Mason stopped 25 of 26 shots in a win over the Jets yesterday. Mason gets the call again tonight to take on the Predators. During his time with the Blue Jackets, Mason saw a lot of the Predators. Tonight will mark his 17th career starts against Nashville, he is 5-7-4 with a a 2.40 GAA and .913 SV% in the 16 previous.
Kane left Friday's game after the first period and did not return. Head coach Claude Noel could not say whether or not Kane will be in the lineup on Monday. Consider him questionable and monitor his status over the next couple of days.
Weber will likely miss a couple of games, which will hurt the Predators, but it could have been much worse. He is obviously out tonight and should be considered questionable for Tuesday's contest with the Canucks.
Winchester missed the last three games after being hurt on November 21 vs. Edmonton. He has enjoyed moderate success this season posting four goals and four assists in 20 games.
Forsberg will miss his eighth straight game with an upper-body injury. His placement on IR allowed the Predators to recall Joe Piskula from Milwaukee with Shea Weber and Kevin Klein out tonight.
Oleksiak has three goals and two assists in 22 games with Texas this season. He appeared in 16 games on Dallas' blueline last season where he had two assists and a minus-5 rating. He will be fighting with Kevin Connauton for playing time.
Robidas was injured on Friday after crashing legs first into the boards. He had surgery early Saturday morning and will be out until April at the earliest. This is a tough break for Robidas who is set to be an unrestricted free agent this offseason. Jamie Oleksiak has been recalled from Texas (AHL).
McElhinney allowed three goals on 14 shots in a relief appearance on November 19. He is 1-2-1 with a 2.32 GAA and .923 SV% in six appearances this season. As solid as he has been, he is not a legitimate spot-start option against the Bruins tonight.
Del Zotto has been a healthy scratch in the last two games but will return to the blueline tonight with John Moore coming out. Del Zotto played 17:21 with a minus-2 rating in his last appearance.
Talbot will make his first start at Madison Square Garden this season. Talbot has been excellent this season allowing the Rangers to give Henrik Lundqvist a number of nights off. He is 5-1-0 with a 1.41 GAA and .944 SV% but has a tough matchup with with for Rangers' coach John Tortorella and his Canucks in town.
Brule is a former first round pick (6th overall in 2005) who never materialized in the NHL. He was with the Coyotes in 2011-12 where he had five goals and 14 points in 33 games. He has appeared in eight games with the Coyotes AHL affiliate the Portland Pirates this season, where he has six goals and two assists.
Piskula, 29, has just 10 games of NHL experience with the Flames and Kings. He has skated in 18 games with Milwaukee this season recording five assists. He will make his Predators debut tonight with Kevin Klein and Shea Weber sidelined.
There is no word what is ailing Klein, but he is out tonight along with Shea Weber. This is a huge hit to the Predators blueline, who lose 26-plus and 20-plus minute eaters on the back-end. Joe Piskula has been recalled and will play.
Orlov was recalled from Hershey this morning and will be in the lineup tonight vs. the Islanders. He has three goals and nine points in 11 games with Hershey. In 65 career NHL games he has 20 points (3G / 17A).
This will be the first time that Erat has dressed since demanding a trade earlier in the week. It has been a tough season for the 32-year-old who has tallied just six assists in 23 games. He is expected to dress on the fourth line with Michael Latta being sent down this morning.
Holtby allowed two goals on 37 shots in a 3-2 shootout win over the Canadiens last night. It was a strong performance for Holtby who had allowed 10 goals in his previous three starts. He will take on the Islanders for the second time this season, he stopped 34 of 36 in a 6-2 win the first time around.
Weber took a puck in the face on Thursday and did not return to the game. The injury was near his eye which is always a scary scene, especially when it is your team's best player. He has been listed as day-to-day by the Predators so he is not expected to be out long-term at this point. Seth Jones will likely slide onto the top-pair with Roman Josi while Weber is sidelined.
With Tuukka Rask taking on the Rangers on Friday, Johnson should get the start tonight and being first off would suggest that he will, but nothing is confirmed. He surrendered two goals on 24 shots in a win over the Hurricanes last Saturday. The W moved him to 3-1-0 with a 2.21 GAA and .917 SV%. He has already beat Columbus this season, so if he starts, he is worth spot-start consideration.
Luongo stopped 37 of 39 shots in a 5-2 win over the Senators on Thursday. It was a great outing for Lu who was 1-3-3 in his previous seven starts. He is expected to take on the Rangers this afternoon, who are coming off of a sluggish performance against the Bruins on Friday. New York has been extremely inconsistent this season, so Luongo should make for a good start as he tries to earn coach John Tortorella a win vs. his former team.
de Haan was recalled on Thursday, but was a healthy scratch on Friday. He will be inserted into the lineup tonight with Radek Martinek coming out. The 2009 12th overall pick has just one game of NHL experience (2011-12). In 17 games with Bridgeport (AHL) this season he had one goal and two assists. He was a good offensive defenseman in the OHL, but has yet to excel offensively in the AHL to this point (2G / 18A in 76 games).
