Darcy Kuemper suffered and upper-body injury in Dallas last night, so Hill comes up to serve as Calvin Pickard’s backup on Tuesday. Hill could remain with the team and get some playing time if Kuemper misses some time.
Goligoski was forced to leave last night’s game in Dallas and will be a game-time decision despite reportedly failing a concussion test on Monday.
Pickard stopped 22 of 24 shots in the Coyotes loss in Montreal on January 23rd. With Darcy Kuemper starting and getting hurt last night, Pickard will start the second-game of their back-to-back tonight in Nashville. He draws a tough assignment in Nashville—the Predators have won three of their last four and are 16-10-0 on home-ice.
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.
Murray missed Monday’s practice with an undisclosed issue and will be a game-time decision on Tuesday. Murray has 25 points (1G / 24A) in 50 games this season while playing 21:36 TOI/gm.
Jones allowed two goals on 33 shots in the Sharks win over the Coyotes on Saturday. Dating back to late-December, Jones has gone 10-2-0 in 12 games despite posting a 3.13 GAA and .891 SV%. Jones allowed four goals on 24 shots in a 5-2 loss to the Jets back on December 20th.
Vasilevskiy stopped all 36 shots that he faced in the Lightning’s shutout win over the Islanders last Friday. Vasilevskiy ended a bit of an ugly stretch for him with the shutout and tonight he faces the Golden Knights for the second time this season. The 24-year-old allowed two goals on 31 shots in a 3-2 lead in Vegas in the first meeting (Oct.26).
Dubinsky was forced to leave Monday’s practice and will be a game-time decision on Tuesday. Dubinsky, who has been limited to a fourth-line role for most of the season, has 11 points (5G / 6A) in 37 games this season.
Jenner has missed the last three games but was on the ice for Monday’s practice and will be a game-time decision in Colorado. Jenner is expected to skate on the third line with Josh Anderson and Anthony Duclair if he plays.
Bobrovsky allowed four goals on 26 shots in the Blue Jackets loss in Winnipeg on January 31st. Bobrovsky has allowed at least three goals in eight of his last nine starts, going 3-6-0 with a 4.02 GAA and .861 SV% over that span. In his first start vs. the Avalanche, Bobrovsky stopped 25 of 27 shots in a 5-2 win (Oct.9).
Jaros missed Monday’s practice and is expected to miss all three games this week. The Senators left a slight chance that he could play this week but will likely have to recall a defenseman before heading to Toronto for Wednesday’s game.
Grubauer allowed five goals on 28 shots in Colorado’s loss to Minnesota on January 23rd. Since mid-December, Grubauer has gone 1-4-0 with a 4.12 GAA and .862 SV% in his last seven starts. Grubauer was great in Washington but has not had the same success in Colorado but has a nice matchup vs. a Blue Jackets team that has lost five in a row.
Anderson allowed two goals on 21 shots in the Senators loss to the Red Wings on Saturday. Since returning from injury, Anderson has lost three in a row while allowing a combined eight goals on 92 shots (.913 SV%). Tonight he faces the Maple Leafs for the first time since October—he allowed three goals on 37 shots in a 5-3 win at the start of the year.
Pitlick was originally expected to miss two weeks but underwent surgery this week and will miss at least two more months. This essentially ends Pitlick’s season but would put him on target to play in the playoffs if the Stars qualify.
Tatar missed the morning skate with the flu but head coach Claude Julien said that there’s a chance that he could play tonight. Tatar has been hot recently, scoring two goals with four assists (six points) in his last six games.
Little missed Tuesday’s morning skate and will be a game-time decision for Tuesday’s game vs. the Sharks. Nic Petan will play if Little is out.
Byfuglien is nearing a return to the Jets lineup on Tuesday. Byfuglien got rid of the no-contact jersey on Monday and was on the ice for the morning skate on Tuesday but will sit out for one more game.
Goligoski failed the concussion test after exiting Monday’s game in Dallas following a hit from Brett Ritchie—Ritchie was ejected for boarding. Goligoski will be tested again today but is not expected to be available in Nashville.
Rinne allowed three goals on 26 shots in the Predators loss to the Stars on Saturday. Rinne has gone 1-3-1 with a 4.05 GAA and .879 SV% in his last five outings. He’ll try to right the ship tonight against Arizona, who played last night and are extremely banged up right now. Rinne remains a sold option despite his recent struggles.
Hellebuyck gave up three goals on 29 shots in the Jets win over the Ducks on Saturday. Hellebuyck has won three in a row despite giving up three goals in all three games, posting a .909 SV%. He made 41 saves on 44 shots in a 5-3 win in his first start against the Sharks (Dec.20).
