McElhinney allowed one goal on five shots after replacing Sergei Bobrovsky in Monday’s loss to the Nashville. Bob was not on the ice this morning, so he must be dealing with an injury, which is why McElhinney will start vs. the Bruins. He is 1-6-1 with a 3.49 GAA and .895 SV% this season.
McCollum served as Petr Mrazek's backup for two games while Jimmy Howard was out with a groin injury. With Howie being activated this morning, McCollum has been sent back to Grand Rapids.
Howard has missed the last two games with a groin injury that he suffered last Friday vs. the Islanders. Howard is expected to be between the pipes tonight in Ottawa after being activated.
Hartnell has missed the last five games with a broken finger, but he is skating with Ryan Johansen and Jeremy Morin at the morning skate which suggests that Hartnell will be back in the lineup on Saturday vs. the Bruins.
Kronwall left Tuesday’s game with an upper-body injury and did not return. Monitor Kronwall’s status during the Red Wings’ morning skate, but he is expected to be in the lineup.
Collins, 25, has no points in two games with Columbus this season. In 27 with Springfield, he has 10 goals and nine assists.
Megna, 24, has registered 14 points (9G / 5A) in 22 games with WBS this season. He has also recorded one assist in nine games with the Penguins this year.
Penguins net minder Thomas Greiss tested positive for mumps on Friday, so Zatkoff has been recalled to serve as Marc-Andre Fleury’s backup until Greiss is set to return.
Poulin, 24, has gone 10-6-4 with a 2.41 GAA and .928 SV% in 20 games with Bridgeport this season. He has been recalled because Jaroslav Halak has been placed on IR with a lower-body injury. Poulin is expected to backup Chad Johnson tonight in Buffalo.
Halak did not suit up on Tuesday with what was classified as maintenance. It turns out that Halak was battling a lower-body injury, which will keep him out of tonight’s game vs. the Sabres. Kevin Poulin has been recalled and expect Chad Johnson to get the nod in Buffalo.
Bishop missed the four games with a lower-body injury, but he is on the ice for the morning skate and is expected to start tonight vs. the Hurricanes. He has lost each of his last four starts, but has a fantastic matchup tonight and should make for a great fantasy start if he ends up getting the nod.
With Ben Bishop sidelined with a lower-body injury, Vasilevskiy started three of four games, going 2-1-0 with a 2.01 GAA and .940 SV%. His return to the AHL suggests that Bishop will return to the crease on Saturday vs. the Hurricanes.
Havlat missed Tuesday’s game because he was in isolation being tested for mumps. His test results came back negative on Friday and he should be in the lineup on Saturday in New York.
Elias missed Tuesday’s game because he was being tested for mumps. His results came in on Friday and revealed that he does in fact have mumps and he will remain in isolation from the team until he has passed the infectious stage of the virus.
Sutter missed the last two games while he was in isolation being tested for mumps. His results came back negative and he can return to the team, which likely means he will be back in the lineup on Saturday vs. the Capitals. Sutter has 14 points (7G / 7A) in 32 games this season.
Greiss missed the last two games because he was in isolation while he was being tested for mumps. His test results came in on Friday and he tested positive for mumps, which means he will stay in isolation until he his clear of the infectious stage of the virus.
Downie, who has missed the last two games because he was in isolation while he awaited test results, tested positive for the mumps virus on Friday. Downie will remain in isolation but shouldn't miss anymore then a handful of games.
Scott was suspended for striking Ducks forward Tim Jackman in the jaw in Monday’s loss. Jackman was briefly knocked unconscious but eventually left the ice with assistance and didn’t return to the game. He is eligible to return to the lineup on January 5th in Winnipeg.
Backstrom was the Wild’s confirmed starter for tonight’s meeting with the Flyers, but he came down with an illness prior to warmups and will be replaced by Darcy Kuemper.
Lehtonen was pulled after allowing four goals on 19 shots in the Stars win over the Oilers on Sunday. It was an ugly way for Lehtonen to snap a three-game winning streak and despite Anders Lindback leading them in a comeback, it looks like it will be Lehtonen tonight vs. the Maple Leafs. In his first start vs. Toronto he allowed five goals on 40 shots in a 5-3 loss.
