Nedeljkovic stopped 18 of 19 shots after replacing Anton Forsberg in the Hurricanes loss in Montreal last Saturday. Nedeljkovic struggled in his first start of the season, allowing four goals on 16 shots in a 4-1 loss to the Stars. Tonight he faces a Flyers team that is on a seven-game home winning streak while scoring 4.57 goals per game.
Ouellet has missed the last three games with a concussion but is expected to replace Karl Alzner vs. the Hurricanes. Ouellet has just one assist in seven NHL games this season.
With both Petr Mrazek and James Reimer out with injuries, Nedeljkovic will make his season debut. The 24-year-old netminder was 15-10-2 with a 2.51 GAA and .905 SV% in 28 AHL games. Nedeljkovic has been outstanding in his first two NHL games, stopping 41 of the 43 shots (.953 SV%) that he's faced. His season debut will come against a Stars team that has gone 6-1-1 while scoring 2.88 goals per game in their last eight.
Heinen's production continues to trend downward after his 47-point campaign in 2017-18. He has just seven goals and 15 assists through 58 games this season.The 24-year-old carries a $2.8M cap hit through the 2020-21 season.
Clifton skated in two games with Providence this weekend but returns to the Bruins where he has just two goals in 30 games this season.
Jarry stopped 33 of the 35 shots he faced in Saturday's 3-2 win over the Panthers. Jarry is 5-2 with a .911 SV% in his last seven starts. He'll face the Canadiens for the second time this season. Jarry was beat three times on 25 shots in a 4-1 loss to Montreal on December 10th.
