The Oilers and Hall owners are hoping that an MRI in Edmonton reveals no structural damage to his injured knee. Leaving the team on the road trip isn't exactly a good sign, but we'll have to wait and see what the MRI reveals.
Good news as Hall did not return to the game in the second period. Stay tuned to see if Hall will be forced to miss any time.
Viktor Fasth is day-to-day, so Anderson will simply serve as a backup - he has no fantasy value.
The Hall centre experiment is over with the return of Nugent-Hopkins. Hall has shifted back to his natural position of LW with RNH and Eberle. Hall has one assist but is a minus-5 in two games so far.
Stepan, who was a restricted free agent, had been sitting out training camp as contract negotiations with the Rangers were ongoing. He led the Rangers in scoring last season with 26 assists, 44 points and a plus-25 rating in 48 games. Stepan, 23, has not missed a game in three seasons with the Rangers. He has 140 points on 56 goals and 84 assists in 212 games.
With Mark Fraser out Gardiner will get bumped up to the Maple Leafs second pair and J.M Liles will slide into his old spot on the third pair. Gardiner played very well in Game 4, he had two assists, three hits and three blocked shots in 27:45 of ice time. The only downfall of his game on Wednesday was his four giveaways.
Andersen, 23 (10/2/89), appeared in 47 games for Norfolk this season, going 24-18-1 with a 2.19 goals-against average (GAA) and .929 save percentage (SV%). Selected in the third round of the 2012 NHL Entry Draft, the Herning, Denmark native ranked sixth among AHL goaltenders in GAA (third among rookies), second in SV% (first among rookies), tied for ninth in wins (second among rookies) and tied for 11th in shutouts (tied for third among rookies).
Stastny injured his left foot blocking a shot Mar. 24 against Vancouver and the injury has lingered beyond the initial 10-day prognosis. His 19 points in 31 games placed him third on the team in scoring. He missed eight games, the same number Jones had missed after sustaining a knee injury. A longer than expected absence has been especially tough as his club dropped seven of eight games.
Stastny has had another disappointing season with only 19 points. Not sure yet where he will slot back into the lineup.
Stastny has been a below average fantasy center for most of the season and with the current state of the Avs, shouldn't be counted on unless you are in a deep league.
Appears as if Jake Gardiner will be a healthy scratch after just one game back in the lineup.
Stastny is out with a bruised left foot suffered after blocking a slap shot from the Canucks' Jason Garrison.
Gardiner was a healthy scratch in each of the Maple Leafs last three games. He will enter the lineup tonight in favor of Mike Kostka. He has two assists in seven games this season.
Fast posted 18 goals and 17 assists in 47 games as a member of HV71 Jonkoping of the SEL this season.
It appears Gardiner will be a healthy scratch tonight. He has two assists and a plus-1 in five games since being recalled.
Stastny suffered the injury Sunday night against Vancouver, after blocking a slap shot from the Canucks' Jason Garrison. Stastny had not missed a game previously this season.
Gardiner spent the full season with the Leafs and was named to the NHL’s all-rookie team a year ago, pulling off the rare feat of scoring 30 points from the back end in his first full year as a pro. Since being returned to the Marlies in late January, however, Gardiner has 14 points in 21 games in the AHL and overall is 12th in league scoring for defencemen despite missing 18 games.
It appears as if #FreeJakeGardiner has worked as the young defenseman has been recalled to the Toronto Maple Leafs. It remains to be seen if he will be in the lineup tomorrow or not.
Get him back in your lineup
Hall will not play today so get him out of your lineups if it isn't too late. He isn't expected to be out long-term, the Oilers just don't want to force him into action when he isn't at 100%.
