Bertuzzi was a healthy scratch on Sunday, but will play tonight in Buffalo. Bertuzzi has yet to record a point while averaging 9:43 TOI/GM in his first four NHL games of the season. He will replace Drew Miller in the lineup tonight.
Khudobin has not appeared in a game since October 22nd because of an upper-body injury, but he has been cleared to start Saturday with Providence. He will likely make one start before returning as Tuukka Rask’s backup.
Bertuzzi, 21, has picked up three goals and three assists (six points) in 10 games with Grand Rapids, but failed to record a point in three games with the Red Wings. With Darren Helm out and Thomas Vanek not ready until Sunday, Bertuzzi will get another chance on Friday vs. the Capitals.
Bertuzzi failed to record a point while averaging 9:58 TOI in three games with the Red Wings during his call-up. With Anthony Mantha playing well in his season debut and the Red Wings wanting to get Drew Miller back into the lineup, they have returned Bertuzzi to the AHL, where he’ll get more playing time.
Athanasiou is expected to miss 1-2 weeks with a sprained knee, so his move to IR is just a formality to create room for Anthony Mantha to be recalled from Grand Rapids.
Athanasiou was hurt in the Red Wings’ win vs. the Canucks on Thursday. Athanasiou, who had arguable his best game as a Red Wing on Tuesday, will miss the next 1-2 weeks, which means he will likely land on IR and another prospect will be recalled from Grand Rapids (AHL).
Bertuzzi, 21, was a second round pick in 2013 (58th overall) and is expected to make his NHL debut this week. Bertuzzi had an excellent preseason and training camp and has since added four points (2G / 2A) in nine games with Grand Rapids. He should bring some much needed energy to a Red Wings team that has lost five in a row.
The Bruins were already without Tuukka Rask due to a minor injury and now Khudobin will miss approximately three weeks with an upper-body injury that he suffered in practice on Monday. With Rask and Khudobin out, Malcolm Subban and Zane McIntyre will serve as the Bruins’ goaltending duo.
The Bruins are already without Tuukka Rask, so an injury to Khudobin would leave the Bruins with a goaltending tandem of Malcolm Subban and Zane McIntyre. Head coach Claude Julien did not have an update on Khudobin’s status, so there’s no word on who will be available or who will start on Tuesday.
Khudobin allowed four goals on 24 shots in the Bruins’ loss in Toronto last Saturday. He started that night because Tuukka Rask was banged up and that will be the case again tonight. Montreal has won three of their first four games and they’re always a tough team to beat when Carey Price is in goal.
Khudobin allowed four goals on 24 shots in the Bruins’ loss in Toronto last Saturday. He started that night because Tuukka Rask was banged up and that will be the case again tonight. Montreal has won three of their first four games and they’re always a tough team to beat when Carey Price is in goal.
Athanasiou had no points, three shots and a plus-1 rating in three games while averaging 11:25 TOI in his three games in the lineup. Tonight he will be scratched for the second time in five games as he gets replaced by Steve Ott on the fourth line.
Sanford appeared in his first two NHL games to start the season, but he will be replaced by Brett Conolly in the lineup tonight. Sanford had no points with one shots and two penalty minutes in the first two games.
Despite morning skate reports that Tuukka Rask would start tonight vs. the Maple Leafs, Khudobin led the Bruins onto the ice for warmups and will get the start vs. Toronto. Head coach Claude Julien said he did not want Khudobin sitting for too long. Khudobin was 3-3-0 with a 2.69 GAA and .909 SV% in seven starts and two relief appearances with the Ducks last season before being sent to the AHL.
Murphy, 23, scored six goals with 11 assists (17 points) in 78 games in 2015-16. In his first two NHL seasons Murphy has scored a combined 10 goals and 14 assists (24 points) in 151 games. He will be a key member of the Coyotes’ blueline in 2016-17.
Khudobin entered 2015-16 as the Ducks backup, but the emergence of John Gibson sent him to San Diego (AHL) where he was 19-8-3 with a 2.46 GAA and .921 SV%. During his brief stint with the Ducks, he was 3-3-0 with a 2.69 GAA and .909 SV%—the 30-year-old is expected to serve as Tuukka Rask’s backup and he comes in with a career 2.42 GAA and .918 SV%.
Weber, 30, spent the first 10 years of his NHL career in Nashville after being picked 49th overall in 2003. He is a mammoth at 6-foot-4, 230 lbs. who excels at both ends of the rink. He is coming off of one his best seasons, having posted 20 goals and 31 assists (51 points) in 78 games. Acquiring Weber for Subban gives the Canadiens $1.143 million in cap relief.
Shaw, who was a restricted free agent, was acquired from Chicago for two draft picks during the NHL Draft over the weekend. The 24-year-old forward spent the first five years of his career with the Blackhawks, tallying 137 points (70G / 67A) and 300 PIMS in 322 games, including 34 points (14G / 20A) in 78 games last season.
