Granlund missed Monday's morning skate and is expected to miss his second straight game with a lower-body injury. With Granlund out, Colton Sissons will skate on the Predators' second line with Kyle Turris and Matt Duchene.
Zaitsev was banged up Saturday vs. the Blue Jackets while blocking multiple shots. Erik Brannstrom was recently recalled from Belleville (AHL) and will replace Zaitsev on the back-end.
Perreault missed Monday's practice session with an injury that he suffered on a late hit from Joel Farabee in Sunday's win. Farabee was suspended three games for interference but it also looks like Perreault will miss some time. He was checked out further on Monday and head coach Paul Maurice said the forward is feeling "pretty good," but the team will proceed as though he has a concussion.
Farabee was suspended for his "interference" on Perreault in the blowout loss. Perreault is out with a concussion and Farabee will miss the next three contests. This is a poorly timed suspension for the Flyers, who were without Travis Konecny, Oskar Lindblom, Tyler Pitlick, Scott Laughton, Michael Raffl and Nolan Patrick on Sunday.
Bahl was a second-round pick (No.55 overall) in 2018 and is in his fourth OHL season. The 19-year-old defenseman has 20 points (5G / 15A) in 28 games with the Ottawa 67’s and is currently in camp for Canada’s World Juniors team.
Schnarr was a third-round pick (No.75 overall) in 2017 and turned pro this year after four years with the Guelph Storm (OHL). The 20-year-old centre had nine points (1G / 8A) in 22 AHL games with Tucson (AHL) but now is expected to report to Binghamton (AHL).
Merkley, who was a 2015 first-round pick (No.30 overall) who has 16 points (3G / 13A) in 26 games with Tucson (AHL) this season. He has appeared in just one career NHL game. He is expected to report to Binghamton (AHL).
Speers was a third-round pick (No.67 overall) of the Devils in 2015 and has appeared in just three NHL games since. The 22-year-old centre has one assist in 10 games with Binghamton (AHL) this season. He is expected to report to Tucson (AHL).
Nilsson allowed three goals on 41 shots in the Senators win over the Blue Jackets on Saturday. Nilsson has won two of his last three starts while stopping 102 of the 110 shots (.927 SV%) that he faced. Nilsson has stumbled on the road this season though, going 2-5-2 with a 3.73 GAA and .897 SV%, so he's a terribly risky option in Florida.
Hall is a pending unrestricted free agent, so this could be a pure rental but the Coyotes are expected to pursue an extension. Hall will look to improve his numbers in Arizona to maximize his next deal and he could benefit from playing on a line with Phil Kessel. Hall's numbers so far are still decent, scoring six goals one 109 shots (5.5 SH%) with 19 assists (25 points) in 30 games.
Holtby allowed two goals on 32 shots in the Capitals win over the Bruins last Wednesday. Ilya Samsonov started Saturday in Tampa Bay, so look for Holtby to start tonight in Columbus. A week ago, he allowed four goals on 37 shots in a loss to the Blue Jackets but they come into this matchup extremely banged up. Holtby is a must-start to kick-off the week.
Koskinen allowed three goals on 31 shots in the Oilers loss to the Maple Leafs on Saturday. Koskinen has had a rough go as of late, losing three of his last four (1-3-0) while posting a 3.70 GAA and .883 SV%. Tonight he faces a Stars team that has been fantastic in Dallas--they are 10-1-1 while scoring 3.50 goals per game in their last 12 home games.
Sanford missed the last three games with an upper-body injury but will play Monday vs. Colorado. Sanford, who will replace Ivan Barbashev (upper-body), will skate with Ryan O'Reilly and David Perron on the second line. He has 10 points (3G / 7A) in 26 games this season.
Barbashev left Saturday's game vs. the Blackhawks in the third period and will not play vs. the Avalanche. With Barbashev out, Zach Sanford (upper-body) is expected to return to the lineup.
Bobrovsky allowed three goals on 41 shots in the Panthers' loss to the Bruins on Saturday. Bobrovsky has lost three straight (0-3-0) despite posting an impressive 2.40 GAA and .941 SV%--Florida has scored just four goals in front of him. Tonight he faces a Senators team that has lost six of their last seven (1-5-1) on the road while scoring just 2.14 goals per game.
Grubauer will make his first start since December 7th after missing three games with a hamstring injury. Between his two injuries, Grubauer has gone 4-2-0 with a 2.69 GAA and .912 SV% in seven starts. On the season, he is 5-3-1 with a 2.68 GAA and .918 SV% on the road this year but faces a Blues team that has won five of their last seven home games.
Georgiev surrendered three goals on just 18 shots but walked away with the win last Thursday in San Jose. Henrik Lundqvist started Saturday's shootout loss in Anaheim, so Georgiev will draw Monday's home game. Georgiev has won five of his last six outings while posting a 2.01 GAA and .943 SV%--12th and sixth-best in the NHL over that stretch.
Kovalchuk has not played since November 9th and the Kings have decided to part ways with the 36-year-old Russian winger. Kovalchuk will become a UFA and could sign with another NHL team or return to Russia.
Kucherov was forced to leave Saturday's game vs. the Capitals and missed Monday's practice due to a lower-body injury. Head coach Jon Cooper listed Kucherov as "day-to-day" and could be back as soon as Tuesday vs. the Senators.
Saros gave up four goals on 32 shots in the Predators loss in Buffalo last Thursday. Saros has lost three of his last four starts (1-2-1) while posting a 3.00 GAA and .896 SV%. Tonight he faces a Rangers team that has alternated wins and losses in their last 10 games (5-3-2) while scoring 2.90 goals per game. Saros is 2-4-1 with a 3.40 GAA and .891 SV% on the road.
