There is no word on when Martinez suffered the injury but is expected to miss at least a week with an upper-body issue. The Kings have recalled Matt Roy from Ontario (AHL) and he will replace Martinez on Saturday.
Khudobin allowed five goals on 21 shots in the Stars loss in Tampa Bay on Thursday. Khudobin has gone 2-2-1 with a 2.65 GAA and .922 SV% in five February starts. With Ben Bishop still out, Khudobin will make his 25th start of the season on Saturday. The 32-year-old has gone 5-8-3 with a 2.66 GAA and .921 SV% on the road this year.
Brossoit allowed five goals on 32 shots in the Jets loss in Ottawa last Saturday. Brossoit will get another crack at the Senators tonight and comes in having lost his last two starts while allowing a combined eight goals on 63 shots (.873 SV%). The 25-year-old has gone 5-0-1 with a 1.81 GAA and .953 SV% on home-ice this season.
Bertuzzi has missed the last seven games with a concussion but will play Saturday in Philadelphia. Bertuzzi could replace Frans Nielsen, who is questionable due to an illness. Bertuzzi has 13 goals and 15 assists (28 points) in 49 games this season.
Khudobin stopped all 30 shots that he faced in the Stars shutout win in Florida on Tuesday. Khudobin has played extremely well since the Christmas break, going 4-3-1 with a 1.50 GAA, .954 SV% and two shutouts in eight starts. In his first start against the Lightning (Jan.15), Khudobin stopped 19 of 21 shots in a 2-0 loss.
Khudobin allowed three goals on 39 shots in the Stars loss in Arizona on Saturday. With Ben Bishop still sidelined, Khudobin will make his third consecutive start on Tuesday. Khudobin has stopped his previous two outings and is 4-7-3 with a 2.59 GAA, .923 SV% and one shutout on the road this season.
Anderson has been out with a broken ankle since November 21st but will replace Miles Wood on Saturday. Anderson had one goal and one assist (two points) in 11 games before getting injured.
Welinski, 25, has split his 2018-19 season right down the middle, playing 19 NHL games and 18 AHL games. With Korbinian Holzer returning to Germany for a family matter, Welinski has been called up and is expected to play on Thursday. The former third-round pick has two assists with the Ducks this year and four assists in 26 career NHL games overall.
Khudobin allowed just one goal on 39 shots in the Stars win in Nashville on Saturday. Khudobin has been phenomenal lately and will get another crack at the Predators tonight. Despite posting a 1.33 GAA, .959 SV% and one shutout in his last six starts, Khudobin has gone 3-3-0.
Dickinson has missed the last two games with a lower-body injury but will replace Valeri Nichushkin on Monday. Dickinson has recorded five goals on 45 shots (11.1 SH%) and six assists (11 points) in 37 games this season.
Khudobin allowed two goals on 21 shots in the Stars loss to the Lightning on January 15th. Khudobin played just three games in January but stopped 75 of the 80 shots (.938 SV%) that he faced. Khudobin was stellar in his first start against the Predators, stopping all 49 shots that he faced in a 2-0 shutout win (Dec.27).
Khudobin allowed two goals on 21 shots in the Stars loss to the Lightning on January 15th. Khudobin played just three games in January but stopped 75 of the 80 shots (.938 SV%) that he faced. Khudobin was stellar in his first start against the Predators, stopping all 49 shots that he faced in a 2-0 shutout win (Dec.27).
Dickinson suffered a lower-body injury against the Sabres on Wednesday and will miss both the their games this weekend. Valeri Nichushkin will draw into the Stars lineup for Dickinson on Friday.
Bertuzzi suffered an upper-body injury in the Red Wings’ final game before the All-Star break and will not be available for either of their games this weekend. Justin Abdelkader will move to the Red Wings’ top line beside Dylan Larkin while Bertuzzi is out.
