Coming out of the Christmas break, Price is dealing with a lower-body injury and will not travel to Florida to start their three-game road-trip. Price could meet the team in Dallas, but that also seems unlikely.
Hutton allowed two goals on 24 shots in the Sabres loss in Washington last Friday. Hutton is on a three-game losing streak, allowing a combined nine goals on 97 shots (.907 SV%). Hutton has cooled off as of late but he should be extra motivated on Thursday as he faces his former team in St. Luis for the first time.
Dickinson will come out of the Stars lineup on Thursday and is listed as day-to-day. The Stars are hoping that Dickinson will return shortly.
Hanzal’s back issue continues to linger, so he will come out of the lineup on Thursday and the Stars don’t know when he will play again. Hanzal could be in and out of the lineup like he was last season.
Subban is expected to play Thursday after missing the last 20 games with an upper-body injury. Subban will replace Yannick Weber, who was moved to IR in a corresponding move. Subban has 12 points (2G / 10A) in 18 games this season.
Arvidsson is expected to play Thursday after missing 22 games with a broken thumb he suffered on November 10th. Arvidsson has 13 points (8G / 5A) in 13 games this season.
Rittich gave up four goals on 36 shots in the Flames loss to the Lightning last Thursday. Rittich has lost two straight but remains a solid 3-2-1 with a 2.47 GAA and .920 SV% in seven December appearances. Even though he’s been steady all season, Rittich is a risky option in Winnipeg—the Jets are 13-4-2 on home-ice and rank fourth in the NHL in goal-scoring (3.53 GF/pg).
Neuvirth stopped 32 of 34 shots in the Flyers win in New York last Sunday. Neuvirth earned himself the first start out of the break with great outing and will look to string two straight road wins together. Tonight’s game won’t be easy to come by, as he gets set to face a Lightning team that leads the NHL with 4.08 goals for per game.
Koskinen gave up five goals on 44 shots in the Oilers loss to the Lightning last Saturday. It was Koskinen’s first loss on home-ice this season but he will look to get back on-track in his second start against the Canucks. In his first start vs. Vancouver, Koskinen stopped 26 of 29 shots in a 4-2 loss on December 16th.
Khudobin allowed two goals on 27 shots in the Stars loss to the Islanders last Sunday. Khudobin has been mostly up-and-down this season, ultimately compiling a 6-7-2 record, 2.81 GAA and .912 SV% in 15 starts and two relief appearances. Tonight he will see a Predators squad that has gone 14-5-0 in Nashville this season.
Athanasiou missed the final two games before the Christmas break but is expected to retune to the lineup on Thursday. Athanasiou is expected to skate with Luke Glendening and Michael Rasmussen and returns with 11 goals and nine assists (20 points) in 32 games this season.
Khudobin allowed two goals on 27 shots in the Stars loss to the Islanders last Sunday. Khudobin has been mostly up-and-down this season, ultimately compiling a 6-7-2 record, 2.81 GAA and .912 SV% in 15 starts and two relief appearances. Tonight he will see a Predators squad that has gone 14-5-0 in Nashville this season.
Subban has been sidelined since November 13th but will likely play Thursday vs. the Stars. Subban, who will skate with Mattias Ekholm and on PP2, has 12 points (2G / 10A) in 18 games this season.
Arvidsson has been out since November 10th with a broken thumb but is expected to play vs. the Stars. Arvidsson was playing very well before getting hurt, registering eight goals on 34 shots (23.5 SH%) with five assists (13 points) in 13 games. He will skate with Ryan Johansen and Calle Jarnkrok on the top line.
Miller has been out since November 26th but will be back tonight vs. the Devils. Miller will replace Charlie McAvoy, who is battling a lower-body ailment. Miller has just two assists and 16 shots in 11 games this season.
Delia stopped 35 of 36 shots in the Blackhawks win in Colorado last Friday. Delia was extremely impressive in his first start of the season after going 7-5-4 with a 2.34 GAA and .933 SV% in 17 games with Rockford (AHL). He will make his second start against a Wild squad that is 7-9-0 on the road this season.
Neuvirth stopped 32 of 34 shots in the Flyers win in New York last Sunday. Neuvirth earned himself the first start out of the break with great outing and will look to string two straight road wins together. Tonight’s game won’t be easy to come by, as he gets set to face a Lightning team that leads the NHL with 4.08 goals for per game.
Hellebuyck allowed three goals on 44 shots in the Jets win in San Jose last Thursday. Hellebuyck has allowed at least three goals in four straight games but has managed a 3-1-0 record over that time. The goal support has been there for Hellebuyck and he may need it tonight vs. the Flames. Calgary comes into Winnipeg ranks sixth in the NHL in goal-scoring (3.43 GF/pg).
Halak allowed two goals on 30 shots in the Bruins win over the Predators last Saturday. Halak has won three in a row while stopping 74 of the 77 (.961 SV%) shots that he has faced. Tonight he faces a Devils team without Taylor Hall—Halak is 8-0-0 with a 1.74 GAA, .945 SV% and one shutout on home-ice this season.
DeBrusk has missed the last nine games with a concussion but will return Thursday vs. the Devils. DeBrusk, who has 10 goals and two assists in 28 games this season, will skate on the second line with David Krejci and Danton Heinen.
