As expected, Joseph’s stint with the Crunch was very short-lived, he likely never actually left the team. The move was made to give the Lightning an extra defenseman for Tuesday’s game and Joseph is waiver-exempt.
Binnington allowed two goals on 31 shots in the Blues win over the Predators on Saturday. Binnington extended his personal winning streak to five games and is tied for the NHL lead in wins (9), second in GAA (1.54) and fourth in SV% (.939 SV%) in his last 11 games. Binnington has been one of the best goalies in the NHL over the last month and a half and is a great option tonight vs. the Devils.
Gunnarsson is dealing with an upper-body injury and is considered as day-to-day, so he will be replaced by Robert Bortuzzo on Thursday. Gunnarsson has been surprisingly productive offensive as of late, scoring three goals with four assists in his last nine games.
Binnington stopped 22 of 24 shots in the Blues win in Florida on Tuesday. Binning has won three straight and is 7-1-1 with a 1.67 GAA, .931 SV% and one shutout in his last nine games. Despite his extremely impressive month of play, Binnington draws a horrible matchup tonight in Tampa Bay.
Binnington allowed two goals on 20 shots in the Blues win in Columbus on Saturday. Binnington has taken over as the Blues’ No.1 netminder and comes into Tuesday’s game at 6-1-1 with a 1.63 GAA, .933 SV% and one shutout in his last eight starts. The 25-year-old has been solid on the road as well, going 4-1-1 with a 1.67 GAA, .925 SV% and one shutout.
Thomas returns to the lineup after a seven-game absence, replacing Sammy Blais, who is back in the AHL. Thomas has 14 points (5G / 9A) in 37 games this season.
Binnington stopped 12 of 13 shots in the Blues 5-1 win over the Ducks on January 23rd. It was about as easy of a win as Binnington will have in his NHL career and saw him finish January at 5-1-1 with a 1.57 GAA, .936 SV% and one shutout. Tonight he sees a Blue Jackets team that has lost four in a row while scoring just 2.25 goals per game.
Buchnevich has struggled this season and has just three goals and one assist in his last 16 games. Buchnevich will be replaced but Brendan Smith, who will serve as the Rangers’ seventh defenseman.
Kyrou was in the Blues lineup for the last five games but will head back to San Antonio with Tyler Bozak ready to return from a concussion. Kyrou has 25 points (11G / 14A) in 26 AHL games this season.
Binnington stopped 28 of 30 shots in the Blues win over the Senators on Saturday. Binnington has been outstanding in his last five outings, going 4-0-1 with a 1.19 GAA, .954 SV% and one shutout. He has a good chance to stay hot against a Kings team that ranks last in the NHL in goal-scoring (2.22 GF/pg) and losers of six of their last nine (3-5-1).
Binnington stopped 21 of 22 shots in the Blues win in Dallas on Saturday. Binnington earned second star of the week honours in the NHL last week after winning all three of his starts while stopping 74 of the 76 shots (.974 SV%) that he faced. He will look to stay hot against an Islanders team that has won 11 of their last 14 games.
