Toffoli is battling an illness and will be unavailable for Monday's game against the Los Angeles Kings. After a hot start with the Jets, Toffoli has struggled to find his place on his new team, being held off the scoresheet during a six-game losing skid.
Toffoli is battling an illness and his status is up in the air for Monday's game against the Los Angeles Kings. After a hot start with the Jets, Toffoli has struggled to find his place on his new team, being held off the scoresheet during a six-game losing skid.
Walman has averaged over 21 minutes of ice time over his last four contests but has battled a lower-body injury that has kept him out of the lineup for the last six games. Walman has only one point (1G / 0A) in his last 16 games. Olli Maatta will exit the lineup on Monday for Walman's return.
Ceci missed Saturday's game with an illness but he's expected to play Monday vs. the Blues. Brett Kulak was hurt in Saturday's win, so there's a good chance he's the defenseman coming out of the lineup to make room for Ceci.
Ceci was absent from the Oilers' morning skate on Friday due to a lingering illness and will be a game-time decision on Saturday vs. Anaheim. If the 30-year-old defenseman is unable to go, Troy Stecher will likely take his spot in the lineup. Ceci has yet to miss a game this season as he has three goals, 21 points, 86 SOG and a +6 plus/minus through 71 games played so far.
Liljegren was a late scratch on Thursday ahead of game time due to an upper-body injury and is not expected to be out week-to-week but is luckily expected to return before the playoffs. The 24-year-old had been playing exceptionally as of late with six points (1G/5A) in his last seven games while occupying Toronto's top powerplay unit.
Liljegren is a surprise scratch for Thursday's game as the team gave no indications of a potential injury prior to warmups. His absence makes way for the return to Giordano (concussion), and Connor Timmins will likely move up to the top power-play unit in his place.
Dellandrea played for the first time in four games on Tuesday, registering five penalty minutes, two shots, and one hit. He will return to the sidelines as a healthy scratch as Tyler Seguin returns to the lineup.
The Avalanche saw their nine-game winning streak snapped on Tuesday in a surprising 2-1 loss to the Montreal Canadiens with Justus Annunen between the pipes. Georgiev will return to the crease on Thursday, looking to extend his winning streak to seven games. The Avalanche enter action as -150 home favourites against Georgiev's former squad, the New York Rangers, whom he has a 1.56 GAA and .952 SV% against in three career games (1-0-2).
Walman has averaged over 21 minutes of ice time over his last four contests but is battling a lower-body injury that has kept him out of the lineup for the last four games. Walman has only one point (1G / 0A) in his last 16 games.
Wennberg was a late scratch for Tuesday's game, with the team only announcing his absence at the start of warmups. He has a goal and three assists in nine games since joining the Rangers.
Dellandrea has not played since Tyler Seguin (lower-body) returned to the lineup, missing three straight games. He will re-enter the lineup on Tuesday, swapping places with Tyler Seguin, who will have the night off to rest.
Walman has averaged over 21 minutes of ice time over his last four contests but is battling a lower-body injury that has kept him out of the lineup for the last three games. Walman has only one point (1G / 0A) in his last 16 games.
The Avalanche are riding a seven-game winning streak and will turn back to Georgiev in the crease after giving him the night off in their last contest. Georgiev has allowed three or fewer goals in three straight, including saving 32 of 34 shots (.941 SV%) in his last outing, a 3-2 victory over the Edmonton Oilers. Colorado enters action on Friday as a significant -390 home favourite against the Columbus Blue Jackets.
Jacob MacDonald will be a healthy scratch on Thursday, allowing Thrun to remain in the lineup. Thrun has two points (1G / 1A) and six shots on goal in his last four games.
Dellandrea appears to be the odd-man out on Wednesday with Tyler Seguin set to return from a lower-body injury. Dellandrea has two goals and seven assists in 40 games this season.
Kovalenko suffered the injury towards the end of the KHL season and will report to the Eagles for further rehabilitation before potentially getting a look at the NHL level. Kovalenko is yet to make his NHL debut but has impressed in his last few KHL seasons. The 24-year-old winger had 11 goals and 24 assists in 42 games with the Nizhny Novgorod Torpedo this season.
