Ferland tweaked his upper-body injury in Calgary on Tuesday and is a question mark for Wednesday’s game. If he can’t play, Haydn Fleury will dress as the Hurricanes’ seventh defensemen.
Johansen has served his two-game suspension and is set to return to the lineup Wednesday in Vegas. Johansen comes into Wednesday’s game with two goals and nine assists (11 points) in his last 10 games.
Markstrom allowed two goals on 37 shots in the Canucks win over the Red Wings on Sunday. Since the start of December, Markstrom is tied for fourth in wins (11), seventh in SV% (.927) and ninth in GAA (2.11). Tonight he is a solid option against a Hurricanes team that played in Calgary last night.
A couple of days after being acquired from Vegas, Hunt will make his debut in Colorado. Hunt will skate on the second pair with Jonas Brodin and is expected to see some power-play time. Hunt has two goals and five assists (seven points) in 13 games this season.
Dubnyk stopped 30 of 32 shots i the Wild’s win in Vegas on Monday. It was an impressive road win for Dubyk, who has won two in a row while stopping 49 of the 52 shots (.942 SV%) that he has faced. Dubnyk faces Colorado for the third time this season—he is 1-1-0 with a 2.01 GAA and .943 SV% in the first two meetings of the season.
Nolan was in the Blues lineup for three out of the last five games but will head back to San Antonio with Zach Sanford ready to return from a concussion. Nolan has 19 points (10G / 9A) in 30 AHL games this season.
Kyrou was in the Blues lineup for the last five games but will head back to San Antonio with Tyler Bozak ready to return from a concussion. Kyrou has 25 points (11G / 14A) in 26 AHL games this season.
Sanford is set to return to the Blues lineup on Wednesday after missing the last three games with a concussion. Sanford, who has 11 points (5G / 6A) in 30 games this season, will replace Jordan Nolan in the lineup.
Bozak is set to return to the Blues lineup on Wednesday after missing the last nine games with a concussion. Bozak, who has 18 points (6G / 12A) in 39 games this season, will replace Jordan Kyrou in the lineup.
Yamamoto was in the lineup for the last four games but has just one goal and one assist in 17 NHL games this season. He goes back to the AHL, where he has four goals and four assists (eight points) in 11 games.
Despite clearing waivers on Tuesday, Spooner remained in the Oilers’ lineup. He heads to the AHL for the first time since 2014-15 (with Providence) after scoring just two goals and one assist in 25 games with the Oilers.
Barberio was back in the lineup on Monday because Erik Johnson is out but Ryan Graves was called-up on Tuesday and will replace Barberio on Wednesday.
Graves, 21, has scored twice in eight games with the Avalanche this season and has collected eight points (2G / 6A) in 29 AHL contests. Graves will replace Mark Barberio in the lineup vs. Minnesota.
Peca was a healthy scratch vs. the Flyers on Saturday but will replace Kenny Agostino on Wednesday. Peca has just 10 points (3G / 7A) in 28 games this season.
Agostino played just 8:03 TOI vs. the Flyers on Saturday and has no points in his last 11 games. Matthew Peca will replace Agostino on Wednesday.
Gardiner missed Sunday’s game vs. the Coyotes but was on the ice for Wednesday’s morning skate but head coach Mike Babcock was non-committal on him playing tonight. If Gardiner doesn’t play, Travis Dermott will remain on the second power-play unit.
Grubauer gave up six goals on 20 shots in Winnipeg back on January 8th. Semyon Varlamov had an extended run in Colorado’s crease but Grubauer will get a shot at the Wild on Wednesday. The 27-year-old has gone 4-2-1 with a 2.94 GAA and .894 SV% at the Pepsi Center this season.
Pickard will make his first start in a Coyotes uniform and will play behind a tired and injury riddled team on the tail-end of a back-to-back. Pickard had a tough time in Philadelphia this season, going 4-2-2 with a 4.01 GAA and .863 SV%. In an extended fantasy week, you could probably leave Pickard on the waiver wire in the final night before the All-Star break.
