Whitney missed the last five games with a groin injury, but will be in the lineup tonight vs. Anaheim. The 41-year-old veteran has one goal and seven assists in 17 games.
According to Leafs head coach Randy Carlyle, Lupul suffered a pulled groin in last night's 6-0 loss to the Blue Jackets. Not practicing this morning puts his availability for tomorrow's contest in question. Monitor his status after Wednesday's morning skate.
Gibbons played in five games with Pittsburgh, scoring his first NHL goal and adding an assist for two points in a 3-1 defeat of the Anaheim Ducks on November 18. He returns to the AHL where he has seven goals and 22 points in 15 games.
Lehtonen allowed five goals on 18 shots in a loss to the Blues on Saturday. The loss moved him to 6-3-1 with a 2.69 GAA and .909 SV% in November. Tonight he takes on the Ducks in Dallas where he is 2-3-2 this season.
Datsyuk rode the stationary bike today but did not skate with his teammates today. Red Wings GM Ken Holland confirmed that Datsyuk will not play tomorrow. Datsyuk was injured after being elbowed in the head by Senators defenseman Jared Cowen. Consider home questionable for Friday's game vs. the Islanders.
Semin has missed the last four games altering being concussed on November 16. A return to the ice next week, could have him back in the lineup by next weekend.
Bennett, who was injured Friday against the Islanders. In his absence the Penguins recalled Zach Sill and Andrew Ebbett from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton.
Parise returned briefly before retiring to the dressing room for good. The Wild has the day off Tuesday, so typically when that happens, injury updates aren’t revealed until the next availability, which will occur Wednesday morning. So we likely won't have an update on Parise's status until then.
Neuvirth left practice early on Monday and was listed as day-to-day. He presence at practice suggests that he should be able to dress tomorrow and the Caps will not have to make a roster move.
Lupul left the game after played 11:57 and did not return. Lupul has a large history of injuries. He has never played a full 82-game season and has missed a total of 79 games in the last four seasons. There is no word on the severity of the injury yet, expect an update on Tuesday.
Carter missed the last 10 games with a broken foot. Prior to the injury, he played in 14 games registering five goals and four assists. The 28-year-old sniper had 26 goals in 48 games last season and had a career-high of 46 goals in 2008-09. He can be expected to lead the Kings in goals through the remainder of the season and should be activated in all formats.
Luonogo allowed a pair of goals in a matter of seconds on Saturday but they were the only two to get by him en route to a 2-1 loss. He should go again tonight against a quality Kings team.
Hanzal left Saturday's game and did not return, but he is skating in warm-ups as expected and will go tonight vs. Nashville. Hanzal will skate on a line with Radim Vrbata and TIm Kennedy. He has seven goals and 19 points in 20 games.
Halak allowed two goals on 31 shots in a shootout win over the Bruins on Thursday. He will likely make his first start against the Wild this season. It is not a great matchup but Halak is 7-1-2 with a 2.36 GAA and .904 SV% at home.
Mazanec allowed two goals on 34 shots in a 2-0 loss to the Rangers on Saturday. The loss snapped his three game winning streak. He gets the call again after posting a 2.32 GAA and .929 SV in his first six starts, but he has a tough matchup with the Coyotes and their 4th ranked offence in town.
Quick has been out since November 12 and is not expected to return until after Christmas. The move was made so the Kings could activate Jeff Carter without sending anyone down. Ben Scrivens will continue to man the crease until Quick recovers.
Luonogo allowed a pair of goals in a matter of seconds on Saturday but they were the only two to get by him en route to a 2-1 loss. He should go again tonight against a quality Kings team.
Bobrovsky allowed six goals on 35 shots in a 6-2 loss to the Canucks on Friday. It was a tough outing for Bob, who's rough November continues. He is 3-4-2 with a 3.38 GAA and .889 SV% this month and will take on a good Maple Leafs team in Toronto tonight. He is 4-6-2 on the road this season.
Scrivens allowed a single tally on 33 shots in a tough overtime loss on Saturday night. It was his second straight loss, but he continues to play great. The Kings should get Jeff Carter back tonight which should help spark their offence. He has a tough matchup on the road vs. Vancouver tonight.
Giguere had his first tough outing of the year, allowing five goals on 23 shots in a loss to the Blues on November 14. He is 5-1-0 with a 1.73 GAA and .947 SV% with a fairly tough matchup on Friday vs. the WIld.