Ritchie missed Sunday’s game vs. the Sharks with an upper-body injury, but he has been upgraded to questionable for tonight’s game vs. Philadelphia. Monitor Ritchie’s status as the Ducks hit the ice for warmups at 9:30pm ET.
Quick was not available vs. the Rangers on Sunday and it sounds like he will miss an extended period of time for the second time this month. Once again the Kings will turn to Jack Campbell as their No.1 netminder and Peter Budaj will be the backup.
Aube-Kubel was recalled to provide a spark to the Flyers’ bottom-6 after they’ve lost three in a row. Aube-Kubel had seven points (3G / 4A) in eight games with Lehigh Valley (AHL) prior to his call-up and will make his NHL debut tonight.
Andrighetto missed the first four games of the season with a lower-body injury and will miss at least two more games with another lower-body issue. The Avalanche will need to recall a forward or two for the road-trip.
Grubauer allowed three goals on 24 shots in Colorado’s 6-3 win over the Senators last Friday. After a loss in his Avalanche debut, Grubauer has won three in a row with a 2.34 GAA and .928 SV%. Tonight he faces a Canucks team that has won their last two games, but come in ranked 24th in the NHL in goal-scoring (2.79 GF/PG) and 20th on the power-play (17.5%).
Varlamov allowed two goals on 27 shots in Colorado’s 3-2 loss in Minnesota on Saturday. Varlamov has just one win in his last five starts (1-2-2) despite posting an unreal 1.79 GAA and .948 SV%. Varlamov heads to Calgary at 2-1-1 with a 1.48 GAA and .957 SV% on the road this season.
Strome was a healthy scratch on Saturday, but will play tonight vs. the Lightning. There is no word on who Strome will replace, but he returns to the lineup with two goals on 19 shots (10.5 SH%) in nine games this season.
Crawford surrendered six goals on 36 shots in the Blackhawks loss in St. Louis on Saturday. It was Crawford’s first rough outing of the season and moved him to 3-2-0 with a 2.44 GAA and .919 SV%. Tonight he faces a Canucks team with a few quality forwards but are averaging the seventh fewest goals per game (2.69).
Read played just 8:34 TOI last night, but will be replaced J.T. Brown tonight in Vancouver. With Read out, Joel Eriksson Ek is expected to move back to the third line.
Brown was a healthy scratch last night, but will replace Matt Read tonight in Vancouver. The fourth-line winger has one assist, six shots and eight PIMS in eight games this season.
Pacioretty will mis at least the next two games so the next chance he’ll have to play is at home vs. the Hurricanes on Saturday. With Pacioretty still out, Tomas Hyka will skate on the second line again.
Tanev has missed the last three games with a hip injury and was placed on IR to create a roster spot for the Canucks to recall Brendan Gaunce from Utica (AHL) because Brandon Sutter got hurt on Monday night.
Archibald recorded a goal in his only game with the Canucks this season, building off of the six points (4G / 2A) in eight AHL games to begin the year. Archibald and Brendan Gaunce have been recalled after the Canucks announced that Chris Tanev was moved to IR and Brandon Sutter will miss at least one month.
Gaunce has one goal in three games with Utica this season. The Canucks lost Brandon Sutter for at least one month, so Gaunce comes up to serve as a reserve forward. He has just 12 points (5G / 7A) in 114 career NHL games.
Lindberg played in the last two games but will be replace by Tomas Nosek tonight in Nashville. Lindberg has not recorded a point in six games this season.
Nosek was a healthy scratch for the last two games, but will replace Oscar Lindberg in the lineup on Tuesday. Nosek will skate on the third line and re-enters the lineup with one goal in nine games this season.
Thornton has been sidelined by a knee infection since October 5th, but will play tonight vs. the Rangers. Thornton will centre the Sharks’ top line with Timo Meier and Joe Pavelski on his wings. He picked up a single assist in two games this season.
Raanta stopped 30 of 31 shots in the Coyotes 7-1 win over the Lightning on Saturday. Raanta has gone 1-2-0 with a 1.68 GAA and .932 SV% on home-ice this season and is a great option tonight vs. the Senators. The Coyotes offence has gotten hot and that will go a long way for Raanta’s win total.
Miller allowed three goals on 44 shots in the Ducks 4-2 los to the Sabres on October 21st. Miller has gone 1-1-0 while stopping 70 of 75 shots (.933 SV%) in his first two starts of the season. He is a solid spot-start option against a Flyers team that has lost three straight games.
Jones allowed three goals on 33 shots in the Sharks 4-3 OT win in Anaheim on Sunday. Jones has heated up recently, winning four straight games with a 2.24 GAA and .917 SV%. Is is a great option as he goes for his fifth consecutive win tonight vs. the Rangers.
