Haley was a healthy scratch vs. the Hurricanes last night but will replace Brendan Smith in the lineup in Toronto. Haley was born in nearby Oshawa, Ontario and has one goal in 17 games this season.
Fogarty has nine goals and 14 assists (23 points) in 32 games with Hartford this season. Fogarty will likely play on the fourth line in his season debut and will replace Brendan Lemieux, who is out 3-to-4 weeks with a fractured hand. Fogarty is a former third-round pick (2011) who has no points in 11 career NHL games.
Lemieux was forced to leave Friday's game against Carolina with a fractured hand and he is expected to miss at least three weeks. With Lemieux out, Steven Fogarty is expected to draw into the lineup Saturday in Toronto.
Howard surrendered five goals on 45 shots in the Red Wings loss to the Coyotes last Sunday. With Jonathan Bernier still banged up, Howard is expected to start for the second straight game. He is 1-4-1 with a 4.56 GAA and .865 SV% in six road games this season and will be in tough against a Panthers team that averages 3.65 goals per game on home-ice.
Georgiev allowed six goals on 40 shots in the Rangers 6-3 loss to the Maple Leafs on December 20th. Henrik Lundqvist has started the last three games, including last night, so Georgiev will start against the Maple Leafs again tonight. He is 2-2-0 with a 3.01 GAA and .932 SV% in four career starts against Toronto.
van Riemsdyk has played in the last five games but will be replaced by Haydn Fleury tonight vs. the Capitals. van Riemsdyk has just three assists in 24 games this season.
Fleury has shuffled in and out of the Hurricanes lineup this season but has been a healthy scratch for the last five games. He will replace Trevor van Riemsdyk on the third pair with Jake Gardiner. Fleury has two goals and two assists (four points) in 19 games this season.
Sprong played in one game during his call-up but sat as a healthy scratch on Friday with Ryan Getzlaf and Jakob Silfverberg back in the lineup. Sprong returns to the AHL, where he has seven goals and 11 assists (18 points) in 24 games.
Kempny missed last night's game with an illness and will miss his second straight game on Saturday. With Kempny staying back in Washington, Christian Djoos will remain on the Capitals blueline vs. the Hurricanes.
Brooks, who was a fourth-round pick in 2016, has eight goals and eight assists (16 points) in 20 AHL games this season. Brooks will replace Ilya Mikheyev in the lineup but will likely make his debut on the fourth line with Frederik Gauthier and Dmytro Timashov.
Sissons was hurt last night vs. the Penguins and was spotted leaving Bridgestone Arena with a protective boot on his right leg. Sissons move to IR means he will miss at least one week, meaning he'll miss the Winter Classic. Yakov Trenin was called up to take Sissons' roster spot.
Trenin comes back up after a six-game stint before the Christmas break, where he had one goal and one assist. Trenin will replace Colton Sissons on the roster after he was moved to IR. The former second-round pick has 14 goals and 12 assists (26 points) in 20 AHL games this year.
Holtby was yanked after allowing four goals on 11 shots in the Capitals loss in Boston on Monday. With Ilya Samsonov starting last night's overtime win, Holtby will get the Hurricanes in Carolina on Saturday. Holtby is 9-4-1 with a 3.19 GAA and .897 SV% on the road this year and allowed three goals on 28 shots in a 3-2 overtime loss in his first game vs. the Hurricanes.
Murray allowed four goals on just 14 shots in the Penguins 4-1 loss in Vancouver last Saturday. No one needed the Christmas break more than the 25-year-old Penguins' netminder, who is 1-3-3 with a 3.89 GAA and .848 SV% in his last eight starts. He comes into Saturday's game at 6-2-2 with a 2.58 GAA and .913 SV% at the PPG Paints Arena this season.
Mrazek allowed four goals on 31 shots after replacing James Reimer in the Hurricanes 8-6 loss in Toronto on Monday afternoon. Mrazek has given up three-plus goals in three straight games but has performed well on home-ice this season. Mrazek is 10-4-0 with a 2.42 GAA, .905 SV% and one shutout in 14 games at PNC Arena but the Capitals are an equally strong 16-4-1 on the road.
With Jake Muzzin out week-to-week with a broken foot, Marincin will play alongside Justin Holl against the Rangers. Marincin has no points while playing 11:51 ATOI in seven games with the Maple Leafs this season.
Muzzin suffered a broken foot while blocking a shot during last night's win in New Jersey. Muzzin played through the injury but was diagnosed with a broken foot post-game. Martin Marincin will draw into the lineup for Muzzin on Saturday night.
Raanta allowed three goals on 41 shots in the Coyotes' loss in Nashville on Monday. Raanta hasn't been great recently, going 1-4-0 with a 2.85 GAA and .909 SV% in his last six outings but at least he catches the Golden Knights on the tail-end of a back-to-back on Saturday. He is 1-1-1 with a 3.23 GAA and .908 SV% in three career starts against Vegas.
Mikheyev had to undergo wrist surgery after getting cut by a skate on Friday night and will miss at least three months. He could eventually be moved to LTIR to provide the Maple Leafs with some salary relief but for now, he is on regular IR to open up a roster spot to call-up Timothy Liljegren.
Moore is out indefinitely with a concussion so the Maple Leafs have moved him to IR to open up a roster spot to recall Kenny Agostino from Toronto (AHL).
