals and four assists (11 points) in 12 games. Monitor his status leading up to Tuesday.
Grubauer was pulled after allowing three goals on 14 shots in a loss to the Blue Jackets on Friday. Capitals head coach Adam Oates did not blame Grubauer for the loss and will turn to him again tonight vs. the Rangers. Grubauer has just one win in his last seven starts, but still holds a 2.22 GAA and .931 SV% through 15 games.
WIth Khudobin forced to make 37 saves in last night's win over the Panthers, I believe there is a good chance that Peters gets the start. Muller is expected to address the media about two hours before the 5 pm EST puck-drop. A goalie could be announced then, if not then we will wait for warmups at 4:30 pm EST.
Rask allowed four goals on 26 shots in a loss to the Maple Leafs on Tuesday. He draws another tough matchup this afternoon in a Stanley Cup rematch from last season. Rask enters play with a 2-3-0 record, 3.00 GAA and .898 SV% this month.
Lundqvist stopped all 38 shots that he faced in a 1-0 win over the Red Wings on Thursday. It was his fourth win in his last five starts and his third shutout of the season as Henrik is starting to look more like 'King Henrik' with each passing game. Tonight he is expected to face the Capitals, who he is 1-1-0 with a 2.00 GAA and .931 SV% against this season.
Hedman was injured while blocking a shot on Saturday. He has travelled with the team to Carolina but it seems unlikely that he will play. He underwent x-rays which came back negative so even if he does not play today, he isn't expected to be out longterm.
Sedin was questionable to play on Saturday, but he was in the lineup but only saw 12:11 TOI, before retiring to dressing room for the night. Monitor his status before Tuesday's game in Edmonton.
