Leafs head coach Randy Carlyle made it sound like he may be out a while. Nazem Kadri will fill the void on the Maple Leafs first line.
If Hanzal is suspended it would be a huge blow to the Coyotes offence, he has 11 points in 12 games including four goals in his last four games.
Perreault was seen wearing a brace on his sprained right hand, an injury he suffered on Friday. This is a tough break for Perreault who was off to a good start to his Ducks career (4G / 5 A).
Andersen allowed one goal on 27 shots in his first career NHL start. The Ducks have rewarded that strong performance by starting him today vs. Columbus, which makes him a great spot start candidate.
Penner will miss his fourth straight game with a concussion. He was expected to play after his symptoms subsided and he joined the team in Columbus.
Neal missed a 10th consecutive game at Toronto. He has not played or practiced since Oct. 3, when he was injured in the regular-season opener against New Jersey. Neal is on the long-term injury list. That designation requires a player to miss at least 10 games and 24 days, so Neal is not even eligible to play until Monday night at Carolina — though, he will miss that contest, too.
"I’m not going to hide it, I definitely want to play Monday," Lundqvist said. "That’s my goal but, at the same time, you have to be smart about it. It’s a long season."
Holland has three goals and one assist in five games with Norfolk this season. In 21 games with Anaheim last season he scored three times while adding two assists.
Bobrovsky allowed two goals on 25 shots in a 5-2 win over the Maple Leafs on Friday. After losing four straight, Bob has bounced back with two consecutive wins. He should be in for a good battle tonight with the Ducks in town.
Fleury allowed just one goal on 14 shots but was out-duelled by J.S. Giguere who posted a 34-save shutout on Monday. He will get a crack at the Maple Leafs tonight, he was 2-1-0 with a 3.25 GAA and .873 SV% vs. Toronto last season.
Reimer hasn't started since being run into by a teammate on October 17th. In his last full start he allowed just one goal on 37 shots in a win vs. Minnesota. He will be in tough tonight against a great Penguins team.
Bozak missed the third period of last night's game. Troy Bodie is their only other available forward, so he will enter the lineup.
Penner ranks third on the Ducks with a plus-8 rating in six games. Penner has points in two of his last three games (2g/1a), and scored his first goal of the season as part of a multi-point night (1g/1a) on October 10 against the New York Rangers.
The injury occurred when he was slashed in the third period of Friday's contest with the Senators. Silfverberg, 23, had seven points (4g/3a) in 11 games at the time of the injury. Silfverberg ranks fourth on the team in scoring and his 35 shots rank second behind Corey Perry (40).
Fleury allowed just one goal on 14 shots but was out-duelled by J.S. Giguere who posted a 34-save shutout on Monday. He will get a crack at the Maple Leafs tonight, he was 2-1-0 with a 3.25 GAA and .873 SV% vs. Toronto last season.
Holtby has won three straight starts while posting a 1.95 GAA and .948 SV%. He has a great chance to make it four in a row when he gets a second crack at the Flames tonight. Holtby was pulled after he allowed three goals on 11 shots on October 3rd vs. Calgary.
Holtby has won three straight starts while posting a 1.95 GAA and .948 SV%. He has a great chance to make it four in a row when he gets a second crack at the Flames tonight. Holtby was pulled after he allowed three goals on 11 shots on October 3rd vs. Calgary.
Varlamov held the Hurricanes to two goals on 30 shots in a 4-2 win on Friday. He has now won six of the seven starts he's made while posting a 1.73 GAA and .948 SV%. He good chance to move to 7-1-0 with the Jets in town.
Crawford has been excellent as of late. He hasn't given up more than two goals in his last five starts. His GAA has dropped to 2.04 while his SV% has risen to .921. He will take on the Wild who rank 24th in the NHL in scoring.
It will be LaBarbera's first start since October 15th when he allowed three goals on 28 shots in a loss to the Penguins. He is 1-2-0 and has a 3.21 GAA and .871 SV%. LaBarbera is probably someone you want to avoid against a Coyotes team who has just one regulation loss in their last eight contests.
