Emery allowed three goals on 13 shots after replacing Steve Mason in last Saturday’s loss to the Bruins. He was Rob Zepp’s backup for the last two games, but he is expected to start tonight in the second game of a back-to-back. He is 7-7-1 with a 3.21 GAA and .889 SV% in 13 starts this season.
The Maple Leafs are without Leo Komarov and David Booth, who was injured last night, so Frattin has been recalled and is expected to play tonight vs. the Sharks. He registered 10 goals and three assists (13 points) in 22 games with the Marlies.
Komarov will start his second straight game on Thursday when the Maple Leafs take on the Sharks. Consider him day-to-day and monitor his status prior to Monday’s game vs. the Hurricanes.
Booth went in to hit Sami Vatanen, who got his elbow up and caught Booth in the head. Booth went down and was woozy heading back to the bench. He has a history of concussion problems, so their is obviously a huge concern for the 30-year-old forward. Booth won’t play on Thursday, Matt Frattin has been recalled.
Suter will miss the Wild's game against the Buffalo Sabres on Thursday and against the Arizona Coyotes on Saturday in St. Paul. He will forfeit $81,058.72 in salary because of the suspension. The Wild called up Matt Dumba from the American Hockey League on Wednesday and will insert Jon Blum into the lineup Thursday.
Dubnyk surrendered three goals on 25 shots in a loss to the Sharks in his last start with Arizona. He was acquired yesterday and will make his Wild’s debut tonight vs.the Sabres. He goes from a team who allowed an average of 31.8 shots per game to the Wild who allow 2.7.2. He was 9-5-2 with a 2.72 GAA and .916 SV% so far this season.
The Blues have been rolling with three goalies since Brian Elliott returned from IR and Broduer has been on the sidelines from the last five contests. His leave of absence is presumably to return home and debate his future.
Gelinas has missed the last five games with an illness. Despite being activated, Gelinas will not be in the lineup tonight vs. the Kings. He has 11 points (4G / 7A) in 32 games this season.
The Devils announced earlier in the day that one of either Ruutu or Jaromir Jagr would go on IR and they chose Ruutu. His placement on IR allowed the team to activate Eric Gelinas.
This comes as a bit of a surprise considering Beleskey is leading the team in goals with 17, but his playing time has been diminishing as of late, so head coach Bruce Boudreau must want him to correct something. Tim Jackman will play with Beleskey out.
Dumba, 20, had one goal and three assists in 20 games with the Wild before being sent down. In Iowa he scored four goals with eight assists for 12 points in 17 games. Expect him to be in the lineup tomorrow in Buffalo.
Scandella has missed the last four games with a head injury. The move to IR allowed the Wild to recall Mathew Dumba from Iowa (AHL). Scandella is eligible to return whenever he is healthy.
Falk was injured in the first period of Tuesday’s game vs. the Penguins. There is no word on how long he will be out, but he will have to miss at least the next seven days.
The Wild are in desperate need of goaltending, so they have shipped a third rounder in this summer’s draft to the Coyotes for Dubnyk who is set to become a UFA. Dubnyk has gone 9-5-2 with a 2.72 GAA and .916 SV% in his first year with the Coyotes. He heads to the Wild, who are 4th in the NHL in shots against per game (27.2) but rank 24th in team GAA (3.02).
Jones stopped all 19 shots that he faced in Monday’s 2-0 shutout win over the Maple Leafs. Jones has four wins on the year, three of them have come via the shutout. He has an incredible seven shutouts in just 26 starts and makes for an excellent spot-start tonight with the Devils in town.
Despite not participating in the Maple Leafs’ morning skate, the team is hopeful that Komarov will be able to play tonight vs. Anaheim. Monitor his status during pre-game warmups; if he can’t play expect Sam Carrick to replace him.
Devils GM Lou Lamoriello said Ruutu is “quite sick” and the chances of him playing on the road-trip are “not very good”.
Devils GM Lou Lamoriello said Jagr is “quite sick” and the chances of him playing on the road-trip are “not very good." With Jagr out, Steve Bernier will skate on the Devils top-line with Scott Gomez and Adam Henrique.
Monitor Ott’s status during Thursday’s morning skate, but it sounds like he will not play due to the flu. Look for Joakim Lindstrom to play if Ott is unable to go.
Chorney was recalled as insurance for Tuesday’s game; he did not get into the lineup, so he heads back to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton where he has nine points (2G / 7A) in 34 games.
