Vesey is apparently dealing with an upper-body injury after Tuesday’s game and is questionable for Thursday’s game in Winnipeg. He will travel with the team, but there’s no guarantee that he will play.
Gordon has been sidelined by an upper-body injury since October 29th, but he has been activated from IR and should draw into the lineup vs. Edmonton on Thursday. The veteran centre has one goal in eight games this season.
Read was expected to miss one month with an upper-body injury, so moving him to IR was simply a formality to create a roster spot for the Flyers to activate fourth line centre Boyd Gordon.
Oduya has missed the last eight games with a lower-body injury, but is expected to be ready for this weekend. Oduya has picked up one goal and four assists (five points) in 19 games this season. The Stars have went 3-4-1 in the eight games that he has missed so far.
Hudler has been sidelined by and illness since November 1st, but it looks like he may finally return this weekend. Hudler has only appeared in four games this season, failing to record a point.
Jones allowed a single goal on 32 shots in the Sharks’ win over the Canadiens last Friday. Jones has won three consecutive games and five of his last six starts while posting a 1.17 GAA and .957 SV%. Tonight he will make his 12th start on home-ice—in his previous 11 starts at SAP Center, he is 8-3-0 with a 1.56 GAA and .939 SV%.
Gibson surrendered three goals on 32 shots in the Ducks’ overtime loss in Edmonton on Saturday. Gibson has lost three of his last five starts despite posting a strong 2.20 GAA and .929 SV%. Gibson has been a solid No.2 fantasy netminder so far this season and comes in with a 5-4-0 record, 2.43 GAA and .920 SV% on home-ice this season.
DeMelo will replace David Schlemko (lower-body) in the lineup vs. the Senators. DeMelo has registered one goal in the two games he’s played in with the Sharks this season.
Schlemko left last Friday’s game with a lower-body injury and will miss tonight’s game vs. the Senators. Dylan DeMelo, who has one goal in two games this season is expected to replace Schlemko.
Couture missed Tuesday’s practice after having a screw removed from his surgically repaired ankle. Despite missing practice, Couture will be in the lineup vs. the Senators. He has nine goals and seven assists (16 points) in 25 games this season.
Honka was injured on Tuesday and is expected to miss a few games with an arm injury. The Stars have a number of defenseman already on the roster, so replacing Honka for a few games shouldn’t be difficult.
Garrison has missed the last two games with a knee injury, but is ready to return for Thursday’s game vs. Vancouver. Garrison is on pace for an even worse season than last year, having recorded just one goal and two assists (three points) in his first 25 games of the season.
Callahan has missed the last four games with a lower-body injury, but is set to return to the Lightning lineup on Thursday. At this point in his career Callahan is more of a depth forward than the 40-50 point player he used to be. He has just two goals and two assists (four points) in 15 games this season.
Drouin missed Sunday’s game in Carolina, but could return to the lineup on Thursday. Drouin skated on the Lightning’s second line with Valtteri Filppula and Brayden Point on Wednesday and is somewhere between probable and questionable for tomorrow’s contest.
Beaulieu has missed the last six games with a neck injury, but Mark Barberio was reassigned to St. John’s this afternoon, which suggests that Beaulieu is ready to go for Thursday. He has one goal and five assists (six points) in 20 games this season.
Barberio appeared in the last six games with the Canadiens, picking up one assist and six shots while averaging 13:18 TOI. His return to the AHL, suggests that Nathan Beaulieu will be ready to go on Thursday.
Raanta allowed two goals on 20 shots in the Rangers’ loss to the Senators on November 27th. Henrik Lundqvist started the last four games, but they’ll go back to Raanta tonight in Winnipeg. In his three starts outside of New York, Raanta has gone 3-0-0 with a 1.67 GAA and .953 SV%, but the Jets have gone 4-1-1 in their last six.
Pouliot was recalled from his conditioning stint last Monday, but didn’t get into a game with the Penguins. Pouliot returns to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, where he has no points in three games this season.
Guentzel picked up three goals and one assist in his first five NHL games, but has been a healthy scratch for the last three games. The 22-year-old third-round pick (No.77 in 2013) returns to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (AHL), where he has seven goals and 10 assists (17 points) in 16 games this season.
Mueller, 21, has six assists in 16 games with the Barracuda and has been recalled because David Schlemko is battling an injury. Mueller would make his season debut if Schlemko isn’t able to play—the 2013 No.18 overall pick has one goal and three assists in 50 career NHL games.
