Russo, 25, has registered eight assists in 13 games with Tucson this season. The former fourth-round pick has been called up because the Coyotes blueline is without Jakob Chychrun, Alex Goligoski and Jason Demers, who was injured last night. Russo has no points in 19 career NHL games (all with the Red Wings).
Hischier will miss his second straight game with an upper-body injury. The second-year centre remains day-to-day and questionable for the Devils back-to-back vs. Detroit (Saturday) and in Carolina (Sunday) this weekend.
Markstrom will make his second start in as many nights after getting the nod against the Rangers on Monday. He stopped 25 of 27 shots as the Canucks fell short by a score of 2-1. He continues to be leaned on heavily by coach Travis Green despite a lackluster .900 SV% on the season. He draws a difficult matchup tonight against a high-scoring Islanders team.
Hischier was forced to leave Sunday’s game with an upper-body injury and will not play against the Penguins. The Devils have not provided an update on the severity of Hischier’s injury, but he will be replace by Pavel Zacha tonight.
Markstrom allowed three goals on 37 shots in the Canucks loss in Buffalo on Saturday. Markstrom has gone 4-1-2 with a 3.45 GAA and .888 SV% in seven starts since Anders Nilsson got hurt. Tonight he will face a Rangers team without two of their top wingers, but Markstrom is 2-2-2 with a 3.53 GAA and .889 SV% on the road.
Pesce is listed as day-to-day with a lower-body injury that he suffered against the Red Wings on Saturday. Pesce was reportedly injured in a knee-on-knee collision, but is not expected to be sidelined long-term. With Pesce out, Trevor van Riemsdyk will draw back into the lineup on Monday.
Bernier allowed four goals on 42 shots in the Red Wings loss to the Oilers last Saturday. Bernier’s career in Detroit has gotten off to a rough start, posting a 4.20 GAA and .873 SV% in his first five games. He’ll be in tough again tonight with the Red Wings on the tail-end of a back-to-back against on of the best 5v5 teams in the NHL.
Siegenthaler will make his NHL debut on Friday. The 21-year-old has picked up two assists in 14 games with Hershey this season. Siegenthaler will replace John Carlson (lower-body) in the lineup.
Bratt has missed the first 13 games of the season after suffering a fractured jaw in practice right before the season started. Brett had 35 points (13G / 22A) while firing 100 shots in 74 games last season.
Markstrom allowed two goals on 30 shots in the Canucks shootout loss in Detroit on Tuesday. The loss snapped a three-game winning streak for Markstrom, who will make his 11th appearance of the season tonight in Boston. Markstrom has gone 5-1-1 with a 2.74 GAA and .911 SV% in his last seven starts.
The Lightning announced on Wednesday that Palat is not progressing like they hoped and announced this morning that he will be shutdown for four weeks. With Palat out, J.T. Miller is expected to remain in the Lightning’s top-6 through November and into December.
Lightning’s head coach said that Palat is not “progressing the way wen liked so we shut him down here for a little bit.” Palat was originally expected to be back before Victor Hedman, but it sounds like the opposite will end up coming true.
Markstrom allowed six goals on 29 shots in the Canucks win over the Avalanche last Friday. Markstrom has won three in a row while allowing a combined 10 goals on 94 shots (.894 SV%). He could extend his winning streak to four against Red Wings team that is averaging the fifth fewest goals per game (2.64) in the league.
Markstrom allowed six goals on 29 shots in the Canucks win over the Avalanche last Friday. Markstrom has won three in a row while allowing a combined 10 goals on 94 shots (.894 SV%). He could extend his winning streak to four against Red Wings team that is averaging the fifth fewest goals per game (2.64) in the league.
Palat has missed the last three games and will miss at least the next two. Palat did not travel for the Lightning’s back-to-back which starts in Montreal on Saturday and finishes in Ottawa on Sunday.
