The Bruins announced on Friday that Rask has been granted a leave of absence, which means they will ride Jaroslav Halak as their No.1 netminder. There is no word on how long they expect Rask to be away from the team.
Schenn will miss his second straight game with an upper-body injury, which means Ryan O’Reilly will centre the top line and Robert Thomas and Robby Fabbri will play expanded roles.
Johnson stopped 38 of 39 shots in the Blues win over the Hurricanes on Tuesday. Johnson recorded his first win of the season and carries a 2.48 GAA and .919 SV% into his second straight start. Tonight he faces a Sharks team that has dropped three of their last four and come in on the tail-end of a back-to-back.
Johnson stopped 38 of 39 shots in the Blues win over the Hurricanes on Tuesday. Johnson recorded his first win of the season and carries a 2.48 GAA and .919 SV% into his second straight start. Tonight he faces a Sharks team that has dropped three of their last four and come in on the tail-end of a back-to-back.
Gaunce did not appear in a game during his call-up but his return to the AHL suggests that Victor Hedman is good to play on Saturday. Gaunce has two points (1G / 1A) in six AHL games this season.
Forsbacka Karlsson, 22, has just four points (1G / 3A) in nine games with Providence this season. The former second-round pick is a quality two-way centre who could make his season debut on Saturday.
Nielsen has missed the last four games with a concussion, but is expected to centre the Red Wings second line tonight. Nielsen has no goals yet this season, but has added six assists in 11 games.
Athanasiou has missed the last four games, but is expected to play vs. the Rangers on Friday. Athanasiou has generated a lot of chances (36 shots) this season but has just four goals and two assists (six points) in 11 games.
Andersen allowed one goal on 37 shots in the Maple Leafs win over the Golden Knights on Tuesday. Andersen has been brilliant as of late, going 4-2-0 with a 1.52 GAA, .951 SV% and one shutout in his last six starts. The Maple Leafs have done well without Auston Matthews, but continue to struggle on home-ice, to no fault of Andersen. He is 3-5-0 despite posting a 2.17 GAA and .927 SV% at Scotiabank Arena.
The Canadiens announced that they have come to a “mutual agreement” with Plekanec to terminate his contract. Plekanec has played in just three of the Canadiens first 16 games this season, but did get to career game No.1000 with the team he spent 984 of the 1001 career games with. This could be the end of the line for Plekanec, who has 233 goals and 375 assists (608 points) in his 15 seasons.
Howard allowed two goals on 42 shots in the Red Wings win over the Canucks on Tuesday. Howard is riding a three-game winning streak, stopping 99 of 107 shots (.925 SV%) that he has faced. He will look to extend his winning streak vs. his hometown Rangers, who are 27th in the NHL in scoring (2.67 GF/PG).
Sparks allowed one goal on 34 shots in the Maple Leafs win over the Kings on October 15th. Sparks is expected to make his third start of the season tonight vs. the Devils. He has gone 2-0-0 while allowing a combined seven goals on 65 shots (.892 SV%) in his first outings of the season. He’ll take on a Devils team that has lost four of their last five games.
Ness has four assists in 12 games with Hershey so far this season. Ness has been called-up to serve as the Capitals seventh defenseman with Brooks Orpik (lower-body) landing on LTIR this morning.
Siegenthaler will make his NHL debut on Friday. The 21-year-old has picked up two assists in 14 games with Hershey this season. Siegenthaler will replace John Carlson (lower-body) in the lineup.
Carlson is battling a lower-body injury and the Capitals announced that they’ve recalled Jonas Siegenthaler to replace him tonight. Carlson is day-to-day and questionable for Sunday’s game vs. the Coyotes.
Orpik has missed the last four games but his movement to IR provides the Capitals with some cap relief and means that he will miss at least 10 more games. The Capitals have recalled Aaron Ness to serve as the seventh defenseman.
Klingberg was forced to leave Thursday’s game with an upper-body injury that he suffered while blocking a shot. The Stars immediately announced that he will miss at least three weeks, which is a huge blow. Miro Heiskanen gets a massive bump in fantasy value as he takes over as their primary power-play defenseman.
