Campbell allowed three goals on 27 shots in the Kings' win over the Blackhawks last Saturday. Campbell and Jonathan Quick have been alternating starts as of late, so Campbell draws the Senators on Thursday night. Campbell is 1-1-0 while allowing a combined eight goals on 55 shots (.855 SV%) in his only two road starts of the season.
Simek missed the first 15 games of the season after undergoing knee surgery in the spring but will play Tuesday vs. the Blackhawks. It has not been confirmed but he is expected to replace Tim Heed and suit up on the third-pair. Simek has one goal and eight assists (nine points) in 41 games this season.
Simek underwent knee surgery in March and was assigned to the Barracuda for a conditioning stint last Monday. The 27-year-old blueliner had two assists in two AHL games and his return to the Sharks suggests that he will make his season debut on Tuesday (vs. CHI) or Thursday (vs. MIN).
Campbell allowed five goals on 26 shots in the Kings loss in Chicago on Sunday. Campbell had a nice start to the season but has stumbled as of late, losing his last three starts while posting a 3.04 GAA and .875 SV%. Tonight he faces a Chicago team that has lost five of their last six (1-4-1) while averaging just 1.67 goals per game.
Campbell allowed five goals on 26 shots in the Kings loss in Chicago on Sunday. Campbell had a nice start to the season but has stumbled as of late, losing his last three starts while posting a 3.04 GAA and .875 SV%. Tonight he faces a Chicago team that has lost five of their last six (1-4-1) while averaging just 1.67 goals per game.
The 2019 breakout star has struggled early in 2019-20, picking up just four assists in 11 games. Gustafsson will get a chance to watch from the press box and reset with Adam Boqvist making his NHL debut.
Larkin missed Thursday's practice but head coach Jeff Blashill anticipates his No.1 centre playing in Carolina. After going quiet for a few games, Larkin has tallied two goals and two assists in his last two games, giving him 11 points (4G / 7A) in 13 games this season.
Motte suffered the injury while blocking a shot on Friday and is expected to miss at least one week. With Motte out, Loui Eriksson will be back in the Canucks lineup on Monday and Adam Gaudette was summoned from Utica (AHL).
Tarasenko left last Thursday’s game vs. Los Angels with an injury that we now know will require surgery. This is a devastating blow for the defending Stanley Cup Champions. Tarasenko has missed just 15 games over the last five years but will be out until at least late-March, effectively ending his 2019-20 campaign. The in-house replacement for Tarasenko appears to be Robert Thomas for now but with Tarasenko heading to LTIR, don’t be surprised if the Blues make a move for a winger.
Watson was not on the ice for the Predators morning skate and is questionable to play in Tampa Bay. Anthony Richard was recalled from Milwaukee (AHL) and will make his season debut if Watson can't play.
Tarasenko will not travel on the Blues two-game weekend road-trip because of an upper-body injury that he suffered in the first period of Thursday’s win. Oskar Sundqvist and Robert Thomas moved up in Tarasenko’s spot, so look for one of them to play an expanded role on Saturday.
Talbot allowed one goal on 30 shots in the Flames win in Anaheim on Sunday. With David Rittich getting yanked on Saturday, the Talbot will stick with the hot-hand tonight vs. Washington. Talbot has stopped 54 of 58 shots (.931 SV%) to start his Flames career but draws a tough assignment vs. a Capitals team that is averaging 3.60 goals per game (6th in the NHL) in 2019-20.
Lagesson was a fourth-round pick in 2014 and has bounced all over North America and Sweden since then. The 6-foot-2, 207 lbs. defenseman played two years at UMass-Amherst before returning to his native country to play one year with Djurgardens IF and then came back to North America where he's been with the Condors. Lagesson had 27 points (8G / 19A) in 67 AHL games last year and has one assist in two games this season.
Campbell allowed one goal on 22 shots in the Kings 2-0 loss to the Hurricanes on Tuesday. It was another strong outing for Campbell, who will start for the third time in four games on Thursday. He has a 2.69 GAA and .904 SV% in three starts and faces a Sabres team that is coming off of a loss in Anaheim last night.
