Colborne was a healthy scratch on Monday, but will return to the lineup tonight vs. Edmonton. Colborne will replace Mikhail Grigorenko and skate on the fourth line. He has three goals and one assist in 17 games this season.
Grigorenko has just one goal and one assist in his last 11 games and he will be a healthy scratch tonight vs. Edmonton. With Grigorenko out, Joe Colborne will re-enter the lineup.
Miller allowed four goal on 21 shots in the Canucks’ win vs. the Stars on November 13th. Jacob Markstrom started the last three games, but Miller will go tonight in Arizona. Miller has gone 0-5-0 with a 3.93 GAA and .881 SV% in five starts on the road and tonight he faces a Coyotes team that is 1-2-2 in their last five.
Smith stopped 43 of 45 shots in the Coyotes’ overtime win vs. San Jose on Saturday. It was a superb outing for Smith, who has stopped 65 of 69 shots (.942 SV%) since returning to the crease on November 16th. Tonight he makes for a strong start against the Canucks, who are 29th in the NHL in scoring.
Rinne stopped 24 of 25 shots in the Predators’ win over the Lightning on Monday. Rinne has won five of his last six starts while posting a 1.18 GAA, .960 SV% and one shutout. Rinne has been one of the best goalies in the NHL in November and tonight he will face a Stars team that is tied for last in the NHL with 3.30 goals against per game.
Hellebuyck allowed three goals on 40 shots in the Jets’ loss in Carolina on Sunday. Hellebuyck lost his last two starts and is now 5-4-0 with a 2.66 GAA and .907 SV% in November. Tonight he faces the Wild in Minnesota—the 23-year-old is 2-3-0 with a 3.51 GAA and .881 SV% on the road this season.
Budaj allowed two goals on 30 shots in the Kings’ win in Anaheim on Monday. Budaj has won his last three starts while allowing two goals in each game and posting a .928 SV%. Tonight he faces a struggling Islanders team that has lost four of their last five and come in on the tail-end of a back-to-back.
Lehtonen was yanked after allowing four goals on 13 shots in the Stars’ loss to the Oilers on Saturday. Lehtonen has gone 3-2-2 with a 3.81 GAA and .883 SV% in November and will be in tough tonight as he takes on a Predators team that won five of their last seven games.
Beaulieu was hospitalized after being hit in the throat by a shot on Tuesday. With Beaulieu out on Thursday, Mark Barberio will draw into the lineup vs. Carolina.
Howden failed to record a point in five games with the Jets and with Drew Stafford returning to the lineup tonight, Howden heads back to Manitoba, where he has seven goals and two assists (nine points) in 11 games.
The Flyers lost Sean Couturier to an MCL sprain, so Laughton has been called-up and will be in the lineup on Wednesday. Laughton has not appeared in any games with the Flyers this season, but has scored two goals with six assists (eight points) in eight games with Lehigh Valley. Laughton has collected 27 points (9G / 18A) in 107 career NHL games.
Couturier suffered a sprained MCL during the Flyers’ win in Florida last night and will miss some time. With Couturier out, the Flyers have recalled Scott Laughton from Lehigh Valley, but the Flyers will dearly miss Couturier’s valuable two-way game.
Merrill got into the lineup for the last three games with Yohann Auvitu sidelined with an upper-body injury. Auvitu will return tonight, so Merrill, who had no points in three games, will sit.
Auvitu has missed the last three contests, but will replace Jon Merrill in the lineup vs. Toronto. Auvitu has played well in his first NHL season, collecting one goal, two assists and 2.5 shots on goal per game through his first 15 contests.
Johnson allowed two goals on 23 shots in the Flames’ win in Detroit on Sunday. Brian Elliott started on Monday, but they’ll go back to Johnson for the fifth time in six games tonight. Johnson has won three of his last four starts while posting a 1.50 GAA, .937 SV% and one shutout. He'll be in tough vs. the high-scoring Blue Jackets.
Pastrnak has missed the last three games with an upper-body injury, but skated in his usual spot with Patrice Bergeron and Brad Marchand on Wednesday morning and will play Thursday barring a setback. Pastrnak has 10 goals and four assists in 14 games this season.
Eichel had been skating on his own prior to Wednesday, but he joined the Sabres for his first practice session since getting injured a few days before the season started. Eichel won’t play tonight, but is only expected to miss 3-5 more games before making his season debut. This is massive news for the Sabres, who currently sit last in the NHL in goal scoring.
Hanley had no points while averaging 11:00 TOI/GM in five games during his call-up. He returns to St. John’s, where he has one goal and three assists in 10 games this season.
Enroth gave up three goals on 17 shots after replacing Frederik Andersen in the Maple Leafs’ 7-0 loss to the Kings on November 8th. Enroth has struggled in his first season with Toronto, posting a 4.41 GAA and .866 SV% in four appearances. Tonight he faces a Devils team without Taylor Hall and Kyle Palmieri.
