Morrissey has missed the last four games with an upper-body injury but will play tonight vs. the Sabres. Morrissey, who has 29 points (5G / 24A) in 61 games this season, will skate on the top-pair with Dylan DeMelo and second power-play unit.
Miller will get a rare night off tonight in Winnipeg with Lawrence Pilut replacing him on the Sabres' blueline. Miller has been held pointless with a minus-6 rating in his last six games.
Hellebuyck allowed three goals on 22 shots in the Jets loss in Edmonton on Saturday. Hellebuyck has been terrific this year but has lost three of his last four (1-3-0) despite posting a strong 2.31 GAA and .919 SV%. Tonight he'll face a Sabres team that has lost four of their last six (2-4-0) while averaging 2.83 goals for and 3.67 goals against per game.
Vilardi has played in three straight games with the Kings but was sent to Ontario after Sunday's game so he could maintain his eligibility for the AHL playoffs. Vilardi has one goal on four shots with one assist in his first three NHL games.
Hellebuyck allowed two goals on 25 shots in the Jets loss in Buffalo on Sunday. Hellebuyck has lost four of his last six starts (2-4-0) while posting a 3.07 GAA and .905 SV%. Tonight he faces a Washington that has stumbled a bit recently, going 3-5-1 while scoring just 2.78 goals per game in their last nine.
Morrissey will miss his second straight game with an upper-body injury and is being listed as day-to-day. Morrissey is still with the team but will get re-evaluated when the team returns to Winnipeg after Tuesday's game.
The Senators originally traded a 2021 fourth-round pick for Namestnikov so they recoup that pick by sending him to the Avalanche. Namestnikov, who will be a UFA this summer, has scored 13 goals with 12 assists (25 points) in 56 games this season.
Hellebuyck surrendered four goals on 30 shots in the Jets loss in Philadelphia yesterday. Despite the disappointing result, the Jets will stick with Hellebuyck this afternoon in Buffalo. The Sabres have won three in a row on home ice while scoring 4.00 goals per game and Hellebuyck comes in at 12-8-2 with a 2.80 GAA and .919 SV% on the road.
Hellebuyck allowed four goals on 32 shots in Tuesday's loss to the Rangers. Despite the ugly stat line, Hellebucyk still boasts a rather impressive .930 SV% in the month of February. He'll look to get back on track tonight against a Sharks team that has just three wins in their last nine games.
