Luostarinen, 21, appeared in three games with the Hurricanes while Erik Haula was out. He will likely head out to Chicago to serve as an extra forward and will head back to the AHL when the Hurricanes return home. Luostarinen has five goals and three assists (eight points) in 12 AHL games.
Nosek has been a healthy scratch for the last two games but will replace Nicolas Roy on the Vegas' fourth line on Saturday afternoon. Nosek has collected three goals and one assist in 17 games this season.
Bobrovsky surrendered four goals on 30 shots in the Panthers loss to the Jets on Thursday. Bobrovsky's struggles continued, resulting in him going 0-2-1 with a 4.17 and .875 SV% in his last four starts. The Panthers are trying to get their No.1 netminder going, so they'll come right back to him on Saturday night. Tonight he faces a Rangers team that is 3-3-0 with 2.83 goals per game on the road.
Boqvist has bounced in-and-out of the New Jersey lineup early-on, appearing in just six games total. The 2017 No.36 overall pick put up strong numbers in Sweden last season but is still searching for his first career NHL point. On Friday, he will skate with Jack Hughes and Jesper Bratt.
Bobrovsky was pulled after he allowed four goals on 23 shots in the Panthers come-from-behind win in Boston on Tuesday. Despite Samuel Montembeault playing very well in relief, the Panthers will stick with their $70 million dollar man on Thursday night. The Jets are struggling mightily to score goals right now so maybe this is an opportunity to get Bob back on track.
Bobrovsky stopped 34 of 36 shots in the Panthers' loss to the Islanders on Saturday. He played very well but it wasn't quite good enough because Thomas Greiss was terrific on the other end. Bobrovsky's numbers still aren't great but he hasn't lost in regulation in his last six starts, going 4-0-2 with a 3.01 GAA and .884 SV%.
Bobrovsky allowed five goals on 31 shots in the Panthers loss to the Capitals on Thursday. The loss snapped a brief two-game winning streak for Bobrovsky, who comes in at 3-1-2 with a 3.48 GAA and .869 SV% on the road this season. On the flip side, the Islanders are 7-2-1 while scoring 3.40 goals per game on home ice this season.
Bobrovsky stopped all 22 shots that he faced in the Panthers' shutout win over the Red Wings last Saturday. The win moved Bobrovsky to 3-1-1 with a 3.20 GAA, .898 SV% and one shutout on home ice this season. Tonight he faces a Capitals team that comes in at 7-1-1 while scoring 4.11 goals per game in their first nine road games of 2019-20.
Boqvist has been a healthy scratch for five games but will replace John Hayden in the lineup on Saturday. Boqvist will play on the second line with Wayne Simmonds moving down to take Hayden's spot. Boqvist has no points and just one shot in two games this season.
Rodrigues appeared in the last three games but will come out of the lineup with Jimmy Vesey ready to return on Saturday. Rodrigues has just one assist in seven games this season, with that helper coming in his last game.
Bobrovsky allowed three goals on 30 shots in the Panthers win in Colorado on Wednesday. Bobrovsky is starting to play better, winning three of his last four starts while stopping 93 of the 105 shots (.886 SV%) that he faced. He still doesn't look like a $10.0M goalie but things are starting to look up. He is one of the best options on Saturday's slate with a matchup vs. a low-scoring Red Wings team on a back-to-back.
Bennett has missed the last two games with a lower-body injury but will be back on the third line on Thursday. Bennett has just one goal and one assist in nine games this season.
