Boeser missed Tuesday’s practice, but was on the ice for this morning’s gameday skate. Boeser was officially listed as “questionable” for tonight’s game, so monitor his stats as the Canucks hit the ice for warmups at 9:30pm ET.
Markstrom made 30 saves on 31 shots in the Canucks win over the Bruins on Saturday. Anders Nilsson started Monday, but they’ll come back to Markstrom tonight in Vegas. He is coming off of his best performance of the year, but has a tough matchup in Vegas—the Golden Knights are 31-11-2 in their first 44 games on home-ice.
Engelland has missed the last two games with an undisclosed injury, but has been moved to IR to open up a roster spot to activate Alex Tuch (lower-body). Despite moving to IR, Engelland is reportedly close to a return to the lineup and is eligible to be activated whenever he is 100 percent.
Tuch has missed the first eight games of the season with a lower-body injury, but is expected to play vs. the Canucks on Wednesday. Tuch will skate on the second line with Erik Haula and Max Pacioretty. The 22-year-old will look to build off of a 37-point (15G / 22A) rookie campaign, where he also added 10 points (6G / 4A) in 20 playoff games.
Crawford allowed one goal on 25 shots in the Blackhawks win over the Ducks on Tuesday. Since returning to Chicago’s crease on October 18th, Crawford has made 88 saves on the 93 shots (.946 SV%) that he has faced in three starts—going 2-1-0. The Rangers are in town tonight, averaging the 25th most goals per game (2.56) in the league through nine games.
Anderson surrendered four goals on 32 shots in the Senators loss to the Bruins on Tuesday. The loss snapped a three-game winning streak for Anderson, who is now 4-2-1 with a 3.14 GAA and .915 SV% in his first seven starts. He draws a tough matchup tonight in Colorado—the Avalanche are 30-12-3 on home-ice dating back to the start of last season.
Fleury stopped 17 of 18 shots in the Golden Knights win over the Ducks on Saturday. After a slow start to the season, Fleury has since won three straight while posting a 0.67 GAA, .972 SV% and one shutout. Tonight he will face a Canucks team that could be without Brock Boeser (groin) and Elias Pettersson (concussion).
Vasilevskiy surrendered five goals on 34 shots in the Lightning’s loss in Minnesota on Saturday. Vasilevskiy has won three of his first five starts in 2018, posting a 2.15 GAA and .933 SV%. He’ll be in tough against an Avalanche team that has won three straight and are tied for fifth in the NHL in scoring (3.67 GF/PG).
Sundqvist has missed the first eight games of the season, but head coach Mike Yeo said he is healthy and will be an option for tomorrow. Sundqvist had just five points (1G / 4A) in 42 games with the Blues last season.
Varlamov stopped 37 of 38 shots in Colorado’s win in Philadelphia on Monday. Varlamov snapped a brief two-game losing skid and is now 4-0-2 with a 1.64 GAA and .953 SV% in his six starts this season. As good as he has been, Varlamov draws a tough matchup with the Lightning in town—they’re second in the NHL in goal-scoring (3.86 GF/PG) through seven games.
Niemi allowed three goals on 28 shots in the Canadiens win over the Red Wings on October 15th. Niemi has not started a game for 10 days, but will make his third start of the season tonight in Buffalo. Niemi has won each of his first two outings, while allowing a combined six goals on 56 shots (.893 SV%). The Sabres are 2-2-0 on home-ice this season.
Morrow played just 6:17 TOI vs. the Jets on Monday and will come out of the lineup on Wednesday. Morrow will be replaced by Dmitry Kulikov on the third pairing.
Kulikov has been a healthy scratch for the last three games, but will replace Joe Morrow in the lineup tonight. Kulikov has one assist while averaging 14:04 TOI/GM in two games this season.
Vaakanainen was forced to leave Tuesday’s game in Ottawa after getting elbowed in the face by Mark Borowiecki. Borowiecki will face supplemental discipline from the NHL for the hit.
Marincin has been a healthy scratch for the last four games, but will replace Travis Dermott (illness) in the lineup in Winnipeg. Marincin has no points in two games this season.
Dermott will come out of the Maple Leafs lineup on Wednesday, with Martin Marincin drawing back in. Dermott is day-to-day, but should be back for Saturday’s game vs. the Jets.
Andersen allowed three goals on 24 shots in the Maple Leafs loss to the Blues on Saturday. Andersen has lost two in a row, but is a solid 3-2-0 with a 2.63 GAA and .914 SV% in his last five starts. Tonight he will face a Winnipeg team that is 5-0-1 on home-ice, while averaging 3.83 goals for per game this season.
Gunnarsson has missed the first nine games of the season as he works his way back from offseason hip surgery. The Blues had ruled him out until November, so the veteran defenseman appears to be right on track in his recovery. He will stay on the conditioning stint through the weekend and could make his season debut with the Blues next week.
Fabbri has missed the first eight games of the regular season with a groin injury he suffered in the preseason. Fabbri has not played and NHL game since February 4th, 2017 because of two knee surgeries. He’ll stay with San Antonio through the weekend, but could return to the Blues and make his season debut sometime next week.
Neuvirth has missed the first nine games of the season with a groin injury, but will head to the AHL to get some work in before returning to the Flyers. Neuvirth could be in-line for some early work after Brian Elliott has stumbled out of the gate. Neuvirth was 9-7-3 with a 2.60 GAA, .915 SV% and one shutout in an injury plagued 2017-18 season.
