Hajek suffered a sprained knee Thursday night in Columbus and will miss at least three weeks. Luckily for the Rangers, they will get Marc Staal back after a lengthy absence to replace Hajek on the third pair.
Quick allowed four goals on 22 shots in the Kings loss in San Jose last Friday. Jack Campbell started the last two games but Quick will make his 19th start of these season on Wednesday. The veteran netminder went 5-4-1 with a 2.42 GAA and .906 SV% in 10 starts in November and draws a horrible matchup with the Capitals in town--they are tied for first in the NHL with 45 points (20-4-5).
Pouliot appeared in two games during his call-up but heads back to the AHL with Robert Bortuzzo set to return from suspension on Monday. Pouliot leads all San Antonio defensemen with 18 points (4G / 14A) in 20 AHL games this season.
Dowling returned from injury on Sunday but will come back out of the lineup in Minnesota. Dowling will be replaced by Mattias Janmark.
Pouliot has been fantastic in the AHL this year, posting a 18 points (4G / 14A) in 20 games with San Antonio. Pouliot was summoned from the AHL on the weekend and will make his Blues debut in Dallas. He has 48 points (8G / 48A) in 200 career NHL games.
Nash has been a healthy scratch for the last four games but is expected to replace Eric Robison in the lineup vs. the Penguins. Nash has one goal and five assists (six points) in 19 games this season.
Quick surrendered four goals on 25 shots in the Kings loss to the Sharks on Monday. Quick's last two home starts have been forgettable but he is 4-31 with a steady 2.40 GAA and .909 SV% in eight November starts. Tonight he will look to get back in the win column against an Islanders team coming off of their first regulation loss since October 11th.
Quick surrendered four goals on 25 shots in the Kings loss to the Sharks on Monday. Quick's last two home starts have been forgettable but he is 4-31 with a steady 2.40 GAA and .909 SV% in eight November starts. Tonight he will look to get back in the win column against an Islanders team coming off of their first regulation loss since October 11th.
Zibanejad has missed the last 13 games but was a full participant in Tuesday's practice and is expected to play Wednesday vs. the Hurricanes. Zibanejad skated with Chris Kreider and Pavel Buchnevich and will look to build off of a strong start to the season--he had 11 points (4G / 7A) in his first nine games.
Quick gave up two goals on 18 shots in the Kings 3-2 loss to the Coyotes on Saturday. The loss snapped a four-game winning streak for Quick, who has a 1.81 GAA and .927 SV% in his last five starts. The Sharks will be without Tomas Hertl but have won eight of their last nine (8-1-0) while scoring 3.67 goals per game.
Quick gave up two goals on 18 shots in the Kings 3-2 loss to the Coyotes on Saturday. The loss snapped a four-game winning streak for Quick, who has a 1.81 GAA and .927 SV% in his last five starts. The Sharks will be without Tomas Hertl but have won eight of their last nine (8-1-0) while scoring 3.67 goals per game.
Dowling will not play Monday vs. the Golden Knights, so Roope Hintz will move up to the Stars top-line between Jamie Benn and Tyler Seguin. Being listed as day-to-day make Dowling questionable to play Tuesday in Chicago.
Zibanejad was on the ice for Monday's morning skate but will miss at least one more game. Head coach David Quinn said that the plan is for Zibanejad to play Wednesday and based on today's morning skate he will play with Filip Chytil and Pavel Buchnevich in his return.
With Nick Foligno returning from a suspension, Nash will serve as a healthy scratch vs. the Red Wings. Nash has just one assist in his last nine games.
Zibanejad remains sidelined by and upper-body injury that he suffered back on October 27th. He hasn't returned to full practice yet but the fact that he is skating on his own suggests that Zibanejad could be back in the next week or so.
