With Peter Holland out and Nazem Kadri suspended, the Maple Leafs have recalled Carrick. He has no points in 10 games with the Maple Leafs this season, but has 25 points (7G / 18A) in 50 games wit the Marlies.
Petry was not at the morning skate and he is listed as doubtful to play tonight because of the flu. Petry has no points and a minus-1 rating in nine games since being traded to the Canadiens. Nathan Beaulieu will be back in for Petry.
Hammond made 35 saves on 36 shots in the Senators win over the Hurricanes on Tuesday. He has won six consecutive games while registering a 1.30 GAA and .958 SV%. This run has been outrageous and he will look to keep it going tonight vs. the Bruins—Boston has won five of seven, but are coming off of back-to-back losses while scoring just one goal.
Price allowed three goals on 33 shots in the Canadiens 4-2 loss to the Lightning on Monday. Montreal has struggled with the Lightning this season and Price has surprisingly lost three of four while posting a 2.49 GAA and .925 SV%. Tonight will be his third start against the Hurricnaes—he is 2-0-0 with a 1.00 GAA and .964 SV% in the first two meetings.
Bernier was pulled after he allowed three goals on four shots in the Maple Leafs embarrassing loss to the Oilers on Monday. Bernier has gone 2-4-1 with a 3.94 GAA and .892 SV% in seven March starts. Tonight he takes on a Sharks team who are fighting for their playoff lives.
Smith has not suited up for the Senators since December 13th because of a dislocated wrist. He will head to Binghamton to play a few games and get back up to game-speed before returning to the Senators.
Quick turned aside all 25 shots that he faced in the Kings 1-0 shutout win over the Coyotes on Monday. Quick has won five of his last seven starts while posting a 1.41 GAA, .933 SV% and two shutouts. Tonight will be his fourth start against the Ducks—he has gone 1-0-2 with a 2.81 GAA and .917 SV%.
Dubinsky was expected to play tonight despite missing Tuesday's practice, but he is not on the ice for warmups, so it looks like he will be held out of the lineup.
McElhinney allowed three goals on 12 shots in the Blue Jackets 4-0 loss to the Avalanche on March 7th. McElhinney is 0-5-1 in his last six starts, but has a nice matchup tonight vs. the Oilers tonight. He is 6-6-2 with a 2.56 GAA and .924 SV% on the road this season.
Darling allowed four goals on 29 shots in a loss in Tampa Bay on February 27th. Darling has gone 6-3-0 with a 2.18 GAA and.930 SV% with the Blackhawks this season. He draws a rough matchup against the Rangers on the second half of a back-to-back.
McElhinney allowed three goals on 12 shots in the Blue Jackets 4-0 loss to the Avalanche on March 7th. McElhinney is 0-5-1 in his last six starts, but has a nice matchup tonight vs. the Oilers tonight. He is 6-6-2 with a 2.56 GAA and .924 SV% on the road this season.
Little has missed the last five games and will miss his sixth consecutive game tomorrow vs. the Blues, but he is hopeful that he will be back on Saturday vs. the Capitals.
The Canucks announced this afternoon that they will be without Miller for the remainder of the regular season. They will have to roll with Eddie Lack, who has gone 6-3-1 with a 2.20 GAA and .929 SV% since Miller went down.
Talbot stopped 38 of 39 shots in the Rangers 2-1 win over the Panthers on Sunday. Talbot has won four games in a row while posting a 0.75 GAA, .976 SV% and one shutout. That shutout came on a 29-save performance against these Blackhawks 10 days ago.
Dubnyk allowed two goals on 27 shots in the Wild’s win in Nashville on Tuesday. He stopped 66 of 69 shots (.956 SV%) in two straight wins. He has bee simply outrageous with the Wild—he is 2-0-0 vs. Washington this season, but only one of those came with Minnesota; he stopped 24 of 25 in a 2-1 win in early March.
Khudobin allowed two goals on 33 shots in the Hurricanes OT loss to the Senators on Tuesday. He has stopped 53 of 57 shots (.930 SV%) in his last two starts. He draws a difficult math cup in Montreal—Khudobin has gone 4-7-3 with a 2.99 GAA and .893 SV% in 14 games on the road.
Quick turned aside all 25 shots that he faced in the Kings 1-0 shutout win over the Coyotes on Monday. Quick has won five of his last seven starts while posting a 1.41 GAA, .933 SV% and two shutouts. Tonight will be his fourth start against the Ducks—he has gone 1-0-2 with a 2.81 GAA and .917 SV%.
Gibson allowed two goals on 27 shots in the Ducks win over the Predators on Sunday. He has won each of his last two starts while stopping 57 of 60 shots (.950 SV%). Tonight will be his second start of the season vs. Los Angeles—Gibson made 20 saves in a 4-2 win over the Kings back on February 27th.
Krejci was in practice again on Wednesday and will travel with the team for Thursday’s game in Ottawa. While he is not expected to play tomorrow, he could suit up for Saturday or Sunday’s contests.
Nikitin has been out since January 29th with a shoulder injury, but he will get back in tonight vs. the Blue Jackets. Nikitin will replace Keith Aulie and be paired with Andrew Ference. He has eight points (3G / 5A) in 34 games this season.
