Domingue will make his second start and fourth appearance of the season. In his last appearance he stopped all 14 shots that he faced in relief of Mike Smith. Overall he is 1-0-0 with a 2.27 GAA and .911 SV% this year. Tonight he will take on a slumping Predators team, who have lost six in a row while being outscored 22-11.
Bobrvosky stopped 20 of 21 shots after replacing Curtis McElhinney in Saturday’s loss to the Avalanche. Since returning he is 1-1-0 with a 2.66 GAA and .908 SV%. Tonight he will get the nod in Carolina—Goalie Bob has gone 9-7-0 with a 2.82 GAA and .913 SV% on the road this season.
Ekblad missed the first game of his NHL career on Saturday, but he seems to be over the illness and should definitely be back in the lineup on Thursday vs. the Jets. Ekblad is having a sensational season for an 18-year-old, registering 11 goals and 23 assists (34 points) in 65 games.
Ekblad will miss the first game of his NHL career. Ekblad will sit because he is not feeling well, so Willie Mitchell will get back into the lineup.
Ekblad is not feeling well and is in danger of missing his first career NHL game. Monitor his status during pre game warmups at 6:30 pm ET.
Bobrovsky allowed four goals on 32 shots in the Blue Jackets loss to the Capitals on Tuesday. It was a rough matchup to return to, but things should be a little easier tonight in New Jersey. Bobrovsky has gone 8-7-0 with a 2.88 GAA and .913 SV% on the road this season.
Bobrovsky has missed the last 17 games, but he will make his first start since January 21st tonight vs. the Capitals. Bobrovsky has gone 16-15-2 with a 2.85 GAA and .913 SV% this season. Tonight will be his third start vs. Washington—he is 1-0-1 with a 3.35 GAA and .909 SV% in the first two.
Bobrovsky has missed the last 17 games, but it looks like he will make his first start since January 21st tonight vs. the Capitals. Bobrovsky has gone 16-15-2 with a 2.85 GAA and .913 SV% this season. Tonight would be his third start vs. Washington—he is 1-0-1 with a 3.35 GAA and .909 SV% in the first two.
Sergei Bobrovsky was activated from IR yesterday and served as Curtis McElhinney's back-up, so there is a good chance that he could make his first start since January 21st.
Bobrovsky will dress for the first time since January 21st today vs. the Devils. He will serve as Curtis McElhinney’s backup today, but that is a great sign that he will be able to start on Sunday vs. the Penguins.
Domingue, 22, has gone 10-6-2 with a 2.57 GAA and .912 SV% in 18 games with Portland this season. He has one win in one start with the Coyotes this season. There is no word whether he will start on Thursday.
Bobrovsky skated again on Wednesday and the Blue Jackets believe that he is on track to start one of their two games this weekend. Curtis McElhinney has played very well in Bob’s absence though, so the Blue Jackets will not rush him if he is not 100 percent by Saturday or Sunday.
Kulikov served his four-game suspension and will play tonight in Pittsburgh. The Panthers went 2-1-1 without Kulikov, but should benefit from having him back on the blue line tonight. He has 16 points (2G / 14A) in 49 games.
Bennett, 18, has not played all season because of a shoulder injury. He has been skating with the Flames recently and is set to return to action, but that will happen in the OHL. Bennett had 91 points (36G / 51A) and 118 PIMS in 57 games with Kingston last season.
Bobrovsky will skate tomorrow morning, but will be scratched. Coach Todd Richards is hopeful that Bob will be back in the lineup next week.
Bobrovsky is expected to return at the end of February, so it seems unlikely that he will play during the road-trip, but he is likely traveling with the team to get in a few practices before returning during the Blue Jackets three-game home stand that starts next Tuesday.
Kulikov was suspended for his low hit on Seguin on Friday. Seguin suffered a knee injury on the play and will miss 3-6 weeks. Kulikov already served one game of his suspension, so he will be eligible to return on Sunday in Pittsburgh.
Bobrovsky has missed the last nine games with a groin injury, but Blue Jackets head coach Todd Richards is hopeful that Bobrovsky will be able to return before the end of the month.
Bobrovsky returned to the ice on Monday and skated again today, showing continuing progress in his return from a groin injury. He is nearly three weeks into a 4-6 week timeline, so you could potentially see Bobrovsky return by next weekend.
With Mike Smith getting all of the action at the NHL level, the Coyotes will likely rotate Domingue and Mike McKenna to keep both of them fresh. Domingue heads back to the AHL where he is 8-4-1 with a 2.40 GAA And .922 SV%.
