Bobrovsky has had two great games in a row so there is no surprise that he will be back between the pipes tonight. He relieved Steve Mason in the Blue Jackets last game after he allowed three goals on eight shots. Bobrovsky came in and stopped all 21 shots that he faced and lead Columbus back to a 4-3 shootout win.
Hossa was a late scratch for tonight's game vs. Colorado but he isn't expected to miss a lot of time. Consider Hossa day-to-day for the time-being.
Sharp left today's game vs. Colorado and did not return. Coach Q said the injury will not end his season but it sounds like Sharp will certainly miss some time. It is unknown what the injury is at this time. More information on the severity of the injury will be released in the next couple of days.
Greiss gets the start on the second night of back to backs.
Hackett is 19-19-3 with a 2.56 GAA and .910 SV% with the Houston Aeros this season.
Dubinsky (knee) hasn't played since February 16th but could return to the Blue Jackets lineup tomorrow. He has one goal and seven assists in 15 games this season.
Miikka Kiprusoff was activated off of IR today and will start tonight so Taylor's services are no longer needed in Calgary. Taylor was 1-1-0 with a 3.00 GAA and .912 SV% in his brief stint in the NHL.
It looks like LaBarbera will give Mike Smith the night off. LaBarbera is 1-2-0 with a 2.58 GAA and .912 SV% this season. He has a tough matchup against a strong offense in Anaheim, however the Coyotes have won the first two games of this 3-game regular season series against the Ducks.
Emery is 9-0-0 with a 2.02 GAA and .926 SV% this season and will look to continue his undefeated streak against a weak Avalanche team tonight.
This is the third time in three games that the Ducks will face the Coyotes and they have lost both of them in shootouts. Hiller gave up four goals on 40 shots on Monday. He will be between the pipes again tonight for Ducks as they try to take a win in this mini-series vs. Phoenix.
Kiprusoff was practicing in the Visitor's end at practice which would usually indicate he is the backup, but then he was the first to leave the ice which would tell us he is starting. So it looks like Kipper will return to the Flames crease tonight after being out a month. The Flames backup goalies played well during Kiprusoff's absence and have the Flames just four points out of a playoff spot.
Holtby has won 7 of his 10 consecutive starts while posting a 2.40 GAA and .926 SV%. He will make his 11th straight start tomorrow with a great matchup vs. the Panthers.
Hedberg has now lost all six starts he's made since Martin Broduer got hurt while posting a 3.79 GAA and .838 SV%. He was pulled halfway through the second period last night against Tampa Bay after allowing three goals on 11 shots. He will start again tomorrow against the Buffalo Sabres who sit 13th in the Eastern Conference.
Blues GM Doug Armstrong did not confirm that Allen would start Thursday when the Blues travel to play Phoenix, saying, “Ken (Hitchcock) makes the lineup card, but I wanted to give him that opportunity. I just felt that when (Tuesday’s) game ended, we needed to look back on when we were having our most success, and what were some of the components, and Jake was one of those components. We think Jake has proven to be able to play at a high level over a short period of time.”
Kotsopoulos' career high is 22 points, so he is not fantasy relevant.
Hamrlik has only appeared in four games this season, recording one assist. The Rangers defenceman Marc Staal took a puck in the eye last night and his status remains up-in-the-air, so this Hamrlik move might just be precautionary.
Wellwood was called up yesterday but has already been sent down today. He will return to the AHL where he has 12 points in 43 games.
Bartley, 24, leads Milwaukee defensemen and is ranked among the AHL’s Top 20 defensemen in points with 26 (7g-19a) in 54 games.
This will be the 11th straight game that Frattin has missed with his knee injury. The Maple Leafs were hoping to have Frattin back this week, but it looks like he will be back for the weekend at best.
It is unknown if Frazee will get any starts. He is 7-9-4 with a 2.33 GAA and .920 SV% in Albany this season.