Downie missed the last two games after suffering an upper-body injury last week. Downie has two goals and 10 assists in 20 games since being traded to the Flyers. He will likely slot in on the fourth line with Adam Hall and Zac Rinaldo.
Potter was injured in Friday's game against the Flames and will be replaced by Martin Marincin in tonight's lineup.
Salvador was taken off injured reserve and activated while forward Tim Sestito was assigned to Albany (AHL). Salvador has missed 30 games since being hit in the foot by a Jack Johnson shot October 22 in Columbus. The Devils are expected to dress seven defenseman tonight after the emergence of rookies Eric Gelinas and Jon Merrill as capable NHL defensemen.
Sobotka missed the last five games with an upper-body injury that he suffered on December 14 vs. Columbus. This is positive news for the Blues, but they found out today that leading scorer Alex Steen is out indefinitely. Sobotka will skate with Patrik Berglund and Vladimir Tarasenko.
Soderberg was injured late on Friday's game in Boston and won't be available for the second game of the home-and-home with the Senators. He will be replaced by Nick Johnson.
Seidenberg sustained the injury late in Friday's game vs. the Senators. The lower-body ailment will keep him out of tonight's rematch and he will be replaced by David Warsofsky.
Steen will miss his second straight game tonight and will likely miss a couple of weeks after suffering what was revealed today as a concussion. This is a terrible break for the Blues and Steen who is having a career year after scoring 24 goals with 15 assists (39 points) in 35 games. Expect Jaden Schwartz to continue to see time on the Blues top line while Steen is sidelined.
Bozak was back on the ice on Saturday and was centering the top line with James van Riemsdyk and Phil Kessel. Bozak has missed the last 12 games but is almost certainly in the lineup tomorrow vs. Carolina. Bozak has four goals and 11 points in 16 games.
Tavares who did not skate on Friday was declared as day-to-day with a lower-body injury that will keep him out of tonight's game vs. the Devils. Tavares has been extremely durable having only missed three games in the first four seasons of his NHL career. Brock Nelson will shift onto the first line with Tavares out.
Canucks head coach John Tortorella told reporters that he is day-to-day and Eddie Lack will start Saturday. Luongo will not dress as Joacim Eriksson will serve as Lack's backup. There are very few details on Bobby Lu's injury, but it sounds like the Canucks are planning to have him back by next week. In the meantime, Lack is the #1 in Vancouver and should make for a great start on Saturday vs. the Flames.
Day-to-day could potentially be a few weeks without its first-line left wing. Parise has clearly been hampered on the ice and in pain off of it, and my guess is he probably did further damage to the foot. Last time, it was recommended he miss two to three weeks. He missed one game. “If he’s not a game player, I want to keep him off the ice completely and give him a good chance to heal,” Yeo said.
Upshall's injury is not believed to be serious, but it will keep him out of tomorrow's contest. This is a tough break for the Panthers as they look to move to 3-0-0 vs. the Red Wings, but they will have to do so without their second leading scorer. Upshall has posted 18 points (6G / 12A) in 35 games.
The Islanders are in action on Saturday so Tavares is questionable to suit up vs. the Devils, monitor his status following tomorrow's morning skate.
Havlat sat out Monday's game and will not play tonight. It was revealed after practice that Havlat is dealing with a lower-body injury and he does not have a timetable for a return. He has had a very difficult time staying healthy in recent years which has drastically limited any remaining fantasy value he had. Havlat has three goals, five assists and a plus-5 rating in 22 games.
Aaron Rome will enter the lineup as Gonchar misses his second straight game after being injured on Saturday. Consider Gonchar day-to-day going forward.
Klesla was recently recalled from the AHL and recorded one assist in three games since re-joining the Coyotes. David Schlemko is expected to dress in Klesla's spot, he has not played in the last three games.
Keaton Ellerby will enter the lineup with Bogosian out. Consider Bogosian day-to-day and monitor his status prior to Sunday's game against the Avalanche.
Zibanejad has missed the last two games, but is likely to return tonight vs. the Bruins. Zibanejad has four assists in his last eight games and has a total of 15 points (8G / 7A) in 29 games. If he does play, Matt Kassian will come out of the lineup.
Orpik will play for the first time since December 7 when he was knocked unconscious by a Shawn Thornton sucker punch. He missed eight games with a concussion but will be back tonight when the Penguins are in Carolina. He will skate with Deryk Engelland.
Despite participating in the Penguins morning skate, Malkin will miss his sixth consecutive game. Consider him questionable for Sunday's meeting with the Blue Jackets.
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