The only NHL action that Tokarski has seen this season is a third period back in November, when he allowed two goals on 13 shots in what turned out to be a 6-1 loss to the Avalanche. In his time with St. John’s (AHL) he has gone 2-3-3 with a 3.20 GAA and .900 SV%. He is a career 9-9-5, 2.85 GAA and .906 SV% NHL goalie, so he is hard to trust against a Detroit team that is 7-0-4 in their last 11.
Slavin was only sent down for one game and the Hurricanes must like what Slavin brought to the team versus what Ryan Murphy did on Thursday. Savin had one assist in six games with the Hurricanes before he was sent down.
Slavin, 21, had one assists in six games during his time with Carolina. He heads back to Charlotte, where he has seven assists in 14 games last season.
It doesn’t appear as if the Canadiens trust Tokarski, which is why he has swapped places with Zach Fucale in advance of Tuesday’s game vs. Columbus. With Fucale now with Montreal, Tokarski become’s St. John’s starter—he has gone 2-2-2 with a 3.45 GAA and .891 SV% in six AHL games this season.
Stepan suffered two broken ribs vs. the Bruins and will miss at least one month. Stepan has had an OK start to the season, posting 12 points (6G / 6A) in 23 games. He will be out until early-to-mid January, which will give Kevin Hayes and Oscar Lindberg bigger offensive roles.
Andersen has missed the last two games with the flu, but was back in net in practice on Sunday. Andersen has been dealing with a fever, that spiked as high as 102 degrees. John Gibson is expected to start again on Monday but Andersen could be aiming to return for Friday’s game home game vs. the Sharks.
Stepan suffered two broken ribs on a hit by Bruins’ forward Matt Beleskey on Friday afternoon. With Stepan out, Kevin Hayes will centre the second line and Emerson Etem will move from the fourth to the second line right winger. There is no official timetable for Stepan’s return.
Tokarski allowed two goals on 13 shots after replacing Mike Condon in his only NHL appearance this season. While in St. John’s, he has gone 2-2-2 with a 3.45 GAA and .891 SV% this season.
Andersen is not expected to dress on Tuesday because of an illness, so the Ducks have recalled John Gibson to backup Anton Khudobin. The Ducks play on Wednesday as well, so Andersen could miss tomorrow’s game too.
Stastny has been sidelined since October 17th with a broken right foot, but will return to the lineup tonight vs. the Sabres. Stastny will return to the Blues’ top line with Vladimir Tarasenko and Alex Steen. He has one goal and four assists in five games this season.
Andersen stopped 24 of 25 shots in the Ducks win in Florida on Thursday. Their Florida trip continues tonight in Tampa Bay where they’ll play a banged up Lightning team. Andersen has gone 4-1-2 with a 2.75 GAA and .907 SV% in November, but has struggled to a 1-5-1 road record this season.
Tokarski allowed two goals on 13 shots after replacing Mike Condon in the Canadiens’ loss to the Avalanche last Saturday. That was the the only action he saw during his call-up but with Carey Price back in the crease on Friday, Tokarski heads back to St. John’s.
Anderson was yanked after allowing three goals on 10 shots in the Ducks loss in Nashville on Tuesday. After winning his first three starts in November, Andersen has now dropped his last three games while posting an ugly 4.44 GAA and .831 SV%. Tonight he will take on the Panthers for the second time this season—he stopped 23 of 25 in a 3-2 shootout win in their first meeting.
Savin, 21, has seven assists in 14 games with Charlotte this season. The 2012 fourth round pick (120th overall) skated on the Hurricanes’ top pair with Justin Faulk in Thursday’s practice, so expect him to make his NHL debut on Friday.
Andersen allowed four goals on 27 shots in the Ducks overtime loss to the Oilers last Wednesday. He lost both of his starts in extra time last week. With Anton Khudobin starting on Monday, look for Andersen to go on Tuesday vs. the Predators. Andersen enters play with a 0-4-1 record, 2.43 GAA and .928 SV% on the road this season.
Andersen allowed four goals on 27 shots in the Ducks overtime loss to the Oilers last Wednesday. He lost both of his starts in extra time last week. With Anton Khudobin starting on Monday, look for Andersen to go on Tuesday vs. the Predators. Andersen enters play with a 0-4-1 record, 2.43 GAA and .928 SV% on the road this season.
