Bunnaman may be a casualty of the Flyers moves on Monday. Philadelphia added two veteran centres in Derek Grant and Nate Thompson, likely forcing Bunnaman to the AHL for the foreseeable future. The 21-year-old has two points (1G / 1A) in 21 NHL games and five points (4G / 1A) inn 24 AHL games this season.
Bobrovsky allowed five goals on 40 shots in the Panthers loss in Los Angeles last Thursday. He was given Saturday night off but will make his 47th start tonight in Arizona. Bobrovsky has gone 10-10-3 with a 3.39 GAA and .892 SV% on the road this season. Conversely, the Coyotes are 8-1-3 while averaging 3.67 goals per game in their last 12 home games.
Rodrigues spent five years in the Sabres organization after signing as an undrafted free-agent in 2015. The 26-year-old has spent the majority of his career playing in Buffalo’s bottom-six, compiling 26 goals and 45 assists in 192 career games. He is set to become a restricted free-agent on July 1st.
The Hurricanes selected Luostarinen with the 42nd overall pick in the 2017 NHL entry draft. The 21-year-old forward played eight games with the Hurricanes earlier this season, registering one assist and a -2 rating. He has eight goals and 17 assists in 44 AHL games this season.
Boqvist sat out of Sunday's game with a shoulder injury but will replace Nick Seeler in the lineup on Tuesday. The rookie defenseman comes into play with one goal in his last 10 games.
Bennett was sick this morning and missed the game-day skate, so look for Zac Rinaldo to replace him on the fourth line if Bennett can't play.
Bobrovsky allowed three goals on 22 shots in the Panthers' 3-2 loss in Philadelphia on Saturday. Bobrovsky has lost three in a row while giving up 10 goals on 96 shots (.896 SV%) but tonight he faces a Flyers team that he's had a lot of success against in his career. Since leaving the Flyers, Bob is 15-3-1 with a 2.13 GAA and .928 SV% in 19 career starts against them.
Boqvist was forced to leave Wednesday's game with a shoulder injury and will not play tonight in Winnipeg. The Blackhawks said that Boqvist could play if he needed to but they will play it safe with the up-and-coming rookie blueliner.
Bobrovsky was pulled after he allowed six goals on 29 shots in the Panthers loss to the Golden Knights on Thursday. This loss wasn't on Bobrovsky, the Panthers were absolutely dominated by Vegas the entire game. Tonight he'll see the Penguins for the second time this season--he stopped 23 of 25 shots in a 4-2 win vs. Pittsburgh back in late-October.
Barkov missed the last three games with a lower-body injury but head coach Joel Quenneville said that "he looks good" and will play vs. the Penguins on Saturday. The Panthers went 1-1-1 while being outscored 11-to-7 in the three games without Barkov, who has two assists in two games vs. the Penguins this season.
Barkov joined his teammates for the morning skate but will not play vs. Vegas. The fact that he was able to skate this morning is a great sign that he's close and his teammates expect him back in the lineup on Saturday.
Bobrovsky stopped 44 of 45 shots in the Panthers' 1-0 overtime loss in Columbus on Tuesday. Bobrovsky has been terrific in his last seven outings, going 5-1-1 with a 2.56 GAA and .926 SV%. He'll look to stay hot vs. a Vegas team that has gone 3-4-1 while scoring 3.00 goals per game in their last seven road games.
