Salomaki was injured while blocking a shot in Saturday’s game in Chicago and will miss 6-8 weeks with what is being listed as an “upper-body” injury. With Salomaki out, look for Cody Bass to be in the lineup on Tuesday.
Bitetto was injured in a fight with Blackhawks’ forward Jordin Tootoo on Friday and will miss 4-6 weeks. With Bitetto out, Yannick Weber will land a permanent role on the Predators’ blueline.
Raymond is a minus-2 with just three shots on goal while averaging just 9:34 TOI/GM through the first three games of the season. His placement on waivers will likely open up a roster spot for Emerson Etem to get into the lineup.
McCollum was the 30th overall pick in 2008, but never made it to the NHL. Last year he was 15-13-0 with a 2.42 GAA and .923 SV% in 30 games with Grand Rapids (AHL).
Stuart had one shot on goal with two blocked shots in 11:02 on Saturday. Tonight he will be a healthy scratch for the second time in three games and will be replaced by Ben Chiarot.
Chiarot played 15:08 in the season opener but was a healthy scratch on Saturday. Tonight he will replace Mark Stuart in the lineup and will be paired with Paul Postma.
Gunnarsson played just 9:55 before leaving Saturday’s game with an upper-body injury. Gunnarsson will travel to Vancouver, but he may sit out of Tuesday’s game. If he’s out, look for Robert Bortuzzo to get back in the lineup.
Brodziak played just 2:22 in Saturday’s win vs. the Rangers on Saturday before leaving with an upper-body injury. Brodziak will travel to Vancouver, but he is day-to-day and may miss Tuesday’s game. If he’s out look for Dmitrij Jaskin to centre the fourth line.
Lehtera left Saturday’s game vs. the Rangers with an upper-body injury and will miss at least Tuesday’s game vs. the Canucks. With Lehtera out, Alex Steen is expected to shift to centre and Jaden Schwartz (elbow) could take his spot in the lineup.
Craig Anderson started the first two games of the season, but they will turn to Andrew Hammond in Detroit. Hammond has three career appearances against the Red Wings (two starts, one relief) and has gone 2-0-0 with a 0.78 GAA and .966 SV%. Hammond gets the first game of the back-to-back and could be a sneaky spot-start against a struggling Red Wings team.
Martin Jones has started the first three games of the season, including last night, when he was lit up for five goals on 22 shots, so look for Dell to make his NHL debut on Tuesday. The 27-year-old was undrafted and paid his dues in the ECHL and AHL before becoming the Sharks’ backup this season. Del was 17-16-6 with a 2.42 GAA and .922 SV% in 40 games with the San Jose Barracuda (AHL) last season.
Rask was set to start Saturday’s game in Toronto, but he was held out because he was dinged up. The Bruins are optimistic that Rask will be good to go tonight, but there will not be confirmation until after their morning skate. Rask stopped 28 of 31 shots in the Bruins’ season opening win in Columbus last Thursday.
Montoya surrendered three goals on 38 shots in the Canadiens’ shootout loss in Ottawa on Saturday. With Carey Price still sidelined with the flu, Montoya will start his third consecutive game tonight. He has filled in for Price very well, stopping 65 of 69 shots (.942 SV%) that he has faced in his first two stars in a Montreal uniform.
Jones allowed two goals on 28 shots in the Sharks’ win in Columbus on Saturday. Jones has won each of his first two starts while stopping 47 of 50 shots (.940 SV%). Jones has enjoyed a great start to the year and tonight he will run into a Rangers team that has started the year 1-1-0 while averaging 3.50 goals per game so far.
Schwartz was expected to miss the entire month of October, but it looks like Schwartz could return earlier than expected. Monitor Schwartz’s status as the week progresses.
Craig Anderson started the first two games of the season, but it looks like they will turn to Andrew Hammond in Detroit. Hammond has three career appearances against the Red Wings (two starts, one relief) and has gone 2-0-0 with a 0.78 GAA and .966 SV%. Hammond gets the first game of the back-to-back and could be a sneaky spot-start against a struggling Red Wings team.
Hellebuyck gave up four goals on 27 shots in the Jets’ overtime win over the Hurricanes on Thursday. Michael Hutchinson started Saturday, but it looks like they will go back to Hellebuyck tonight vs. the Bruins. The Jets are the worst possession team in the NHL through two games, which doesn’t bode well for Hellebuyck on Monday.
McIlrath was a healthy scratch in the first two games of the season, but with Daniel Girardi out of the lineup with a groin injury, McIlrath will step in. The 24-year-old had two goals and two assists (four points) in 34 games last year.
Fleury allowed two goals on 36 shots in the Penguins win over the Ducks on Saturday. Fleury is off to a great start to the year, winning each of his first two starts while stopping 73 of 77 shots (.948 SV%). Tonight he will face an Avalanche team that beat the Stars 6-5 in their season opener on Saturday.
Fleury allowed two goals on 36 shots in the Penguins win over the Ducks on Saturday. Fleury is off to a great start to the year, winning each of his first two starts while stopping 73 of 77 shots (.948 SV%). Tonight he will face an Avalanche team that beat the Stars 6-5 in their season opener on Saturday.
