Larsson suffered an upper-body injury in Philadelphia on Tuesday and missed Wednesday's game in New Jersey. Larsson was recently recalled but is day-to-day, which makes him questionable for their Saturday/Sunday back-to-back in New York.
Grant injured his shoulder Tuesday in Philadelphia and will miss at least one month but could be out until late-January. With Grant out, Isac Lundestrom was recalled from San Diego (AHL) to replace him.
Terry suffered a broken bone in his leg during the second period of Tuesday's game in Philadelphia and will miss at least two and a half months. With Terry and Derek Grand getting hurt, the Ducks have recalled Isac Lundestrom and Max Jones from San Diego (AHL).
Gross has four goals and 11 assists (15 points) in 26 AHL games this season. He will likely sit as a reserve defenseman during his time with the Coyotes unless they run into injury trouble.
Russo was called up over a week ago but sat as a reserve defenseman for four games. He swaps spots with Jordan Gross so that Russo doesn't sit for too long. The 26-year-old has eight points (1G / 7A) in 23 AHL games this season.
Copp was forced to leave Tuesday's game vs. the Hurricanes with an upper-body injury and head coach Paul Maurice doesn't expect him to play before Christmas. Copp will be re-evaluated and the Jets will likely release a more detailed timetable before the break.
Hart stopped 40 of the 41 shots that he faced in the Flyers' win over the Ducks on Tuesday. The win snapped a three-game losing streak for the Flyers and was one of Hart's best outings of the season. Hart is 5-2-0 with a 1.93 GAA and .933 SV% in his last eight games and is a great option with Carter Hutton starting at the other end of the ice.
Mathew played 10:47 TOI Sunday in Chicago but was a healthy scratch in Vegas on Tuesday. He heads back to Iowa, where he is second on the team with 20 points (14G / 6A) in 22 games.
Sherwood missed the last 17 games with an oblique tear but is ready to return to game action and will do so in the AHL. The 22-year-old has three goals and one assist in 10 games with the Monsters this season.
Rosen played in four straight games but will take a seat with Anton Lindholm making his season debut in Chicago. Rosen has two assists while playing 13:49 ATOI in eight games since being called-up.
Lindholm was called-up to travel on the road-trip and will make his season debut in Chicago. Lindholm, who has 62 games of NHL experience, has register just two points (1G / 1A) in 23 games this season.
Francouz stopped 37 of 38 shots in Colorado's win over the Devils last Friday. Francouz has played extremely well as of late, winning five of his last six starts (5-0-1) while posting a 1.91 GAA and .944 SV%. The first of those six games came in Chicago, where he stopped 34 of 36 shots in a 5-2 victory--he'll look to replicate that tonight.
Miller allowed three goals on 36 shots in the Ducks loss to the Capitals on December 6th. Miller has played very sparingly (eight starts) so far this season and has lost four of his last five games (1-2-2) while posting a 3.60 GAA and .895 SV%. He hasn't been great but tonight's matchup is. The Devils just traded Taylor Hall and have lost seven of their last eight while scoring just 1.50 goals per game.
Smith missed the morning skate with flu-like symptoms but it sounds like he's likely to play vs. the Avalanche. Smith, who has five points (1G / 4A) in 27 games this season, is expected to skate on the fourth line with David Kampf and Matthew Highmore.
With Duncan Keith returning to the lineup after missing nine games with a groin injury, Seabrook will be scratched vs. the Avalanche. Seabrook has been held pointless with a minus-4 rating in his last 12 games.
Keith missed the last nine games with a groin injury but will play tonight vs. the Avalanche. Keith, who has six points (1G / 5A) in 25 games this season, will skate on the top-pair with Connor Murphy.
Crawford allowed four goals on 38 shots in the Blackhawks' loss in St. Louis last Saturday. This will be the ninth straight game that Crawford and Robin Lehner have alternated starts. Crawford is in a bit of a tail-spin right now, having gone 1-4-0 with a 3.74 GAA and .879 SV% in his last six appearances (five starts). In two appearances against the Avalanche (one start) this season, Crawford has allowed seven goals on 38 shots (.816 SV%).
Koskinen allowed one goal on 35 shots in the Oilers win in Dallas on Monday. The win snapped a brief two-game losing skid for Koskinen, is 3-3-0 with a 2.90 GAA and .910 SV% in six December starts. He has not faced St. Louis this season but has been solid on the road, going 7-2-0 with a 2.35 GAA and .928 SV% in nine road starts.
Allen allowed three goals on 31 shots in the Blues loss in Buffalo last Tuesday. Jordan Binnington started the last three games but Allen will get a shot at the Oilers on Wednesday night. The 29-year-old stopped 32 of 34 shots in a 5-2 win in his only start against the Oilers in 2019-20.
