Gerbe missed Saturday’s practice and is questionable to play Sunday vs. the Canucks. Head coach John Tortorella said that Murray is “nicked up” and Ryan MacInnis was recalled from Cleveland (AHL) as a precaution.
Murray, who has been out since December 14th, was back at practice on Saturday and will play Sunday vs. the Canucks. Murray will skate on the second pair with Markus Nutivaara and should see time on the second power-play unit.
de la Rose has been a healthy scratch for the last 10 games but will replace Jordan Kyrou (illness) on Saturday. de la Rose has just five points (1G / 4A) in 32 games since joining the Blues.
Kyrou was not on the ice for the morning skate and is not expected to suit up vs. the Stars. Kyrou will be replaced by Jacob de la Rose on the Blues third line.
Demers has missed the last 12 games and is questionable to play tonight vs. the Sabres. Head coach Rich Tocchet said that he is likely to play and would replace Aaron Ness, but monitor his status as the Coyotes hit the ice for warmups (7:30 pm ET).
Hogberg allowed two goals on 34 shots in the Senators win over the Canucks on Thursday. The win snapped a three-game losing streak for Hogberg, who is 4-4-5 with a 3.11 GAA and .909 SV% on home ice this season. In his first start vs. the Red Wings, Hogberg allowed two goals on 28 shots in a 3-2 shootout loss (Jan.10).
Crawford allowed just two goals on 38 shots in the Blackhawks come-from-behind win in Tampa Bay on Thursday. Today he’ll be making his fifth consecutive start and he comes in at 2-2-0 with a 2.76 GAA and .927 SV% in the previous four. On the season, he’s 6-9-3 with a 2.95 GAA and .915 SV% on the road.
Saros surrendered three goals on 39 shots in the Predators win over the Flames on Thursday. Saros is one a three-game winning streak while posting a 2.58 GAA and .932 SV%. Tonight he will face a Colorado team that has won five straight while averaging just 2.40 goals for and 1.20 goals against per game.
Smith has been sidelined by a back injury since February 12th and it requires surgery, which will end his 2020 campaign. Smith finishes the season with 11 points (4G / 7A) in 50 games.
Shaw has been out since November 30th and will miss the final 18 games of the season with lingering concussion issues. Missing such a lengthy period of time with a concussion is obviously not a good sign and hopefully, Shaw will be ready to return to the NHL at the start of the 2021 campaign.
Hagel was a sixth-round pick of the Sabres in 2016 but signed with the Blackhawks in 2018. The 21-year-old winger has scored 19 goals with 11 assists (30 points) in 55 AHL games this season and could be set to make his NHL debut on Saturday.
Blackwood allowed two goals on 35 shots in the Devils win over the Capitals last Saturday. Cory Schneider started the first two games of the week but Blackwood will face the Kings on Saturday afternoon. Blackwood is riding a six-game winning streak with an amazing 1.15 GAA, .970 SV% and two shutouts. Now he faces a Kings team that has gone 4-2-1 with 3.00 goals per game in their last seven games.
Bobrovsky surrendered four goals on 28 shots in the Panthers loss to the Maple Leafs on Thursday. The veteran has been very inconsistent in the month of February, going 4-7-1 with a 3.33 GAA and .903 SV% in 12 starts. Today he’ll try and keep the Panthers in the playoff hunt with a win over the Blackhawks—he stopped 32 of 35 shots in a 4-3 win in his first start vs. Chicago.
