Nutivaara is dealing with an undisclosed injury that will keep him sidelined for Tuesday's game and allow Scott Harrington to get into the lineup. Nutivaara is considered day-to-day and could be ready to go on Thursday or by the weekend.
Condon allowed four goals on 27 shots in the Senators loss to the Maple Leafs on Saturday. Condon has gone 2-3-0 with a 2.24 GAA and .923 SV% in January and tonight he will make his 19th straight start in St. Louis. Condon has yet to face the Blues this season, but has gone 4-4-0 with a 2.79 GAA and .901 SV% on the road.
Ruhwedel, 26, has registered one goal and one assist in five games with the Penguins this season. With Kris Letang out for weeks, Ruhwedel will draw into the lineup on Monday. He has 16 points (4G / 12A) in 28 games with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton.
Guentzel, 22, has three goals with one assist in five games with the Penguins earlier this season. The American-born winger leads the AHL with 21 goals and his 42 points (21G / 21A) is good for second. Guentzel has been great with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton and will skate with Evgeni Malkin in Monday’s game.
Letang was hurt Saturday vs. the Red Wings and will miss at least a few weeks with a lower-body injury. The Penguins moved him to IR this morning, so he has to miss at least four games, but it sounds like he will miss more time. Justin Schultz’s stock rises again with his movement to the top power play.
Gionta has been with the Islanders since late-December, but will finally make his Islanders debut this afternoon. The 33-year-old had one goal and two assists in seven AHL games before being recalled. Gionta has 50 career points (15G / 35A) in 270 career NHL games. He will replace Cal Clutterbuck in the lineup.
Prince was a healthy scratch for the last two games, but will replace Andrew Ladd, who is out with a minor injury. Prince has five goals and eight assists (13 points) in 32 games this season.
Boychuk was a late scratch on Saturday with an undisclosed injury, but will be back the lineup this afternoon. Boychuk will replace Scott Mayfield in the lineup and comes in with five goals and nine assists (14 points in 39 games this season.
Clutterbuck will come out of the lineup on Monday because of an undisclosed minor injury. With Ladd out, Stephen Gionta will get back into the lineup. Consider Clutterbuck as day-to-day.
Ladd will come out of the lineup on Monday because of an undisclosed minor injury. With Ladd out, Shane Prince will get back into the lineup. Consider Ladd as day-to-day.
Murray allowed four goals on 33 shots in the Penguins’ loss in Ottawa on Thursday. Marc-Andre Fleury started on Saturday, but Murray will get back between the pipes tonight vs. the Capitals. Murray sits at 13-4-1 with a 2.28 GAA and .925 SV% on the season. One of those losses came against the Capitals, who come into tonight on a nine-game winning streak.
Greiss gave up seven goals on 43 shots in the Islanders’ loss in Carolina on Saturday. It was a rough outing for Greiss, who has gone 2-2-2 with a 2.65 GA and .918 SV% in six starts since Jaroslav Halak was sent to the AHL. In his first start vs. the Bruins, Greiss stopped 48 of 50 shots in a 4-2 win. He’ll be looking for a similar outing this afternoon.
Lehner allowed three goals on 35 shots in the Sabres’ win over the Jets on January 7th, Lehner has missed the last three games with an illness, but will return to the crease on Monday. The 25-year-old has gone 4-7-2 with a 2.45 GA and .922 SV% in 13 games at KeyBank Center this season.
This is O’Reilly’s second recall of the season and played four games with them back in November. O’Reilly is currently tied for second in the AHL with 26 assists and tied for ninth in points with 34 (8G / 26A).
Ennis has missed the last 30 games after undergoing groin surgery on November 10th. Ennis skated on the Sabres’ top line with Ryan O’Reilly and Kyle Okposo in Sunday’s practice and also played on the second power play unit as well. Ennis has one goal and one assist in 12 games earlier this season.
Lehner allowed three goals on 35 shots in the Sabres’ win over the Jets on January 7th, Lehner has missed the last three games with an illness, but is expected to return to the crease on Monday. The 25-year-old has gone 4-7-2 with a 2.45 GA and .922 SV% in 13 games at KeyBank Center this season.
Terry was a healthy scratch for five of the last six games and was returned to the AHL and replaced by Jacob De La Rose on Sunday. Terry had four points (2G / 2A) in 14 games with Montreal and goes back to St. John’s where he has 26 points (10G / 16A) in 20 games.
De La Rose has three goals and 12 assists (15 points) in 34 games with St. John’s (AHL) this season. The 21-year-old two-way centre has seven points (4G/ 3A) in 55 career NHL games. There’s no word on whether or not he will make his season debut on Monday.
Price allowed four goals on 33 shots in the Canadiens’ win over the Rangers on Saturday. Since the calendar flipped to 2017, Price has gone 3-2-0 with a 3.75 GAA and .877 SV%. Tonight will be his third start vs. the Red Wings—he has gone 2-0-0 with a 0.49 GAA, .983 SV% and one shutout in the first two meetings.
Holtby stopped all 24 shots that he faced in the Capitals’ shutout win over the Blackhawks on Friday. Philipp Grubauer started last night, so Holtby will start tonight having won six of his last seven starts while posting a ridiculous 1.11 GAA, .959 SV% and three shutouts.
