Hagg will become the Flyers seventh defenseman with Shayne Gostisbehere returning from a knee injury on Thursday. That spot used to belong to Philippe Myers but he has leaped over Hagg on the depth chart with some strong play as of late.
Gostisbehere has missed the last 10 games with a knee injury but will replace Robert Hagg tonight vs. the Devils. Gostisbehere has had a tough season, scoring just five goals with seven assists (12 points) in 40 games.
With Joel Farabee out with an illness, Andreoff will suit up for his 14th NHL game of the season on Thursday. He has just one assist in his previous 13 and 10 points (6G / 4A) in 25 AHL games this season.
Farabee missed Wednesday's practice and will miss Thursday's game vs. the Devils. This is a tough break for Farabee, who had scored four goals with two assists and 12 shots in his last six games. Andy Andreoff was recalled from the AHL to take his place on the roster.
Dahlin will miss his second straight game with an upper-body injury and remains day-to-day. He has not been ruled out for tomorrow's game in New York.
Larsson missed Tuesday's blowout loss to the Avalanche but will play tonight vs. the Red Wings. Larsson, who has 12 points (4G / 8A) in 46 games this season, is expected to centre the fourth line with Zemgus Girgensons and J-S Dea on his wings.
Weal continues to battle the flu and will miss his third straight game on Thursday. Ryan Poehling had been replacing him in the lineup but now it's believed that Poehling is also sick.
Mete missed Tuesday's game in New Jersey with an illness but is expected to play vs. the Ducks. This is good news for the Canadiens, who announced they'll be without Shea Weber for at least one week this morning.
There is no indication what Poehling is dealing with but a flu bug has been going through the Habs room, so it could be that. Consider Poehling a game-time decision and monitor his status as they hit the ice for warmups at 6:30 PM ET.
There is no indication what Tatar is dealing with but a flu bug has been going through the Habs room, so it could be that. Consider Tatar a game-time decision and monitor his status as they hit the ice for warmups at 6:30 PM ET.
Weber missed Wednesday's practice and when head coach Claude Julien met with the media this morning he announced that Weber will go on IR, meaning he misses at least one week. With Weber out, the Canadiens have recalled Xavier Ouellet from Laval (AHL).
Bobrovsky stopped 44 of 45 shots in the Panthers' 1-0 overtime loss in Columbus on Tuesday. Bobrovsky has been terrific in his last seven outings, going 5-1-1 with a 2.56 GAA and .926 SV%. He'll look to stay hot vs. a Vegas team that has gone 3-4-1 while scoring 3.00 goals per game in their last seven road games.
Gibson allowed two goals on 32 shots in the Ducks win in Ottawa on Tuesday. Gibson has won three of his last five starts while posting a 2.80 GAA and .905 SV%. He gets set to take on a Canadiens team that has won five of their last seven games while scoring a strong 3.71 goals per game.
Johansson stopped 13 of the 14 shots the he faced after replacing Carter Hutton in the Sabres loss to the Avalanche on Tuesday. The only goal scored on him was a Nathan Mackinnon-Mikko Rantanen 2-on-1, other than that he was excellent. Johansson was 13-3-3 with a 2.19 GAA and .925 SV% in 20 AHL games before being called-up. He is a solid spot-start option the Red Wings in town.
Vasilevskiy allowed two goals on 29 shots in the Lightning's win over the Golden Knights on Tuesday. Vasilevskiy is on a 14-game point streak (13-0-1) while posting a 1.92 GAA, .938 SV % and two shutouts over that stretch. In his first start vs. the Penguins, Vasilevskiy stopped 37 of 39 shots in the Lightning's 3-2 win in late-October.
Greiss allowed four goals on 24 shots in the Islanders loss to the Canucks on Saturday. Greiss has been rock-solid as of late, going 3-0-2 with a 2.27 GAA and .929 SV% in his last six appearances (five starts). Tonight he'll face a Kings team that has lost seven of their last eight (1-6-1) while scoring just 1.88 goals per game.
Following the trade of Jack Campbell to the Maple Leafs, Petersen was recalled to be the Kings' new No.2 netminder. The 25-year-old is a former fifth-round pick (2013) who has gone 17-15-4 with a 3.43 GAA and .906 SV% in 37 AHL games this season. In a brief run with the Kings last year, Petersen was 5-4-1 with a 2.61 GAA and .924 SV%.
Aho has been recalled numerous occasions this season but has yet to play in an NHL game this year. He has 23 points (2G / 21A) in 39 AHL games and had one goal and three assists in 22 games with the Islanders last season.
There has been a flu bug going around the Canadiens dressing room so Ouellet could step into the lineup on Thursday. The 26-year-old defenseman has not played in the NHL this season but has 160 career games under his belt. He has scored nine goals with 15 assists (24 points) in 39 AHL games this season.
Dell stopped 30 of 31 shots in the Sharks win in Calgary on Tuesday. Dell continues to play well behind a banged-up Sharks team, winning six of his last 10 starts while posting a 2.21 GAA and .931 SV%. He has not faced Edmonton this season but was 3-0 against them in 2018-19.
