Carlsson and Nick Seeler have been alternating games, so Carlsson will draw back in for his second career NHL game. Carlsson skated 14:55 TOI in his NHL debut in Dallas on Sunday.
Saros allowed two goals on 35 shots in the Predators win over the Senators on Tuesday. Saros has won two straight while stopping 73 of 78 shots (.936 SV%) and will make his third consecutive start tonight vs. the Flames. Calgary has won the first two games of their road-trip and is 6-1-0 while averaging 4.86 goals per game in their last seven road games.
Crawford surrendered six goals on 37 shots in the Blackhawks loss in St. Louis on Tuesday. Crawford has been inconsistent in February, going 2-5-1 with a 2.73 GAA and .921 SV% in eight games. Tonight he faces a Lightning team that is surprisingly on a three-game losing streak and come in without Steven Stamkos, Pat Maroon and two top-4 defensemen.
Stalock allowed four goals on 28 shots in the Wild's win over the Blue Jackets on Tuesday. Stalock has won five of his last seven starts (5-1-1) while posting a strong 2.12 GAA, .919 SV% and one shutout. He has played great and is a must-start against a Red Wings team that is 1-7-0 while scoring just 1.63 goals per game in their last eight games.
Buchnevich travelled to Montreal with the team but will not play on Thursday. Buchnevich remains day-to-day and has not been ruled out for Friday's game in Philadelphia.
Lindstrom missed Wednesday's practice and will not play Thursday vs. the Wild. Lindstrom, who is day-to-day, will be replaced by Filip Hronek, who is returning from a head injury.
Fabbri was hurt in a knee-on-knee collision with Jack Hughes on Tuesday and will not play on Thursday. Fabbri was able to avoid serious injury, so consider him as day-to-day. Sam Gagner will make his Red Wings debut to replace Fabbri in the top-6.
Hornek has missed the last four games but will play tonight vs. the Wild. Hronek is expected to be paired with Madison Bowey and should re-claim his spot on the top power-play unit. Hronek has just three assists in his last 14 games.
Maroon was not on the ice for the morning skate and will not play tonight vs. the Blackhawks. Carter Verhaeghe will draw into the lineup to replace Maroon, who should be considered day-to-day.
Coleman is with his wife while they are expecting their first child and it's unclear whether or not he will play on Thursday. Monitor his status when the Lightning hit the ice for warmups at 6:30 pm ET. They will likely dress seven defensemen if Coleman can't play.
Halak was pulled after allowing three goals on eight shots in the Bruins loss in Vancouver on Saturday. The loss snapped a five-game winning streak for Halak, who comes into Thursday's game at 7-2-0 with a 2.39 GAA and .918 SV% on home-ice. As for Dallas, they've won seven of their last nine (7-1-1) while averaging 3.00 goals per game.
Binnington allowed five goals on 30 shots in the Blues win over the Blackhawks on Tuesday. It wasn't his best performance but it was enough to extend his winning streak to four games. The 26-year-old is 19-4-5 with a 2.23 GAA, .919 SV% and three shutouts at the Enterprise Center this season. In his first start vs. the Islanders, Binnington allowed three goals on 32 shots in a 3-2 OT loss.
Bishop was pulled after allowing four goals on 13 shots in the Stars loss to the Blues last Friday. Anton Khudobin started the last two games but Bishop will start tonight in Boston. He is 8-4-2 with a 2.87 GAA, .910 SV% and one shutout on the road this year while the Bruins are 7-1-0 while scoring 3.75 goals per game in their last eight games.
Price allowed four goals on 34 shots in the Canadiens overtime loss to the Canucks on Tuesday. The loss snapped a brief two-game winning streak for Price, who will start for the 17th time in 18 games on Thursday. Tonight will be his third start vs. the Rangers this season--he has gone 1-1-0 while allowing seven goals on 64 shots (.891 SV%) in his first two meetings of the season.
Connor Ingram was sent back to Milwaukee (AHL) suggesting that Rinne is ready-to-go. Rinne missed Tuesday's game due to illness but is expected to at least be able to backup on Thursday.
Ingram came up to serve as Juuse Saros' backup on Tuesday but heads back to Milwaukee with Pekka Rinne (illness) ready to dress on Thursday. Ingram is 18-5-5 with a 1.98 GAA and .931 SV% in 30 AHL games this season.
McElhinney allowed three goals on 27 shots in the Lightning's win in Colorado on February 17th. McElhinney is riding a three-game winning streak, posting a 1.31 GAA and .955 SV%. He'll look to stay hot vs. a Chicago team that has gone 2-7-2 while scoring 2.64 goals per game in their last 11 games.
Drouin is being hampered by an ankle issue, so he'll come out of the lineup for Thursday's game vs. the Rangers. Charles Hudon was recalled from Laval (AHL) and will draw in for Drouin.
With Sami Niku and Josh Morrissey both hurt, Nogier could make his season debut on Thursday. The 23-year-old defenseman has one goal, eight assists (nine points) and a minus-15 rating in 55 AHL games this season.
Howard was pulled after he allowed four goals on 16 shots in the Red Wings loss in Pittsburgh on February 16th. Howard is winless in his last 19 starts, going 0-17-2 with a 4.46 GAA and .876 SV%. Tonight he faces a Wild team that has won three of his last four (3-1-0) while averaging 3.75 goals for and 3.50 goals against.
