Stralman has been out since March 5th with a lower-body injury but is expected to replace Cameron Gaunce on Tuesday. The Lightning want to get the veteran into a few games before the playoffs, so look for him to skate with Jan Rutta in Montreal.
Byron was involved in a scary situation in which he had to be helped off of the ice after a fight with MacKenzie Weegar on March 26th. Byron will draw back into the lineup on the Canadiens fourth line with Nate Thompson and Jesperi Kotkaniemi.
Dubnyk allowed two goals on 21 shots in the Wild’s loss in Arizona on Sunday. The Wild are still alive in the Western Conference playoff race, but barely. Tonight Dubnyk will make his fourth appearance vs. Winnipeg—he is 3-0-0 with a 1.67 GAA and .943 SV% in the first three meetings of the year.
Mrazek allowed two goals on 32 shots in the Hurricanes win over the Flyers on Saturday. Mrazek has won three of his last four starts while posting a 1.97GAA and .934 SV%. Tonight he faces a Maple Leafs team that will go with backup Garret Sparks as they come in on the tail-end of a back-to-back.
Sparks allowed three goals on 21 shots in the Maple Leafs loss in Ottawa on Saturday. With Frederik Andersen starting last night, Sparks is expected to make his 20th appearance tonight vs. the Hurricanes. The 25-year-old has gone 4-2-1 with a 2.63 GAA, .919 SV% and one shutout on home-ice this season.
Rinaldo has been out since January 1st and will go to Milwaukee to get back up to game speed. Rinaldo will likely return to the Predators for the playoffs but likely won’t be an integral part of their lineup.
Bobrovsky stopped all 38 shots that he faced in the Blue Jackets shutout win in Buffalo on Sunday. The suddenly red-hot Bobrovsky has won five in a row with a 0.80 GAA, .971 SV% and three shutouts and has the Blue Jackets sitting in the first Wild Card spot in the Eastern Conference.
Sparks allowed three goals on 21 shots in the Maple Leafs loss in Ottawa on Saturday. With Frederik Andersen starting last night, Sparks is expected to make his 20th appearance tonight vs. the Hurricanes. The 25-year-old has gone 4-2-1 with a 2.63 GAA, .919 SV% and one shutout on home-ice this season.
Wolanin has split his 2018-19 campaign between the NHL and AHL but it looks like he will finish the year out in Belleville. Wolanin has 12 points (4G / 8A) in 28 NHL games and 26 points (6G / 20A) in 35 AHL games. Andreas Englund will replace him on the roster.
Englund will get a late-season look with the Senators after scoring three goals and 11 assists (14 points) in 65 AHL games this season. The 2014 second-round pick has great size (6-foot-4, 205 lbs.) and has not recorded a pick in six career NHL games.
Sikura had just one assist in his last nine games with the Blackhawks and returns to Rockford after picking up just eight assists in 33 NHL games. The 23-year-old has 13 goals and 17 assists (30 points) in 40 games with Rockford.
Fleury will re-enter the Hurricanes lineup on Tuesday with Calvin de Haan back in Carolina undergoing further evaluation on an upper-body injury that he suffered on Sunday. Fleury has one assist in 17 NHL games and 10 points (2G / 8A) in 28 AHL games this season.
de Haan suffered an upper-body injury in Pittsburgh on Sunday and did not accompany the team to Toronto for Tuesday’s game. Haydn Fleury was recalled from Charlotte (AHL) and will replace de Haan in the lineup.
Talbot allowed three goals on 30 shots in the Flyers 5-2 loss in Carolina on Saturday. With the Flyers out of the playoff race, they will go with Talbot again on Tuesday, likely just to get a few more looks at him as a potential backup to Carter Hart next season. Talbot is 1-1-0 while stopping 72 of the 79 shots (.911 SV%) in three appearances since joining the Flyers.
