Leopold was acquired from the Blue Jackets yesterday and will make his Wild debut tonight with Marco Scandella out with an undisclosed injury. Leopold has one goal and two assists in 25 games this season.
Spurgeon will miss his sixth straight game with a head injury, that is suspected to be a concussion. He was not expected to play today, but Thursday is possible for a return.
Scandella suffered an undisclosed injury on Saturday and it will force him to miss today’s game, despite practicing on Monday. With Scandella out, Jordan Leopold will make his Wild debut.
Ehrhoff said he experienced a reoccurrence of concussion symptoms after returning to the lineup last Wednesday. He has skated for the two straight days, so there is a chance that he could return on Wednesday in Colorado.
Bobrovsky has missed the last 17 games, but it looks like he will make his first start since January 21st tonight vs. the Capitals. Bobrovsky has gone 16-15-2 with a 2.85 GAA and .913 SV% this season. Tonight would be his third start vs. Washington—he is 1-0-1 with a 3.35 GAA and .909 SV% in the first two.
Glencross has scored nine goals and 19 assists (28 points) in 53 games with the Flames before being acquired on Sunday. He is expected to skate on the Capitals second line with Evgeny Kuznetsov an Troy Brouwer, as well as see some power-play time.
With Henrik Zetterberg set to return on Wednesday and the addition of Erik Cole on Sunday, the Red Wings have sent Pulkkinen back to the minors. He was leading the AHL in scoring when he was recalled, but returns one point back of Brian O’Neill, despite playing seven less games.
Ennis has missed the last two games, but practiced on Monday and is expected to play tonight in Tampa Bay. With the Sabres just ripping their team apart, Ennis is the one of a few players who still have a little to offer in fantasy circles. He has 15 goals and 18 assists (33 points) in 61 games this season.
Talbot allowed three goals on 33 shots in the Rangers 4-2 loss to the Flyers on Saturday night. The loss snapped a three-game winning streak for Talbot, who went 8-2-2 with a 2.80 GAA and .906 SV% in February. Tonight he will face a Nashville team who are first in the NHL, but have surprisingly lost four of six.
Rinne allowed four goals on 25 shots in the Predators 4-3 loss to the Red Wings on Saturday. He has surprisingly lost four of his last five while posting a 3.20 GAA and .891 SV%. This has been very un-Rinne-like, but the Predators will obviously go back to him tonight vs. a surging Rangers team.
Tierney was just sent down on Saturday, but with the Sharks trading multiple roster players today, the have recalled Tierney to be in the lineup tonight vs. the Habs. Tierney has one goals and six assists in 24 games with San Jose.
Sheppard had a lot of travel to do after being traded from San Jose. Look for him to make his Rangers debut on Wednesday in Detroit.
Fast missed nearly one month with a knee injury that he suffered on February 7th. He will return on the Rangers fourth line tonight vs. the Predators. Fast has nine points (3G / 6A) in 37 games this season.
Talbot allowed three goals on 33 shots in the Rangers 4-2 loss to the Flyers on Saturday night. The loss snapped a three-game winning streak for Talbot, who went 8-2-2 with a 2.80 GAA and .906 SV% in February. Tonight it looks like he will face a Nashville team who are first in the NHL, but have surprisingly lost four of six.
The Flames kept very quiet on Giordano’s injury leading up to the deadline, likely to protect their potential deals. Giordano even took warmups on Friday, but obviously didn’t play. The Flames and Gio explored all options to see if they could put surgery off, but ultimately the Flames medical staff elected the best course of action for Giordano was for him to undergo surgery. He is expected to rehab for the next 4-5 months.
The Maple Leafs had plenty of cap-room to take on Brewer’s $3.75M cap-hit. The Leafs wanted to move Holzer for a draft-pick, rather than lose him in free agency for nothing this offseason. Brewer has just one goal and five assists in 26 games between the Lightning and Ducks this season.
Holzer, 26, is set to become an unrestricted free agent this summer. He has plenty of size at 6-foot-3, 205 lbs and bring a physical brand of hockey, but provides little in the way of offence. Holzer had six assists in 34 games with the Maple Leafs.
After being acquired from the Coyotes last night, he will make his Rangers debut tonight vs. the Predators. He is expected to start his Rangers career with Kevin Klein, but head coach Alain Vigneault is expected to mix those two up with Marc Staal and Dan Boyle until he finds a combination that works. Yandle has 41 points (4G / 37A) and a league-worst minus-32 rating in 63 games with the Coyotes.
Lindstrom, 31, returned to the NHL this season after spending the last five seasons overseas. With the Blues at full health, Lindstrom has been a healthy scratch since February 6th. Overall he has three goals and three assists in 34 games this season.
Clark, 24, has one assist in seven games with Anaheim this season. He is expected to report to Lake Erie (AHL), having posted just six points (1G / 5A) in 45 games with Norfolk.
