Tokarski will start his first game since November 29th. He allow three goals on 26 shots in a shootout loss to the Sabres that night. He enters play tonight at 3-2-1 with a 2.44 GAA and .914 SV% on the season. He draws an OK matchup in Florida.
Miller made 29 saves on 31 shots in the Canucks overtime loss on Sunday. Miller has gone 3-3-1 with a 2.94 GAA and .897 SV% in December. Tonight, he will face the Sharks for the second time this season. He made 34 saves in a 3-2 win over San Jose in November.
Gaborik was held out of Monday’s game because he was under the weather, but he is expected to play tonight. He skated this morning and should be able to give it go vs. the Oilers.
Perry will take part in the Ducks morning skate on Wednesday and decide after the skate if he will return to the lineup vs. the Sharks.
Kassian has not yet been cleared to play, so he will be held out of the lineup again tonight. Kassian believes he is ready, but still need medical clearance.
Heatley will head to the AHL for the first time in his career. He failed to record a point in six games with the Ducks. Heatley will report and try to gain the attention of other teams so that the Ducks will be able to trade him.
Tierney, 20, has two assists in 14 games with San Jose this season. He heads back to Worcester where he has 10 points (1G / 9A) in 12 games.
Nieto has missed the last nine games with a lower-body injury that he suffered on December 4th. Nieto will play on the fourth line with Micheal Haley and Andrew Desjardins. He has nine points (3G / 6A) in 26 games this season.
Hiller made 26 saves on 27 shots in the Flames win over the Kings on Monday. He has won three straight while posting a 1.64 GAA and .943 SV%. It looks like the Flames are starting to heat-up again and Hiller makes for a strong start tonight with the lowly Oilers in town.
Stalock stopped 18 of 19 shots in the Sharks win over the Wild on December 11th. Antti Niemi has started the last five games, but Stalock will be back in the crease tonight vs. the Canucks. It will be Stalock’s fifth start at SAP Center, he is 3-1-0 with a 1.26 GAA and .945 SV% in his previous four.
Havlat has missed the last two games with an illness, but should be back in the lineup on Wednesday vs. the Red Wings. Havlat has three goals and five assists (8 points) in 22 games.
Ouellet, 21, has been recalled because Jakub Kindl is out with a lower-body injury. Ouellet will be in the lineup on Wednesday. He has been great for the Red Wings this season and has tallied two points (1G / 1A) in nine games with Detroit. He has registered eight points (1G / 7A) in 21 games with Grand Rapids.
Gustvasson has been out since November 5th with a dislocated shoulder. He was expected to miss two months, so Gustavsson appears to be on track to return in early January.
Orpik suffered a leg injury in the Capitals loss to the Islanders on Monday. Monitor his status as the Winter Classic approaches on Thursday.
Bernier missed both games of the Maple Leafs’ back-to-back on Sunday and Monday, but was back at practice this morning, so he should be good to go on Wednesday in Boston.
Miller made 29 saves on 31 shots in the Canucks overtime loss on Sunday. Miller has gone 3-3-1 with a 2.94 GAA and .897 SV% in December. Tonight, he will face the Sharks for the second time this season. He made 34 saves in a 3-2 win over San Jose in November.
Bergeron returned to practice on Tuesday, but the Bruins will not hold a morning skate so it will be tough to tell whether Bergeron will play. Monitor his status during pre-game warmups at 6:30 PM ET
Lucic returned to practice on Tuesday, but the Bruins will not hold a morning skate so it will be tough to tell whether Lucic will play. Monitor his status during pre-game warmups at 6:30 PM ET.
Bishop is dealing with a minor “nagging” issue and could be held out of tomorrow’s game. Andrei Vasilevskiy was recalled and could get the start if Bishop can’t go.
Hackett is expected to make his season debut shortly after missing the first three months after undergoing offseason knee surgery.
