Stastny has missed the last four game after suffering a back injury on March 8. The Avalanche won three of the four games, but getting Stastny and his 47 points (20G / 27A) will certainly bolster their lineup. Monitor his status throughout Tuesday afternoon.
Tokarski gets the start instead of Peter Budaj as Carey Price is in Montreal resting after winning last night. Tokarski is 1-0-0 with a 2.91 GAA and .922 SV% in one start and one relief appearance. He has a great spot-start matchup vs. the Sabres.
Stastny will miss his third straight game after suffering a back injury last Saturday. Monitor Stastny's status leading up to Sunday's 5:00 pm ET game vs. the Senators.
Orlov will make $1.75M in 2014-15 and $2.25M in '15-16. Orlov has three goals and six assists with a minus-4 rating in 39 games this season.
Stastny, who only played one shift on Saturday, is listed as day-to-day. The Avalanche will dress seven defensemen and 11 forwards tonight, with Nathan MacKinnon centring Gabriel Landeskog and Jamie McGinn.
Andersen stopped 49 of 52 shots i na win over the Hurricanes on March 2. The 49-save performance is a career-high for Andersen, who will get the start tonight vs. the Maple Leafs. Toronto plays a very offensive game, so the matchup is not great. However, Andersen is 8-1-0 with a 1.88 GAA and .943 SV% at home this season, so it is strength vs. strength in Cali tonight.
Stastny “tweaked” his back Saturday against the Blues. He missed a late November game at home against the Blues because of back spasms, but was in the lineup three days later. So, the hope is he’ll have the same fast recovery, but we’ll see.
Stastny played just one shift before departing for the dressing room. The Avalanche announced that his return was questionable, but with just five minutes left in the third period, it is safe to say he will not be back. We will likely receive an update following the game or within the next 24 hours.
Tonight will mark Tokarski's Canadiens debut. He has not started an NHL game since the 2011-12 season when he was with the Lightning. Tokarski has gone 17-13-2 with a 2.34 GAA and .919 SV% with the Hamilton Bulldogs (AHL). His Habs debut could be ugly as he gets the nod vs. the Ducks on the road.
The original plan was for Peter Budaj to get the start for the Habs, but Tokarski was the first goalie off of the ice this morning. The goalie who leaves the ice first usually indicates the starter, so we will assume Tokarski gets the start until there is confirmation.
After Viktor Fasth was dealt to the Oilers this morning, Andersen was quickly recalled to resume his back-up role. He never actually left the team and was on the ice for Ducks' practice this morning.
Andersen is coming off a 49-save performance against Carolina in a 5-3 victory for the Ducks, which ran his record to 15-3 this season. The 24-year-old Danish netminder also has a 2.12 goals-against average and a .929 save percentage. But the Ducks have Viktor Fasth coming back from a four-game conditioning assignment in Norfolk so Andersen's assignment allows room for Fasth to come up.
Orlov ran Schenn from behind in the corner of Sunday's OT loss to the Flyers. With Orlov out for the next two contests, the Caps have recalled Jack Hillen from his conditioning stint with Hershey (AHL).
Andersen allowed four goals on 33 shots in a loss to the Blue Jackets on Feb. 3. He has won three of his last four starts while posting a 2.50 GAA and .923 SV%. He enters play tonight 7-1-0 on home ice as he gets set to take on an inconsistent Hurricanes squad who rank 22nd in scoring (2.45 G/PG).
Carey Price is out for the next two games with a lower-body injury, so Tokarski has been recalled to serve as Peter Budaj's backup tonight vs. Detroit and could potentially draw the start tomorrow in Pittsburgh. Tokarski is 17-13-2 with a 2.34 GAA and .919 SV% in 34 games with the Hamilton Bulldogs this season.
Stastny missed the last two games with an ankle injury, but will be back in the lineup tonight in New York. He has three goals and three assists in his last seven games and has a total of 16 goals and 23 assists in 49 games this season.
The Avalanche did not have a morning skate today at Madison Square Garden, so there were no updates given on either player’s status, just that more would be determined once the team gets to the rink later.
Andersen stopped 27 of 30 shots in a 5-3 win over the Flyers on Thursday. Andersen won all five starts in January while posting a 1.86 GAA and .939 SV%. Tonight he will face a surging Blue Jackets offence that has tallied 37 goals in their last 10 games.
Stastny was held out on Saturday's game and will not play again tonight in New Jersey. His ankle injury is not believed to be serious and is listed as day-to-day.
