Fowler was forced to leave Monday’s game after taking a puck to the face late in the third period. Moving Fowler to IR means that he’ll miss at least the next three games and Luke Schenn is expected to replace him on Wednesday.
Fleury allowed five goals on 27 shots in the Golden Knights loss in Montreal last Saturday. Fleury has alternated wins and losses in his last six starts (3-3-0) while posting a 3.03 GAA, .887 SV% and one shutout. The 33-year-old stopped 17 of 18 shots in a 3-1 win in his first start vs. the Ducks.
Crawford allowed three goals on 24 shots in the Blackhawks loss in Philadelphia on Saturday. Crawford has lost five consecutive games while allowing a combined 21 goals on 162 shots (.870 SV%). One of those losses came against the Blues, who he’ll see again tonight. He surrendered six goals on 36 shots in a 7-3 loss on October 27th.
Hertl left Tuesday’s game vs. the Predators with a lower-body injury and is listed as day-to-day. Hertl’s status means that he is questionable to play Thursday vs. the Maple Leafs. The Sharks said they will know more tomorrow.
Hunt has been in the lineup for six consecutive games, but will be replaced by Jon Merrill on Wednesday. Scratching Hunt is a bit surprising, considering he has picked up two goals and two assists in his last six games.
Merrill was not in the lineup in Boston on Sunday, but will replace Brad Hunt tonight vs. the Ducks. Merrill doesn’t have a lot of offensive upside, picking up just two assists in 15 games this season.
Golden Knights head coach Gerard Gallant announced on Wednesday that Haula is “month-to-month” but wouldn’t say if he needed surgery. Haula will likely be out until at least mid-December and could be out much longer than that.
Soshnikov was in the lineup for the last two games, but will be replaced by Patrick Maroon on Wednesday. Soshnikov has averaged just 7:32 TOI/gm in his first two games of the year.
Maroon will be back in the Blues lineup on Wednesday. Maroon was a healthy scratch for the last two games, but will replace Nikita Soshnikov tonight. Maroon is still searching for his first goal of the season and will skate on the fourth line with Ivan Barbashev and Oskar Sundqvist.
Schmaltz was in the lineup for the last three games, but will be replaced by Jay Bouwmeester on Wednesday. Schmaltz, who had nice offensive numbers in the AHL, has just four assists in 33 career NHL games.
Bouwmeester was a healthy scratch for the last three games, but will replace Jordan Schmaltz on Wednesday. The veteran blueliner has just two assists and a minus-7 rating in 11 games this season.
Nemeth has been in the lineup for the last four games, but will be replaced by Mark Barberio tonight vs the Bruins.
Barberio has been a healthy scratch for the last four games, but will replace Patrik Nemeth in the Avalanche lineup tonight. Barberio has one goal in four games this season.
Smith surrendered two goals on 28 shots in the Flames 3-1 loss i San Jose on Sunday. Smith has actually been much better on the road than he has been on home-ice. Through six starts in Calgary, Smith is 3-2-1 with a 4.34 GAA and .840 SV%, so you may be best to avoid him tonight as they host the Canadiens.
Clendening has only played in four games with Columbus this season and was placed on waivers on Tuesday. Clendening heads to the AHL, where he had 35 points (5G / 30A) in 59 games a season ago.
Shore was forced to leave Monday’s game vs. the Blue Jackets and will miss at least one week. Jason Dickinson moved up and skated in Shore’s spot on the Stars second line during Wednesday’s practice.
Crosby was absent during the Penguins practice session on Wednesday, making him questionable for Thursday’s game against the Lightning. Monitor his status during tomorrow’s morning skate.
Fleury allowed five goals on 27 shots in the Golden Knights loss in Montreal last Saturday. Fleury has alternated wins and losses in his last six starts (3-3-0) while posting a 3.03 GAA, .887 SV% and one shutout. The 33-year-old stopped 17 of 18 shots in a 3-1 win in his first start vs. the Ducks.
Fortin has four points (2G / 2A) in 13 games this season, but will come out of the lineup tonight with Brandon Saad returning from injury.
