Maroon (undisclosed) will not play against the Avalanche on Thursday.
Chicago Blackhawks News
Weber will undergo a season-ending surgery to repair a tear in a tendon in his left foot.
The Oilers have re-assigned Brossoit to Bakersfield (AHL).
The Blue Jackets have placed Foligno (lower-body) on injured reserve retroactive to February 18th. He is expected to miss 1-2 weeks.
Goalie Start
Khudobin will start in Edmonton on Tuesday.
Khudobin’s last start was a 35-save effort in a 5-3 win over the Devils on February 11th. Khudobin has been as good as any backup in the league this year, posting a 12-3-4 record and a .923 SV%. He draws another good matchup tonight in Edmonton.
Foligno will be out 1-2 weeks with a lower-body injury.
Athanasiou is expected to return to the lineup tonight after missing Thursday's game with an illness.
Call up / Send down
The Stars have recalled Dickinson from Texas (AHL).
The Blues have officially activated Sanford (shoulder) off IR, and have assigned him to San Antonio (AHL) for a conditioning stint.
Sanford, who had shoulder surgery in September, hasn't played a game all season, hence the Blues decision to send him down for a conditioning stint. Sanford registered five points (2G/3A) in 13 games with the Blues last season.
Athanasiou (illness) is not expected to play vs. the Lightning on Thursday.
Weber (foot) will not travel with the team for the start of their upcoming four-game road trip.
Weber recently began skating on his own, but is yet to return to practice. He has been out since December 16th and remains without a timetable for his return.
Shaw (lower-body) will not join the team for the start of their upcoming four-game road trip.
Shaw has 19 points (10G/9A) in 43 games this season. He has been out since January 13th with a lower-body injury and has yet to return to practice. It seems unlikely he will return before the end of the Habs' four-game road trip.
Bertuzzi will be a healthy scratch on Sunday.
Martinez (lower-body) is expected to return to the Kings lineup on Friday.
Goalie Start
Khudobin will start Sunday in New Jersey.
Line Change
Dickinson will be back in the Stars lineup on Friday.
Dickinson has been a healthy scratch for the last two games, but will be back in the lineup vs. the Penguins. Dickinson has not registered a point in 12 games with the Stars. There’s no word on who will come out in favour of Dickinson, but head coach Ken Hitchcock said Dickinson will play.
Martinez (lower-body) will be a game-time decision on Wednesday.
Martinez missed Saturday’s game vs. the Coyotes and will be a game-time decision tonight vs. the Oilers. However, Martinez stayed on for extra work at the morning skate, which suggests that he will miss his second straight game.
Weber (foot) skated for the first time since December 16th.
Weber has been out for nearly two months with a foot injury but returned to the ice on Wednesday morning. This is obviously the next step in Weber’s recovery but he remains without a timetable for his return to the lineup.
Goalie Start
Khudobin will start Wednesday in New York.
Khudobin allowed two goals on 26 shots in the Bruins loss to the Ducks on January 30th. Tuukka Rask has started six of the last seven games, but Khudobin will start the tail-end of their back-to-back tonight in New York. The 31-year-old netminder has ben really good this season—he is 6-1-2 with a 2.02 GAA and .938 SV% on the road this season.
Call up / Send down
The Oilers have returned Laurent Brossoit to Bakersfield (AHL).
Brossoit backed up Al Montoya on Thursday but with Cam Talbot ready to go this weekend, Brossoit returns to Bakersfield where he is 3-3-1 with a 2.65 GAA and .916 SV% since being sent down.