Petry missed Monday's practice but travelled to New York and head coach Claude Julien expects him to play vs. the Islanders. Petry has played well recently, scoring two goals with two assists (four points) in his last six games.
Campbell allowed two goals on 27 shots in the Maple Leafs win in Ottawa on February 15th. Frederik Andersen has started the last seven games but Campbell will face the Sharks on Tuesday. He is 3-0-1 with a 2.40 GAA and .919 SV% in his first four starts with the Maple Leafs. He stopped 22 of 24 shots in a 3-2 OT win in San Jose when he was a member of the Los Angeles Kings.
Gustafsson has been held out of Chicago’s lineup since February 19 in lieu of a possible trade. The 27-year-old broke out in a major way last season, scoring 17 times and adding 43 assists in 79 games. Chicago’s struggles on the power-play this year took a particularly harsh toll on Gustafsson’s numbers, as he managed just six goals and 20 assists in 59 games. He is set to become an unrestricted free-agent on July 1st.
Head coach Rod Brind'Amour met with the media on Monday and told reporters that none of their new injuries are "short term" and Mrazek is dealing with a concussion. With both Mrazek and James Reimer hurt, Alex Nedeljkovic and Anton Forsberg were recalled from Charlotte (AHL).
Gustafsson is expected to be traded prior to Monday's deadline, so he'll be scratched for a second straight game to make sure he doesn't get hurt. Lucas Carlsson was recalled from Rockford (AHL) to serve as the No.7 defenseman on the road-trip.
Mrazek replaced James Reimer, who was hurt early in the first period and then he was hurt in a collision with Maple Leafs' forward Kyle Clifford while attempting to play the puck way outside of his crease on Saturday night and did not return. So the Hurricanes were forced to turn to 42-year-old Zamboni driver David Ayres for the final 28:41 of Saturday's 6-3 win.
Friday could be the first time Mrazek makes back-to-back starts since playing either side of the All-Star break. He played well in Tuesday's 4-1 loss to the Stars, stopping 33 of the 36 shots he faced. Mrazek has just two wins in his last nine games after starting the season 16-8-2. He'll hope to get back in the win column tonight against a lowly Devils team.
Mrazek allowed six goals on 26 shots in the Hurricanes loss in St. Louis last Tuesday. Mrazek has stumbled in his last five starts, going 1-4-0 with a 3.26 GAA and .875 SV%. He has struggled more often than not in road games, going 4-7-2 with a 3.24 GAA and .888 SV% in 13 road games (12 starts).
