Injury
Ales Hemsky a scratch for tonight. Foot injury day to day.
Hemsky hurt his foot in Saturday's game with the Kings. Ryan Jones will replace Hemsky in the lineup.
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Goalie Start
Devan Dubnyk comes off the ice first for Oilers.
Dubnyk allowed three goals on 38 shots in a 4-1 loss to the Kings on Saturday. He will get the call again tonight with another tough matchup on hand. Dubnyk is 6-8-2 with a 2.39 GAA and .928 SV% on the road this season.
Alexander Semin (upper body) will not play.
Semin sat out Saturday's game and it appears as if he will miss tonight as well. This is a big blow to the Hurricanes lineup. Semin leads the team with 26 assists.
#canucks Chris Tanev hurt his leg versus #flames and is day to day.
Andrew Alberts will replace Tanev on the Canucks blueline.
#CBJ coach Todd Richards said Brandon Dubinsky (flu) is doubtful for tomorrow's game vs. #SJSharks.
Dubinsky sat out yesterday's game with the flu. Monitor the centerman's status tomorrow.
Jiri Hudler (upper body) is out tonight. He is day-to-day. #CGYCOL
Roman Cervenka will likely replace Hudler in the Flames lineup.
Ryan Getzlaf will be a game-time decision tonight for ANA.
Getzlaf missed the last two games with a leg injury, monitor his status after pre-game warmups.
#canucks Ryan Kesler and Keith Ballard both return to line-up tonight versus #coyotes.
Ballard missed the Canucks last five games with a foot injury. He will be back in the lineup tonight, he will replace Cam Barker. He has just two assists in 27 games this season.
Goalie Start
Schneider starts.
Schneider has won each of his last two starts with a 1.00 GAA, .967 SV% and one shutout. He will make his third start against the Coyotes tonight. He is 1-1-0 with a 2.02 GAA and .927 SV% vs. Pheonix this season. Start him with confidence.
Kesler will play
Kesler has only played in seven games this season. He said he wanted to play before the playoffs, and he will do so tonight. He has been out for over a month with a hairline fracture in his foot. He has one goal and four assists in seven games this season.
San Jose Sharks Executive Vice President and General Manager Doug Wilson announced today that the team has signed unrestricted free agent goaltender Troy Grosenick to an entry-level contract.
Grosenick, 23, has spent the past three seasons at Union College of the ECAC. In 2012-13, Grosenick posted a 17-15-5 record. His 2.12 goals-against average, .926 save percentage and .609 winning percentage ranked him 4th among all ECAC goaltenders in each category.
Kesler centering Kassian and Raymond during morning line rushes.
Kesler returned to practice today and took line rushes which would usually indicate that he will play tonight. There had been no indication that he was going to return this soon. Monitor his status prior to puck-drop he could be worth a pickup if he does return tonight.
Goalie Start
Kari Lehtonen in goal Tuesday.
Lehtonen has now won two in a row after stopping 32 of 36 shots in a 5-4 win over the Sharks last night. He will start tomorrow vs. the Kings. Lehtonen has played well vs. LA this season, going 2-1-0 with a 1.68 GAA and .956 SV% in three previous starts.
Ryan Getzlaf on the ice this morning for an optional skate at Honda Center.
Getzlaf missed the Ducks last two games with a leg injury but could return tonight. We will have to wait for an official announcement on whether or not he is in the lineup tonight.
Center Scott Nichol (lower-body injury) missed his third straight game Sunday and is not on the trip.
Nichol will miss his third straight game tomorrow vs. the Predators. It is unlikely that he will join the Blues on their road trip, so he won't play on Thursday or Friday either.
Right winger T.J. Oshie (bruised foot) is on the trip, but he did not play Sunday and won’t play Tuesday at Nashville.
Oshie will miss his fifth straight game tomorrow. He could be available for Thursday's meeting with the Wild.
Prospect Dmitrij Jaskin could soon be joining the Blues. Jaskin inked his three-year NHL entry-level contract last Wednesday, after which the Blues immediately assigned the forward to the Peoria Rivermen of the AHL. But apparently the Blues never intended him to play at Peoria.
Jaskin, 20, was the Blues’ second-round pick (41st overall) in 2011. In 51 games this season, Jaskin led Moncton and ranked fifth in the league with 99 points (46 goals, 53 assists). At 6-foot-3 and 205 pounds, he was named the league’s No. 1 star in November and January.
Goalie Start
As you would expect, Jonas Hiller exits the ice first.
With Viktor Fasth starting last night it will be Jonas Hiller tonight vs. the Oilers. It will be his first start since March 31st because he has been battling the flu. Hiller is 7-2-0 with a 2.48 GAA and .907 SV% at home this season.
McGrattan suffered shoulder injury on Saturday and did not return.
He will not play tonight when the Flames take on the Avs. He is not fantasy relevant.
Goalie Start
Varlamov is the probable starter for the Avs.
Varlamov allowed four goals on 28 shots in a 4-0 loss to the Coyotes on Saturday. He has a great matchup tonight vs. the Flames, so he should make for a decent start.
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