Nurse was having a strong season until he tore ligaments in his ankle in early-December. He will miss up to three months, which means he is sidelined until mid-March, so his 2016-17 regular season shouldn’t be done.

Smith stopped 44 of 45 shots in the Coyotes’ win over the Predators on Saturday. Smith is facing a whopping 38 shots per 60 minutes in his 11 starts since returning from injury. Over that stretch he has gone 4-3-4 with a 2.44 GAA and .936 SV%. Smith is playing very well, but wins will be limited because of the Coyotes’ lack of offence.

Smith gave up two goals on 35 shots in the Coyotes’ overtime loss to the Flames on Thursday. Despite posting a .929 SV% over his last five starts, Smith is winless (0-2-3) over that stretch. Tonight he will take on the Predators on home-ice, where he is 3-2-2 with a 2.85 GAA and .925 SV% this season.

Pickard allowed two goals on 31 shots in Colorado’s win in Boston on Thursday. Pickard has gone 5-2-1 with a 2.39 GAA and .922 SV% this season and tonight he will start for the second straight game. Tonight he will likely go head-to-head with Carey Price—Montreal has lost three of their last five.

Koekkoek, 22, has picked up four assists in 17 games with the Lightning this season. The former first round pick will return to Syracuse, where he has two assists in five games this season.

Smith allowed four goals on 27 shots in the Coyotes’ loss in Chicago on Tuesday. Smith has lost four in a row (2-0-2) while posting a 2.96 GAA and .926 SV%. This dude faces so many shots it’s ridiculous, so while the SV% will likely be high, so will the GAA. In his first start against Calgary, Smith allowed two goals on 24 shots in a 2-1 OT loss.

Griffith has been a healthy scratch for the last two games, but will replace Shawn Thornton in the lineup tonight. Griffith has just one assist in 11 games this season.

Pickard allowed five goals on 33 shots in Colorado’s loss to Nashville on November 29th. Pickard has lost his last two starts while allowing seven goals on 64 shots (.891 SV%) and tonight he gets back between the pipes after Semyon Varlamov started the last three. Tonight Pickard starts in Boston—so far he has gone 3-0-0 with a 2.10 GAA and .932 SV% on the road.

Smith allowed stopped an absurd 58 shots in the Coyotes’ shootout loss to the Blue Jackets on Saturday. 58 saves was a career-high for Smith, which earned him a much-deserved night off last night. He has lost three in a row while posting a 2.62 GAA and .941 SV% and tonight he faces a Blackhawks team that has gone 3-4-1 in their last eight games.

Smith allowed stopped an absurd 58 shots in the Coyotes’ shootout loss to the Blue Jackets on Saturday. 58 saves was a career-high for Smith, which earned him a much-deserved night off last night. He has lost three in a row while posting a 2.62 GAA and .941 SV% and tonight he faces a Blackhawks team that has gone 3-4-1 in their last eight games.

Nurse is expected to be out long-term with a lower-body injury. This is a big blow to the Oilers’ blueline and thrusts Matt Benning into bigger role. With Nurse out, the Oilers have recalled Dillon Simpson from Bakersfield (AHL).

Smith gave up four goals on 33 shots in the Coyotes’ loss to the Kings on Thursday. Smith will make his seventh straight start. He has won three of his previous six starts while posting a 2.71 GAA and .930 SV%. Tonight he will face a Blue Jackets team that has won three of their last four starts while averaging 3.50 goals per game.

Smith allowed two goals on 42 shots i the Coyotes’ loss in San Jose on Tuesday. The loss snapped a brief two-game winning streak for Smith, who has gone 3-1-2 with a 2.33 GAA and .936 SV% in six starts since returning to the crease. Tonight he faces a Kings team that is coming off of a disappointing loss to San Jose last night.

Smith allowed one goal on 42 shots in the Coyotes’ win in Edmonton on Sunday. He has now won three of his last four starts while posting a 2.53 GAA and .935 SV%. One of those wins came against the Sharks, who he will face again tonight. That evening he stopped 43 of 45 shots in a 3-2 overtime win.

Pickard allowed two goals on 31 shots in Colorado’s loss to the Canucks on Saturday. Despite the loss, it was a strong outing for Pickard, so he will start his second straight game tonight vs. Nashville. Pickard has made three starts on home-ice this season, going 1-1-1 with a 1.96 GAA and .932 SV% at the Pepsi Center.

Pickard gave up two goals on 43 shots in Colorado’s win in Minnesota last Saturday. Semyon Varlamov started the last two games, but he is day-to-day with an upper-body injury, so Pickard will go tonight vs. the Canucks. Pickard has gone 4-1-0 with a 2.07 GAA and .931 SV% in five starts and one relief appearance this season.

Smith was yanked after he allowed four goals on 17 shots in the Coyotes loss to the Canucks on Wednesday. Smith has now allowed a combined eight goals on 86 shots (.907 SV%) since returning on November 16th. Tonight he takes on an Oilers team that has won three in a row.

Smith stopped 43 of 45 shots in the Coyotes’ overtime win vs. San Jose on Saturday. It was a superb outing for Smith, who has stopped 65 of 69 shots (.942 SV%) since returning to the crease on November 16th. Tonight he makes for a strong start against the Canucks, who are 29th in the NHL in scoring.

Pickard allowed four goals on 25 shots in Colorado’s loss to Arizona on November 8th. Semyon Varlamov started the last four games, but Pickard will face the Wild for the second time this season. In their last meeting, Pickard stopped all 32 shots that he faced in a 1-0 shutout win.