McKenna has been recalled and is expected to serve as Kari Lehtonen’s backup with Ben Bishop sidelined with a lower-body injury. McKenna has gone 14-9-1 with a 2.64 GAA and .908 SV% with Texas this season.
Lindell will miss his second straight game with an illness. Lindell was listed as day-to-day so he should be considered as questionable heading into Friday’s game vs. the Ducks.
Faksa will miss his second straight game with a foot injury. Faksa was listed as day-to-day so he should be considered as questionable heading into Friday’s game vs. the Ducks.
Bishop was hurt in the first period Monday’s game vs. the Senators and was replaced by Kari Lehtonen for the second period. Bishop won’t play Tuesday or Friday and will be re-evaluated heading into Sunday’s game in Pittsburgh. Expect Lehtonen to start the next two games.
Martin was serving as Semyon Varlamov’s backup with both Jonathan Bernier and Andrew Hammond being sidelined by concussions. Bernier is set to return as Varlamov’s backup on Tuesday, so Martin heads back to the Rampage, where he has gone 13-12-0 while posting a 3.06 GAA and .894 SV% in 30 games.
Kunin tore his ACL in Sunday’s game against the Red Wings and his season is over. This is a tough break for the former first-round pick (No.15 overall in 2016) who appeared to have earned a role with the Wild down the stretch after picking up 19 points (10G / 9A) in 36 games with Iowa (AHL).
Hutchinson only played in two games with the Jets during his call-up, going 2-0-0 with a 2.00 GAA and .933 SV%. With Steve Mason being activated from IR, Hutchinson returns to the Moose, where he has gone 15-2-1 with a 1.95 GAA and .942 SV% in 21 games.
Mason has been sidelined by a concussion since January 9th, but he will at least be available to backup on Tuesday. Head coach Paul Maurice did not announce a starting goalie, but they will need Mason down the stretch to give their workhorse Connor Hellebuyck some rest.
Goligoski remained in Arizona to be with his wife as they expect the birth of their second child. Andrew Campbell has been recalled from Tucson (AHL) and is expected to replace Goligoski.
Jokinen will suit up for his fourth team of the 2017-18 season when he plays alongside the Sedin Twins tonight vs. the Islanders. Jokinen, who is just a few years removed from a 60-point season with the Panthers, has picked up just one goal and six assists (seven points) in 46 games with the Kings, Oilers and Blue Jackets this year.
Markstrom allowed four goals on 43 shots in the Canucks loss to the Predators on Friday. Markstrom has allowed zero, one, two, three and four goals (in that order) in his last five appearances, posting a .920 SV% in the process. Tonight he faces an Islanders team that has lost six in a row, while being outscored 23-to-13.
Budaj has been sidelined since December 29th so he will need at least one game in the AHL before he returns to the Lightning. Budaj was 3-3-1 with a 3.80 GAA and .878 SV% with the Lightning before he got hurt.
Varlamov allowed four goals on 31 shots in Colorado’s loss to the Predators on Sunday. The loss snapped a three-game winning streak for Varlamov, who will make his 37th start tonight in Chicago. The 29-year-old has gone 6-9-2 with a 3.39 GAA and .892 SV% on the road this season.
Baertschi separated his shoulder vs. the Predators on Friday and is expected to miss the remainder of the 2017-18 season. Baertschi finishes the year with 14 goals and 15 assists (29 points) in 53 games.
Halak surrendered five goals on 24 shots in the Islanders loss to the Canadiens on Friday. Despite an impressive showing from Chris Gibson on Saturday, Halak will be back in the crease tonight. Halak is on a five-game losing streak, allowing a combined 18 goals on 146 shots (.877 SV%).
Raanta stopped 23 of 24 shots in the Coyotes win over the Senators on Saturday. It was another great outing for Raanta, who has now won three in a row and is 6-1-0 with a 1.64 GAA, .952 SV% and two shutouts in his last eight appearances. Tonight he makes his third start vs. the Oilers this season—he is 1-1-0 with a 1.52 GAA and .955 SV% in the first two meetings.
Larsson has missed the last two games to be at his father’s funeral and will sit for a third straight game despite being back on the ice for Monday’s morning skate. Larsson will draw back into the lineup on Thursday.
Gaborik was a healthy scratch for the last two games, but he will draw back in tonight in Dallas. Gaborik has one goal and one assist in seven games since being acquired by the Senators.
