Ekman-Larsson has missed the last four games with a lower-body injury but was a full participant in Sunday’s practice. Head coach Rick Tocchet listed him as a game-time decision for Monday’s game in Montreal.
Pulock was forced to leave Saturday’s game late in the third period after being hit by Alex Killorn. Head coach Barry Trotz did not have an update on him postgame, so monitor his status during the Islanders' morning skate on Monday.
Dell surrendered three goals on 31 shots in the Sharks win in Edmonton last Thursday. Since their bye week, Dell has won three of his four starts while posting a 2.02 GAA and .935 SV% and is 7-4-0 with a 2.28 GAA and .928 SV% since January 1st. The 30-year-old is playing great and gets set to face the Flames for the second time in a week. He stopped 30 of 31 shots in a 3-1 win in Calgary last Tuesday.
Francouz allowed three goals on 25 shots in Colorado's win over the Red Wings on January 20th. Philipp Grubauer has started the last four games but Francouz will start the second half of the back-to-back tonight in Minnesota. In his first start vs. the Wild, Francouz gave up five goals on 32 shots in a 6-4 loss.
Prokhorkin was a healthy scratch last night but will be back in the lineup tonight in New York. There's no word who Prokhorkin will replace but he comes in with 13 points (4G / 9A) in 33 games this season.
Quick surrendered four goals on 32 shots in the Kings loss to the Islanders on Thursday. Quick has now given up at least three gaols in five straight games and is 0-6-1 with a 3.05 GAA and .894 SV% in his last seven games. The Rangers have won three of their last five and are strong enough to avoid Quick tonight.
Lauzon hit Stepan up high on Saturday and Stepan was hurt briefly but returned to the game. With Lauzon out, Brandon Carlo (personal) rejoined the team on Sunday played in Detroit.
Boqvist was forced to leave Wednesday's game with a shoulder injury and will not play tonight in Winnipeg. The Blackhawks said that Boqvist could play if he needed to but they will play it safe with the up-and-coming rookie blueliner.
Seeler was recently claimed off of waivers from the Wild and will replace Adam Boqvist, who is day-to-day with a shoulder injury. Seeler has 11 points (2G / 9A) in 99 career NHL games (all with Minnesota).
Nylander has played in 11 straight games but Matthew Highmore will replace him in the lineup in Winnipeg. In those 11 games, Nylander had one goal and two assists.
Highmore has been a healthy scratch for the last three games but will replace Alex Nylander in the lineup on Sunday. Highmore has one goal and two assists in 19 games this season.
Carter Hutton is dealing with a family matter so Hammond will come up and serve as Jonas Johansson's backup vs. the Ducks.
Hutton will not be available for Sunday's game due to a family matter, so Andrew Hammond was recalled from Rochester to serve as Jonas Johansson's backup.
Johansson will come out of the Sabres lineup on Sunday. With the veteran winger out, the Sabres will dress seven defensemen.
Miller allowed five goals on 35 shots in the Ducks overtime loss in Toronto on Friday. The final stat line doesn't indicate how well Miller played for a third straight game. Miller has stopped 101 of the last 108 shots (.935 SV%) that he has faced. Today he faces his former team, who he is 3-2-0 with a 2.60 GAA and .916 SV% against since leaving Buffalo in the 2014 season.
Johansson allowed three goals on 21 shots in the Sabres shootout loss to the Red Wings on Thursday. With Carter Hutton out with a personal matter, Johansson will make his second career NHL start vs. the Ducks. Today he'll face a Ducks team that is 2-0-2 while scoring 3.00 goals per game in the first four games of their road-trip.
Jaroslav Halak was originally scheduled to start today's game in Detroit but was a late scratch due to an upper-body injury. Rask is 8-4-0 on the road and allowed three goals on 31 shots in a surprising loss in his only start vs. the Red Wings this season.
Crawford allowed three goals on 34 shots in the Blackhawks loss in Minnesota on Tuesday. Crawford has won three of his last four starts with a 1.94 GAA and .944 SV%. He has not faced the Jets this season but is 5-4-3 with a 2.90 GAA .917 SV% on the road this year.
Bernier allowed three gaols on 32 shots in the Red Wings shootout win in Buffalo on Thursday. Bernier continues to play great and was finally rewarded with his 11th win of the season. He is now 4-4-0 with a 1.98 GAA, .936 SV% and one shutout in his last eight starts but draws a horrible matchup this afternoon with the Bruins in town.
