Luongo gave up two goals on 30 shots in his second win over former backup Cory Schneider and the New Jersey Devils. Tonight he would take on the red-hot Alex Ovechkin tonight, which should be a great battle.
Josi has missed the Predators last 10 games with a concussion suffered on October 4th. He has been cleared for contact, which suggest he will return to the lineup shortly. Josi was skating with Kevin Klein in practice this morning, which likely means rookie Seth Jones will stick with Shea Weber.
Neuvirth came in to relieve Braden Holtby on Saturday. He allowed two goals on 19 shots in 47:10 TOI. Neuvirth is 1-1-0 with a 3.08 GAA and .893 SV% in three appearances this season. He will face a tough Canucks team that has won three straight.
Chiasson missed Sunday's practice because of flu-like symptoms but will be in the lineup tonight vs. Buffalo. He has five goals and four assists in 10 games this season.
Helm says that he feels good and has not had any setbacks. He will be looking to play in his second NHL game in the last 18 months on Friday.
“Eaves will be playing,” Red Wings head coach Mike Babcock said. “He’s smart and he shoots the puck cause we don’t shoot the puck I need someone to shoot the puck and I need someone smart. If he’s looking at the bigger picture and if he’s looking for a larger chunk of cheese there’s lots out there cause lots of guys have left it out there for him.”
Flyers head coach Craig Berube wasn't please with how Gustafsson played on Saturday, so he takes a seat tomorrow while Meszaros re-enters the lineup. He hasn't played since October 11th, and has no points in five games.
Josi practicing with Klein means that the Preds plan on keeping Seth Jones and Shea Weber together once Josi is able to return. Nashville doesn't play until Thursday, consider Josi questionable for that contest.
Burrows has been out since the season opener, a game he played 18:34 but did not record a point in. His return comes at a perfect time, the Canucks have lost Jannik Hansen, Dale Weise, David Booth and Jordan Schroeder in recent days, leaving them really thin upfront. Burrows will play with Mike Santorerlli and Tom Sestito on the Canucks second line tonight.
Booth was injured on Thursday and missed Friday's game. He will be out for the shortest amount of time compared to the other injured Canucks forwards. Vancouver is still waiting for the former 30-goal scorer to stay healthy and produce. To this point he has only appeared in 79 games in three seasons while scoring just 18 goals with the Canucks.
Weise was injured early on Friday and did not play on Saturday. He had appeared in all 12 games prior to getting injured. The Canucks will be without three key forwards for at least three weeks.
Hansen was placed on IR last week, with an arm injury that wasn't believed to be serious at first. It turns out that he will miss close to a month which thins the Canucks forward corp even more.
Schroeder was only able to appear in three games with the Canucks before getting hurt. He has battled injuries throughout his young career.
Halak allowed one goal on 23 shots in a bounce back performance on Saturday against the Predators. The win moved Halak to 6-1-1 with a 2.17 GAA and .917 SV% this season. He will wrap up October with a good matchup against the Jets.
Paajarvi was injured after playing just 3:34 on Saturday. He will miss Tuesday's game after playing in the last four games with the Blues. Paajarvi could be back in the lineup on Friday vs. Florida.
Crawford was shelled for five goals on 25 shots in a loss to the Wild on Saturday. They will wrap up a home-and-home with Minnesota tonight, where Crawford will get a chance to redeem himself. Prior to Saturday, the Wild had just six goals in five previous games… Don't expect a repeat performance.
This move was made in the third period on Saturday, but remained permanent in practice on Monday. Sharp has stumbled out of the gate with just one goal and four assists in 11 games.
Moen has two assists while averaging 12:13 TOI in 11 games this season.
Salvador was already away from the team do to personal reasons, but an MRI revealing a stress fracture in his foot. Devils head coach Pete DeBoer said Salvador's injury is a "5-to-7 day thing".
The Devils only play one game between now and Friday, so he could be back in the New Jersey crease on Saturday vs. Philadelphia.
