Mikkola is not expected to miss much time, if any, but he his status for Friday's game against the Carolina Hurricanes is uncertain. The 29-year-old Mikkola is averaging 20:19 time-on-ice and has seven points (1G / 6A) in 45 games this season.
Marchand has not played since January 6th and has yet to resume contact drills at practice. The 37-year-old Marchand was having a resurgent season with the Panthers, scoring 46 points (23G / 23A) in 41 games. He has not finished a season above a point-per-game pace in half a decade.
Markstrom is coming off a solid outing, saving 20 of 22 shots (.909 SV%) in a 5-2 win over the Minnesota Wild and will return to the crease on Wednesday, looking to record consecutive victories for the first time in over six weeks. The 35-year-old Markstrom has been mostly inconsistent this season, posting a 3.41 GAA and .879 SV% in 23 games (11-10-1). Still, the Devils enter Wednesday's contest as -136 home favorites against a Seattle Kraken team that is coming off a 4-2 win over the New York Rangers.
Adin Hill (lower body) could return to the crease as early as Thursday, but Schmid will remain the Golden Knights' de facto starting netminder for at least one more game, returning to the crease on Wednesday against the Los Angeles Kings. The 25-year-old Schmid has allowed three or fewer goals in three straight (2-0-1), and has a 2.49 GAA and .895 SV% through 23 games this season (13-4-5). The Golden Knights enter Wednesday's contest as -112 road favorites against a Los Angeles Kings team that has lost three of their last four (1-2-1).
Colin Blackwell will draw back into the lineup on Tuesday against the Anaheim Ducks, sending Bastian back to the sidelines as a healthy scratch. The 28-year-old Bastian has three goals in 22 games this season.
Bastian did not play in the Stars' most recent game, but he will return to the lineup on Monday against the Los Angeles Kings. The 28-year-old Bastian has three goals in 21 games this season.
Ilya Lyubushkin will be a healthy scratch on Monday, allowing Petrovic to re-enter the lineup against the Los Angeles Kings. The 33-year-old Petrovic has been a regular for the Stars this season, but has been a healthy scratch several times in the past couple weeks. He is averaging 15:48 time-on-ice, recording nine points (2G / 7A), 61 blocks, and 67 hits in 41 games this season.
Markstrom is coming off an awful team effort, where he was left between the pipes for all nine goals in an embarrassing 9-0 loss to the New York Islanders. The 35-year-old Markstrom is pacing for the worst season of his career, with an ugly 3.48 GAA and .878 SV% through 22 appearances (10-10-1). That said, Markstrom was actually stringing together a solid stretch before allowing nine goals on 24 shots (.625 SV%), posting a 1.85 GAA and .941 SV% in his previous four games (2-2-0).
Bastian played 8:35 TOI in Washington on Wednesday, but he'll be replaced by Adam Erne in the lineup on Saturday.
Marchand was on the ice for the Panthers' morning skate but will sit out for a second straight game on Saturday. Noah Gregor replaced him in the lineup on Thursday, but Sandis Vilmanis will fill that spot tonight.
With Jones out week-to-week, moving him to IR was a formality to create a roster spot for Sandis Vilmanis to be recalled from the AHL.
Vilmanis was a fifth-round pick in 2022 and will make his NHL debut after 92 career AHL games with Charlotte. This year, he has eight goals and 11 assists (19 points) in 31 games. He'll suit up on the Panthers' fourth line with Luke Kunin and Jack Studnicka.
Eller has not played in nearly a month, but is nearing his return after being activated from Injured Reserve. The veteran 36-year-old forward has six points (2G / 4A) in 28 games this season, but had been held off the scoresheet in 16 straight games before his injury.
Marchand exited Tuesday's 4-1 loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs after only 11:41 time-on-ice due to an undisclosed injury. Panthers' Head Coach Paul Maurice said Marchand had been battling an injury for a while, and they opted to take him out of the game for precautionary reasons, hoping it is a minor injury. The 37-year-old Marchand is having a renaissance season with the Panthers, scoring 46 points (23G / 23A) through 41 games.
For the first time since the 2017-18 season, Petrovic has been an NHL regular, playing 41 of 43 games and scoring nine points (2G / 7A), but he will be a healthy scratch on Wednesday against the Washington Capitals. Kyle Capobianco will draw into the lineup as Petrovic's replacement.
Adam Erne will be a healthy scratch on Wednesday, allowing Bastian to re-enter the lineup against the Washington Capitals. Bastian scored three points (2G / 1A) in a four-game conditioning stint with the Texas Stars (AHL) and was recalled by Dallas earlier this week. The 28-year-old has three goals in 20 games with Dallas this season.
Marchand exited Tuesday's 4-1 loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs after only 11:41 time-on-ice due to an undisclosed injury. Panthers' Head Coach Paul Maurice said Marchand had been battling an injury for a while, and they opted to take him out of the game for precautionary reasons, hoping it is a minor injury. The 37-year-old Marchand is having a renaissance season with the Panthers, scoring 46 points (23G / 23A) through 41 games.
