Timmins has two goals,11 assists, 15 SOG and a +6 plus/minus through 19 games this season but will be a healthy scratch Saturday as Toronto takes on Montreal. Justin Holl will be taking Timmins's spot in the lineup.

Georgiev allowed three goals on 35 shots (.914 SV%) for his second loss in three starts as he was down by Tampa Bay last night in a shootout. The 27-year-old has held down Colorado's starting job admirably in his first season with the team, with his 21-12-4 record, 2.68 GAA and .917 SV%. He takes on the Minnesota Wild, who have lost four of their last five games after a 2-1 loss to Florida last game.

Georgiev allowed three goals on 35 shots (.914 SV%) for his second loss in three starts as he was down by Tampa Bay last night in a shootout. The 27-year-old has held down Colorado's starting job admirably in his first season with the team, with his 21-12-4 record, 2.68 GAA and .917 SV%. He takes on the Minnesota Wild, who have lost four of their last five games after a 2-1 loss to Florida last game.

Georgiev stopped 42 of 45 shots (.933 SV%) for his fifth win in six starts as he defeated the Florida Panthers in his previous start. The 27-year-old has been solid in his first full season as a starter, with his 21-12-3 record, 2.68 GAA and .917 SV%. He takes on the Tampa Bay Lightning, who have won their last two games after a 3-1 victory over Dallas last game and are fourth in the NHL in goals per game (3.58).

Georgiev stopped 42 of 45 shots (.933 SV%) for his fifth win in six starts as he defeated the Florida Panthers in his previous start. The 27-year-old has been solid in his first full season as a starter, with his 21-12-3 record, 2.68 GAA and .917 SV%. He takes on the Tampa Bay Lightning, who have won their last two games after a 3-1 victory over Dallas last game and are fourth in the NHL in goals per game (3.58).

Thompson had missed the Sabres' skate Thursday due to an upper-body which led to some speculation that there may be an injury to worry about, but the all-star will play Saturday vs. the Flames. It is a sigh of relief for the Sabres, as Thompson leads them with 34 goals, 34 assists, 200 SOG, 24 PIMs and a +15 plus/minus through 50 games this season.

Leschyshyn has failed to pick up a point in any of the 30 games he has played this season between Vegas and the New York Rangers and will be a healthy scratch Friday as they take on Seattle. The 23-year-old will be replaced by Vitaly Kravtsov who stepped in after being a healthy scratch the last few weeks.

Timmins has a goal, 11 assists, 16 SOG and two PIMs through 20 games this season with both Arizona and Toronto and has earned himself a two-year, $2.2 Million contract extension ($1.1M AAV). Timmins was acquired by the Maple Leafs for AHLer Curtis Douglas earlier in the season.

Lyon had a 3-2-1 record, .892 SV% and 3.89 GAA through six games with the Panthers but will head back to Charlotte (AHL) as Spencer Knight and Sergei Bobrovsky both return to Florida's lineup (injury). He returns to the Checkers, where he had a 9-8-1 record, 2.55 GAA and .909 SV% prior to his call-up.

Byram last played on Nov. 4th due to a lower-body injury but will rejoin the surging Colorado Avalanche Tuesday. The 21-year-old prospect had started his sophomore season off strong, with two goals, three assists, 11 SOG and a +3 plus/minus through his first 10 games prior to going down for months with the injury.

Samuelsson missed the last two games with a lower-body injury but will be back in the lineup vs. Carolina. Samuelsson has missed 15 games this season and has just five points (1G / 4A) in 34 games.

Thompson missed Monday's practice with an upper-body injury but will not miss Wednesday's game vs. the Hurricanes. Thompson has not missed a game this season and is tied for third in the NHL in goals (34) and fifth in points (68).

Luukkonen allowed two goals on 35 shots (.943 SV%) to snap a three-game winning streak as he was defeated by Minnesota in his previous start. The 23-year-old has been solid in his 20 starts this season, with his 13-5-2 record, .900 SV% and 3.26 GAA. He will take on the red-hot Carolina Hurricanes, who came back from 4-1 on Tuesday vs. Los Angeles to extend their winning streak to six games.