Hall missed Tuesday’s game and Wednesday’s practice with a lower-body injury that has been announced to be a bone bruise. There is no word whether Hall will be in the lineup tomorrow vs. Sabres—monitor his status during the morning skate on Thursday.
Toffoli has missed the last six games with mono, but will be back in tonight vs. the Blackhawks. He will skate with Jeff Carter and Dwight King on the Kings second line. He has 12 goals, 15 assists (27 points) and a plus-16 rating in 41 games.
Glencross will miss his fifth straight game, but he is getting closer to a return and could be back on Saturday, when the Flames take on the Oilers.
Hiller allowed one goal on 18 shots in the Flames win over the Sabres on Tuesday. It was a nice return to the crease for Hiller, who saw the last five starts go to Joni Ortio, who is still in Adirondack (AHL) following the All Star break. Entering Thursday vs. the Wild, Hiller is 14-13-2 with a 2.42 GAA and .912 SV%.
Lupul was questionable after skating on the fourth line yesterday. It appears as if he will not play after Peter Holland and Leo Komarov were activated from IR and Lupul was not.
After missing Tuesday’s game with a lower-body injury, Hall also missed practice this afternoon, which does not bode well for his availability tomorrow vs. Buffalo. There is no word on the severity of Hall’s injury, but we expect an update in soon.
Thornton has been out of the lineup since December 6th, but it sounds like he will be back in tomorrow vs. the Blue Jackets. He has one goal, one assist and 27 PIMS in 22 games with the Panthers.
Dorsett left the game after colliding knee-on-knee with Ryan Kesler. Kesler will not face supplementary discipline for the hit and Dorsett’s status for Friday’s game remains uncertain.
Kesler appeared to catch Dorsett knee-on-knee. Dorsett left the game and did not return, but as of now, Kesler will not face any supplementary discipline for the hit.
Fleury gave up two goals on 26 shots in the Penguins loss to the Blackhawks last Wednesday. He was given last night off, but will start tonight in Washington. January has not been great for Fleury, who has gone 2-3-2 with a 3.19 GAA and .892 SV% so far. He made 31 saves in a 3-0 loss in his first start vs. the Caps.
Lundqvist allowed four goals on 38 shots in the Rangers loss to the Islanders on Tuesday. King Henrik was bombarded in his first start after the All Star break, but he was 14-2-0 entering Tuesday, so he is a strong option even with the tough matchup with Montreal—he is 1-1-0 with a 1.52 GAA and .941 SV% against Montreal this season.
Quick surrendered three goals on 24 shots in the Kings loss to the Sharks last Wednesday. He is an ugly 1-3-3 with a 3.39 GAA and .863 SV% in seven starts in January. A rough month will likely continue tonight with the Blackhawks in town. He made 21 saves in a 4-1 loss in their first meeting.
Despite looking as if he might be back tomorrow, Grossmann still needs a few more practices before he is re-inserted into the Flyers lineup. Look for him to the back on Saturday vs. Toronto.
Crosby missed Tuesday’s game because he missed the All Star game, but he was on the ice this morning and could play tonight. The Penguins did not have any media availability this morning, so there is no official word. Monitor his status leading up to warmups.
Toffoli is expected to be in the lineup tonight after practicing on Tuesday and participating this morning. He is taking line rushes with Jeff Carter and Dwight King, so he looks like a go.
Morin suffered the injury in the Blue Jackets win over the Capitals last night. There is no exact timeline for Morin, but he is expected to miss at least a couple of weeks.
Holland has been out with an upper-body injury since December 31st. He missed the last 10 games, but will be back in between Mike Santorelli and Daniel Winnik tonight vs. the Devils. He has 16 points (8G / 8A) in 38 games.
Komarov missed the last five games, but will be back in tonight vs. the Devils. Komarov will skate on the Leafs top-line with Nazem Kadri and Phil Kessel. He has 18 points (5G / 13A) in 29 games.
Murray has been sidelined with a knee injury since November 1st. He was a full participant in practice on Wednesday, but has not been cleared to play yet. Despite not being cleared, he will still travel with the team to Florida and could still receive clearance at some point during the trip.
Greening, 28, has just one goal in 20 games with the Senators this season. It looks like he is heading to the AHL for the first time since 2010-11, after spending the last four years with the Sens.
