Ehlers was listed as a game-time decision and is not on the ice for warmups. With Ehlers out for Game 1, Nino Niederreiter will move up to the Jets' second line vs. the Golden Knights.
Ehlers' missed the Jets' final game of the season due to an upper-body injury but will be a game-time decision for Game 1 Tuesday vs. Vegas. The 27-year-old ended his 2022-23 regular season with 12 goals, 38 points, 132 SOG, 11 PIMs and a -2 plus/minus through 45 games prior to his injury.
Ehlers' missed the Jets' final game of the season due to an upper-body injury but will be good to go for Game 1 Tuesday vs. Vegas. The 27-year-old ended his 2022-23 regular season with 12 goals, 38 points, 132 SOG, 11 PIMs and a -2 plus/minus through 45 games prior to his injury.
Kochetkov had a 12-7-5 record, 2.44 GAA and .909 SV% with the Hurricanes' during the regular season and has been recalled from Charlotte (AHL) Monday to be Carolina's third goaltender. The 23-year-old saw four games worth of action with the Hurricanes' in last year's playoffs, with a 1-2-0 record, 3.89 GAA and .869 SV%.
Bussi was 22-5-4 with a 2.40 GAA and a .924 SV% with the Providence Bruins (AHL) and has been recalled to Boston in time for the Playoffs. Bussi is a 24-year-old undrafted prospect for Boston and has yet to see any NHL action in his career.
Bussi did not see any action during his brief stint with Boston and has been reassigned to Providence (AHL) on Friday. The 24-year-old returns to Providence, where he was an impressive 21-5-4 with a 2.38 GAA and .925 SV%.
Ehlers left the Jets' previous game after 10:57 TOI due to an upper-body injury on a dirty interference hit from Ryan Hartman which resulted in a one-game suspension and will not play Thursday. The 27-year-old ends his 2022-23 campaign with 12 goals, 26 assists, 132 SOG, 11 PIMs and a -2 plus/minus through 45 games played.
Bussi was 21-5-4- with a .925 SV% and 2.38 GAA and has been recalled from providence (AHL) for the first time this season. The 24-year-old has had an impressive rise after beginning the season in the ECHL.
Hall missed Boston's previous game for rest after returning from a lengthy injury the game before and will return to the Bruins' lineup Tuesday vs. Washington. The 31-year-old left-winger has 16 goals, 20 assists, 147 SOG, 24 PIMs and a +12 plus/minus through 59 games this season.
Robinson left the Blue Jackets' previous game after just 10:56 TOi due to an upper-body injury and is not expected to play Tuesday vs. Philadelphia. The 27-year-old has 12 goals, 12 assists, 98 SOG, six PIMs and a +6 plus/minus through 72 games prior to the injury.
Primeau allowed five goals on 21 shots against the Red Wings on Tuesday. Primeau returns to the AHL, where he's gone 16-15-6 with a 3.12 GAA and .905 SV%.
Hall holds a $6 Million cap hit which would put Boston over its regular season salary cap if he were to be activated off the long-term injured reserve even though he fully practised in a regular practice sweater Wednesday. The 31-year-old has 16 goals, 20 assists, 143 SOG, 24 PIMs and a +12 plus/minus through 58 games prior to the injury.
Primeau stopped 24 of 26 shots (.923 SV%) for his first defeat of the season as he was handed the loss vs. Philadelphia in his previous start. The 23-year-old is only playing in his third game of the season with the Canadiens Monday, posting a 0-1-0 record, with a 2.28 GAA and .909 SV% so far. He takes on the Detroit Red Wings, who have won three of their last four games and are 22nd in the NHL in goals per game (2.93).
Kochetkov was 12-7-5 with a 2.44 GAA and .909 SV% with Carolina but has been assigned to Chicago (AHL) on Wednesday. The 23-year-old returns to Chicago, where he is .13-5-2 with a 2.39 GAA and .916 SV%.
