Lehtera has missed the last five games with a concussion, but it sounds like there is a good chance that he returns to the lineup tomorrow vs. Arizona. He has 30 points (9G / 21A) in 46 games.
Lindholm must have suffered a lower-body injury on Sunday vs. the Lightning. Monitor his status prior to Tuesday’s game vs. the Panthers.
Mason was injured in Sunday’s win over the Capitals. It sounds like he will miss at least a couple of weeks, but expect a full update after the procedure is finished.
Wingels has missed the last seven games, but will return to the lineup tonight vs. the Flames. Wingels will skate on a line with Chris Tierney and Tomas Hertl. He has 11 goals and 14 assists (25 points) in 47 games.
Niemi allowed four goals on 29 shots in the Sharks loss to the Hurricanes on Friday. He has gone 3-1-1 with a 2.37 GAA and .926 SV% since the All Star break. Tonight will be his fourth start vs. the Flames this season—he is 1-1-1 with a 2.33 GAA and .908 SV% in the first three meetings.
Andersen suffered an upper-body injury in Sunday’s game and his absence this morning suggests that he could miss tomorrow’s game. If his injury is serious, expect John Gibson to be recalled.
Allen made 16 saves on 19 shots after replacing the unsuccessful Brian Elliott in the Blues 7-1 loss to the Columbus last Friday. If you discount the ugly relief appearance, Allen has won each of his last three starts while posting a 1.94 GAA and .918 SV%. He has been relatively strong all season long and makes for a great start with the Coyotes in town.
Niemi allowed four goals on 29 shots in the Sharks loss to the Hurricanes on Friday. He has gone 3-1-1 with a 2.37 GAA and .926 SV% since the All Star break. Tonight will be his fourth start vs. the Flames this season—he is 1-1-1 with a 2.33 GAA and .908 SV% in the first three meetings.
Miller stopped all 31 shots that he faced in the Canucks shutout win over the Penguins on Saturday. It as a nice bounce-back performance after allowing a combined eight goals in his two previous starts. He allowed three goals on 19 shots in a 4-2 loss to the Wild last Sunday.
Tanev has missed the last two games, but was back at the Canucks morning skate on Monday. He will be paired with Alexander Edler if he returns to the lineup.
Originally drafted by San Jose in the ninth round (219th overall) of the 1994 NHL Draft, the 39-year old Nabokov holds nearly every San Jose Sharks franchise goaltending record, including: games played (563), wins (154) and shutouts (50). Nabokov will make an announcement regarding the future of his hockey career on Wednesday, he is expected to retire as a Shark.
Raanta allowed one goal on 19 shots in the Blackhawks 2-0 loss to the Sharks on January 31st. Corey Crawford has started the last three games, including last night, so it will be Raanta in the second game of the back-to-back. Raanta has gone 7-0-0 with a 1.29 GAA and .959 SV% at home.
Dumont has four shots and a minus-1 rating while averaging 9:07 TOI in three games during his recall. The 24-year-old returns to Hamilton where he has 12 goals and 15 assists (27 points) in 40 games.
Stolarz, 21, was a second-round pick (45th overall) of the Flyers in 2012. He has gone 7-10-1 with a 3.04 GAA and .911 SV% in his rookie season with Lehigh Valley. He is likely not ready to play in the NHL, but with Steve Mason out at the NHL level and Rob Zepp out at the AHL level, the Flyers did not have a choice. He will back-up Ray Emery on Tuesday.
Emery stopped five of six shots after replacing the injured Steve Mason in the Flyers 3-1 win in Washington on Sunday. With Mason sidelined for an undetermined amount of time, it is Emery’s turn yet again. Tonight he will make his third start of the year against Montreal—in the previous two, Emery is 0-1-1 with a 4.32 GAA and .864 SV%.
Mason left Sunday’s game with a lower-body injury and it will keep him out of at least Tuesday’s game. Flyers GM Ron Hextall said he’d be “surprised” if Mason played at all during the Flyers’ upcoming three-game road-trip. Rob Zepp is also injured in the minors, so it looks like Ray Emery will start on Tuesday.
After tonight’s game, the Kings return home to take on the Flames on Thursday, so with Martinez not playing it made sense to send him home and let him rest. He is day-to-day with concussion-like symptoms.
Pouliot took part in in the Oilers morning skate, but will not be in the lineup tonight vs. the Devils. It will be the third straight game that he has missed, however his participation this morning is a good sign that he could be back on Tuesday vs. the Islanders.
Reimer made 31 saves on 32 shots in the Maple Leafs 5-1 win over the Oilers on Saturday night. It was Reimer’s first win since December 14th and just the Leafs second since January 1st. Reimer comes into play on Tuesday with a 7-11-0 record, 3.11 GAA and .907 SV% on the season. Coming off of a strong game, the Leafs will go back to him tonight vs. New York.
The Hurricanes are awaiting the results of Murphy’s MRI, but will miss Thursday’s game regardless. Consider him day-to-day until the MRI results are revealed.
