Reinhart suffered an upper-body injury on Wednesday and will miss at least one week as a result. With Reinhart out, the Sabres have recalled Cal O’Reilly and Matt Moulson is expected to play on the top line.
Bobrovsky was in his second game back from an extended absence due to a groin injury. His injury ravaged season continues and the Blue Jackets recalling Anton Forsberg suggests that Bobrovsky will miss some time.
Ekblad has missed the last four games with a concussion he suffered on a hit from Matt Hendricks on January 10th. Ekblad is expected to play vs. the Blackhawks, but Willie Mitchell will not play due to an undisclosed injury. Ekblad has 19 points (9G / 10) and a plus-17 rating in 42 games this season.
Bobrovsky allowed five goals on 27 shots in the Blue Jackets loss to the Capitals on Tuesday. Not an ideal return for Bobrovsky, who will go again tonight vs. the Flames. Bobrovsky, who is just 4-7-1 with a 3.02 GAA and .897 SV% on home ice, draws a nice matchup with the Flames having lost four of their previous five games.
Reinhart left after playing just 11:43 TOI in Wednesday’s loss in Colorado. Head coach Dan Bylsma did not have an update on Reinhart’s status after the game, so there is no word on the nature or severity of his injury.
Bobrovsky will return to the Blue Jackets crease for the first time since December 8th—he stopped 33 of 34 shots in a 3-2 OT loss that night and comes into Tuesday at 11-12-1 with a 2.52 GAA and .916 SV% on the season. His first start back doesn’t come with an easy matchup with the Capitals in town.
Ekblad was levelled from behind by Oilers forward Matt Hendricks on Sunday and will miss Monday's game because he is in the league's concussion protocol. Consider him day-to-day, Steven Kampfer will replace Ekblad in the lineup.
Petry is dealing with a lower-body injury, which forced him to miss Friday’s practice and will force him to miss Saturday's game. He is listed as day-to-day, so monitor his status heading into next week. Look for Greg Pateryn to play vs. the Penguins.
Jones was the fourth overall pick in 2013 and has been a force at both ends of the ice for the Predators. Nashville likely did not want to give Jones up, but they have a plethora of talented defensemen and were seeking help at forward, so Jones was dealt. He has 63 points (15G / 48A) in 199 career NHL games.
Nosek, 23, did not record a point in six games with the Red Wings. His return to the AHL will create a roster spot for Drew Miller to be activated from IR prior to Thursday’s game in San Jose. Nosek has seven points (2G / 5A) in 25 games with Grand Rapids.
Petry suffered a upper-body injury in Saturday’s loss in Dallas and it will keep him out of Monday’s game in Nashville. With Petry out, Jarred Tinordi will make his season debut. Petry is also questionable for Tuesday’s game in Minnesota and likely won’t play until after the Christmas break.
