Palmieri suffered a shoulder injury in the Ducks loss to the Maple Leafs last night. He has been sent back to Anaheim and will miss the remaining two games of the Ducks current road trip. Emerson Etem has been recalled and will skate in Palmieri’s spot on the second line.
Drouin has been in and out of the lineup recently and has only averaged 12:58 TOI in 23 games this season. He scored his second goal of the year last night and will bump up to the top line with Steven Stamkos and Ryan Callahan.
Palat will miss his fourth straight game with a lower-body injury, but he is hopeful that he will be able to skate on Thursday and return either Friday or Saturday.
Cizikas has missed the last three games with an upper-body injury that he suffered on December 6th vs. the Blues. He will be back in for Michael Grabner, who is day-to-day with a lower-body ailment. Cizikas will centre the fourth line with Matt Martin and Cal Clutterbuck.
With Zack Smith out for multiple months, the Senators have recalled Pageau to fill in. Pageau, 22, had two goals in 28 games with the Senators last season. He had 18 points (8G / 10A) in 25 games with Binghamton before his recall.
It looks like Palat will miss a third straight game with a lower-body injury. Palat skated for the first time on Sunday, but still is not expected to return tomorrow. Monitor his status during the Lightning’s morning skate.
Palat missed Thursday’s game with a lower-body injury, but head coach Jon Cooper said he expects the forward to play on the upcoming five-game trip that starts on Saturday in Washington. Palat is day-to-day.
Palat is not on the ice for pre-game warmups, so it looks like he will sit tonight vs. the Hurricanes. Expect Jonathan Drouin to suit up in Palat's place.
Varlamov underwent an MRI on Monday and the results did not reveal anything positive for the Avalanche. Varlamov will miss a couple of weeks at least, which leaves the team with Calvin Pickard as their starter.
Cizikas’ move to IR is retroactive to November 6th. Josh Bailey will remain in the lineup until Cizikas is 100 percent.
Drouin has had a difficult time staying in the lineup as of late. Tonight will mark the third time in seven games that the 2013 third overall pick will sit out. J.T Brown will be in for Drouin.
Varlamov is still battling a groin injury that cost him to miss six games from November 15th-December 3rd. There is no word on who will be called up, but if it is Calvin Pickard, he will get the start. Groin injuries with goalies are tricky, so Varly could be held out for awhile.
Cizikas was injured in the Isles’ loss to the Blues on Saturday and will miss Tuesday’s game vs. the Wild. Ryan Strome will drop to the fourth line, and Josh Bailey will draw into the lineup with Cizikas out.
Pulock, 20, took part in warmups as the seventh defenseman this afternoon, but did not get into the lineup. His return to the AHL suggests that Lubomir Visnovsky will be good to go on Tuesday.
Varlamov allowed four goals on 25 shots in a 4-3 overtime loss to the Flames last night. It was Varlamov’s first start since November 15th, but he will go again tonight in the second game of the Avs’ back-to-back. It hasn’t been a great two months for Varly, who has missed time with injuries and posted a 4-5-5 record with a 3.01 GAA and .914 SV%.
With Travis Hamonic on IR, the Islanders have recalled Pulock, 20, who was their first round pick (15th overall) in 2013. The 6-foot-1, 218 lbs. defenseman has eight goals and five assists (13 points) in 20 games in his first full pro season.
Clutterbuck played just 5:48 TOI before retiring to the dressing room for the night. Coach Capuano called Clutterbuck day-to-day and said that he will be evaluated on Wednesday.
Varlamov stopped 23 of 25 shots in a win over the Devils in his last start back on November 15th. The Avs went 3-3-0 in the six games that Varly missed, but he will be back between the pipes tonight in Calgary. He is 4-5-4 with a 2.95 GAA and .918 SV% this season, but the Avs are playing better of late, making him an interesting buy-low candidate.
Varlamov will miss his sixth straight game when Calvin Pickard gets the start on Monday, but Varly is expected to return later in the week vs. Calgary.
Varlamov will miss his fifth straight game when Calvin Pickard starts on Saturday, but Varly could make his first since November 15th on Monday vs. the Canadiens.
