Anderson is one of three goalies on the ice for Senators practice, which is a good sign that he could travel with the team on their upcoming California road-trip. Expect an update after practice.
The Vancouver Canucks and Utica Comets jointly announced today that forward Tom Sestito will not play for either club for the remainder of this season. Sestito will workout on his own and will continue to receive his salary while the Canucks work to identify a new club where he can continue his career.
Miller, who suffered a lower-body injury last night, will head home for an MRI to identify the nature and severity of his injury. Returning Miller back to Vancouver all but guarantees that Eddie Lack will start on Tuesday and that Jacob Markstrom will be recalled from Utica (AHL).
Jensen did not get into a game during his recall and his return to the AHL suggests that Alex Burrows should be good to go on Tuesday.
Miller left Sunday’s game with a lower-body injury after a collision with his teammate Jannik Hansen. Miller still recorded the win by stopping all 10 shots and leaving with the lead. There was no update on his status after the game, but if his injury is serious, then Eddie Lack should be added and Jacob Markstrom will likely be recalled.
Darling was set to become an unrestricted free agent at season’s end. The 26-year-old has gone 5-2-0 with a 1.97 GAA and .937 SV% with the Blackhawks this season. He was recalled on Sunday evening after going 14-8-2 with a 2.20 GAA and .927 SV% with Rockford (AHL) this season.
Darling, 26, has gone 14-8-2 with a 2.20 GAA and .927 SV% with Rockford this season. All three Blackhawks have played well this season and it looks like the Blackhawks are just giving him another chance to start an NHL game with a back-to-back coming up on Thursday and Friday.
Nordstrom has been up and down a few times this season, amassing two assists, a minus-3 rating and 25 shots in 24 games with the Blackhawks.
Raanta has posted a 1.89 GAA and .936 SV% in 14 games this season. He is coming off of a relief appearance where he allowed two goals on 16 shots in Sunday’s loss to the Bruins. His demotion is certainly a surprising one, considering that Rockford is off until Friday, so he isn’t going down to get playing time this week.
Hartman, 20, did not record a point in five games with the Blackhawks.He heads back to the AHL where he has registered 18 points (8G / 10A) in 47 games with Rockford.
Miller surrendered four goals on 34 shots in the Canucks 5-4 win over the Rangers on Thursday. Miller has only started three of the last five games, but will get back in goal tonight on Long Island. Miller has gone 3-4-0 with a 3.40 GAA and .888 SV% in February.
McElhinney allowed two goals on 23 shots in the Blue Jackets 3-1 loss to Montreal last night. Despite the loss, Columbus will go back to McElhinney tonight in New York. He is 5-2-0 with a 2.00 GAA and .940 SV% in February—he is 2-0-0 with a 2.00 GAA and .938 SV% when he starts the second game of a back-to-back on no rest this season.
Bjugstad was listed as questionable with an undisclosed injury and the belief was that Vincent Trocheck was recalled to replace Bjugstad, but he will be in for Dave Bolland and Bjugstad is good to go. The 22-year-old has five goals in his last nine games.
Bolland is listed as day-to-day with an upper-body injury. He won’t play tonight, but the Panthers said that the injury is minor. Vincent Trocheck, who was recalled this morning, will replace him in the lineup.
Howard was pulled after he allowed six goals on 32 shots in the Red Wings wild come-from-behind 7-6 OT win over the Stars on Saturday. Since returning from a groin injury, Howard has gone 1-1-1 with a 3.01 GAA and .904 SV%. Tonight he will take on a Ducks team who have surprisingly lost five of their last eight while averaging 2.63 goals per game.
Despite being activated from IR this morning, Ehrhoff will be held out of tonight’s game vs. the Panthers. After tonight, the Penguins are off until Wednesday, so look for him to return in Washington.
Rask allowed two goals on nine shots after replacing Malcolm Subban on Friday vs. the Blues. He has not recorded a win since February 7th and has gone 1-4-2 with a 2.76 GAA and .904 SV% in February. He draws a difficult matchup vs. a Blackhawks team who are 10th in the NHL in scoring.
