Knyzhov is in his first year in North America and he has picked up five points (1G / 4A) in 33 games on the Barracuda blueline. He could make his NHL debut on Saturday with Jacob Middleton out and the Sharks with no concrete No.6 defenseman.
Nutivaara will replace Ryan Murray (undisclosed) in the lineup in Edmonton. Nutivaara, who has played big minutes at times this season, may play on the top-pair with Zach Werenski tonight.
Murray, who recently returned from a lengthy injury absence, is "nicked up" and will not play on Saturday.With Murray out, Markus Nutivaara will draw back into the lineup.
Gallagher missed Thursday's game in Tampa Bay but will play tonight in Florida. Gallagher has scored three goals with three assists (six points) in his last six games.
Radulov missed Friday's practice and will not be in the lineup this afternoon vs. Nashville. With Radulov out, Justin Dowling will be on the top-line with Tyler Seguin and Jamie Benn.
Klefbom has missed the last nine games with a shoulder injury but will play tonight vs. the Blue Jackets. Klefbom will be back on the top pair with Adam Larsson and should be on the top power-play unit as well.
Saros stopped all 33 shots that he faced in the Predators shutout win over the Stars on Thursday. It was a terrific game for Saros, who is 6-3-0 with a 2.17 GAA, .934 SV% and two shutouts in his last nine starts. He'll look to have another strong game vs. the Stars today but he's 8-6-3 with a 3.13 GAA and .904 SV% on the road this year.
Koskinen stopped all 10 shots that he faced after replacing Mike Smith in the Oilers loss in Chicago on Thursday. Koskinen has been excellent to start March, winning his first start and stopping 52 of the first 53 shots (.981 SV%) that he's faced. Tonight he'll face a Blue Jackets team that is 2-5-6 while scoring just 2.38 goals per game in their last 13 games.
Forsberg was pulled after he gave up three goals on 20 shots in the Hurricanes overtime loss in Montreal last Saturday. With a back-to-back on-tap, Forsberg will face the Islanders on Saturday and Alex Nedeljkovic will likely start Sunday in Pittsburgh. He is 0-1-0 while giving up a combined six goals on 52 shots (.885 SV%) in his first two NHL starts of the season.
Greiss was yanked after allowing three goals on 12 shots in the Islanders' loss to the Canadiens. Greiss has lost three straight (0-2-1) while posting a disastrous 5.57 GAA and .827 SV%. Today he faces a Hurricanes team that is riding a four-game losing streak while scoring just 1.75 goals per game.
Carlo took an elbow to the head from Evgeni Dadonov on Thursday and did not return to the game. Carlo is likely in concussion protocol and will not be available for Saturday's game vs. Tampa Bay. John Moore will draw into the Bruins lineup and skate with Torey Krug.
Rask stopped 20 of 21 shots in the Bruins win in Tampa Bay on Tuesday. After an ugly two-game stretch in late-February, Rask has won two straight while stopping 45 of the 46 shots (.978 SV%) that he has faced. He is 1-1-1 with a 2.30 GAA and .920 SV% in three games against the Lightning this season.
Clutterbuck left Thursday's game in Ottawa with an undisclosed injury and will be a game-time decision today vs. the Hurricanes. Monitor his status as the Islanders hit the ice for warmups at 12:30 PM ET. Clutterbuck has picked up just one goal in his last 19 games.
Gilmour has been summoned from the AHL likely to serve as the seventh defenseman with Lawrence Pilut unlikely to be available on Saturday. Gilmour has six goals and seven assists (13 points) in 36 AHL games this season.
Vasilevskiy stopped all 32 shots that he faced in the Lightning's shutout win over the Canadiens on Thursday. Tonight he'll make his fourth straight start, having gone 2-1-0 with a 1.68 GAA and .943 SV% in the previous three--the loss coming against the Bruins, who he'll face again tonight. He is 2-1-0 with a 2.28 GAA and .931 SV% in his three starts against Boston this season.
Lindgren allowed three goals on 30 shots in the Canadiens win over the Hurricanes on February 29th. Lindgren is 2-3-0 with a 3.37 GAA and .884 sV% in his first five NHL starts this season and will get another start tonight in Florida. Tonight he faces a Panthers team on a four-game losing streak and 1-4-2 while scoring just 2.14 goals per game in their last seven games.
