Mason was on the ice before Flyers practice with goalie coach Jeff Reese this morning. Mason is one and half weeks into a 2-3 week timetable, so this is just about the time you would expect him to return to the ice. Expect him to skate alone for a few days before returning to full practice.
Klingberg, 24, has 15 goals and 15 assists (30 points) in 51 games with St. John’s this season. He has just one goal in his last 10 games, but his recall likely means that either Drew Stafford or Mathieu Perreault will go on IR and Klingberg can be expected to play on Thursday in Washington.
Varlamov stopped four of five shots through two periods in Tuesday’s 5-2 win over the Coyotes. He was pulled in favour of Reto Berra for the third period after he didn’t face a single shot in the second period. It was a much needed break for Varlamov, who is expected to be back in goal vs. the visiting Kings. Since the All Star break, Varly has gone 3-2-0 with a 1.75 GAA and .927 SV% at home.
Tokarski allowed four goals on 38 shots in the Canadiens 4-3 OT loss to the Oilers last Thursday. Tokarski has lost three of his last four starts, while posting a 3.53 GAA and .896 SV%. Tonight he has a great matchup vs. the Senators without their top-2 goalies—he will go head-to-head with Andrew Hammond.
Lehtonen stopped all 37 shots that he faced in the Stars 2-0 shutout win over the Panthers on Friday. He was given Saturday off, but he will go tonight in St. Louis. He has won three straight, but has struggled against the Blues this season. Lehtonen is 1-0-1 with a 3.46 GAA and .883 SV% vs. STL.
Rinne made 21 saves on 22 shots in the Predators 3-1 win over the Devils on Saturday. Rinne has won four consecutive starts while posting a 1.48 GAA and .950 SV%. Tonight he will face a Sharks team who have lost six of their last eight games.
Volchenkov was set to miss his second straight game and the Predators needed to make room to recall Anthony Bitetto with Cody Franson unavailable, so they placed Volchenkov on IR.
The Predators thought they would have Cody Franson in the lineup tonight, but with his immigration issues the Predators had to recall Bitetto to be the sixth defenseman tonight.
Tennyson, 24, had two goals and six assists in 27 games with the Sharks. With Justin Braun returning to the lineup tonight, they reassigned Tennyson to make room for Braun. Tennyson has six points (3G / 3A) in 19 games in Worcester.
de Haan missed the last five games with an undisclosed injury, but replaces Lubomir Visnovsky in tonight’s lineup in Carolina. de Haan has one goal and 11 assists in 48 games this season.
Grabner missed the last five games with an upper-body injury, but replaces the injured Casey Cizikas tonight in Carolina. Grabner has had an injury ravaged season, but has posted seven points (5G / 2A) in the 18 games that he has played.
Emery allowed one goal on 22 shots in the Flyers win in Buffalo on Sunday. Emery has gone 2-0-2 with a 2.24 GAA and .922 SV% in February. Tonight he will get another crack at the Blue Jackets, who he suffered a 4-3 OT loss against last Friday.
Khudobin allowed five goals on 23 shots in the Hurricanes loss in Minnesota on Saturday. He has lost three in a row while allowing 12 goals on 57 shots (.790 SV%). His first start of the season came vs. the Isles, he allowed four goals on 31 shots in a 4-3 loss.
Johnson made 34 saves on 36 shots in the Islanders 2-1 loss to the Bruins on February 7th. He has gone 6-7-0 with a 3.33 GAA and .873 SV% on the season. He will make his second start of the year vs. Carolina. He allowed three goals on 24 shots in a 4-3 win in the first period.
Neuvirth stopped 28 of 30 shots in the Sunday’s 2-1 loss to the Flyers. Since returning from a lower-body injury, Neuvirth has gone 0-2-0 with a 2.53 GAA and .918 SV%. Tonight he will face the Devils in New Jersey—Neuvirth is 1-8-0 with a 4.16 GAA and .886 SV% on the road
Driedger, 20, has gone 8-25-2 with a 3.75 GAA and .888 SV% in 36 games with Evansville this season. With Craig Anderson and Robin Lehner out, Driedger will be Andrew Hammond’s backup on Wednesday.
Beleskey will be out until early-to-mid March after suffering an upper-body injury on Sunday. With Beleskey out, Emerson Etem has been recalled from Norfolk (AHL).
Vatanen was having an incredible season, recording 34 points (12G / 22A) in 57 games, but he will now be out until at least the middle of March. This is a tough break for the Ducks, but it will give Cam Fowler, Hampus Lindholm and Francois Beauchemin more of the offensive burden.
Andersen will miss his fourth straight game with an upper-body injury, so expect John Gibson to get the nod vs. Lightning. Andersen said he hopes to get into a full practice soon, but he is not ready to play tomorrow.
