McCormick’s recall suggests that Mark Stone, who left Tuesday’s game, won’t be available for Thursday’s game vs. the Canucks. McCormick has one goal in six games with Binghamton this season and had four points (2G / 2A) in 20 games with the Senators last year.
Claesson, 23, has failed to pick up a point in six games with Binghamton this season. Claesson will likely serve as the Senators’ seventh defenseman after they sent Thomas Chabot to the QMJHL on Wednesday.
Stone is expected to miss his third straight game with an upper-body injury. Stone missed Wednesday’s practice and head coach Dave Tippet called him doubtful, so Stone remains day-to-day.
Domingue allowed two goals on 41 shots in the Coyotes’ win over the Sharks on Tuesday. It was easily Domingue’s best start of the year so far and he has now won two out of his last three starts while posting a 3.02 GAA and .916 SV%. Tonight he takes on a Predators team that has stumbled out of the gate, but remain a dangerous lineup for opposing goalies.
Allen was yanked after allowing four goals on 20 shots in the Blues’ 5-0 loss in New York on Tuesday. It was Allen’s worst outing of the year, but head coach Ken Hitchcock will go right back to him tonight in Dallas. Allen has posted a 2.22 GAA and .910 SV% in eight starts and draws a good matchup against an injury ravaged Stars team.
Schneider stopped 32 of 33 shots in the Devils’ win over the Lightning last Saturday. The Devils have had the last four days off, so Schneider will start his eighth game tonight in Florida. He finished October with a 1.86 GAA and .941 SV%, which both rank in the top 10 in the NHL. Schneider comes in on a three game winning streak and makes for a solid start tonight.
Fleury gave up four goals on 42 shots in the Penguins win in Philadelphia last Saturday. Matt Murray (hand) made his return to the crease last night, so the Pens will go back to Fleury tonight in Los Angeles. Fleury has won three straight games while posting a 2.67 GAA and .921 SV% and makes for a strong fantasy option on Thursday.
Letang has missed the last five games with an upper-body injury, but he will play tonight in Anaheim. Letang has registered two assists and 16 shots on goal in four games this season and will re-claim his spot on the top pair and power-play unit.
Tanev has missed the last three games but will return to the lineup on Wednesday in Montreal. Tanev will return to his spot next to Alex Edler on the top pairing as well as see power-play time with the second unit.
With Chris Tanev set to return to the lineup on Wednesday, the Canucks have sent Stecher back to Utica. Stecher had no points, seven shots and a minus-3 rating in three games with the Canucks.
Gibson stopped all 30 shots that he faced in the Ducks’ shutout win over the Kings last night. Gibson had a rough start, but has now gone 3-1-1 with a 1.81 GAA and .936 SV% in his last five outings. He’s been hot, but now he takes on a Penguins team that he has struggled against in his career—he is 1-2-0 with a 4.68 GAA and .862 SV% in three career outings vs. Pittsburgh.
Varlamov surrendered five goals on 36 shots in Colorado’s loss to the Predators on Tuesday. Varlamov has lost his last three starts while posting a 3.71 GAA and .884 SV% and things don’t get any easier tonight in Chicago. The Blackhawks are 6-3-1 and rank third in the NHL in scoring with 3.50 goals per game. There are better options out there tonight.
Tyutin has missed the last four games with a groin injury but will play in Chicago on Thursday. Tyutin has record two assists in his first four games with the Avalanche.
Bernier has missed the last three games with an upper-body injury that he suffered on October 25th. Bernier will be available to start tonight, but head coach Randy Carlyle would not commit to his starting goalie. John Gibson posted a shutout last night, so they’ll probably see how he is feeling before they decide.
Ritchie had to leave Tuesday’s game following a hit from Kings’ defeseman Tom Gilbert and remains under evaluation. With Ritchie out, look for Michael Sgarbossa to get back into the Ducks lineup.
Kase, 20, was a seventh round pick (205th overall) in 2014 and this is his first NHL recall. Kase has picked up two goals and two assists (four points) in six games with San Diego this season.
Sgarbossa had one assist in four games with the Ducks last week and returns for tonight’s game vs. the Penguins. There’s no word whether or not Sgarbossa will be back in the lineup tonight. He has one goal in two games with San Diego.
Tokarski was serving as John Gibson’s backup while Jonathan Bernier was sidelined, but with Bernier set to return on Tuesday, Tokarski will return to San Diego.
O’Connor was recalled because the Senators were without Craig Anderson and Andrew Hammond, but with Anderson back and the Senators acquiring Mike Condon from Pittsburgh, O’Connor has been optioned back to Binghamton. O’Connor is 1-2-0 with a 2.35 GAA and .919 SV% in three AHL games.
