Fabbri was forced to leave Sunday's game after taking a high hit by Chris Wagner and did not return. Head coach Jeff Blashill ruled Fabbri out for tonight's game in Buffalo but Anthony Mantha returns to take Fabbri's spot.
Stalock allowed two goals on 26 shots inn the Wild's win over the Canucks last Thursday. Devan Dubnyk started the last two games but Stalock will make his 26th start of the season tonight. Stalock has won four of his last five starts (4-1-0) while posting a 2.20 GAA, .913 SV% and one shutout. As well as he's played, he draws a terrible matchup with Vegas in town--they've scored 3.88 goals per game in their last eight games and will get William Karlsson back tonight.
Fabbri left Sunday's game vs. the Bruins after being hit by Chris Wagner and did not return. Head coach Jeff Blashill clarified that Fabbri is dealing with a jaw injury and is questionable to play Tuesday in Buffalo. Luckily for the Red Wings, they will be getting Anthony Mantha back.
The Capitals have been rotating a defenseman in and out of the lineup since Martin Fehervary joined the team. Tonight Nick Jensen will draw back in with Radko Gudas sitting for the first time all season.
Jeremy Lauzon is likely facing a suspension, so Vaakanainen is here to replace him in the lineup in Detroit. The 21-year-old, former first-round pick (No.18 overall in 2017) has 12 points (4G / 8A) in 42 AHL games this season.
Stalock allowed two goals on 29 shots inn the Wild's win over the Blackhawks on Tuesday. He has won three of his last four starts while posting a 2.24 GAA and .911 SV%. He's also been solid on home-ice going 8-2-1 with a 2.33 GAA and .916 SV% on home-ice this season. The Canucks come in at 2-1-1 in the first four games of their road-trip that wraps up tonight.
Gibson allowed two goals on 32 shots in the Ducks win in Ottawa on Tuesday. Gibson has won three of his last five starts while posting a 2.80 GAA and .905 SV%. He gets set to take on a Canadiens team that has won five of their last seven games while scoring a strong 3.71 goals per game.
Gibson allowed four goals on 22 shots in the Ducks loss to the Lightning last Friday. Gibson has gone 5-13-2 with a 3.36 GAA and .896 SV% in 20 road starts this season but draws a solid matchup in Ottawa. Since the Christmas break, the Senators have gone 2-6-6 while scoring just 2.57 goals per game.
Stalock allowed five goals on 25 shots in the Wild's loss to the Panthers on January 20th. Stalock has performed pretty well recently and has been good on home ice all year, going 7-2-1 with a 2.37 GAA, .914 SV% and one shutout in 12 games (10 starts). Tonight he faces a Chicago team that has won six of their last seven (6-1-0) while averaging 4.00 goals per game.
Marc-Andre Fleury has to serve a one-game suspension for skipping the All-Star game, so Dansk will serve as Malcolm Subban's backup on Friday. He'll likely return to the AHL following tonight's game.
Gibson allowed four goals on 31 shots in the Ducks loss in San Jose on Monday. Gibson has lost four of his last five outings while posting a 3.25 GAA and .899 SV%. Tonight he faces the Coyotes for the fourth time this season--he's gone 1-1-1 with a 2.62 GAA and .916 SV% in the first three meetings.
Silfverberg missed Monday's game because of the birth of their child but is back in the lineup tonight vs. the Coyotes. Silfverberg has 15 goals and 14 assists (29 points) in 44 games this season.
Gibson allowed two goals on 35 shots in the Ducks win in Nashville on January 16th. The win snapped a three-game losing streak for Gibson, who is 1-1-0 with a 3.03 GAA and .915 SV% in two games against the Sharks this season. San Jose comes in on a three-game losing streak, scoring just four goals during that time.
The Ducks are in San Jose tonight but Silfverberg stayed back in Anaheim to be with his wife while they await the birth of their child. Troy Terry, who was recalled from his conditioning stint on Sunday, is expected to replace him on a line with Adam Henrique.
Terry has been out since December 17th with a small fracture below his knee cap. Terry was originally expected to miss 10 weeks, so he made a speedy recovery. Terry absolutely lit it up during his conditioning stint, posting 10 points (3G / 7A) in seven games. The 22-year-old had eight points (3G / 5A) in 33 games with the Ducks before getting hurt.
Stalock stopped all 27 shots that he faced in the Wild's 7-0 shutout win over the Stars on Saturday night. He has won two in a row while stopping 45 of the 47 shots ( .957 SV%) that he's faced and will make his third straight start tonight vs. the Panthers. Stalock has been excellent at the Xcel Energy Center, going 7-1-1 with a 2.10 GAA and .924 SV% in 11 games (9 starts).
Stalock stopped 18 of 20 shots in the Wild's win over the Lightning on Thursday. It was a surprisingly easy night with the red-hot Lightning in town but it was enough to convince the Wild to go back to Stalock tonight vs. Dallas. He is 1-1-0 with a 3.38 GAA and .891 SV% vs. thee Stars this year.
