Seidenberg picked up an assist in last night’s game in Philadelphia, but will come out on the tail-end of a back-to-back tonight in Ottawa. Thomas Hickey will take his spot on the Islanders blueline.
Hickey has been a healthy scratch in the last two games, but will draw back in for Dennis Seidenberg tonight in Ottawa. HIckey has just three assists on the year, but has added 19 shots, 19 blocks and 16 hits in 16 games this season.
Quine has been a healthy scratch for the last two games, but will replace Anthony Beauvillier in the lineup tonight in Ottawa. Quine has one assist in four games this season.
Beauvillier has appeared in the last five consecutive games, but will be replaced by Alan Quine in the lineup tonight. Beauvillier has had a sluggish first quarter of the season, registering two goals and three assists in 18 games this season.
Marchand has yet to be cleared to play, so he will miss his sixth consecutive game with an undisclosed injury. The Bruins have played week without Marchand, going 4-1-0 in those five contests.
Rask allowed four goals on 27 shots in the Bruins’ loss in Anaheim on November 15th. Rask has struggled mightily this season, leading to Anton Khudobin starting the last four games, but Rask will get an opportunity to earn more starts with a good outing tonight. Rask has gone 3-3-1 with a 2.56 GAA and .904 SV% on home ice so far this season.
Carrick has been a mainstay on the Maple Leafs blueline for the majority of the season but will be replaced by Roman Polak as the Maple Leafs go with a heavy lineup against the Capitals.
Polak has been out of the lineup since November 2nd, but will replace Connor Carrick tonight vs. the Capitals. The Maple Leafs are putting an emphasis on a heavy lineup tonight, so the big 6-foot-1, 235 lbs. defenseman will play his sixth game of the season.
McElhinney allowed one goal on 39 shots in the Maple Leafs’ win in Boston on November 11th. McElhinney was much better in his third start than he was in his first two and now comes into Saturday at 2-1-0 with a 3.05 GAA and .910 SV%. Tonight he faces a Washington team that uncharacteristically rank 20th in the NHL in scoring (2.83 GF/PG) so far this season.
Halak allowed four goals on 32 shots in the Islanders loss in Carolina last Sunday. Halak has lost his last three starts in ugly fashion, allowing a combined 13 goals on 93 shots (.860 SV%). He will look to get back on track tonight in Ottawa—that will be tough than it sounds because he is 2-5-0 with a 3.20 GAA and .890 SV% on the road.
Leivo drew into the Maple Leafs lineup last night, recording one goal on three shots in 10:02 TOI. Despite scoring his first goal of the season, Matt Martin will draw in for the winger.
Martin was a healthy scratch for the first time in his career last night in Carolina, but will draw back into the lineup tonight vs. Washington. Martin, who has just seven points (1G / 6A) in 22 games this season and will replace Josh Leivo tonight.
Soshnikov appeared in the last two games with the Maple Leafs, but will be replaced by Dominic Moore in the lineup tonight vs. Washington. Soshnikov has et to record a point in three games with the Maple Leafs.
Moore has been out of the lineup for the last two games, but is expected to replace Nikita Soshnikov in the lineup tonight vs. the Capitals. Moore has three goals and three assists (six points) in 15 games this season.
Weber took part in the Canadiens’ morning skate but will miss his third straight game with a lower-body injury. With Weber out, Jakub Jerabek will remain on the Canadiens’ blueline.
McElhinney allowed one goal on 39 shots in the Maple Leafs’ win in Boston on November 11th. McElhinney was much better in his third start than he was in his first two and now comes into Saturday at 2-1-0 with a 3.05 GAA and .910 SV%. Tonight he faces a Washington team that uncharacteristically rank 20th in the NHL in scoring (2.83 GF/PG) so far this season.
Wedgewood stopped 23 of 25 shots in the Coyotes win over the Kings on Friday. It was a nice start for Wedgewood, who is filling in for the injured Antti Raanta again. Wedgewood has gone 2-2-1 with a 2.74 GAA and .911 SV% in four starts and two relief appearances since joining the Coyotes via trade.
Luongo stopped 43 of 44 shots in the Panthers’ shootout win over the Maple Leafs on Wednesday. It was another excellent outing for the veteran netminder, who is now 4-2-1 with a 2.11 GAA and .944 SV% since returning to the Panthers crease earlier this month. He will face a Blackhawks team on home-ice, where he has gone 3-0-1 with a 2.85 GAA and .932 SV%.
Gallagher was given the day off on Friday and confirmed that he will be in the lineup tonight vs. the Sabres. Gallagher has had a nice first quarter of the season, posting nine goals and five assists (14 points) in 23 games.
Johns played just 8:18 TOI before leaving last night’s win over the Flames with an upper-body injury. The Stars did not say anything about Johns injury postgame, but they are off until next Tuesday so they have a few days to evaluate him.
