Korpisalo allowed four goals on 27 shots in the Blue Jackets loss in Dallas on Tuesday. He has allowed a combined six goals on 56 shots (.893 SV%) to start his NHL career. With Curtis McElhinney losing on Thursday, the Blue Jackets will go back to Korpisalo tonight vs. Philadelphia. Philly comes in have won three of four.
Korpisalo will make his NHL debut tonight vs. the Lightning. The 21-year-old was recalled after Sergei Bobrovsky was injured and after sitting two games as the backup, he will get in tonight. Korpisalo went 5-4-2 with a 2.12 GAA and .928 SV% in 11 games with Lake Erie (AHL) before being called up.
Korpisalo, 21, was the Blue Jackets third round pick (62nd overall) in 2012. Korpisalo has gone 5-4-2 with a 2.12 GAA and .928 SV% in 11 games with Lake Erie and has been recalled because Sergei Bobrovsky was injured in Tuesday’s loss to the Kings. His recall suggests that Bobrovsky won’t be available for Thursday’s game, in which case Korpisalo will likely dress as Curtis McElhinney’s backup.
Zibanejad suffered a head injury on Tuesday and will be held out of the lineup on Thursday. With Zibanejad and Milan Michalek out, the Senators will be forced to go with six defensemen. Jean-Gabriel Pageau and Shane Prince will play in the top-6.
Zibanejad left Tuesday’s game with an apparent head injury after taking a hit to the head by Flyers’ defenseman Radko Gudas. Zibanejad was reportedly feeling better on Wednesday, but remains doubtful for Thursday’s game.
Zibanejad, 22, had the best season of his career in 2014-15. The former 6th overall pick tallied his first ever 20-goal season to go along with 26 assists (46 points) in 80 games for the Senators. It was another step in the right direction for Zibanejad, who will be in the Sens’ top-6 for at least the next two seasons.
With Derek Stepan sidelined with an upper-body injury, Miller skated between Chris Kreider and Martin St. Louis in Wednesday’s practice. Miller played well while Derick Brassard was out, so the move back into the top-6 should spark Miller’s production. He has four assists in his last five games.
With Derick Brassard out with mumps, Miller will be bumped up to the top-line to play with Rick Nash and Mats Zuccarello. Since being recalled, Miller has three goals and one assist in five games.
Miller has yet to record a point in three games with the Rangers but has 15 points (6G / 9A) in 18 games in Hartford. He will take Chris Kreider’s spot in the lineup today.
Zibanejad was not on the ice for pre game warmups and was confirmed as a healthy scratch, so he is not dealing with an injury. He has one goal and two assists in his last five games and six points (3G / 3A) on the year. Erik Condra is in the lineup for Zibanejad.
Miller was a healthy scratch for the last two Rangers' games after failing to record a point and producing a minus-4 rating in the first three games of the season.
Zibanejad missed Tuesday's game in Florida but will return vs. the Hawks tomorrow. He has 27 points (13G / 14A) in 61 games this season.
With Chris Kreider out on Wednesday, the Rangers have recalled Miller and he will play tonight. Miller has scored 12 goals and 25 assists (37 points) in 35 games with Hartford this season. While with the Rangers he has tallied six points (3G / 3A) in 28 games.
Zibanejad must have been injured in Monday's win over the Lightning. He did only play 10:18, which suggest that he left early (averages 14:17). He will be replaced by Matt Kassian.
Miller could suit up this evening with Martin St. Louis and Derek Stepan battling the flu.
Zibanejad has missed the last two games, but is likely to return tonight vs. the Bruins. Zibanejad has four assists in his last eight games and has a total of 15 points (8G / 7A) in 29 games. If he does play, Matt Kassian will come out of the lineup.
Zibanejad missed Saturday's game after being banged up on Thursday. He was skating on the Sens top-line with Jason Spezza and Milan Michalek. He has eight goals and seven assists in 29 games.
