Khudobin allowed two goals on 35 shots in the Stars win in Arizona last Sunday. Khudobin has gone 3-0-0 with a 1.95 GAA and .948 SV% in his last four outings (three starts). He hasn't played in Dallas much this season but has been great when he has. The 33-year-old is 3-1-0 with a 1.62 GAA and .937 SV% in four games at American Airlines Center.
Brodie missed Tuesday's game with an illness but is expected to be back in tonight vs. the Rangers. Brodie, who has 12 points (1G / 11A) in 36 games, will replace Michael Stone.
Brodie missed Monday's practice and Tuesday's morning skate but is officially listed as a game-time decision vs. the Blackhawks. If he can't play, look for Rasmus Andersson to be elevated to the top-pair and for Michael Stone to draw into the lineup.
Athanasiou's difficult season gets worse as he'll now be out until at least mid-January with a lower-body injury. Athanasiou started to improve in the absence of Anthony Mantha, posting three assists with 13 shots in his last four games.
Mikheyev had to undergo wrist surgery after getting cut by a skate on Friday night and will miss at least three months. He could eventually be moved to LTIR to provide the Maple Leafs with some salary relief but for now, he is on regular IR to open up a roster spot to call-up Timothy Liljegren.
Mikheyev had his wrist cut by a skate during Friday's overtime win over the Devils and was rushed to a nearby hospital immediately. Mikheyev underwent successful surgery and will be re-evaluated in three months. This timeline would make it possible for Mikheyev to return for a potential playoff run.
Khudobin stopped 37 of 38 shots in the Stars win in Nashville last Saturday. Ben Bishop has started five of the last six games but Khudobin will start the front-end of the back-to-back tonight in Tampa Bay. The 33-year-old has gone 4-4-1 with a 2.56 GAA and .924 SV% in nine road appearances this season but will be in tough vs. a Tampa Bay team that has won three of their last four.
Sanford missed the last three games with an upper-body injury but will play Monday vs. Colorado. Sanford, who will replace Ivan Barbashev (upper-body), will skate with Ryan O'Reilly and David Perron on the second line. He has 10 points (3G / 7A) in 26 games this season.
Khudobin allowed five goals on 30 shots in the Stars loss in Winnipeg on December 3rd. Khudobin has lost two straight and is 3-4-1 with a 2.77 GAA and .917 SV% on the road this year and gets set to face a Predators team that is on a five-game point streak (3-0-2) on home-ice.
Athanasiou missed the last two games with an undisclosed injury but will play in Montreal. Athanasiou has had a difficult season, posting just 15 points (5G / 10A) in 29 games and has a league-worst minus-33 rating.
Athanasiou missed Tuesday's game in Winnipeg but was on the ice for Thursday's morning skate and called himself "iffy" for tonight's game vs. the Jets. Athanasiou skated in Dylan Larkin's spot on the Red Wings' top-line.
Sanford was injured Saturday against the Maple Leafs and is "just day-to-day right now, so we'll see how he is tomorrow" head coach Craig Berube told reporters. Austin Poganski was recalled from San Antonio (AHL) and will make his NHL debut in Sanford's place.
There's no word what kind of injury that Athanasiou is dealing with, but he won't play Tuesday in Winnipeg, which means Filip Zadina could be in the top-6. Monitor Athanasiou's status heading into Thursday's home game.
Brossoit allowed two goals on 34 shots in the Jets loss in Los Angeles on November 30th. The Jets have a home-and-home with the NHL's worst team on Tuesday/Thursday so they will use this opportunity to get both goalies a start--with Brossoit going on home-ice and Connor Hellebuyck starting in his home state. The 26-year-old has gone 3-3-0 with a 3.65 GAA and .885 SV% on the season but is a solid spot-start option vs. a Red Wings team that has lost 11 in a row.
Shaw is out indefinitely with a concussion so his move to LTIR opens up a roster spot and gives the Blackhawks some cap relief to call-up Adam Boqvist and Matthew Highmore.
Shaw is set to miss his third straight game with a concussion on Friday. Shaw's move to IR is retroactive to November 30th, so he's eligible to be activated whenever he is back to 100 percent.
