Chicago announced that Anisimov will return tonight over the weekend so activating him from IR was simply a formality. Gustav Forsling was re-assigned to Rockford (AHL) yesterday to create room for Anisimov.
Stone left the Senators morning skate early and will not play tonight in Minnesota. Stone joins J-G Pageau and Nate Thompson as injured Senators forwards—that means Filip Chlapik, Colin White and Chris DiDomenico will all be in the lineup tonight.
Bernier allowed one goal on 28 shots in Colorado’s win over the Rangers on Saturday. Bernier is riding a personal eight-game winning streak, posting a 1.47 GAA, .958 SV% and one shutout in the process. Tonight he will look to extend Colorado’s winning streak to 10 games as he faces his former team in Toronto.
Schneider allowed five goals on 25 shots in the Devils loss to the Flyers on January 13th. Schneider missed the last three games with an illness but is expected to play tonight after participating in Sunday’s practice. In Schneider’s last five starts, he has gone 0-3-2 while allowing 21 goals on 159 shots (.868 SV%).
Vasilevskiy allowed four goals on 34 shots in the Lightning’s loss in Minnesota on Saturday. All of a sudden the Lightning and Vasilevskiy are struggling. Vasilevksiy enters play on a three-game losing streak, allowing a combined 13 goals on 88 shots (.852 SV%). He will look to get back on track tonight in Chicago—he stopped 29 of 31 shots in a 3-2 OT win in his first game vs. the Blackhawks.
Schwartz, who has been sidelined since December 9th, has been medically cleared to return and it looks like he’ll be back on Thursday. The Blues have gone 8-10-1 while averaging just 2.16 goals per game since Schwartz was sidelined.
Condon was yanked after he allowed four goals on 17 shots in the Senators’ 8-2 loss to Chicago on January 9th. It’s been a difficult season for Condon, who has gone 3-5-4 with a 3.48 GAA and .894 SV% in 12 starts and three relief appearances. Tonight he takes on a Wild team that has won three of their last four.
Halak allowed three goals on 39 shots in the Islanders win in Chicago on Saturday. Halak has won three of his last five starts while posting a 3.36 GAA and .915 SV%. Halak has a chance to keep his minor hot streak going tonight in Arizona—he stopped 32 of 35 shots in a 5-3 win in his first start vs. the Coyotes.
Ramage, 26, was a fourth round pick of the Flames in 2010 and has been with the Blue Jackets since 2015-16. Ramage has appeared in just two career NHL games, but has collected nine points (2G / 7A) in 33 games with Cleveland (AHL) this season. He will report to Tucson (AHL).
Condon was yanked after he allowed four goals on 17 shots in the Senators’ 8-2 loss to Chicago on January 9th. It’s been a difficult season for Condon, who has gone 3-5-4 with a 3.48 GAA and .894 SV% in 12 starts and three relief appearances. Tonight he takes on a Wild team that has won three of their last four.
Smith stopped 34 of 35 shots in the Flames loss to the Jets on Saturday. The loss snapped a six-game winning streak for Smith, who has stopped an impressive 227 of the last 240 shots (.946 SV%) that he has faced. Smith has been playing great and he is a must-start tonight vs. the lowly Sabres.
Wilson continues to deal with the flu so he will be sidelined for a second straight game. With Wilson out, Dominic Toninato will remain in the Avalanche lineup.
Mrazek stopped all 27 shots that he faced in the Red Wings’ 4-0 shutout win over the Blackhawks on January 14th. Despite the shutout, Jimmy Howard started the next two games (both losses). He faced the Devils earlier this season, but didn’t finish the game—he allowed three goals on 24 shots in what ended up being a 4-3 OT loss.
McKeown was in the Hurricanes lineup on Sunday and with Brett Pesce’s return on the horizon, McKeown will return to their AHL affiliate. The 22-year-old has 13 points (3G / 10A) in 37 games with the Checkers.
Bernier allowed one goal on 28 shots in Colorado’s win over the Rangers on Saturday. Bernier is riding a personal eight-game winning streak, posting a 1.47 GAA, .958 SV% and one shutout in the process. Tonight he will look to extend Colorado’s winning streak to 10 games as he faces his former team in Toronto.
Stalock allowed three goals on 29 shots in the Wild’s loss to the Flames on January 9th. Devan Dubnyk started the last four games so Stalock will get a turn tonight vs. the Senators. In his first start against Ottawa, Stalock allowed four goals on 32 shots in a 6-4 win back in mid-December.
Rielly will miss his second straight game with an upper-body injury, so Connor Carrick and Jake Gardiner will continue to patrol the Maple Leafs’ power-play units. Rielly remains day-to-day and questionable for Wednesday’s game in Chicago.
Stalock allowed three goals on 29 shots in the Wild’s loss to the Flames on January 9th. Devan Dubnyk started the last four games so Stalock will get a turn tonight vs. the Senators. In his first start against Ottawa, Stalock allowed four goals on 32 shots in a 6-4 win back in mid-December.
Murray has missed the last five games while he was attending to a family matter in Ontario but was back at practice on Monday, which suggests that he could be available to start Tuesday’s game vs. the Hurricanes.
Mueller had no points, two PIMS and a minus-3 rating in his two-game conditioning stint. After missing an extended period of time with broken clavicle, Mueller may be back in the Devils lineup tonight vs. the Red Wings.
