Martinez played 17:22 time-on-ice in the Golden Knights' last contest, a 6-3 loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets, but suffered an lower-body injury at some point and will be out of the lineup for at least one week. The 36-year-old Martinez was enjoying a productive season by his standards, registering 16 points (4G / 12A) and 152 blocks in 45 games.
Crevier will be the odd-man out on Tuesday as Chicago opts to get some fresh legs into their lineup for the tail-end of their back-to-back. Isaak Phillips will draw into the lineup in Crevier's place.
Sanford will for in for Boris Katchouk as Chicago looks to get some fresh legs into their lineup for the tail-end of their back-to-back. Phillips has no goals and five assists in 26 games this season.
The Blackhawks will turn to Soderblom on Tuesday after Petr Mrazek got the nod for Monday's game in Colorado. Soderblom was saddled with yet another loss his last time out, surrendering four goals on 30 shots enroute to a 5-2 defeat at the hands of the Blue Jackets. Soderblom has not won since November 24th, and owns a comically poor 2-18-1 record on the season. He finds himself in familiar territory on Tuesday as the Blackhawks are +225 underdogs in Arizona.
Brossoit will take the crease Tuesday for the first time in three games after he was spotted in the starter's crease at the morning skate. The 30-year-old backup netminder has been sensational when called upon in his first season with Winnipeg, with his 8-4-2 record, 2.28 GAA and .920 SV%. He will host the St. Louis Blues on Tuesday, who are coming off an ugly 6-1 loss to Detroit on Saturday and have dropped four of their last five contests.
Brossoit is expected to take the crease Tuesday for the first time in three games after he was spotted in the starter's crease at the morning skate. The 30-year-old backup netminder has been sensational when called upon in his first season with Winnipeg, with his 8-4-2 record, 2.28 GAA and .920 SV%. He will host the St. Louis Blues on Tuesday, who are coming off an ugly 6-1 loss to Detroit on Saturday and have dropped four of their last five contests.
Soderblom has been limited to only one start in the last eight games for the Blackhawks but will return to the crease on Wednesday. The Swedish netminder has failed to record a victory in his last 12 appearances (0-10-1) for the bottom-dwelling Blackhawks, posting an ugly .864 SV% while allowing three or more goals in all but two contests. The Blackhawks are +168 home underdogs against a Philadelphia Flyers club riding a two-game losing skid.
Isaak Phillips will draw into the lineup on Wednesday in favour of Crevier after he suffered an upper-body injury at practice on Tuesday. Crevier had appeared in five straight games for the Blackhawks, registering a -3 plus/minus, four shots, and seven hits.
Soderblom has been limited to only one start in the last eight games for the Blackhawks but will likely return to the crease on Wednesday. The Swedish netminder has failed to record a victory in his last 12 appearances (0-10-1) for the bottom-dwelling Blackhawks, posting an ugly .864 SV% while allowing three or more goals in all but two contests. The Blackhawks are +168 home underdogs against a Philadelphia Flyers club riding a two-game losing skid.
Sanford was a healthy scratch in Monday's matchup against the Carolina Hurricanes and was placed on waivers by the Blackhawks on Tuesday. In 26 games this season, the 29-year-old Sanford has five assists, 19 hits, and 17 blocks.
Hellebuyck had one of his worst performances of the season on Monday, allowing five goals on 33 shots (.848 SV%) in a 6-3 loss to the Calgary Flames. The Jets will turn to Brossoit on the back end of a back-to-back Tuesday and attempt to rebound back into the win column, entering the action as -139 home favourites against a Minnesota Wild club that won an exhilarating game 10-7 against the Vancouver Canucks yesterday. Brossoit last played on February 8th, allowing four goals on 21 shots (.810 SV%) in a 4-1 loss to the Philadelphia Flyers.
Bedard has not played since the beginning of January after taking a heavy open-ice hit from the Devils' Brendan Smith, forcing him to leave the game. The 18-year-old Bedard was having a solid rookie campaign with 33 points (15G / 18A) in 39 games and was well on track to capturing the Calder Trophy before his injury. Bedard will return to receiving top-line and top-powerplay deployment immediately when he returns to the Blackhawks' lineup on Thursday.
Soderblom will make his first start since January 24th as he takes on the Pittsburgh Penguins on Thursday. The 24-year-old has been historically horrendous this season, with his 2-15-1 record, 4.07 GAA and .874 SV%. He will face the Pittsburgh Penguins, who are on the back half of a back-to-back and have lost three straight games after getting news Thursday that their leading scoring Jake Guentzel will now miss the next four weeks.
Bedard has not played since the beginning of January after taking a heavy open-ice hit from the Devils' Brendan Smith, forcing him to leave the game. The 18-year-old Bedard was having a solid rookie campaign with 33 points (15G / 18A) in 39 games and was well on track to capturing the Calder Trophy before his injury. Bedard will likely return to receiving top-line and top-powerplay deployment immediately when he returns to the Blackhawks' lineup on Thursday.
Bedard has not played since the beginning of January after taking a heavy open-ice hit from the Devils' Brendan Smith, forcing him to leave the game. The 18-year-old Bedard was having a solid rookie campaign with 33 points (15G / 18A) in 39 games and was well on track to capturing the Calder Trophy before his injury. Bedard will return to receiving top-line and top-powerplay deployment when he returns to the Blackhawks' lineup.
