Hall has missed the last two games and his return to Edmonton on Sunday suggests that he will miss both Monday and Tuesday’s games on the East Coast. With the Oilers season in the dumps, they will not rush their star winger back into the lineup for no reason.
Andersen, who had allowed five goals on 22 shots, left last night’s game after the net fell on him halfway through the third period. Andersen was reportedly alert in the locker room after the game and coach Bruce Boudreau doesn’t believe the injury is serious. Expect an update on Andersen’s condition on Monday.
Stepan missed yesterday’s game with flu-like symptoms, but will be in the lineup tonight vs. the Stars. Jesper Fast will come out of the lineup with a knee injury.
Andersen stopped 44 of 46 shots in the Ducks win in Nashville on Thursday. He was great again and enters play on Sunday having won nine of his last 11. He has a rough matchup in Tampa Bay, but Andersen has been impressive on the road, going 13-2-3 with a 2.27 GAA and .916 SV%.
Stepan was held out of Saturday’s game with flu-like symptoms, but could be back in the lineup on Sunday. Coach Vigneault will know more tomorrow, but given the 5 pm ET start, he will likely be a game-time decision.
A knee sprain pretty much guarantees that Fast will not be in the lineup tomorrow vs. Dallas. Coach Vigneault said that he will know more tomorrow, but a sprained knee should sideline him for at least one week.
Stepan was listed as a game-time decision but there was less than a 50-50 chance that he would play. With Stepan out, that means that Lee Stempniak will play, he was originally expected to come out for J.T Miller.
Rangers head coach Alain Vigneault said that “it’s looking less than 50-50” that Stepan will play this afternoon. If Stepan is unable to play, Derick Brassard and Kevin Hayes would likely centre the top-2 lines.
Hall was listed as doubtful so it is not very surprising that Hall is not on the ice for the morning skate. It looks like he will miss his second straight game and fifth of the last six. Teddy Purcell will skate on the Oilers top-line with Hall out.
Hall missed another practice on Friday and coach Todd Nelson called him “highly unlikely” to play on Saturday. Hall remains day-to-day and needs to get in some practice before he returns.
Hall missed Wednesday’s game against Pittsburgh with a lower-body injury that he re-aggregated on Monday in San Jose. He was reportedly receiving treatment while his teammates practiced this afternoon, so there is no word on whether he will be available on Saturday.
Andersen gave up four goals on 32 shots in the Ducks 5-4 comeback overtime win over the Hurricanes. Andersen is 8-1-0 with a 2.39 GAA and .919 SV% dating back to January 2nd. He draws a terrible matchup vs. the Ducks, but he made 27 saves in a 4-3 shootout win in their first meeting.
Hall re-aggravated his lower-body injury on Monday and it doesn’t look like he will be in the lineup tonight vs. the Penguins. With Hall out, Nail Yakupov has been bumped up to the Oilers top-line. Monitor Hall’s status after the skate, but it looks like he will be day-to-day again.
Andersen allowed four goals on 33 shots in the Ducks loss to Chicago on Saturday. The loss snapped a seven-game winning streak, but he still finished 7-1-0 with 2.20 GAA and .924 SV% in January. Tonight he should be able to get back into the win column with the Hurricanes in town.
Hall returned to the lineup on Monday after missing three games, but re-aggravated his injury and was forced from the contest. Coach Todd Nelson said Hall’s exit was more precautionary than anything. Expect an update leading up to Wednesday’s game vs. the Penguins.
Hall has missed the last three games with a bone bruise, but will return tonight vs. the Sharks. Hall is having a terrible season by his standards. He has 11 goals and 18 assists (29 points) in 41 games.
Hall has missed the last three games with a bone bruise, but is on the ice for warmups, which is a good sign that he will be in the lineup tonight.
Hall has missed the last three games, but could be back in the lineup tonight in San Jose. Monitor his status tonight during pre-game warmups.
Hall took part in the Oilers morning skate, but will not be in the lineup tonight vs. the Flames. Hall is hopeful that he will be ready for Monday’s game in San Jose.
