Holland missed Friday’s game with an upper-body injury and will obviously miss Saturday’s game vs. the Jets as well. With a week-to-week injury it is hard to pinpoint when Holland will return until he is upgraded to day-to-day.
Kadri was held out of last night’s game and won’t play tonight in Winnipeg because of an undisclosed injury. He is likely in danger of missing a third game next Wednesday, but could be back for Friday’s clash with the Blue Jackets.
Gudbranson was not in the lineup on Friday against the Sabres because of an upper-body injury. Shane O’Brien was recalled and replaced Gudbranson on the Panthers blue line. Monitor his status leading up to Sunday’s game vs. the Capitals.
Stalberg returns to Nashville where he has appeared in five NHL contests in 2014-15. In six games with Milwaukee, he has amassed six points (2G / 4A), including a three-point effort (1G / 2A) last time out on Tuesday vs. Lake Erie.
Salomaki, 21, was a second round pick (52nd overall) of the Predators in the 2011 NHL Draft. He has 16 points (5G / 11A) and 26 penalty minutes in 29 games for the Admirals this season, in addition to ranking among the AHL’s Top 10 forwards in plus/minus rating (+13).
Beck was set to miss the Predators upcoming two-game road trip with an illness, so his placement on IR allowed the Predators to recall Miikka Salomaki from Milwaukee (AHL) to bring on the road trip as the extra forward.
Megna was a healthy scratch on Friday and with the addition of David Perron yesterday, there was no way Megna was getting into the lineup over Perron on Saturday. He heads back to WBS where he has 14 points (9G / 5A) in 22 games.
Wideman, 24, leads the Binghamton Senators in points with 29 (12G / 17A) despite playing on the blue line. He has been recalled to be the Senators seventh defenseman this afternoon in Boston. Given the great season that he is having in the AHL, the Senators could elect to have him make his NHL debut today.
Lindblad, 24, played just 7:27 in his only game during his recall. He’ll join Providence where he sits with 13 points (7G / 6A) in 30 games this season.
Trotman, 24, had four assists in the 17 games that he spent with the Bruins. The young blue liner will head back to Providence where he registered three assists in nine games before being called-up.
Methot has only played in two games for the Senators this season because of a lingering back injury. He is expected to play for Binghamton on Saturday before returning to the Senators next week.
Gaudet played in the first two games of his NHL career during his recall. He heads back to Portland where he has eight points (4G / 4A) in 29 games.
Reimer allowed three goals on 41 shots in the Maple Leafs’ 3-2 loss to the Lightning on Monday. Reimer has sat the last two games, including last night, so he is expected to start the second game of the back-to-back. The Winnipeg native was pulled after allowing four goals on 19 shots in his only start at MTS Centre last season.
Fleury allowed one goal on 25 shots in the Penguins win over the Hurricanes on Wednesday. He sat during the first game of the back-to-back, but will play tonight vs. the Canadiens. In his first start vs. Montreal, Fleury posted a 27-save shutout in a 4-0 win. He carries a 14-4-1 home record into tonight’s matchup.
Howard stopped 12 of 13 shots in the Red Wings win over the Devils on Wednesday. It was about as easy of a night as you could have, but Howard will take it as he notched his 15th win of the season. Despite posting a GAA under 2.00 (1.98) in December, a lack of offence led to a 4-2-3 record for Howie.
Schwartz was upgraded to week-to-week on Thursday and is expected to play tomorrow. The Blues won’t have a morning skate because of the back-to-back, but Schwartz will likely skate in an optional and a decision will be made after that.
Zucker has missed the last three games with an illness, but could be back in tonight vs. Toronto. Zucker has 12 goals and four assists in 32 games this season. He will play on the fourth line with Ryan Carter and Matt Cooke if he can play.
Fleischmann left the Panthers’ morning skate with an undisclosed injury and his status for tonight’s game is in doubt. Brandon Pirri will be in the lineup if Fleischmann is unavailable.
Varlamov allowed three goals on 29 shots in the Avs’ win over the Flyers on Wednesday. The Avalanche will continue to ride Varly almost exclusively with no back-to-backs until January 12th-13th. He is 2-1-0 with a 1.95 GAA and .925 SV% since returning from a groin injury last week.
Palmieri skated with Ryan Kesler and Matt Beleskey in the Ducks morning skate and could be back in the lineup tonight vs. the Blues. Palmieri has missed the last six games with a shoulder injury.
