Vlasic has missed the last four games with a face injury, but will travel to Edmonton for Tuesday’s game. He is listed as a game-time decision, so monitor his status during the morning skate.
Granberg, 24, has appeared in just nine games with the Predators this season and cleared waivers on Monday. He returns to Milwaukee, where he has no points in 16 games this season.
Lehtonen was pulled after he allowed three goals on 14 shots in the Stars’ loss in St. Louis on Saturday. Lehtonen has now lost two in a row while allowing a combined seven goals on 47 shots (.851 SV%). Tonight he will make his third start of the season vs. the Kings—he has gone 1-0-1 with a 2.96 GAA and .914 SV% in the first two meetings of the season.
Larsen has been sidelined since December 6th with a concussion, but is reportedly getting closer to practicing with the team. He will need a few practices under his belt before he returns to the lineup.
Tanev missed Saturday’s game in Calgary with an upper-body injury that he suffered on Friday. Tanev will travel to Nashville for Tuesday’s game and the Canucks hope he can play after using just five defensemen on Saturday.
Greene will miss his third consecutive game with a an arm injury, but he did skate this morning and could travel with the team on their western Canada road-trip.
Hutton was held out of Saturday’s game in Calgary and head coach Willie Desjardins said that Hutton will be “out for a bit.” The Canucks had to play with five defenseman on Saturday, so expect them to recalled someone before Tuesday’s game.
Little was held off of the ice during the Jets’ morning skate, but head coach Paul Maurice said Little is “fine” and will play tonight. Little will centre the Jets’ top line with Blake Wheeler and Mathieu Perreault on his wings.
Galchenyuk continues to skate with the Canadiens, but is not quite ready to play tonight vs. the Capitals. The Canadiens reiterated that Galchenyuk is “close,” so monitor his status leading up to Wednesday’s game in Winnipeg.
Markov was listed as “close” to returning on Saturday, but not close enough to play tonight vs. the Capitals. Markov remains day-to-day and his next chance to return will be Wednesday in Winnipeg.
Johnson turned aside 28 of 29 shots in the Flames’ win over the Canucks on Saturday. After four dreadful starts in a row, Johnson looked much better vs. Vancouver and will start again tonight in Winnipeg. Johnson has yet to face the Jets this season, but has gone 7-3-1 with a 1.90 GAA and .937 SV% on the road this year.
Price allowed three goals on 36 shots in the Canadiens’ win in Toronto on Saturday. Price has won his first two starts of January, while stopping 55 of 59 shots (.932 SV%). Tonight he faces the Capitals for the second time this season—he stopped 20 of 21 shots in a 2-1 win in Washington back in mid-December.
Johnson turned aside 28 of 29 shots in the Flames’ win over the Canucks on Saturday. After four dreadful starts in a row, Johnson looked much better vs. Vancouver and will start again tonight in Winnipeg. Johnson has yet to face the Jets this season, but has gone 7-3-1 with a 1.90 GAA and .937 SV% on the road this year.
Slepyshev, 22, has 10 points (3G / 7A) in nine games with Bakersfield this season. With Jesse Puljujarvi being sent down, Slepyshev returns to the Oilers, where he scored two goals with two assists in 15 games earlier this season.
Puljujarvi has been in and out of the Oilers’ lineup recently and has compiled just eight points (1G / 7A) in 28 games this season. The rookie will head to Bakersfield to tinker with his game, but don’t be surprised if you see him back in an Oilers uniform later this season.
Mrazek allowed three goals on 20 shots after replacing Jared Coreau in the Red Wings’ loss in San Jose on Saturday. Mrazek has not recorded a win since December 17th, going 0-4-0 with a 3.75 GAA and.852 SV% since then. He’ll be in tough tonight in Chicago—Mrazek is 4-5-1 with a 3.13 GAA and .900 SV% on the road this season and the Blackhawks are one of the best home teams in the league.
Hamonic left Saturday’s game with an undisclosed injury and missed today’s practice because of it. He will be re-evaluated later on Monday and should be considered questionable for Wednesday’s game vs. the Panthers.
Byron missed Saturday’s game in Toronto with an upper-body injury that he suffered last Wednesday. Byron, who has 12 goals and 11 assists (23 points) in 39 games will replace Daniel Carr vs. the Capitals.
Oshie suffered an upper-body injury on Saturday and will not play tonight. Oshie was on the ice for the morning skate, but will be scratched. However, his availability for the morning skate is a good sign that Oshie shouldn’t miss too many games.
Luongo allowed four goal on 39 shots in the Panthers’ loss to the Jets on Wednesday. Luongo was peppered by Winnipeg and ended up losing his third straight game and has posted a 2.86 GAA and .924 SV% over that stretch. He was slated to start on Friday, but got hurt in warmups and missed the last two games. He’ll get back between the pipes tonight in New Jersey.
