Goalie Start
Cam Ward is expected to start in net, backed up by Justin Peters.
In 22 career starts against the Habs, Ward has a 12-7-3 record with a 2.77 GAA and .913 SV%.
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Sounds like CGY C Mikael Backlund (upper body injury suffered Sat vs. VAN) will be out at least a month, but should get official word today.
Backlund was recently skating on the second line due to the Blair Jones injury. The Flames are now down two of their top four centermen. The sophmore scored four goals and 11 points in 41 games.
Clutterbuck is not on the ice, nor is Stoner #mnwild
Sounds like Stoner will miss a few more games. He has three assists through 39 games.
Clutterbuck is not on the ice, nor is Stoner #mnwild
Clutterbuck is questionable to play tomorrow, leading to the call up of Foucault. Not skating today is definitely not a good sign. Through 51 games, the grinder has 13 goals and 20 points.
Carl Gunnarsson will need an "image" on his injury, and will be evaluated ahead of the game in Calgary #leafs
You can list Gunnarsson as questionable for the time being. The puck mover has two goals and 16 points in 55 games. Stay tuned for a further update.
#Habs Moen suffered a setback with his upper body injury. Will not play tonight.
Tough break for the gritty Moen. The grinder scored nine goals and 16 points in 48 games. Look for Aaron Palushaj to replace him in the lineup.
Goalie Start
Safe to say Jonas Gustavsson starts tomorrow in Calgary.
In three career appearances against the Flames, Gustavsson has a 0-2-0 record with a 4.05 GAA and .875 SV%.
“I saw (Fedotenko) when we just came in,” Tortorella said Sunday. “He said he was feeling better today. I would think he would come on the trip. I would think he’d come on the trip.”
Good news as Fedotenko travelling indicates he should be able to play sometime soon. He has seven goals and 14 points in 51 games.
Call up / Send down
#Isles set to call up D Ty Wishart from BPT, sending F Rhett Rakhshani back down. Wishart on road trip for D depth; 4-11-15 for BPT.
Rakhshani was a healthy scratch with Brian Rolston getting back in the lineup. He was held pointless in his five-game stint with the team.
Call up / Send down
#Isles set to call up D Ty Wishart from BPT, sending F Rhett Rakhshani back down. Wishart on road trip for D depth; 4-11-15 for BPT.
Wishart adds depth to a bruised blue line. He scored four goals and 15 points in 48 games with the Bridgeport Sound Tigers.
Goalie Start
Thomas Greiss in goal tonight for the Sharks.
Greiss has never faced the Capitals in his career.
Carl gunnarsson limps off the ice after an end-board collision. Update shortly.#leafs
Sounds like Gunnarsson took a relatively serious spill. The puck mover has two goals and 16 points in 55 games. Stay tuned for a further update.
Line Change
Colby armstrong skates this morning.
Doesn't sound like Armstrong's absence from the lineup is injury related as he practiced with his normal line. He has one assist in 14 games.
Line Change
#Leafs lines,MacArthur-Grabovski-Connolly
Connolly gets a bump up to the second line as the team tries to get more offense out of him. He has seven goals and 25 points through his first 44 games in Toronto.
Line Change
#Leafs lines,Crabb-Lombardi-Kulemin
Kulemin moves down to the third line. After scoring 30 goals last season in 82 games he has only five through 56.
Line Change
Mike Knuble is out for extra work this morning with assistant coach Dean Evason and Mike Green. #caps
Looks like Knuble will sit for the third consecutive game. The veteran has three goals and 11 points through 53 games.
Tomas Vokoun (illness) did not take part in today's morning skate
Vokoun was too sick to play last night despite leading the team out during warmups. Expect the team to either dress him as a backup or recall someone to fill in for him tonight.
Goalie Start
#Caps Michal Neuvirth says he expects to start tonight vs #SJSharks.
In three career starts against the Sharks, Neuvirth has a 0-3-0 record with a 3.37 GAA and .897 SV%.
Injury
#Caps Green is in full pads and is on the ice before practice as he continues to be on track
Good news for Green as he continues to progress. Limited to only 10 games this season, the Caps are hoping to squeeze at least another month out of their top offensive defenseman.
Call up / Send down
The Pittsburgh Penguins have activated defenseman Simon Despres from injured reserve and re-assigned him to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League, it was announced by executive vice president and general manager Ray Shero.
Despres scored a goal and four points over 13 games.
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