Elliott allowed four goals on 32 shots in the Flames loss to the Hurricanes. Chad Johnson has started three of the last four games, but they’ll go back to Elliott tonight. Elliott is winless with a 4.72 GAA and .839 SV% in his first three starts in a Flames uniform. Tonight he will face a Blackhawks team that is 3-3-0 while averaging 3.67 goals per game so far.
Tkachuk, who has one goal on nine shots in his first five NHL games, will be a healthy scratch again tonight. With Tkachuk in the press box, Freddie Hamilton will play again.
Eaves missed Saturday’s game with a lower-body injury and it looks like he will miss his second straight game on Tuesday. The Stars are dealing with a bunch of injuries up front, so expect them to recall a few forwards from Texas (AHL).
Spezza, who has three points (2G / 1A) in five games, was hurt in Monday’s practice session and could miss Tuesday’s game vs. the Jets. If Spezza can’t play, expect the Stars to recall a forward from Texas (AHL).
Hutton allowed two goals on 35 shots in the Blues win over the Rangers on October 15th. It was a rock-solid Blues debut for Hutton, who will make his second start of the year vs. Calgary. The Flames are averaging 3.00 goals per game through the first week and a half, but Hutton still makes for a strong spot-start.
Hemsky missed the first four games of the season with a groin injury, but made his season debut on Saturday. He must have re-aggravated the injury and will not be available for Tuesday’s game. Look for Dallas to recall a forward from Texas (AHL).
Crosby was cleared for contact on Monday and finished the practice with no limitations. It was a great sign that Crosby is nearing his season debut and head coach Mike Sullivan did not rule Crosby out of Tuesday’s game vs. Florida—he remains day-to-day.
The Bruins are already without Tuukka Rask, so an injury to Khudobin would leave the Bruins with a goaltending tandem of Malcolm Subban and Zane McIntyre. Head coach Claude Julien did not have an update on Khudobin’s status, so there’s no word on who will be available or who will start on Tuesday.
Varone, 25, did not record a point in three games and has been sent to Binghamton, where he had 23 points (6G / 17A) in 21 games a season ago. With Varone back in the AHL, Matt Puempel will likely get into the lineup or Thomas Chabot will play as a seventh defenseman.
Lehner is under the weather, so he will be held out of the crease on Tuesday, which means that a goaltender will likely be recalled from Rochester (AHL) and Anders Nilsson will make his Sabres debut.
The Sabres’ No.1 netminder Robin Lehner will not be available on Tuesday because of an illness, so Nilsson will make his Sabres’ debut vs. the Flyers on Tuesday. Last year, Nilsson was 10-13-2 with a 3.12 GAA and .901 SV% with the Oilers and Blues last year and draws a tough matchup against a Flyers team who is averaging more than 3.00 goals per game.
McQuaid has missed the first five games with an upper-body injury, but has been practicing for nearly one week and has been cleared to return to the lineup tomorrow. Look for McQuaid to play on the second pair with Torey Krug.
Kempny has appeared in each of the first six games of the season, but will come out of the lineup on Monday. Kempny has no points, five shots on goal and four penalty minutes so far, but will be replaced by Michal Rozsival tonight.
Rozsival was a healthy scratch for the first six games of the season, but will play tonight vs. the Flames. Rozsival, who had 13 points (1G / 12A) in 51 games last year, will replace Michal Kempny in the lineup on Monday.
Elliott allowed four goals on 32 shots in the Flames loss to the Hurricanes. Chad Johnson has started three of the last four games, but it looks like they’ll go back to Elliott tonight. Elliott is winless with a 4.72 GAA and .839 SV% in his first three starts in a Flames uniform. Tonight he would face a Blackhawks team that is 3-3-0 while averaging 3.67 goals per game so far.
Abdelkader was a late scratch on Saturday and missed Monday’s practice, but head coach Jeff Blashill would not rule Abdelkader out for Tuesday’s game. Monitor his status during tomorrow’s morning skate.
Reimer allowed three goals on 28 shots in the Panthers’ loss in Tampa Bay last Tuesday. Roberto Luongo started four of the first five games, but Reimer will go on Tuesday. Reimer will take on a Penguins team that is 3-2-1 while averaging 2.17 goals per game through their first six contests.
Smith appeared in four games with the Avalanche this season, but returns to the Maple Leafs via waivers—he had six points (2G / 4A) in 16 games with Toronto last year.
Saros stopped 34 of 35 shots in the Predators win over the Penguins on Saturday. He started because Pekka Rinne had food poisoning. He was excellent and is the goalie of the future in Nashville, but he heads back to Milwaukee for the time being.
Smith was recalled for one game because the Predators were without four players due to food poisoning. He heads back to Milwaukee with the team getting over the bug.
