Kane expressed his displeasure this morning about not playing on Wednesday. He said he was healthy enough to play and was an "obvious healthy scratch". Regardless Kane will be back in the Jets lineup tonight on a line with Olli Jokinen and Devin Setoguchi.
Hutton gave up four goals on 31 shots in a winning effort against Colorado on Wednesday. It was Hutton's fifth straight start - the win moved him to 4-1-1 on the season. He has a favourable matchup when he faces the Winnipeg Jets tonight.
Pavelec was given the last two nights off after yielding four goals on 14 shots in 25:49 last Saturday. He returns to the cage tonight to face the Predators. Pavelec is 0-1-0 with 2.92 GAA and .898 SV% vs. Nashville this season.
Whitney has a minus-7 rating and no points in six games.
Dupuis missed practice on Thursday, but was on the ice this morning and will play on Saturday. Dupuis will skate on his regular line with Sidney Crosby and Chris Kunitz. He has two goals and nine assists in 16 games.
Weiss is not skating this morning and Red Wings GM Ken Holland says that he is hurt and will not play tomorrow, but provided no details. This is a tough break for Weiss who appeared more comfortable with the Red WIngs in the last few games. With Weiss out, Darren Helm was skating in the top-six with Tomas Tatar and Daniel Alfredsson.
Perron sat for the last four games with a sore neck. If he does play tomorrow, it will be the first time that the Oilers top-6 forwards have all played together this season. Perron has two goals and seven assists in his first 13 games as an Oiler.
Important to note that Trouba is just doing some light skating and passing puck around with strength coach Lee Stubbs. This is still a positive sign for Trouba, who was stretchered off of the ice on October 18. The rookie defenseman was enjoying a strong start to his NHL career posting a goal and an assist in eight games. Trouba was logging 21-plus minutes a night so his return to the Jets lineup would certainly help solidify their blueline.
Eager had one assist while averaging 7:04 TOI in seven games with the Oilers.
Omark was recalled on Wednesday and was a minus-1 in 9:04 in his season debut on Thursday. Omark being sent to the AHL suggests that David Perron (neck) will be back in the Oilers lineup on Saturday.
Pavelec was given the last two nights off after yielding four goals on 14 shots in 25:49 last Saturday. He returns to the cage tonight to face the Predators. Pavelec is 0-1-0 with 2.92 GAA and .898 SV% vs. Nashville this season.
Kane missed the last two games but should be back in the lineup tonight when the Jets take on the Predators. Kane has six goals and three assists (nine points) in 15 games.
Craig Anderson is healthy enough to dress on Saturday so the Senators no longer need Lawson's services as a back-up. He returns to Binghamton where he is 5-1-0 with a 2.22 GAA and .931 SV%.
Dupuis left Wednesday's game early and did not return and then did not skate yesterday. Returning to practice today suggests that Dupuis will be in the Penguins lineup tomorrow.
Penguins head coach Dan Bylsma said that yesterday was a maintenance day for Martin, so that would suggest that he will be in the lineup tomorrow vs. St. Louis. Monitor his status during Saturday morning's game-day skate.
Bennett has been practicing all week so it seems very likely that he will return on Saturday. Penguins head coach Dan Bylsma said that Bennett will likely return on the third line, but with James Neal not coming back until next week - Bennett could play with Evgeni Malkin and Jussi Jokinen on Saturday.
Ramo stopped 18 of 21 shots he faced in a loss to the Maple Leafs on October 30. He was promptly given the next four games off as Reto Berra was recalled from the AHL. It hasn't exactly been smooth sailing for Ramo in his return to the NHL. He is 2-3-1 with a 3.49 GAA and .888 SV% and faces the 12-2-0 Avalanche tonight.
Bernier allowed two goals on 43 shots in a win over the Flames last Wednesday. He has had over a week off in between starts and the rest of the team hasn't played since Saturday. The Maple Leafs are without some key players due to injuries, but they should still have a solid enough roster to take care of the Devils.
Pateryn did not appear in a game with the Habs during his call-up. He returns to Hamilton where he has three goals and three assists in six games.
On Tuesday, Miller was under fire all from the opening whistle. Miller stopped 47 of 51 shots that San Jose threw his way, but he battled to a 5-4 shootout win. It was just his second win of the season, but Miller looks to get number three tonight vs. the red-hot Anaheim Ducks.
