| Vesa Toskala joins the team after resolving visa issues. As a result, Justin Pogge went back to the AHL. |
| Ryan O’Reilly out with a bruised foot. Justin Mercier takes his place. Ruslan Salei has been cleared to play but he and John-Michael Liles will be a healthy scratch tonight. |
| Alex Plante and Taylor Chorney re-assigned to Springfield. These moves must mean Ladislav Smid and Steve Staios will return shortly. |
| Davis Drewiske will return tonight while Peter Harrold sits.
Both Dustin Brown and Matt Greene took a maintenance day yesterday but they should play tonight. |
| Rod Pelley should sit again tonight. Expect one of Andrew Peters or Pierre-Luc Letourneau-Leblond to sit as well. |
| Looks like Ray Emery will miss another game with a groin injury. |
| Kurt Sauer and Scottie Upshall the only expected injuries. Joel Perrault and Anders Eriksson would be the healthy scratches. |
| Newcomer Niclas Wallin will be paired with Dan Boyle tonight. Dwight Helminen recalled from Worchester. |
| BJ Crombeen, DJ King, and Darryl Sydor should return to the lineup tonight. Mike Weaver, Brad Winchester, and Cam Janssen should sit. |
| Viktor Stalberg recalled. Nazem Kadri will play tonight as an emergency callup. Fredrik Sjostrom and Christian Hanson will miss tonight’s game with the flu. |