Fleury allowed four goals on 29 shots in the Penguins 4-3 OT loss loss to the Rangers on Monday. It looks like Fleury will go tonight vs. the Flames, which would leave Thomas Greiss for Saturday’s tilt in Columbus. Fleury is 9-3-1 with a 2.20 GAA and .924 SV%.
As expected, Letang should be back in tonight after missing five games with a groin injury. He should be activated in all formats.
As expected, Hornqvist should be back in the lineup after missing two games with a head injury. He will skate on the top-line with Brandon Sutter with Sidney Crosby out with an illness.
Kreider missed Tuesday’s game vs. the Penguins, but will be back in the lineup tomorrow vs. Detroit. However, J.T Miller played well on the second line on Tuesday, so Kreider will return on the fourth line, which limits his fantasy value until he gets back into the top-6.
Rychel was just sent down the other day after Brandon Dubinsky returned to the lineup, but with Scott Hartnell sidelined for the next two weeks with a broken finger that he suffered on Thursday, Rychel has been recalled and will likely be with the team until Christmas. Rychel made his NHL debut on November 29 at Nashville and picked up three assists and two penalty minutes in four games with the Blue Jackets.
Hartnell suffered the broken finger on Thursday night vs.the Capitals. He is expected to be out until just after the Christmas break, so the Blue Jackets have recalled Kerby Rychel from Springfield (AHL) to take Hartnell’s place.
Subban missed Thursday’s practice with an illness, but skated briefly prior to the Canadiens morning skate. He will be in the lineup tonight vs. the Kings and comes in with two goals and four assists in his last six games.
Stollery had no points and a plus-3 rating in five games during his call-up. With Dennis Everberg returning to the lineup last night and Marc-Andre Cliche returning tomorrow, the Avs will move Nick Holden back to the blue line, bumping Stollery back to the AHL.
Crosby is dealing with an illness and will be held out of the next two games as a precaution. He will undergo further testing in the next few days to determine the nature of the illness. The Penguins are expected to get Patric Hornqvist and Kris Letang back tonight, but losing Crosby is detrimental.
Nieto, who reportedly suffered a setback on Wednesday, will miss his fifth consecutive game with a lower-body injury that he suffered on December 4th. He remains day-to-day.
Niemi has missed the last two games with an undisclosed injury, but is expected to be back between the pipes tonight vs. Nashville. He comes in riding a four-game winning streak while posting a 2.75 GAA and .910 SV% over that span. He has yet to face the Predators this season, but they come in winners of both games on their current road-trip.
Beauchemin, who is just two and a half weeks into a 4-6 week timeline, skated on Friday and coach Boudreau said that he could potentially play before the end of the road-trip that wraps up next Friday.
Zubrus will miss his third straight game with a leg injury. He continues to say that he is having an issue with the strength of his cut left leg. He is day-to-day.
Carey played 6:27 in his only game action during his recall. He has been sent back to the AHL because Marc-Andre Cliche is set to return to the lineup tomorrow vs. the Blues.
Cliche has missed the last five games with an undisclosed injury, but will be back in the lineup tomorrow vs. the Blues. With Cliche ready to return, the Avs have sent Paul Carey back to Lake Erie (AHL).
Schneider allowed three goals on 35 shots in the Devils loss to the Flyers on Thursday. In five starts this month, he has gone 2-3-0 with a 2.22 GAA and .930 SV%. Tonight he gets the nod in Dallas against a Stars team who have lost five of their last six. Schneider took the OTL in his first start vs. Dallas.
Kane was suspended for two games for his hit on the Ducks’ defenseman Clayton Stoner. He will return tomorrow vs. the Ducks, where Stoner could be waiting for retribution. Kane has 10 points (4G / 6A) in 20 games this season.
Cormier did not get into a game during his recall. He served as the Jets extra forward for the last two games. With Evander Kane ready to return on Saturday, Cormier’s services were no longer needed.
Lecavalier has been a healthy scratch for the last five games so he must have suffered the injury in practice recently. Since he has not been in the lineup, it won’t have any effect on the Flyers lineup on Saturday.
Stuart has been out since November 4th with a hamstring injury, but today was the first time he has taken part in a full practice since suffering the injury. He will likely have to take part in a few practices to get back up to speed before returning to the lineup.
