Simek has not played since Nov. 13th due to an undisclosed injury but will return to the Sharks' lineup Friday as they take on LA. The 30-year-old stay-at-home defenseman has a goal and a -8 plus/minus through 17 games this season.

Talbot stopped 32 of 35 shots (.914 SV%) in a loss to Vegas his previous time between the pipes. It has been a struggle to get wins so far this season for Talbot as shown by his 1-5-0 record with .910 SV% and 2.83 GAA. He takes on the Anaheim Ducks who picked up their first regulation win of the season last game in their 20th appearance.

Talbot stopped 32 of 35 shots (.914 SV%) in a loss to Vegas his previous time between the pipes. It has been a struggle to get wins so far this season for Talbot as shown by his 1-5-0 record with .910 SV% and 2.83 GAA. He takes on the Anaheim Ducks who picked up their first regulation win of the season last game in their 20th appearance.

Mrazek had his worst start of the season his last time out, allowing six goals on 43 shots (.860 SV%) in a loss to the league leaders in Boston. The 30-year-old veteran has been struggling since joining the Blackhawks, posting a 1-3-1 record with a 3.66 GAA and .889 SV%. He draws the tough task of the Dallas Stars who are second in the NHL with 3.84 goals for per game.

Smith draws back into the Bruins lineup having not played since Nov.12th but will hope to improve on his goal and two assists through 10 games that he has picked up so far this year.

Mrazek had his worst start of the season his last time out, allowing six goals on 43 shots (.860 SV%) in a loss to the league leaders in Boston. The 30-year-old veteran has been struggling since joining the Blackhawks, posting a 1-3-1 record with a 3.66 GAA and .889 SV%. He draws the tough task of the Dallas Stars who are second in the NHL with 3.84 goals for per game.

Tarasenko missed the Blues' previous contest vs. Anaheim due to illness and will yet again miss another game Monday with the same ailment. It is a tough loss for St.Louis as the 30-year-old has four goals and nine assists across 16 games played this season.

Talbot stopped 37 of 38 shots (.974 SV%) for his first win of the 2022-23 season as he beat Philadelphia his last time between the pipes. He is 1-2-0 after returning from injury last week posting a .925 SV% and 2.35 GAA in his first four games with the Senators. He faces off against the New York Islanders who have won three of their last four after topping Columbus 4-3 their last time out in overtime.

Simek had played in each of the Sharks' 17 games so far this season, picking up a goal and a -8 plus/minus rating while occupying their bottom defensive pair most nights. He heads to the injured reserve with an undisclosed injury and will be out at least a week until there are more results on his injury status.

Talbot stopped 37 of 38 shots (.974 SV%) for his first win of the 2022-23 season as he beat Philadelphia his last time between the pipes. He is 1-2-0 after returning from injury last week posting a .925 SV% and 2.35 GAA in his first four games with the Senators. He faces off against the New York Islanders who have won three of their last four after topping Columbus 4-3 their last time out in overtime.

Mrazek stopped 33 of 35 shots (.943) as he picked up an overtime loss to Los Angeles his last time between the pipes. Mrazek has struggled in limited action this season, pitching a 1-1-1 record along with his .895 SV% and 3.20 GAA. He takes on the Carolina Hurricanes, who have lost three of their last four games but rank fourth in the NHL in shots per game (36.1).