Stenlund missed Monday's game against the Dallas Stars, but was back in the lineup on Thursday against the Vegas Golden Knights. That said, he continues battling an undisclosed injury, making his status uncertain for Friday's game against the Anaheim Ducks. The 29-year-old Stenlund has 16 points (4G / 12A) in 67 games this season.
Comments from Mammoth head coach André Tourigny seemed to suggest the team was leaning towards starting Karel Vejmelka on back-to-back nights, but Utah will ultimately go the conventional route and give Vanecek the nod on Friday. Vanecek secured the victory in his last start, stopping 27 of the 30 shots he faced in an impressive 6-3 win in Dallas on Monday. The 30-year-old netminder carries a 5-9-3 record and an .889 SV% into Friday night's game, where the Mammoth enter action at +110 on the money line.
Toninato will slot in along with Sam Lafferty for the tail-end of Chicago's back-to-back on Friday. They'll take the places of Louis Crevier and Andrew Mangiapane, who are both unavailable due to undisclosed injuries.
Lafferty will slot in along with Dominic Toninato for the tail-end of Chicago's back-to-back on Friday. They'll take the places of Louis Crevier and Andrew Mangiapane, who are both unavailable due to undisclosed injuries.
Mangiapane will take a seat along with Louis Crevier on Friday as the pair suffered undisclosed injuries in last night's game. Sam Lafferty and Dominic Toninato will draw into the lineup in their place.
Crevier will take a seat along with Andrew Mangiapane on Friday as the pair suffered undisclosed injuries in last night's game. Sam Lafferty and Dominic Toninato will draw into the lineup in their place.
Soderblom has not played in nearly two weeks, but he will return to the crease in the tail end of back-to-back, on Friday against the Colorado Avalanche. The 26-year-old Soderblom has allowed four or more goals on three of his last four starts (1-2-1), but has a 22-save shutout in his only victory of the four. The Blackhawks enter Friday's contest as sizable +249 home underdogs against a league-leading Colorado Avalanche team that has scored just four goals in its last three games (0-2-1).
Mancini has appeared in 34 games over the last two seasons for the Canucks after being acquired in the J.T. Miller trade last season. He has zero points, 22 hits, and 22 blocks in 18 games this season with an ATOI of 13:50.
Sebrango will draw in along with Vinnie Hinostroza and Nolan Foote for the tail-end of Florida's back-to-back. They'll slot in for Anton Lundell, Mackie Samoskevich, and Gustav Forsling, who are all out with undisclosed injuries.
Foote will draw in along with Vinnie Hinostroza and Donovan Sebrango for the tail-end of Florida's back-to-back. They'll slot in for Anton Lundell, Mackie Samoskevich, and Gustav Forsling, who are all out with undisclosed injuries.
Hinostroza will draw in along with Nolan Foote and Donovan Sebrango for the tail-end of Florida's back-to-back. They'll slot in for Anton Lundell, Mackie Samoskevich, and Gustav Forsling, who are all out with undisclosed injuries.
Lundell reportedly got "banged up" in Thursday night's game and will be unavailable tonight as a result. He is considered day-to-day with the injury.
Samoskevich reportedly got "banged up" in Thursday night's game and will be unavailable tonight as a result. He is considered day-to-day with the injury.
It's unclear whether Forsling is dealing with an undisclosed injury or if he's simply getting the night off, but either way he'll miss his first game of the season on Friday. Donovan Sebrango will dress in his place.
It will be Tarasov between the pipes for the Panthers tonight after Sergei Bobrovsky got the nod in the front-end of their back-to-back on Thursday. Tarasov struggled mightily in his last start, surrendering six goals on 25 shots in a 6-2 loss in Seattle on Sunday. The 26-year-old netminder carries a 9-11-2 record and an .896 SV% into Friday night's matchup, where the Panthers enter action at -110 on the money line.
Woll's workload continues to ramp up as the Maple Leafs will turn to him between the pipes for the fifth time in their last six games. Woll was unfortunate to be tagged with the loss in his last outing, allowing just three goals on 34 shots in a 3-1 loss to the Islanders on Tuesday. The 27-year-old netminder carries a 14-12-5 record and a .905 SV% into Friday night's game against the Hurricanes, where the Leafs are unsurprisingly the underdogs at +185 on the money line.
Not to take away from a tremendous rookie season for the 27-year-old Bussi, but he has fallen off from an excellent start to his NHL career. After posting a 2.16 GAA and .906 SV% in 27 games before the Olympic break (23-3-1), Bussi has returned with an abysmal 4.05 GAA and .835 SV% in his last five games (2-3-0). That said, the Hurricanes enter Friday's contest as significant -218 road favourites against a Toronto Maple Leafs team that has scored two or fewer goals in five of their last seven games (2-4-1).
After almost exclusively relying on Jacob Markstrom in the past few weeks, including both ends of back-to-backs, Allen will tend the twine on Friday against the Washington Capitals. The 35-year-old Allen snapped a four-game losing skid in his most recent outing, saving 27 of 31 shots (.871 SV%) in a 6-4 win over the Los Angeles Kings. He has an ugly 3.08 GAA and .886 SV% in nine games since the beginning of January (2-7-0). The Devils enter Friday's contest as +120 road underdogs against a Washington Capitals team coming off a 4-1 win over the Ottawa Senators to snap a three-game losing streak (0-2-1).
Brother of Dallas Stars' rookie Justin Hryckowian, Dylan Hryckowian, has been signed to a two-year, entry-level contract. The 21-year-old younger brother of Justin just completed his third year of collegiate hockey with Northeastern University, where he had 37 points (15G / 22A) in 30 games.
The Sabres continue to win regardless of who tends the twine, coming off consecutive shutout victories, one with Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen and another with Alex Lyon between the pipes. The team will continue their goalie rotation on Saturday against the Los Angeles Kings, turning to Luukkonen, who saved all 29 shots he faced in his most recent outing for his first shutout of the season in a 2-0 win over the Vegas Golden Knights. The Finnish goalie has a 2.41 GAA and .919 SV% since late December, going 12-3-1.
