Murray left Thursday's game in Winnipeg with an upper-body injury and will miss the rematch on Saturday. The Senators did not give a timetable on how long they expect Matt Murray to be out, but Marcus Hogberg will start Saturday with Filip Gustavsson coming up to be his backup.
McCann was hurt in a practice session earlier in the week and will miss at least a week with a lower-body issue. With McCann out week-to-week, it creates a hole on the Penguins' third-line, which could be filled by Zach Aston-Reese (shoulder) on Thursday.
Murray allowed two goals on 32 shots in Ottawa's 2-1 loss to the Canadiens on Saturday. Murray had a disastrous start to his Senators career but has settled in nicely in his last two starts, stopping 66 of the 70 shots (.943 SV%) that he's faced in those games. Tonight he'll look to continue his hot stretch of play vs. an Oilers team that scored three goals on nine shots against him last Sunday.
A couple of days after being added to the COVID-19 protocol list, Kakko was on the ice for practice on Wednesday and is expected to play on Thursday. This suggests that Kakko had a false positive test, which is great news for the Rangers, who are already without Filip Chytil and Colin Blackwell. Kakko skated on a line with Artemi Panarin and Ryan Strome in Wednesday's practice.
Hayden has been a healthy scratch for the last four games but will replace Christian Fischer (undisclosed) in the lineup on Tuesday. Hayden did not register a point in 9:43 TOI in his season debut.
Grubauer allowed one goal on 20 shots in Colorado's win in Minnesota on Saturday. Hunter Miska gave him the night off on Sunday, so Grubauer will be back between the pipes tonight vs. the Wild. Grubauer has won three straight games while allowing just four goals on 71 shots (.944 SV%).
Grubauer allowed one goal on 20 shots in Colorado's win in Minnesota on Saturday. Hunter Miska gave him the night off on Sunday, so Grubauer will be back between the pipes tonight vs. the Wild. Grubauer has won three straight games while allowing just four goals on 71 shots (.944 SV%).
Stephens has been out since January 23rd with a lower-body injury and is expected to be out until early-April. With Stephens out, Alexander Volkov is expected to remain a regular in the Lightning lineup.
Schultz was listed as day-to-day after taking a puck to the face on Thursday night. Schultz has performed very well since being moved to PP1 in Alex Ovechkin's absence, so it would be a shame for fantasy owners if he isn't available Saturday, since his run on PP1 is coming close to an end.
