Lehtonen stopped all 22 shots he faced for his first shutout of the season on Wednesday. He will get the start for the second straight night when the Stars take on the Flames. It is another great matchup for the Finnish netminder, you know what to do.
Kadri was also assessed a match penalty last night for a hit on Mikael Granlund, but the NHL viewed it primarily as a full body hit. Head was not primary point of contact. The penalty on ice fit the crime. We will update if a suspension is handed down.
Halak had an off night allowing three goals on 19 shots in an overtime loss to the Coyotes on Tuesday. All-in-all Halak is 9-2-2 with a 2.25 GAA and .909 SV% this season. He faces the Avalanche at home tonight, he is 6-1-2 in his own building.
Giguere stopped 30 of 32 shots in a win over the Flames last Friday. The win moved him to 5-0-0 with a 1.00 GAA and .970 SV% on the season. Giggy has a tough matchup when the Avalanche take on the Blues in St. Louis tonight.
Potter missed all of the Oilers training camp with a back injury, travelled to Oklahoma City for a two game conditioning stint with the Barons earlier this month, returned to Edmonton for a few practices then found himself on waivers. After he had cleared, he reported to the Barons again, where he found his footing through the course of five AHL games. He was recalled on Tuesday and will play tonight against the Dallas Stars, alongside Nick Schultz. He figures to be a healthy scratch once Justin Schultz (groin) returns.
Breen has been out since late October and has only appeared in two games for the Flames. The two games were the first of his NHL career, he failed to register a point and has a minus-1 rating.
Scrivens was not forced to make a save in overtime but allowed two of three penalty shots in the shootout loss. In his last start he allowed three goals on 33 shots in 3-1 loss to the Coyotes. Scrivens gets the nod vs. an up-and-down Islanders team on Thursday. He receives a small fantasy boost with Quick injured - he is 12-15-3 with a 2.78 GAA and .911 SV% so he is not a great option.
Quick has been sent back to Los Angeles and Martin Jones has been recalled from Manchester. Quick will be evaluated in L.A and then a timetable will be released.
There were unconfirmed reports that it was a broken foot but Darryl Sutter confirmed it today. A timetable for Carter's return was not given, but he has been ruled out for the remaining three games of their road trip. When a timeframe is released we will update Carter's status.
Greene was in injured in a contest against the Predators on November 2. The upper-body injury will keep him out of the Kings lineup for an extended period of time, but is unrelated to back surgery he had last season.
Pearson, 21, made his NHL debut in Game 3 of the second round series between Los Angeles and San Jose and appears to be capable of providing value to the Kings, who selected him with the final pick of the first round of the 2012 NHL Draft. In 15 games with Manchester this season, the 6-foot, 205 pound forward has recorded 11 points (7-4=11) in 15 games while taking 52 shots.
With Jonathan Quick injured and heading back to Los Angeles, Jones will meet the team in New York for tomorrow's contest vs. the Islanders. Jones is 9-2-2 with a 2.24 GAA and .927 SV% with Manchester.
Moore missed the last seven games, but the depth forward will be back on Saturday. He had one assist and a minus-5 rating in 11 games.
Nash will travel with the Rangers to Montreal after he skates tomorrow morning. It is highly unlikely that he plays on Saturday or Sunday but he could rejoin the lineup next week. Continue to monitor this situation.
The Blackhawks continue to search for someone to fill their second line centre role. With Handzus missing the last eight games, Brandon Pirri has filled the role - he's posted one goal and three assists in that span.
Hansen missed the last nine games but should return to the lineup shortly. His original timetable was 3-4 weeks and it has been 22 days so his return is just around the corner and could possibly play on Thursday. Hansen had two goals and two assists in 11 games.
Reinhart played two games, averaging 11:04 TOI with the Flames. He failed to record a point but he returns to Abbotsford where he has three goals and six assists in 13 games.
Bobrovsky gave up four goals on 34 shots in an overtime loss to the Capitals on Tuesday. Bobrovsky has lost four of his last five starts and will be in tough Thursday when Columbus takes on the Bruins. His 2.84 GAA and .909 SV% do not have the look of a Vezina Trophy winner.
Berra surrendered three tallies on 35 shots in an OT loss to the Sharks on Tuesday. It would have been a blow out if it wasn't for Berra, he kept his team in it and they forced the extra frame. Thursday he faces the Stars who will be in their second game of a back-to-back.
Crawford allowed four goals on 23 but still walked away the winner on Sunday. He has won three straight and six of his last seven. Crawford and the Blackhawks are hot right now, roll him vs. the Coyotes.
