Lewis has missed the last five games with an upper-body injury but will play Monday vs. the Blue Jackets. Lewis will likely replace Matt Luff on the Kings’ fourth line and comes into play with just six points (1G / 5A) in 30 games this season.
Forbort was recently recalled from his conditioning stint with Ontario (AHL), where he had one goal in five games. Forbort, who played over 85 percent of his 5v5 ice-time with Drew Doughty last season could be eased back into the lineup on the third-pair tonight but will almost certainly play with Doughty at some point in the near future.
Brown has missed the last four games with pneumonia but will play tonight vs. the Blue Jackets. Tyler Toffoli has played well since Brown got sick, so he’ll stay on the top line and Brown will skate with Jeff Carter. He has eight goals and 11 assists (19 points) in 39 games this season.
Elliott allowed two goals on nine shots after replacing Carter Hart in the Flyers 6-2 loss in Arizona on Saturday. Neither goalie had any success against the Coyotes but they'll go back to the veteran tonight in Carolina. Elliott is 7-4-0 with a 3.19 GAA and .898 SV% on the road and gave up three goals on 36 shots in a 5-3 win in his first start in Carolina (Nov.21).
Quick allowed three goals on 35 shots in the Kings win over the Flyers on New Year’s Eve. Jack Campbell started Saturday, so Quick is well-rested coming into tonight’s game vs. Columbus. Quick is 8-5-1 with a 2.51 GAA and .912 SV% on home-ice and the Blue Jackets come in at 2-1-2 while scoring just 2.20 goals per game in their last five.
Klingberg missed Friday's game vs. the Red Wings but will travel out west with the Stars, which suggests that he could be back in the lineup this week. Monitor his status following Tuesday's practice and during the morning skate ahead of Wednesday's game.
Smith appeared in just one game during his call-up and cleared waivers late last week. He heads back to the AHL to make room for the arrival of Michael Frolik.
Placing Beaulieu on IR opened up a roster spot so they could activate Andrew Copp for Monday's game. Beaulieu is still expected to be out until early-February.
Hughes will miss his third straight game with an upper-body injury when the Devils host the Islanders on Tuesday. With Hughes out, Pavel Zacha will remain as the Devils' third-line centre. Head coach Alain Nasreddine reiterated that Hughes is day-to-day.
Stepan suffered a hand injury in Monday's practice and head coach Rick Tocchet said he will be evaluated by the medical staff and his status for Tuesday's game is unclear. Monitor his status during tomorrow's morning skate.
Shesterkin has been outstanding in the AHL this season, going 15-4-3 with a 1.93 GAA and .932 SV%, earning a shot at the NHL-level. Incredible numbers are becoming a trend for Shesterkin, who was 71-12-10 with a 1.49 GAA and .940 SV% in his last three years combined in the KHL. He will make his NHL debut against a Colorado team that played last night and have lost six of their last nine (3-5-1).
Tennyson has been sidelined by an upper-body injury since December 3rd and heads to the AHL with seven healthy defensemen already on the Devils roster. The 29-year-old has three assists in 19 NHL games and no points in one AHL game this season.
Folin was placed on waivers on Sunday and will go to Laval, where he has no points in seven games this season. He lost his place in Montreal when they acquired Marco Scandella from Buffalo.
Nordstrom missed Monday's practice with an illness and will miss Tuesday's game in Nashville. It's a one-game road-trip and the Bruins are bad in Boston on Thursday, so it's possible that Nordstrom will be back in the lineup mid-week.
Kamenev played Saturday in New Jersey, collecting an assist in 9:37 TOI but will be a healthy scratch for the 12th time in 13 games on Monday. Valeri Nichushkin will return from illness to replace Kamenev.
Nichushkin missed Saturday's game in New Jersey but will replace Vladislav Kamenev Monday vs. the Islanders. Nichushkin has one goal and four assists (five points) in his last six games.
Francouz gave up five goals on 32 shots in Colorado's loss to Minnesota on December 27th. The Avalanche have rolled with Philipp Grubauer for their last four games but they'll get Francouz back between the pipes against the Isles. He is 6-1-0 with a 1.94 GAA and .943 SV% in seven road starts and will see an Islanders team that has lost four in a row on home ice, scoring 2.75 goals per game.
Price allowed three goals on 37 shots in the Canadiens loss to the Penguins on Saturday. That's four straight losses for Price, who has posted a 4.08 GAA and .871 SV% during that time. Tonight he faces the Jets for the second time this season--he stopped 27 of 29 shots in a 6-2 win in Winnipeg in the Canadiens' final game before the Christmas break.
Mikkola was a fifth-round pick of the Blues in n2015 and this is his first career call-up. The 23-year-old Finnish defenseman has registered two goals and nine assists (11 points) in 30 games this season, his second professional season in North America.
Walman made his NHL debut in Colton Parayko's spot on Saturday but switched places with Niko Mikkola on Monday. Walman is back with the Rampage, where he has four goals and 14 assists (18 points) in 32 games.
