Merrill was not in the lineup in Boston on Sunday, but will replace Brad Hunt tonight vs. the Ducks. Merrill doesn’t have a lot of offensive upside, picking up just two assists in 15 games this season.
Shore was forced to leave Monday’s game vs. the Blue Jackets and will miss at least one week. Jason Dickinson moved up and skated in Shore’s spot on the Stars second line during Wednesday’s practice.
Fleury allowed five goals on 27 shots in the Golden Knights loss in Montreal last Saturday. Fleury has alternated wins and losses in his last six starts (3-3-0) while posting a 3.03 GAA, .887 SV% and one shutout. The 33-year-old stopped 17 of 18 shots in a 3-1 win in his first start vs. the Ducks.
Zuccarello missed the Rangers two-game road-trip and will miss his third straight game tonight. This leaves the Rangers without Zuccarello and Pavel Buchnevich on the right-side. Filip Chytil could move up the Rangers’ lineup for the time being.
Fleury allowed three goal on 30 shots in the Golden Knights wins in Ottawa on Thursday. Fleury has won two of his last three with an impressive 1.69 GAA, .940 SV% and one shutout. Fleury is a borderline must-start, but Montreal continues to impress offensively early in the season.
Fleury gave up two goals on 20 shots in the Golden Knights loss in Toronto on Tuesday. Fleury has gone 5-3-1 with a 1.89 GAA, .923 SV% and two shutouts in his last nine starts. He will look to keep things rolling against a Senators team that he beat on October 28th—stooping 19 of 22 shots in an OT win.
Zuccarello left Tuesday’s game vs. the Canadiens early, playing just 14:53 TOI in the win. Zuccarello is day-to-day and is very likely to miss Friday’s game in Detroit and Saturday’s game in Columbus.
Fleury stopped all 34 shots that he faced in the Golden Knights shutout win over the Hurricanes on Saturday. It was a nice bounce-back for Fleury, who allowed five goals in his previous outing. He draws a tough matchup in Toronto on Tuesday and comes in at 2-3-0 with a 2.81 GAA, .890 SV% and one shutout on the road this season.
Fleury stopped all 34 shots that he faced in the Golden Knights shutout win over the Hurricanes on Saturday. It was a nice bounce-back for Fleury, who allowed five goals in his previous outing. He draws a tough matchup in Toronto on Tuesday and comes in at 2-3-0 with a 2.81 GAA, .890 SV% and one shutout on the road this season.
Boyd has missed the first 12 games of the season, but is set to make his season debut vs. the Oilers. The 25-year-old had one assist in eight games with the Capitals last season and one assist in two games with Hershey (AHL) during his conditioning stint. He will replace Nic Dowd on the Capitals’ fourth line.
Merrill has just one assist and 21 PIMS in 12 games this season, but will be replaced by Brad Hunt on the third pairing tonight.
Fleury surrendered three goals on 22 shots in the Golden Knights 4-3 OT win over the Senators on Sunday. Fleury was given the night off on Tuesday, so he’ll draw back in tonight in St. Louis. The veteran netminder has gone 5-4-1 with a 2.49 GAA, .897 SV% and one shutout in 10 starts.
Gaunce has one goal in three games with Utica this season. The Canucks lost Brandon Sutter for at least one month, so Gaunce comes up to serve as a reserve forward. He has just 12 points (5G / 7A) in 114 career NHL games.
Johansson missed Saturday’s game vs. the Panthers but will draw back in tonight in Tampa Bay. Johansson, who will skate on a line with Pavel Zacha and Jean-Sebastian Dea, has just one goal and one assist in seven games this season.
Johansson missed Friday’s practice with an illness and will not play this afternoon. Joey Anderson has been recalled from the AHL and will make his NHL debut. Johansson should be ready to return next Tuesday in Tampa Bay.
Fleury allowed two goals on 26 shots in the Golden Knights loss to Vancouver on Wednesday. The loss snapped a three-game winning streak for Fleury, who will face a Lightning team that has won five of their last six games while averaging 4.33 goals per game.
