Goloubef has been sidelined with a knee injury since November 1st. Before getting hurt he had no points and a minus-1 rating while averaging 12:23 TOI in three games. The addition of Kevin Connauton and Jordan Leopold might squeeze Goloubef back to the AHL.
Lehtonen allowed a single goal on 17 shots in the Stars 4-1 win over the Canadiens on Saturday. It was an easy win for Lehtonen, who has not had a lot of nights like that this season. On Tuesday he will face the Jets at home—Lehtonen is 5-3-5 with a 3.05 GAA and .899 SV% at American Airlines Center.
Halak was the Islanders scheduled starter, but Chad Johnson now draws the assignment with Halak dealing with a “minor” upper-body injury. Halak is in warmups and will serve as Johnson’s backup.
Halak was scheduled to start tonight, but he will serve as Johnson’s backup because he is dealing with a “minor” upper-body injury. Johnson allowed four goals on 26 shots in a loss to the Wild in his last start on November 28th.
Quick allowed two goals on 16 shots in the Kings loss to the Flyers on Saturday afternoon. It was not a busy day for Quick, but the Kings were stymied by Steve Mason at the other end. Quick has dropped three of his last four starts while posting a 2.54 GAA and .894 SV%. However, he is a must-start tonight in Buffalo.
The Devils wanted Keith Kinkaid to make his first NHL start tonight, so they recalled him from Albany and sent Clemmensen back down.
Boucher, 21, has scored four goals with five assists in 20 games with Albany this season. He failed to record a point in three games during his first stint with the Devils this season. He has seven points (2G / 5A) in 26 career NHL games.
Elias will miss his second straight game and third of the last four because of a groin injury. His placement on IR is retroactive to December 6th, which means he is eligible to be activated on December 13th. They placed him on IR to make room for Reid Boucher to be recalled.
Cammalleri will miss his second straight game with a lower-body injury he suffered on Saturday vs. the Capitals. Cammalleri is listed as day-to-day.
Zubrus was cut in Monday’s game vs. the Hurricanes. With Zubrus out, the Devils have recalled Reid Boucher from Albany and he will make his fourth appearance of the season. Zubrus is day-to-day.
Kinkaid has gone 7-2-3 with a 2.19 GAA and .923 SV% in 13 games with Albany (AHL) this season. He has three career NHL games, all of which were relief appearances—he has a total of 53 minutes played in the NHL and he has allowed two goals on 25 shots (.920 SV%). Stay away from him tonight with the Blackhawks in town.
On Tuesday, Warsofsky participated in his first full practice since injuring his groin on November 6th. He heads back to Providence where he has not recorded a point in seven games this season.
Gibson skated for the first time since suffering a groin injury on October 30th. Gibson said “tomorrow is a big day to see how he responds to today’s practice.” Gibson remains without a timeline and is expected to go back to the AHL when he returns to full health.
Davidson, 23, was the Oilers sixth round pick (162nd overall) in 2010. The former Regina Pats defenseman has one goal and two assists in 14 games with OKC this season. He is a great story, the young defenseman beat testicular cancer in 2012 and has now reached the NHL.
Nieto will miss his third straight game with a lower-body injury that he suffered last week. Melker Karlsson has been recalled from Worcester and will make his NHL debut in Nieto’s absence.
Hendricks has missed the last four games with a leg injury, but he will be back in tonight. Boyd Gordon is out with a back injury, so Hendricks returns to centre the Oilers’ fourth line with Steve Pinizzott and Luke Gazdic.
Gordon will come out of the lineup because of a back issue and will be replaced by Matt Hendricks, who has missed the last four games with a leg injury. Gordon is day-to-day.
Baertschi served as a healthy scratch on Saturday. With Matt Stajan and Mason Raymond back from injuries, the Flames had to make a roster move. Baertschi had three assists in 14 games during his recall.
Elliott, who has been sidelined with a knee injury since November 25th, skated for the first time since suffering the injury on Tuesday morning. He did some goalie technique drills this morning, but remains without a timeline for his return. Jake Allen and Martin Brodeur are more than capable than carrying the load while Elliott is out, so they will not rush him back.
Allen was yanked after giving up three goals on 12 shots in the first period of Saturday’s comeback win over the Islanders. He has actually been overshadowed by Martin Brodeur since Marty signed, but Allen gets another crack agh the Isles tonight; this time at home where he is 4-1-1 with a 2.51 GAA and .893 SV% this season.
