Head coach Randy Carlyle said that Bozak will be out for "an extended period of time". This is a tough break for the Leafs who's injury woes continue. He has already missed a month this season with a hamstring injury.
Kessel has a four game point streak going (3G / 1A) and has a total of 15 goals and 10 assists (25 points) in 28 games. His 15 goals has him tied with Sidney Crosby for fifth in the NHL. With Tyler Bozak out, he will likely skate with Nazem Kadri and James van Riemsdyk.
Kopecky has been skating lately, but was sating on a regular line with Tomas Fleischmann and Marcel Goc this morning, a good sign he is in. Kopecky missed the last five games after suffering an elbow injury in the first period of the November 21st clash with the Oilers.
Fleury allowed two goals (one ugly one) on 23 shots in a 3-2 come from behind win over the Islanders on Tuesday. It was a solid way to kick off December for Fleury, who is now 15-7-1 with a 2.06 GAA and .918 SV%. He will be in for a tough task tonight with the San Jose Sharks in town.
Rask stopped 17 of 19 shots in a win over the Rangers last Friday. He was given Saturday night off and has had six days off since his last start, so there is no reason why he won't be in the cage tonight. He will face a red-hot Habs team tonight, who are 7-0-1 in their last eight. Rask is 5-3-0 with a 2.26 GAA and .924 SV% on the road.
Grigorenko has shuffled in-and-out of the Sabres lineup all season, so a stint in the World Juniors, where he will be one of the top-players, should help him regain some confidence. He has two goals and one assist in 18 games, which is not exactly what the Sabres were hoping for when they selected him 12th overall in 2012.
Thomas has lost three straight games and allowed four goals in all three of those contests. It has been a tough stretch of home games for the veteran netminder, but he will look to get back on track tonight, in his first start of the season vs. the Jets.
Bernier allowed four goals on 39 shots in a loss to the Canadiens on Saturday. He has struggled as of late, allowed 13 goals in his last three starts - totalling a 4.13 GAA and .888 SV%. He will look to get back on track tonight at home vs. the Stars.
Leivo appeared in seven games with the Maple Leafs in October, he recorded one goal and one assist. While in the AHL he had five goals and 12 points in 17 games.
D'Amigo has five goals and three assists in 19 games with the Marlies this season. He has played 165 games with the Marlies over the last three seasons, totalling 37 goals and 41 assists (78 points).
Strachan appeared in nine straight games with the Capitals, he had no points, a minus-4 rating and 19 penalty minutes.
Wey is in his first season in the AHL after spending last year in the ECHL. In seven games with Hershey he has one goal and two assists. The main reason he has been recalled is his right handed shot.
Lander was the 40th overall pick in the 2009 NHL Draft. He has nine goals and six assists (15 points) in 18 games with OKC this season. He has appeared in just one game with the Oilers this season, that was back on October 27.
Potter who was recently sent down is already back after being recalled with fellow defenseman Martin Marincin. One of them will slide into the lineup tonight an one of them will be a healthy scratch. Potter has two goals and a minus-2 rating in six games with the Oilers.
Marincin has never played an NHL game but has played in 95 games with Oklahoma City over the last three seasons. This year he has two goals and four assists in 20 games.
Acton failed to record a point and was a minus-3 in seven games during his most recent call-up. After making the team out of training camp he appears to have fallen out of favour after posting just two goals and one assist in 23 games.
Grebeshkov recored one assist and a minus-1 in four games during his most recent call-up. The Oilers have recalled defencemen Martin Marinicin and Corey Potter to replace him on the blueline.
Bryzgalov was injured when he was run over in Sunday’s shootout win in Dallas. His placement on IR makes him unavailable for the next two games. Bryzgalov, who’d been pretty solid since joining the Oilers, posting a 2.11 GAA and .939 save percentage in parts of four games, is wrestling with concussion and whiplash symptoms that the Oilers were hoping would quickly clear on their own. They’re not, so he’s on the shelf for a while.
Dubnyk allowed six goals on 33 shots in loss to the Coyotes on Tuesday. Dubnyk allowed a couple of ugly goals, in what was an ugly game overall for the Oilers. He is expected to get the call again tonight with the Colorado Avalanche in town. It is a terrible matchup and one where Dubnyk should be avoided.
If Bobrovsky misses four weeks, he'll miss 12 games, if he misses five weeks, it'll be 15 games. This is a terrible break for last year's Vezina Trophy winner and the Blue Jackets who will have to turn to perennial back-up Curtis McElhinney as their number-1. Mike McKenna who was recalled today is expected to serve as McElhinney's backup.
