Berube spent the All-Star break on a conditioning stint with Bridgeport (AHL) and he excelled, going 4-1-0 with a 1.25 GAA and .960 SV%. He is fresh after playing all week, so the Islanders will roll with the hot hand in their first game back. Berube allowed four goals on 34 shots in a loss to Chicago in his NHL debut back in October.
Reinhart missed the last three games with an upper-body injury, but will be back on the Sabres’ top line on Wednesday. Reinhart has picked up 20 points (12G / 8A) in 47 games this season.
After missing three months with a lower-body injury, Berube went to Bridgeport on a conditioning stint, where he went 4-1-0 with a 1.25 GAA and .960 SV%. He had to be recalled because his conditioning stint was up, so he will likely be traded or put on waivers because the Islanders already have Jaroslav Halak and Thomas Greiss.
Barkov, 20, was the second overall pick in the 2013 draft. He has collected 30 points (12G / 18A) in 38 games this season. In his first three NHL seasons, Barkov has 90 points (36G / 54A) in 163 career games.
Bobrovsky suffered a groin strain on Thursday vs. Calgary and is sidelined indefinitely. Bobrovsky was in just his second game back after missing an extended period of time with a groin issue. He is 11-13-1 with a 2.65 goals-against average, .911 save percentage and one shutout in 27 games this season.
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.
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.
Berube has not played since October 10th, but was finally activated from IR and sent to Bridgeport on Monday. Berube was an impressive 37-9-4 with a 2.18 GAA and .913 SV% with Manchester (AHL) last season.
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.
Bobrovsky was injured late in Tuesday's overtime loss to the Kings and will be out three the month of December. Curtis McElhinney becomes the Blue Jackets' starter through the rest of December, beginning Thursday in Winnipeg.
Bobrovsky was replaced by Curtis McElhinney with 5:35 left to play in the third period. After the game, head coach John Tortorella did not have an update on Bobrovsky and said that he will be re-evaluated on Wednesday. This morning the Blue Jackets recalled Joonas Korpisalo from the AHL, which suggests that Bob may not be available for Thursday’s game in Winnipeg.
