Trocheck, 21, has scored four goals and nine assists (13 points) in 28 games with the Panthers this season. There is no word whether he will play on Sunday, but while in San Antonio, he had 17 points (6G / 11A) in 21 games.
Kulikov served his four-game suspension and will play tonight in Pittsburgh. The Panthers went 2-1-1 without Kulikov, but should benefit from having him back on the blue line tonight. He has 16 points (2G / 14A) in 49 games.
Zadorov will be a healthy scratch for the second straight game. Coach Ted Nolan said he won’t play because of “team reasons”. Mark Pysyk is expected to be in the lineup for Zadorov.
Weber was injured in Friday’s game against the Rangers. He will miss at least two weeks and could be out for longer. Expect him to be moved to IR to make room for the Sabres to recall a defenseman.
Gorges, who has missed the last four games, will undergo surgery on a lower-body injury that he suffered in mid-February. Gorges wraps up his first season with the Sabres with six assists and a minus-28 rating in 46 games.
Jensen, 21, has not recorded a point in five games with the Canucks this season. He has 20 points (10G / 10A) in 38 games with the Utica Comets. He could be in the lineup tonight with Alex Burrows out.
Burrows will miss his second straight game with a lower-body injury. The Canucks recalled Nicklas Jensen and he could be in the lineup tonight with Burrows sidelined.
Emery was expected to get the start because of the back-to-back, but instead the Flyers will go with Roebrt Zepp in both games of the two-game set.
Fleury allowed two goals on 30 shots in the Penguins loss to the Blue Jackets on Thursday. Despite positing a 1.65 GAA and .947 SV%, Fleury has lost each of his last three starts. Tonight he will take on Al Montoya and the Panthers, who he is 1-0-1 with a 1.92 GAA and .952 SV% against this season.
Ehrhoff has been sidelined since January 28th because of a concussion, but it looks like he will be back in the lineup tonight vs. the Panthers. With Ehrhoff back in, it looks like Derrick Pouliot will come out. Ehrhoff has 13 points (3G / 10A) in 43 games this season.
Vasilevskiy allowed three goals on 28 shots in the Lightning’s 3-2 loss in Los Angeles on Monday. Vasilevskiy is 1-1-1 with a 2.50 GAA and .918 SV% in three starts and two relief appearances in February. Tonight he faces an Avalanche team who have won three of their last four while scoring 3.50 goals per game.
Strait has two goals and four assists in 37 games this season. The Islanders have been shuffling their blue line as of late and Strait will be the latest defenseman to serve as a healthy scratch.
Visnovsky served as a healthy scratch in two of the last three games, but will play tonight vs. the Canucks. He has one assist in his last six games and 13 points (4G / 9A) in 37 games this season.
Halak turned aside 30 of 32 shots in the Islanders 5-2 win over the Predators on Thursday. He was given Saturday off to save him for tonight’s game against the Canucks. Halak has gone 6-2-0 with a 2.73 GAA and .908 SV% in the month of February. He made 17 saves in a 3-2 loss in his first start vs. Vancouver.
Neuvirth allowed three goals on 43 shots in the Sabres 3-1 loss to the Rangers on Friday. Neuvirth is 1-3-1 despite posting a 2.15 GAA and .938 SV% in his last five starts. Tonight he will face a Predators team who have gone 7-1-1 while averaging 2.78 goals per game in their last nine contests.
Holtby allowed two goals on 32 shots in the Capitals victory over the Islanders last night. He has won three in a row while posting a 1.30 GAA and .953 SV%. Today he faces a Flyers team he is 1-1-1 against, but Holtby has struggled going 1-2-1 with a 3.02 GAA and .899 SV% when starting the second game of a back-to-back.
Ben Bishop is current sporting a .912 save% and a 2.42 GAA on the season.
John Gibson is coming off a win in his last start against Calgary. Gibson is sporting a .906 save% and a 2.95 GAA on the season.
Khudobin allowed three goals on 29 shots in a loss to the Islanders on Tuesday. With Cam Ward starting last night, Khudobin will start tonight in New Jersey. He has gone 0-2-1 with a 4.36 GAA and .843 SV% in his last start. He made 18 saves in the Canes 2-1 shootout win in his last start vs. the Devils
