Dahlstrom (illness) will not play on Friday.
Toronto Maple Leafs News
Dahlstrom (illness) will be a game-time decision on Friday.
Dahlstrom missed the morning skate with an illness and will be a game-time call for Friday’s game against the Avalanche. Brent Seabrook likely isn’t available tonight so the Blackhawks will need to recall a defenseman if Dahlstrom can’t play.
Myers is expected to be back in the Flyers lineup on Thursday.
Myers made his NHL debut in Detroit on Sunday but sat as a healthy scratch on Tuesday. Myers only played 9:53 TOI in his debut because he was the seventh defenseman but he is expected to skate on the second pairing with Shayne Gostisbehere tonight.
Binning has been activated from IR and will return to the Oilers blueline on Tuesday.
Myers will be a healthy scratch on Tuesday.
Myers recorded one shot and a plus-1 rating in 9:53 TOI in his NHL debut on Sunday. The Flyers will go back to 12 forwards and six defensemen on Tuesday, which means Justin Bailey will replace him in the lineup.
Dahlstrom will be a healthy scratch on Monday.
Dahlstrom has been in the lineup for the last four games but will be replaced by Gustav Forsling on Monday.
Philippe Myers will make his NHL debut in Detroit on Sunday.
The Oilers have placed Matt Benning (undisclosed) on IR.
Benning has missed the last three games and was moved to IR to open up a roster spot in order to call-up Sam Gagner, who was acquired from the Canucks this morning.
The Oilers acquired Anthony Stolarz from the Flyers for Cam Talbot.
Stolarz is set to become a restricted free agent this summer but provides the Oilers with over $3.4M AAV in cap savings this year by replacing Talbot. The 25-year-old netminder is a former second-round pick but has had two knee surgeries in the last two seasons and has only played in 21 professional hockey games over that stretch as a result. This season, Stolarz is 4-3-3 with a 3.33 GAA and .902 SV% and will basically be trying out for Mikko Koskinen’s backup job for next season during the final 25 games of the season.
Tanev (ankle) returned to Vancouver; will not play Thursday.
The Blackhawks have placed David Kampf (foot) on IR.
Kampf is expected to miss at least 2-3 more weeks, so he was moved to IR to open up a roster spot. Expect Dylan Sikura to remain with the Blackhawks while Kampf is out.
Dahlstrom will draw into the Blackhawks lineup on Sunday.
Goalie Start
Stolarz will start Tuesday in Minnesota.
Stolarz stopped 37 of 39 shots in the Flyers shootout loss to the Kings last Thursday. Since returning from injury, Stolarz has stopped 75 of the 77 shots (.974 SV%) that he has faced and tonight he will make his first of what could be two starts this week. The 25-year-old netminder has gone 3-2-1 with a 3.25 GAA, .907 SV% and one shutout in eight road appearances this year.
The Flyers have recalled Philippe Myers from Lehigh Valley (AHL).
Dahlstrom will be a healthy scratch on Thursday.
Dahlstrom has been in the lineup for the last three games but will be replaced by Gustav Forsling on Thursday.
Kampf will miss 3-4 weeks with a foot injury.
Kampf was forced to leave Tuesday’s game in Edmonton with a foot injury and will miss at least three weeks. Brendan Perlini figures to draw back into the lineup to replace Kampf on Thursday.
Goalie Start
Stolarz will start Thursday vs. the Kings.
Stolarz stopped all 38 shots that he faced in the Flyers shutout win over the Rangers on January 29th. Stolarz has turned in a couple of outstanding performances this season but has mixed them in with some duds. It’s hard to know what to expect from the 25-year-old but the Flyers are red-hot right now and have a terrific matchup vs. the Kings, so you should at least consider spot-starting him.
The Maple Leafs have signed Auston Matthews to a five-year contract extension worth $58.17 million ($11.634M AAV).
Matthews was set to become a restricted free-agent this summer but signed through 2023-24 with an $11.634M cap-hit. Matthews has had a strong season, scoring 23 goals on 121 shots (19.0 SH%) with 23 assists (46 points) in 38 games. Matthews has broken through as one of the best goal-scorers in the league but continues to have a difficult time staying healthy—missing 20 games last season and 14 so far this year.
Ekman-Larsson (lower-body) will be a game-time decision on Saturday.
Ekman-Larsson missed the last three games before the break with a lower-body injury but will be a game-time decision in San Jose. Ekman-Larsson would replace Jakob Chychrun (lower-body) in the lineup if he plays.
The Maple Leafs have acquired Jake Muzzin from the Kings for Carl Grundstrom, the rights to Sean Durzi and a 2019 first-round pick.
Toronto needed to bolster their blueline and did so by adding Muzzin, who has spent the first seven seasons of his career in Los Angeles. The Maple Leafs really needed a right-handed defenseman but Muzzin was a much cheaper alternative and goes to Toronto with one more season on his contract that carries a $4.0M AAV cap-hit. Muzzin, who is 6-foot-3, 213 lbs., who can produce solid offensive numbers and play physically. He projects to play on the top-pair with Morgan Rielly, which will allow Ron Hainsey to play significantly less taxing minutes.
