Harpur was in the Senators lineup for the last four games, but he will be replaced by Thomas Chabot in the lineup tonight. Chabot brings a lot more offence to the table than Harpur and the Senators definitely could use a shot in the arm.
Chabot has been a healthy scratch for the last two games, but will replace Ben Harpur in the lineup tonight vs. the Islanders. Chabot brings a much-needed boost to the Senators offence that has gone cole recently. Chabot has picked up three assists in five games with Ottawa this season.
Jarry stopped eight of 10 shots after he replaced the injured Matt Murray in the Penguins overtime win vs. Philadelphia on Monday. With Murray out week-to-week, Jarry suddenly becomes their No.1 netminder and will start tonight in Buffalo. The 22-year-old enters Buffalo at 2-0-2 with a 2.83 GAA and .907 SV% in four appearances this season.
Darling allowed just two goals on 38 shots in the Hurricanes’ shootout loss in Columbus on Tuesday. Darling finished November at 4-3-3 with a 2.62 GAA and .911 SV% in nine starts and one relief appearance. Tonight he will face the Rangers at Madison Square Garden and the 28-year-old comes in at 3-3-2 with a 2.35 GAA and .917 SV% on the road.
Gibson allowed two goals on 39 shots in the Ducks’ win in St. Louis on Wednesday. The win snapped a three-game losing streak for Gibson, who will make his 21 start of the year tonight in Columbus. Gibson has gone 3-2-0 with an ugly 3.60 GAA and .901 SV% in six starts on the road this season.
Bortuzzo was a mainstay on the blueline while Jay Bouwmeester was out, but with Bouwmeester back and Carl Gunnarsson getting back in the lineup tonight, Bortuzzo will serve as a healthy scratch. The veteran defenseman has just one goal and four assists (five points) in 25 games this season.
Blais had one goal on three shots in two games with the Blues since being recalled from Chicago (AHL) but will be replaced by Oskar Sundqvist in the lineup tonight.
Gunnarsson has been a healthy scratch for the last four games, but will replace Robert Bortuzzo in the lineup tonight vs. the Kings. Gunnarsson has just three goals and one assist (four points) in 20 games this season.
Sundqvist was a healthy scratch vs. the Ducks, but will draw back in to the lineup tonight vs. the Kings. Sundqvist will replace Sammy Blais and is expected to play with Patrik Burgled and Vladimir Sobotka. He has just three assists in 22 games this season.
Bogosian has had injury problems throughout his career, missing 90 of the last 271 games dating back to 2014-15. Bogosian will jump onto the Sabres’ second pair with Nathan Beaulieu—he had just two goals and nine assists (11 points) in 56 games with the Sabres last year.
Archibald has been with the Penguins for the duration of the season but has only appeared in two games, so his assignment to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton will allow him to get some playing time. Archibald had 16 goals and 13 assists (29 points) in 61 AHL games last season.
Hunt was back in the lineup for the last two games, but is expected to come back out tonight with Radim Vrbata likely to return from injury. Hunt has just one assist in eight games with the Panthers.
Vrbata has missed the last five games but is expected to be back in the lineup on Friday. Vrbata is expected to replace Dryden Hunt on the third line and enter play with three goals and eight assists (11 points) in 19 games this season.
Luongo allowed two goals on 25 shots in the Panthers’ win in New Jersey on Monday. James Reimer gave him the night off on Tuesday so the Panthers will come back to Luongo tonight vs. the Sharks. In his first start against San Jose, Luongo stopped all 35 shots in a 2-0 shutout win on November 16th.
The Islanders continue to shuffle their third pairing every couple of games. Mayfield has been in the lineup for the last four games, but will be replaced by Ryan Pulock tonight vs. the Senators.
