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.
Rust, 22, had one goal and one assist in 14 games with the Penguins. He returns to the AHL where he has amassed 10 goals and four assists in 25 games this season.
Gormley remains day-to-day and will miss his second consecutive game with a lower-body injury. Expect Philip Samuelsson to make his Coyotes debut vs. the Flames.
Hanzal has missed the last four games with an upper-body injury, but will return tomorrow vs. the Flames. He had a four-point effort on January 3rd, prior to leaving the game with an upper-body injury, so hopefully he can pick up where he left off. He will likely centre Sam Gagner and Mikkel Boedker.
Doan played just 13:31 compared to his 18:30 TOI AVG, so he must have suffered an injury in the late stages of Tuesday’s game vs. San Jose. With Doan likely to come out of the lineup, Martin Hanzal is expected to return.
Miller has missed the last two games with an illness, but he said after practice today that he is feeling better and hopes to start on Thursday vs. the Flyers. Monitor his status during the morning skate.
Andersen gave up four goals on 32 shots in the Ducks 5-4 shootout win over Winnipeg on Sunday. Despite allowing a combined 10 goals in his last three starts, he has walked away victorious in all three contests. Tonight he will face the Maple Leafs, he was pulled after allowing four goals on 20 shots in a 6-2 loss in Toronto in mid-December.
Komarov, who left Monday’s game with an upper-body injury and did not return, is not on the ice for the Maple Leafs morning skate, which suggests he will not play tonight vs. the Ducks. With Komarov out, Sam Carrick is expected to draw back in.
Bernier allowed one goal on 19 shots in the Maple Leafs 2-0 loss to the Kings on Monday. Bernier has started 2015 with a 1-3-0 record, 2.79 GAA and .882 SV%. He will look to record his 17th win of the season tonight, in his second start of the year vs. the Ducks—he stopped 40 shots in a 6-2 win in their first meeting.
Fleury made 30 saves on 32 shots in the Penguins 7-2 victory over the Wild on Tuesday. He has won his last two games while stopped 57 of 60 shots (.950 SV%). Tonight he will take on the Islanders for the second time this season, he is 1-0-1 with a 2.40 GAA and .929 SV% in the first two meetings.
Talbot stopped all 12 shots that he faced after replacing Henrik Lundqvist in the Rangers 3-0 loss to the Islanders on Tuesday. Talbot has stopped 58 of the last 61 shots (.951 SV%) that he has faced entering play on Thursday. He will take on a Bruins team who have won four in a row while outscoring their opponent 13-6.
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.
Stepan missed Wednesday’s practice after suffering an upper-body injury in the Rangers loss to the Islanders on Tuesday. With Stepan likely out, look for J.T Miller to centre the Rangers’ second line. Stepan is listed as day-to-day.
Ramo did not practice on Wednesday and will miss his second straight game with an upper-body injury, but will accompany the team on their four-game trip and could play before the All-Star break. Joni Ortio will start with Jonas Hiller as his back-up tomorrow night.
In his first NHL start of the season, Ortio stopped all 36 shots that he faced in the Flames 1-0 shutout win over the Canucks on Saturday. The shutout earned Ortio another start tonight vs. the visiting Coyotes. He should make for a strong spot-start, especially in win-only leagues—The Coyotes have lost four of six while being outscored 24-13.
Andersen gave up four goals on 32 shots in the Ducks 5-4 shootout win over Winnipeg on Sunday. Despite allowing a combined 10 goals in his last three starts, he has walked away victorious in all three contests. Tonight it looks like he will face the Maple Leafs; he was pulled after allowing four goals on 20 shots in a 6-2 loss in Toronto in mid-December.
With Derek Stepan sidelined with an upper-body injury, Miller skated between Chris Kreider and Martin St. Louis in Wednesday’s practice. Miller played well while Derick Brassard was out, so the move back into the top-6 should spark Miller’s production. He has four assists in his last five games.
Stepan was injured in last night’s game and then missed practice this morning which doesn’t bode well for him being in the lineup tomorrow vs. Boston. With Stepan out, J.T Miller was centring the second line and Mats Zuccarello moved to the first power-play.
Stewart missed Tuesday’s game vs. Detroit, but will be back tomorrow vs. the Wild. Stewart has just 12 points (5G / 7A) and a minus-19 rating in 42 games.
Enroth allowed five goals on 31 shots in the Sabres loss to the Hurricanes last Thursday. He has lost five in a row while allowing a combined 19 goals on 148 shots (.872 SV%). His recent struggles led to Michal Neuvirth starting the last two games, but Enroth will be back in goal tonight vs. a Wild team who have lost six consecutive games.
