Matthews skated again on Tuesday but will not be in the lineup this afternoon. Matthews will miss his fifth straight game and there is no firm timetable for his return. This likely means he will miss Tuesday’s game in Columbus as well.
Andersen gave up two goals on 26 shots in the Maple Leafs loss in Minnesota last Thursday. Curtis McElhinney spelled him in Detroit on Friday, so Andersen will likely start this afternoon vs. the Hurricanes. Andersen is 2-3-0 with a 2.22 GAA and .937 SV% in his last five starts and is 1-1-0 with a 5.00 GAA and .882 SV% in two starts vs. Carolina this season.
Rinne stopped all 32 shots that he faced in the Predators shutout win in Calgary on Saturday. Rinne has been excellent this season and comes in having won four of his last five starts while allowing just nine goals on 172 shots (.948 SV%). Tonight he faces the Jets on home-ice, where he has gone 11-1-2 with a 2.58 GAA and .918 SV% this season.
Gudbranson has missed the last 12 games with an upper-body injury but it looks like he will return tonight vs. the Canadiens. This is a boost to the Canucks blueline, but the veteran defenseman has yet to record a point in 21 games this season.
Oshie was a full participant in Monday’s practice and it looks like he’ll be back in tonight after a six-game absence. Oshie, who has 10 goals and 13 assists (23 points) in 28 games this season, will play on the second line with Jakub Vrana and Evgeny Kuznetsov.
Lehner allowed two goals on 27 shots in the Sabres loss in Philadelphia last Thursday. Lehner has lost three of his last four starts (1-1-2) while posting a 2.43 GAA and .933 SV%. Tonight he faces the Bruins for the second time this season—he allowed four goals on 31 shots in a 5-4 OT win in the first meeting.
The Canucks got great news on Monday after a CT scan revealed no structural damage on Boeser’s foot. Boeser is dealing with a bone bruise and is “more day-to-day than week-to-week” according GM Jim Benning. Boeser suffered the injury while blocking a Mark Giordano shot on Sunday and is not expected to play Tuesday vs. the Canadiens.
Seidenberg has been a healthy scratch for the last three games but tonight he will replace Calvin de Haan (upper-body) in the lineup tonight vs. the Red Wings. Seidenberg has just three assists in 12 games this season.
Greiss allowed three goals on 29 shots in the Islanders win over the Kings on Saturday. The win was his first since November 24th and ninth of the season. Tonight he faces the Red Wings at Barclays Center where he has gone 5-0-2 with a 3.31 GAA and .893 SV% this season.
Motte, 22, has three goals and one assist in 19 games with the Blue Jackets this season. He returns to Cleveland where he has seven points (5G / 2A) in seven AHL contests.
de Haan was set to miss tonight’s game vs. the Red Wings and it sounds like he will be sidelined for an extended period of time. There are reports that de Haan could miss the rest of the regular season, but the Islanders have yet to put an official timetable on de Haan’s return.
Hickey has missed the last four games with an upper-body injury but it looks like he’ll be ready to return tonight vs. the Red Wings. To activate Hickey, Calvin de Haan (upper-body) was moved to IR. Hickey has just one goal and four assists in 21 games this season.
Quick gave up three goals on 27 shots in the Kings loss in New York last Friday. Darcy Kuemper gave him the day off on Saturday so the Kings will look to end a three-game losing skid with Quick between the pipes tonight. In his first start against the Flyers, the 31-year-old stopped all 35 shots that he faced in a 2-0 shutout win.
Miller stopped all 29 shots that he faced in the Ducks shutout win over the Senators on December 6th. John Gibson has started the last four games but it looks like Miller will start the front-end of the Monday/Tuesday back-to-back. The 37-year-old has gone 1-0-3 with a 2.04 GAA and .939 SV% on the road this season.
Bobrovsky allowed two goals on 24 shots in the Blue Jackets loss in Carolina on Saturday. Bobrovsky has lost four of his last seven starts while posting a 3.33 GAA and .886 SV%. In his first start of the season against the Bruins, Goalie Bob allowed three goals on 30 shots in a 4-3 shootout win.
Talbot allowed two goals on 31 shots in the Oilers win in Minnesota on Saturday. It was an excellent return to the crease for the Oilers’ workhorse, who will be leaned on heavily as they try to battle back into the playoff picture. Dating back to before he was hurt, Talbot has won four straight while allowing two goals in every game and posting a .927 SV%.
