Stepan was injured in last night’s game and then missed practice this morning which doesn’t bode well for him being in the lineup tomorrow vs. Boston. With Stepan out, J.T Miller was centring the second line and Mats Zuccarello moved to the first power-play.
Stepan played a season low 6:55 and while the team would not confirm the nature of the injury, it appeared as if Stepan suffered a hand injury after being slashed by Islanders forward Matt Martin. Stepan will be evaluated on Wednesday and more details should be released in the next 24 hours.
Andersen surrendered three goals on 30 shots in the Ducks win over the Predators last Sunday. He had a full week off with Ilya Bryzgalov getting the nod on Wednesday. He comes in having won two in a row and three of his last four. Andersen is 12-4-2 with a 2.15 GAA and .925 SV% at home.
Andersen surrendered three goals on 30 shots in the Ducks win over the Predators last Sunday. He had a full week off with Ilya Bryzgalov getting the nod on Wednesday. He comes in having won two in a row and three of his last four. Andersen is 12-4-2 with a 2.15 GAA and .925 SV% at home.
Andersen allowed three goals on 42 shots in the Ducks win over the Blues on Friday. He has alternated wins and losses in his last five games while posting a 1.75 GAA and .937 SV% in the process. Tonight he takes on the Predators who are in the tail-end of a back-to-back.
Andersen gave up two goals on 26 shots in the Ducks loss to the Sharks on Wednesday. He has alternated wins and losses in his last four starts—if that keeps up, he will record the W tonight vs. the Blues. He posted a 28-save shutout in a 3-0 win in his first meeting with St. Louis.
Staal was rested for Wednesday’s game after feeling some pain in his fractured leg. Despite the day-off he was back on the ice at the Hurricanes morning skate today and will be in the lineup tonight. He recorded one assist in his season debut on Monday.
Andersen stopped 13 of 14 shots in the Ducks OT win over the Canucks on Sunday. He has won three out of four games and posted a 10-1-1 record with a 2.17 GAA and .918 SV% in December. He is 1-2-0 with a 4.49 GAA and .875 SV% in his first three starts against the Sharks.
Tokarski will start his first game since November 29th. He allow three goals on 26 shots in a shootout loss to the Sabres that night. He enters play tonight at 3-2-1 with a 2.44 GAA and .914 SV% on the season. He draws an OK matchup in Florida.
Andersen stopped 28 of 29 shots in the Ducks shootout loss to the Coyotes last night. After having a three-day break, Andersen will start back-to-back games for the fifth times this season. Andersen is 2-2-0 with a 3.99 GAA and .875 SV% on zero days rest this season.
Staal has not played yet this season after fracturing his fibula in the preseason. He will make his season debut on a line with his brother Eric and Nathan Gerbe. He had 40 points (15G / 25A) in 82 games last season. If he can play at that pace again this season, he would be able to post close to 25 points in the remaining 47 games.
Andersen allowed two goals on 32 shots in the Ducks win over the Sharks on Monday. It was a penalty and fight filled contest, but Andersen was able to stay focused and record his 19th win of the season. Tonight he makes his third start vs.Arizona, he is 1-0-1 with 1.45 GAA and .942 SV% in the first two.
Andersen allowed one goal on 24 shots in Thursday’s win over the Canadiens last Thursday. He was given Friday night off, but will be back in goal tonight vs. the Sharks. In his first two starts vs. San Jose, Andersen is 0-2-0 with a 6.27 GAA and .839 SV%.
Tokarski, who has not started for the Habs since November 29th, was sent down to Hamilton to get some game action. In two games he went 1-1-0 with a 2.52 GAA and .919 SV%. Now back with the big club, expect Tokarski to back-up Carey Price tomorrow vs. the Islanders.
Gardiner served as a healthy scratch on Saturday, but will replace Stephane Robidas tonight vs. Chicago. Gardiner has not recorded a point in six games and is a minus-2 rating over that stretch. He has eight points (2G / 6A) in 30 games this season.
Gardiner is on the ice for warmups, but he is skating as an extra, which suggests that Gardiner will be out and Korbinian Holzer will be in.
Tokarski has not played since November 29th and the Canadiens have a back-to-back following the Christmas break, so they want to get Tokarski a few games so he will be ready to go following the break. With Tokarski being sent back, that all but guarantees that Price will start tomorrow and Tuesday.
Andersen was yanked after he allowed four goals on 20 shots in the Ducks loss to the Maple Leafs on Tuesday. The loss snapped a seven game winning streak for Andersen. Seven in a row sounds good, but Andersen has a 2.67 GAA and .903 SV% over the eight game span—showing the Ducks are really winning in spite of Andersen, not because of him.
