Bishop is dealing with a minor injury, so Landon Bow was called up to serve as Anton Khudobin’s backup. Despite not being available tonight, Bishop remains a candidate to start Saturday.

Thompson came to the Sabres with so much upside and a lethal shot but has registered just seven goals on 81 shots (8.6 SH%) and four assists (11 points) in 45 games this season. Thompson will be replaced by Johan Larsson tonight.

Reimer allowed one goal on 35 shots in the Panthers win over the Golden Knights on Saturday. Reimer has won two straight games while stopping 71 of 74 shots (.950 SV%) so the Panthers will stick with the hot hand tonight vs. the Blues. The 3-year-old has gone 5-4-3 with a 2.99 GAA and .910 SV% at the BB&T Center this season.

Bishop allowed one goal on 22 shots in the Stars win over the Wild on Friday. Bishop has won three in a row while allowing just three goals on 81 shots (.963 SV%). Dallas has been excellent since the All-Star break and draw a solid matchup with the banged-up Coyotes in town. Bishop stopped all 30 shots that he faced in a 3-0 shutout win in his first game vs. Arizona (Oct.4).

Reimer allowed two goals on 39 shots in the Panthers win in Nashville on January 19th. The victory was the only one Reimer recorded in five outings in January and is now 9-8-5 with a 3.15 GAA and .897 SV% in 27 appearances this season. Tonight he faces a Golden Knights team that has lost three in a row and five of their last seven.

Bishop stopped all 30 shots that he faced in the Stars 1-0 shutout win over the Sabres on Wednesday. Bishop has won two straight while stopping 57 of the last 59 shots (.966 SV%) that he faced. Bishop is 1-1-0 with a 1.47 GAA and .955 SV% in two starts vs. the Wild this season.

Jokiharju appeared in five of the last six games before the All-Star break after returning home from the World Juniors. He had just one assist during that stretch and the addition of Slater Koekkoek allows Jokiharju to go to the minors.

Bishop allowed two goals on 29 shots in the Stars win over the Jets on January 19th. Bishop has played well as of late, going 5-3-1 with a 2.34 GAA and .922 SV% in his last nine starts. Tonight he faces a Sabres team that played in Columbus last night and come in at 11-12-3 on the road this season.

Pilut has been great for the Sabres since being recalled but can’t seem to stick in the lineup. Pilut played in the last two games but will be replaced by Matt Hunwick on Tuesday.

Jokiharju was a healthy scratch against the Capitals on Sunday but will replace Carl Dahlstrom on Tuesday. Jokiharju has just one assist, a minus-3 rating and two shots on goal in four games since returning from the World Juniors.

Bishop surrenders three goals on 28 shots in the Stars loss to the Blues last Saturday. Bishop hasn’t been great in his last five outings, going 2-2-1 with a 3.03 GAA and .904 SV%. However, he draws a great matchup tonight vs. the Kings—he stopped 31 of 33 shots in a 4-2 win in his first start vs. Los Angeles (Oct.23).

Bishop surrenders three goals on 28 shots in the Stars loss to the Blues last Saturday. Bishop hasn’t been great in his last five outings, going 2-2-1 with a 3.03 GAA and .904 SV%. However, he draws a great matchup tonight vs. the Kings—he stopped 31 of 33 shots in a 4-2 win in his first start vs. Los Angeles (Oct.23).

Pilut was a healthy scratch in Edmonton on Monday but will replace Nathan Beaulieu in the Sabres lineup on Wednesday. Pilut, who was ripping the AHL up when he was recalled, has five points (1G / 4A) in 14 games with Buffalo.