Dorsett will undergo cervical disc surgery in his neck and will miss a significant amount of time. Dorsett is expected to make a full recovery and return to game action, but there’s no timetable for his return at this point.
Shinkaruk has been a healthy scratch for the last three games and with Johnny Gaudreau returning on Sunday, Shinkaruk returns to Stockton. The 22-year-old has four goals and three assists (seven points) in seven games with Stockton.
Duclair has had a very difficult first quarter of the season, having picked up just one goal and three assists in 23 games. Duclair will sit tonight and allow Brendan Perlini to make his NHL debut. Duclair is also apparently on the Coyotes’ trade block as well.
Bobrovsky allowed two goals on 20 shots in the Blue Jackets’ win in Colorado on Thursday. Bobrovsky was given Saturday night off, so he is expected to face the Coyotes tonight on home-ice. Goalie Bob has won three of his last four while posting a 1.72 GAA and .929 SV%. Bobrovsky has also gone 8-3-0 with a 2.11 GAA and .932 SV% on home-ice this season.
Allen surrendered four goals on 26 shots, but still walked away with the win last Thursday vs. the Lightning. Carter Hutton started on Saturday, so they’ll come back to Allen tonight vs. Montreal. Allen has won seven consecutive games while posting a 2.24 GAA and .922 SV%. He will put that streak on the line tonight against Carey Price and the NHL’s top team.
Schneider allowed four goals on 33 shots in the Devils’ loss in Chicago last Thursday. Keith Kinkaid started on Saturday, so there’s no surprise that Schneider will start vs. his former team tonight in New Jersey. Schneider has struggled on the road, but is an impressive 7-0-1 with a 2.31 GAA and .920 SV% at home.
Anderson allowed five goals on 28 shots in the Senators loss to the Sabres last Tuesday. After the game, he left the team for the rest of the week, but returns to the crease tonight in Pittsburgh. Anderson comes into play tied for sixth in wins (12), tied for seventh in SV% (.930) and tied for 13th in GAA (2.20). He’ll take on a Penguins team that has won three of four.
Jonathan Marchessault is out with a lower-body injury, so Malgin will skate with Aleksander Barkov and Jaromir Jagr in Boston. The first year forward has four goals and four assists (eight points) in 25 games this season.
Marchessault was hurt in Saturday's loss in Ottawa and will be held out of the lineup on Monday. With Marchessault out, Denis Malgin will skate with Aleksander Barkov and Jaromir Jagr and Paul Thompson will make his Panthers debut.
Domingue stopped all 10 shots that he faced after replacing Mike Smith in the Coyotes’ loss to the Canucks on November 23rd. Domingue had been out with a lower-body injury, but will make his 13th start tonight. Domingue is 2-5-1 with a 4.20 GAA and .880 SV% on the road and tonight he faces a Blue Jackets team that fired 60 shots on Smith on Saturday.
Grabner’s grandmother has passed away and he will head back to Austria and miss at least Tuesday’s game vs. the Islanders. With Grabner out, the Rangers recalled Marek Hrivik from Hartford (AHL).
Perlini, 20, was the 12th overall pick in 2014 and has excelled in two months with Tucson (AHL). Perlini picked up 11 goals and five assists (16 points) in 16 games with Tucson and tonight he’ll skate on the Coyotes third line with Jordan Martinook and Jamie McGinn.
Luongo allowed two goals on 21 shots in the Panthers’ 2-0 shutout loss in Ottawa on Saturday. Luongo is 3-2-1 with a 1.47 GAA and .950 SV% in his last six starts and tonight he faces the Bruins for the second time this season. In the first meeting, he allowed two goals on 26 shots in a 2-1 loss on home-ice.
Lehner allowed two goals on 33 shots in the Sabres’ loss to the Bruins on Saturday. Lehner has played very well this season, posting a 2.38 GAA and .922 SV% in 17 starts, but that has only translated into five wins. Tonight he starts in Washington—he is 4-4-1 with a 2.47 GAA and .921 SV% on the road so far.
Rask allowed one goal on 36 shots in the Bruins’ win in Buffalo on Saturday. After losing three of four, Rask turned in a stellar performance and is now tied for second in the NHL with 13 wins. Rask also carries the third best SV% (.941) and tonight he faces the Panthers for the second time, he stopped 33 of 34 shots in a 2-1 win in the first meeting.
Fleury allowed three goals on 31 shots in the Penguins’ win over the Red Wings on Saturday. Fleury has won his last two starts while turning aside 61 of 65 shots (.924 SV%), earning him a third straight start. He will be taking on a Senators team that has surprised this season and come in as winners of five of their last seven.
Krug was absent from the Bruins’ morning skate on Monday, but head coach Claude Julien said that Krug will try and give it a go tonight. Krug has had a hard time finding the back of the net in his first 25 games, scoring just one goal on 77 shots, but it’s only a matter of time before the puck starts bouncing the right way for the talented defenseman.
