Belov will join Justin Schultz in the press box tomorrow when the Oilers take on the Panthers. With two defenseman out, someone will be called up from Oklahoma City (AHL). Belov has three assists and a minus-5 rating in 15 games.
Schultz missed Saturday's 5-0 loss to the Red Wings and won't be able to go tomorrow vs. Florida. He has one goal and sex assists with a minus-10 rating through 14 games. Monitor his status before Thursday's matchup with Tampa Bay.
Booth has missed five of the last six games with a lower-body injury. A week ago he was reported to be out 1-2 weeks, so there is a chance he could play tomorrow vs. Phoenix.
Smyth has missed the last six games after scoring three times and adding an assist in his first eight games. He was skating on Edmonton's second line with Sam Gagner and Nail Yakupov. Monitor the veteran's status tomorrow.
Gaudet, 20, is currently a member of the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds of the Ontario Hockey League. He has 10 goals and 12 assists in 16 games in his second OHL season. Gaudet is expected to finish out the season with Sault Ste. Marie and then turn pro and join the Portland Pirates (AHL).
Neal has missed the last 14 games, and remains week-to-week. However Neal's on-ice participation and workouts are expected to increase this week.
Morrow will miss his third straight game on Tuesday. He will stay in St. Louis where the Blues take on the Flames on Thursday, consider him questionable for that contest.
Paajarvi will miss his fourth straight game tomorrow vs. Montreal. He has no points in his first four games with the Blues.
The 30-year-old Lawson is 5-1-0 with a 2.22 GAA and .931 SV% in Binghamton. He has only made 10 NHL starts and they all came with the Islanders in 2010-11. He will play back-up to Robin Lehner in Columbus tomorrow.
When Anderson returns to the net according to MacLean depends "on his level of comfort". He will not make the trip to Columbus tomorrow and Robin Lehner will get the start. Nathan Lawson is expected to get recalled to back-up Lehner.
With Craig Anderson injured he will not make the trip to Columbus, so Lehner gets the nod. Lehner was peppered on Friday, he turned aside 53 of 57 shots in a loss to the Islanders. In four starts this season Lehner has made 45-plus saves on three separate occasion. He has seen a ton of rubber and has posted a .938 SV% in the process - that being said he has not chalked up a victory yet. The matchup vs. the Blue Jackets is a strong one, and he should be worth an add while Anderson is day-to-day.
Nichushkin scored his first NHL goal last night and was rewarded with a move to the top line with Jamie Benn and Tyler Seguin today. This has happened before but he did not end up playing with them in-game. Dallas takes on the Bruins tomorrow, if he sticks on the first line, you should expect and increase in production from the talented Russian.
Kane has missed Jets practice yesterday and Monday's gameday skate. Monitor his status as puck-drop nears.
Hurricanes head coach Kirk Muller said that Khudobin's skate went "OK" but that he needs more time. Justin Peters will start tomorrow and Khudobin should be considered questionable for Thursday's meeting with the Islanders.
Skinner has been out since October 24th, but was expected to potentially return this week. He was not on the ice with the Hurricanes this morning, hopefully the second opinion does not reveal a serious injury for Skinner. He had three goals and six assists (nine points) in his first 10 games.
On Friday, Elliott stopped all 31 shots he faced to earn his first shutout of the season. It was his also his first win of the season as well - he has posted a 2.07 GAA and .932 SV%. He has a good matchup vs. the Flames on Thursday.
Halak took the loss on Saturday after allowed four goals on 25 shots vs. the Lightning. After a blistering start to the season, Halak has cooled off as of late. His GAA now sits a 2.35 and SV% at .909. On Tuesday, he will face the Canadiens 15th ranked offence and the NHL's third best power-play (24.1%).
Ducks head coach Bruce Boudreau said that Vatanen is healthy enough to play but he wants to get Luca Sbisa in the lineup. Vatanen will sit after posting one goal and four assists with a plus-3 rating in 15 games.
Sbisa was recalled from the AHL on Sunday after a conditioning assignment. Sbisa had two assists in two games with Norfolk (AHL). In 41 games with the Ducks last season he had one goal and seven assists.
Olesz has two assists and a minus-1 rating in 10 games with the Devils.
