Carolina Hurricanes News

Gostisbehere missed the Flyers morning skate and will not play vs. the Panthers on Monday. Head coach Alain Vigneault said that Gostisbehere is dealing with some knee pain, so consider him day-to-day.

Gostisbehere returned to the lineup on Thursday but left Friday's practice in frustration and will not play on Saturday. Robert Hagg will be back in the Flyers lineup to replace him.

On Friday, Andersen was on the ice for the second straight day but won't be available for either game of their Friday/Saturday back-to-back. The recently acquired Jack Campbell will start Friday and head coach Sheldon Keefe did not rule out the possibility of him going on back-to-back nights.

Martinook was forced to leave Tuesday's game with an upper-body injury and will not be available tonight vs. the Hurricanes. Lucas Wallmark will draw back into the lineup to replace him.

Jankowski played 12:17 TOI in Tuesday's loss to the Sharks and will be replaced by Tobias Rieder on Thursday. Jankowski has struggled mightily this season, amassing just three points (2G / 1A) in 41 games.

Robinson is considered day-to-day ahead of Friday's game vs. the Red Wings. With Robinson likely out, Kevin Stenlund was recalled from the AHL and will replace him tomorrow.

Gostisbehere has missed the last 10 games with a knee injury but will replace Robert Hagg tonight vs. the Devils. Gostisbehere has had a tough season, scoring just five goals with seven assists (12 points) in 40 games.

The Hurricanes continue to rotate a froward in and out of the lineup, so tonight Dzingel will replace Lucas Wallmark. Dzingel, who has 27 points (8G / 19A) in 51 games this season, will skate on the fourth line and PP2.

Andersen was forced to leave last night's game after the first period and did not return. Andersen was not on the ice for Tuesday's practice and will not travel to New York for Tuesday's game. Michael Hutchinson will start tomorrow but all-in-all this is pretty good news for Andersen and the Maple Leafs.

Andersen was involved in a collision with Frank Vatrano and did not return to the crease for the second period. Michael Hutchinson replaced Andersen.

Gostisbehere will miss his 10th straight game on Monday but head coach Alain Vigneault expects to have him back on Thursday. They Flyers have gone 6-2-1 with 3.33 goals for and 2.56 goals against per game without him so there is no reason for them to rush him back if he's not 100 percent.

Andersen allowed three goals on 34 shots in the Maple Leafs' win in Dallas last Wednesday. Andersen has played well since returning from the bye week, winning two in a row while stopping 65 of the 70 shots (.929 SV%) that he has faced. The Panthers were terrible in Montreal on Saturday but chased Andersen in Florida on January 12th, scoring four goals on 12 shots.

With Brendan Gallagher returning to the lineup, someone has to sit and much, to everyone's surprise, it looks like Kotkaniemi will get a night in the stands. Kotkaniemi remained on the ice with the injured players and other presumed scratches, so look for him to sit in Buffalo.