Bobrovsky surrendered five goals on 40 shots in the Blue Jackets 5-0 loss to the Red Wings on Tuesday. Detroit dominated Columbus for most of the night and Bob did not look nearly as good as he did in his return on Saturday. He draws a tough match ups vs. a Bruins team who appear to be back on track.
Kulikov missed four game with a knee injury, but will be back in the lineup tonight in San Jose. He has averaged 22:36 TOI this season and recorded four assists in 12 games. Expect him to skate with Willie Mitchell and play on the Panthers’ second power-play unit.
Barkov missed Tuesday’s game with an illness, but he will be back in tonight vs. the Sharks. Barkov has been in an out of the lineup frequently as of late, but Barkov owners are hoping he can stay in the lineup for an extended period of time and start racking up points. He is worth adding to your watch list after this slow start.
Kulikov has missed the last four games with a knee injury he suffered on November 8th vs. the Flames. He was back on the ice for the Panthers morning skate today and could be back in the lineup. He has four assists in 12 games.
Marchand was back on the ice for Bruins practice on Thursday morning, but he will not travel with the team. He will miss his second straight game and remains day-to-day. He should be considered questionable for Saturday’s game vs. the Habs.
Marchand missed Tuesday’s game with an undisclosed injury and is listed as day-to-day which puts his status for Friday’s game in jeopardy. With Marchand out, Matt Fraser was skating in Bruins’ top-6 again this morning.
Barkov will miss Tuesday’s games with an illness and with multiple Panthers’ forward still out with injuries, they have recalled Rocco Grimaldi from San Antonio. Consdier Barkov day-to-day.
Bobrovsky held the Sharks to 1 GA in his first game back from injury. He is 5-4-0 with a 2.60 GAA on the season.
Marchand left in the third period of Saturday's game and has been dealing with injuries all week. Looks like he might be a gametime decision tomorrow.
Bobrovsky improves to 5-4 this season and despite wearing a splint on his finger, it's clear you should be able to start him with confidence moving forward.
Ekblad is tied for the team lead in points with 9 in his first 14 games.
Sergei Bobrovsky will make his first start since October 26th due to injury. Currently, Bobrovsky is sporting a .908 save% and a 2.81 GAA.
Bobrovsky increased his workload in Wednesday’s practice as he tries to get ready to return in Friday’s game vs. his former team out in Philadelphia. Continue to monitor his progression over the next few days.
“He is getting closer,” said head coach Todd Richards after Bobrovsky practiced with the team on Monday. There is hope that he could return for this weekends games, but it remains to be seen if he will be available.
Bobrovsky stayed on after practice and took some shots from teammates for the first time since breaking his finger two weeks ago. Bob is expected to make a start later this week.
Kulikov left Saturday’s game after a collision with Lance Bouma. He had an MRI and the results were encouraging as he did not sustain any serious damage to his knee. He will likely be sidelined for a little while, but it sounds like he avoided going on the shelf for an extended period of time. He will be replaced by Colby Robak if he can’t play tomorrow.
Bobrovsky was closing his glove on Friday, but has yet to start catching pucks. He is on the ice doing some more light work this morning, but until he is a full participant in practice, Bobrovsky will remain on IR.
Barkov missed the last two games with a lower-body injury, but he will return to the lineup tonight vs. the Flyers. Barkov, who has one goal in eight games, will skate between Brad Boyes and Jussi Jokinen.
Barkov, who has missed the last two games, is on the ice this morning skating on his regular line with Brad Boyes and Jussu Jokinen. Barkov has gotten off to a slow start this season, but should start finding the twine soon. Expect him to be in the lineup tomorrow in Philadelphia.
Barkov will miss his second straight game with a lower-body injury. With Barkov out, the Panthers will have Colby Robak dress as a forward once again. There was some optimism that Barkov might play tonight, so he shouldn't miss too much more time. Consider him day-to-day.
