New Jersey Devils News

Tatar was listed as a game-time decision but he is skating on the top line in warmups and is expected to play vs. the visiting Anaheim Ducks.

Markstrom allowed four goals on 42 shots in the Canucks loss in Boston on Tuesday. The loss snapped a three-game losing streak for Markstrom, who is now 10-9-1 with a 2.98 GAA and .909 SV% on the road this season. Tonight he faces a Wild team that is 4-2-0 while scoring 3.67 goals per game in the first six games of their home stand.

There is no indication what Tatar is dealing with but a flu bug has been going through the Habs room, so it could be that. Consider Tatar a game-time decision and monitor his status as they hit the ice for warmups at 6:30 PM ET.

Hischier required stitches in his knee midway through Saturday's game vs. the Stars and will not play tonight vs. Montreal. The good news is that the issue likely won't keep Hischier sidelined for very long but he'll miss at least one game. Jack Hughes moves up to the top-line and Joey Anderson makes his season debut with Hischier out.

Markstrom surrendered three goals on 37 shots in the Canucks win over the Islanders on Saturday. Markstrom continues to play terrific hockey, winning five of his last six starts (5-1-0) while posting a 2.18 GAA and .931 SV%. Tonight he'll see a Bruins team that is 7-2-1 while averaging 3.70 goals per game in their last 10.

Sami Vatanen missed Monday's practice and was listed as questionable for tonight's game but White's call-up suggests that Vatanen is out and White will be the seventh defenseman.

Markstrom allowed two goals on 40 shots in the Canucks win in San Jose on Wednesday. Markstrom has been terrific since the middle of December, going 10-2-0 with a 2.67 GAA and .921 SV% in his last 12 outings. He'll look to stay hot against an Islanders team that has lost five of their last seven (2-3-2) while scoring 3.29 goals per game.

Allen stopped 23 of 25 shots in the Blues loss in Vancouver on Monday. Allen was good enough to earn the win but Thatcher Demko was light's out at the other end, moving Allen to 6-3-3 with a 2.30 GAA and .926 SV% on the road this season. Tonight will be his third start of the season vs. Edmonton, he is 2-0-0 while stopping 67 of 70 shots (.957 SV%) in the first two meetings.

Allen stopped 23 of 25 shots in the Blues loss in Vancouver on Monday. Allen was good enough to earn the win but Thatcher Demko was light's out at the other end, moving Allen to 6-3-3 with a 2.30 GAA and .926 SV% on the road this season. Tonight will be his third start of the season vs. Edmonton, he is 2-0-0 while stopping 67 of 70 shots (.957 SV%) in the first two meetings.

Cholowski played in the final game before the Red Wings' bye week with Mike Green out but was sent to the AHL over the break. He has two goals with six assists (eight points) in 30 NHL games this season.

Markstrom stopped 34 of the 35 shots in the Canucks win over the Coyotes on January 16th. Markstrom has won three of his last four starts while stopping 103 of the 111 shots (.928 SV%) that he's faced. In his first start against the Sharks, Markstrom stopped 23 of 25 shots in what turned out to be a 4-2 loss.

Allen stopped all six shots that he faced after replacing Jordan Binnington in the Blues loss in Colorado on January 18th. Allen hasn't played a lot in January, starting just two games plus two relief appearances. Overall, he's stopped 55 of the 61 shots (.902 SV%) that he's faced. On the season, he is 6-2-3 with a 2.32 GAA, .926 SV% and one shutout on the road.

Allen stopped all six shots that he faced after replacing Jordan Binnington in the Blues loss in Colorado on January 18th. Allen hasn't played a lot in January, starting just two games plus two relief appearances. Overall, he's stopped 55 of the 61 shots (.902 SV%) that he's faced. On the season, he is 6-2-3 with a 2.32 GAA, .926 SV% and one shutout on the road.

Cholowski has scored two goals with three assists (five points) in 17 games with the Griffins this season. Cholowski is expected to replace Mike Green, who is out with an upper-body injury. Cholowski has 24 points (9G / 15A) in 81 career NHL games.

Hamilton was injured late in the second period on Thursday. Hamilton and Kevin Stenlund were chasing after the puck when they had their legs tangle, Hamilton falling backward and bending his left leg under him. Hamilton will undergo further evaluation before they decide on potential surgery. Jordan Staal suffered a similar injury in a preseason exhibition game in September 2014 against the Buffalo Sabres. Staal underwent surgery to repair a broken fibula and had an estimated recovery time of three to four months.

Hamilton suffered an ugly-looking leg injury during Thursday's loss in Columbus. He was tangled up with Kevin Stenlund and went down very awkwardly. Hamilton had to be helped off of the ice and when head coach Rod Brind'Amour addressed the media post-game, he said that "it doesn't look good, obviously." It looks like the Hurricanes could be without their All-Star defenseman long-term but expect an update in the next 24 hours.

Hughes was forced to leave Tuesday's game in Toronto with an illness but was back on the ice for Thursday's morning skate and will play in Washington. Hughes comes in with five points (2G / 3A) in his last nine games.