Drouin has been in and out of the lineup recently and has only averaged 12:58 TOI in 23 games this season. He scored his second goal of the year last night and will bump up to the top line with Steven Stamkos and Ryan Callahan.
Vasilevskiy will make his NHL debut tonight vs. the Flyers. The 20-year-old net minder was the 19th overall pick in the 2012 draft and he is one of the NHL’s top prospects. He has gone 8-3-3 with a 2.34 GAA and .918 SV% with Syracuse (AHL) this season.
Expect Joakim Lindstrom to be in the lineup for Oshie. He is expected to be back with the team on Thursday vs. the Kings.
Hunwick has served as a healthy scratch for the last three games, but he will be back in the lineup tonight vs. the Flames. He has seven assists in 23 games this season.
Coach Hartley said that he has not decided on who will play on the fourth line tonight, but based on the line rushes this morning, it looks like Brandon Bollig will be in and Raymond will be out. Consider him a game-time decision.
Grigorenko, 20, has recorded seven goals and 12 assists (19 points) in 27 games with the Rochester Americans this season. Grigorenko will centre Drew Stafford and Nicolas Deslauriers on the Sabres’ third line vs. the Jets.
The Lightning did not have a morning skate due to the back-to-back, but Gudas is in danger of missing a third straight game with a stomach virus. Consider him a game-time decision.
Palat will miss his fourth straight game with a lower-body injury, but he is hopeful that he will be able to skate on Thursday and return either Friday or Saturday.
As of right now, the Wild say that Spurgeon will miss his second straight game with a stomach illness. Coach Mike Yeo is expected to address the media at 6:30 PM ET, where Spurgeon will officially be ruled in or out. If Spurgeon can’t go, Stu Bickel will stay in the lineup.
Scrivens stopped 20 of 21 shots in the Oilers 2-0 loss to the Rangers on Sunday. He will get the first start under the Oilers new coaching regime tonight in Arizona. He is 5-11-3 on the year and even though the Coyotes have been a good matchup for virtually everyone else, Scrivens is 0-2-0 with a 4.13 GAA and .860 SV% vs. Arizona this season.
Lundqvist stopped all 16 shots that he faced in the Rangers 2-0 shutout win over the Oilers on Sunday. It was probably King Henrik’s easiest shutout of his career, but his fantasy owners will take it. He is now tied for the league-lead with five shutouts—but he is 25th in GAA (2.51) and t-29th in SV% (.911).
Mitchell suffered an undisclosed injury in the Sabres win over the Senators last night. With Mitchell out, the Sabres recalled Mikhail Grigorenko, who will make his season debut tonight vs. the Jets. Mitchell is day-to-day.
A decision on Korpikoski’s status likely won’t be made until warmups. If Korpikoski is out, expect Joe Vitale to be in the lineup, he was scheduled to be a healthy scratch.
Sestito played 11:04 and was a minus-1 in Monday’s game, but has been back to the AHL for now. His return to Albany suggests that one of the Devils injured forwards will be back on Wednesday.
Beauchemin was on the ice for the Ducks’ morning skate on Tuesday, but he is not quite ready to return to the lineup. Beauchemin was expected to miss 4-6 weeks after fracturing his finger on November 25th, but today marks the three week mark, so he is ahead of schedule.
Despite being recalled from his conditioning stint on Monday, Heatley will not return to the lineup on Tuesday. He skated again this morning and is healthy, but the Ducks are on a seven-game winning streak, so they likely don’t want to tinker with a winning lineup.
Gunnarsson had been doing light on-ice workouts, but this morning was the first time he skated with the team since suffering a concussion on December 6th. He remains without a timeline for his return.
Stalberg has been out since October 25th with a lower-body injury. His return to practice this morning suggests that he is nearing a return, but the way the Predators are going, it will be difficult to crack the lineup.
Thornton will miss his fourth consecutive game tonight vs. the Capitals. Placing Thornton on IR enabled the Panthers to activate Aleksander Barkov and Scottie Upshall from IR without having to send anyone to the minors.
