Lundqvist allowed five goals on 20 shots in the Rangers’ loss to the Lightning last Monday. He had the entire week off as Cam Talbot started the Rangers only other game on Saturday in Detroit. His first 19 starts are nothing to write home about, but he has played well vs. the Penguins so far this year—in two starts, King Henrik is 1-0-1 with a 0.96 GAA and .972 SV% against Pittsburgh.
Koivu missed practice today with what head coach Mike Yeo called a “minor muscle strain”. The Wild have the weekend off, so he won’t miss any action over the next two days and is expected to be back at practice on Monday.
Clark, 24, has one assist in seven games with the Ducks during his recall. He heads back to Norfolk, where he has two assists in 11 games.
Rakell, 21, had three assists in 17 games with the Ducks before being sent down. In two games with Norfolk, Rakell tallied ones goal and three assists. He has been recalled because Corey Perry is out with a knee injury.
Perry left Friday’s game in the first period after suffering a knee injury and did not return. The Ducks confirmed this afternoon that he is out with no timetable for his return. He will be re-evaluated when the team returns to Anaheim. They have recalled Rickard Rakell from Norfolk (AHL).
Eller suffered and upper-body injury in the first period of the Canadiens loss to the Blackhawks last night. He will be replaced by Sven Andrighetto, who will make his NHL debut after being recalled last night.
Andrighetto, 21, was recalled by the Canadiens on Friday. He was the Habs third-round pick (86th overall) in 2013. The 5-foot-9 forward has registered 18 points (9G / 9A) in 21 games with Hamilton (AHL) this season. He will replace Lars Eller, who is out with an upper-body injury.
There is now word on when Nieto suffered the lower-body injury, but he will miss tonight’s game and is listed as day-to-day until more details are known.
Gunnarsson was injured this afternoon after being elbowed in the head by Islanders’ forward Anders Lee. Expect an update in the next 24 hours.
Murphy has missed the last two games with an upper-body injury that he suffered on December 1st. He will be paired with Andrew Campbell who was recalled from Portland on Friday. Murphy has four points (2G / 2A) in 25 games this season.
Schlemko, 27, had one goal and three assists with a minus-7 rating in 15 games with the Coyotes. He heads back to the AHL for the first time since 2010-11. The Coyotes recalled Andrew Campbell to take his spot.
Campbell, 26, was a third round pick (74th overall) of the Kings in 2008. The 6-foot-4 defenseman has three goals and five assists in 20 games in his first year with Portland (AHL). He played three games with the Kings last season, failing to record a point. He is expected to make his Coyotes debut tonight on a pair with Connor Murphy.
Martinook, 22, was the Coyotes second round pick (58th overall) in 2012. The former Vancouver Giants’ forward has four goals and nine assists (13 points) in 21 games in his third full season with Portland. He is expected to make his NHL debut tonight on a line with Joe Vitale and B.J Crombeen.
Ramo allowed three goals on 29 shots in the Flames win over the Avalanche on Thursday. He has won seven games in a row with a 2.27 GAA and .922 SV%—October 25th was the last time Ramo started a game that the Flames lost. Tonight he faces a Sharks team who have won three in a row while averaging five goals per game.
Bobrovsky was sensational on Thursday. He stopped 52 of 55 shots, setting a franchise record in saves, in the Blue Jacekts 4-3 shootout win over the Panthers. He has now won back-to-back games while stopping 76 of 80 shots (.950 SV%). Tonight, he draws a tough matchup vs. the NHL’s highest scoring offence.
Mason allowed four goals on 33 shots in the Flyers loss to the Ducks on Wednesday. He has lost five in a row and has a 2.93 GAA and .900 SV% in two starts on their current road-trip. It will be tough to snap his losing skid this afternoon as the Flyers get set to take on the Kings in LA.
Pulock, 20, took part in warmups as the seventh defenseman this afternoon, but did not get into the lineup. His return to the AHL suggests that Lubomir Visnovsky will be good to go on Tuesday.
Bartkowski has been a healthy scratch for the last two games, but he will get back into the lineup tonight vs. Arizona. Morrow has one goal in 14 games this season.
Griffith has been a healthy scratch for the last three games, but he will get back into the lineup today vs. the Coyotes. Griffith has five goals and two assists in 19 games this season. Pastrnak has one assist in five games.
Steen took part in warmups, but was a late scratch for the afternoon's game vs. the Islanders. Coach Hitchcock said that a couple of players are banged up, so it sounds like Steen is battling a minor injury. Joakim Lindstrom will enter the lineup.
