Fleury gave up three goals on 23 shots in the Golden Knights win in Chicago on Saturday. Fleury is in the middle of a really nice stretch of games, winning six of his last seven while posting an elite 1.72 GAA, .935 SV% and one shutout. The Golden Knights are playing their best hockey of the season but draw a tough road assignment in Winnipeg. Fleury is 12-7-1 with a 2.90 GAA and .895 SV% on the road.

Shore is a former second-round pick who looked like he had some offensive side after picking up 26 points (15G / 11A) in 25 AHL games in 2016. However, he has a career-high of 33 points and has registered just 17 points (5G / 12A) in 42 games this year. He could play on a line with Ryan Kesler after Cogliano was sent the other way.

Johansson has missed the last nine games with an upper-body injury but is set to return to the Devils lineup on Saturday. Johansson has registered six goals and nine assists (15 points) in 31 games this season.

Juuse Saros is sick and will not be available on Thursday, so Grosenick comes up to serve as Pekka Rinne’s backup in Columbus.

Fleury gave up two goals on 29 shots in the Golden Knights win over the Rangers on Tuesday. The win extended Fleury’s winning streak to five games, posting a 1.20 GAA, .956 SV% and one shutout over that span. Fleury stopped all 33 shots that he faced in a 6-0 shutout win in his first start against San Jose this season.

Fleury allowed two goals on 27 shots in the Golden Knights win in Anaheim last Friday. Fleury is red-hot, having won four straight while allowing just four goals on 106 shots (.962 SV%). He is a must-start right now but is especially so against a Rangers team with Alexandar Georgiev between the pipes.

With Justin Braun heading to IR, Middleton could make his NHL debut on Saturday. The former seventh-round pick has 12 points (2G / 10A) in 26 games with the Barracuda this season.

Fleury allowed one goals on 30 shots in the Golden Knights win in Arizona on Sunday. Fleury has won his last two starts and finished December at 8-2-3 with a 2.83 GAA and .908 SV%. The Kings have been a solid matchup for most goalies but Fleury is 0-1-1 with a 4.44 GAA and .842 SV% against them this season.

Eriksson Ek was the No.20 overall pick in 2015 but has struggled to get his offensive game going at the NHL-level. Eriksson Ek has just four points (1G / 3A) in 27 games this year so he heads back to the AHL where he had eight points (3G / 5A) in eight games last season.

Fleury allowed four goals on 32 shots in the Golden Knights loss to the Kings last Sunday. Fleury has lost two straight while allowing a combined eight goals on 79 shots (.899 SV%). After a few days off, Fleury will look to get back into the win column in Vegas, where he has gone 11-3-3 with a 2.22 GAA, .922 SV% and four shutouts this season.

Fleury allowed two goals on 21 shots in the Golden Knights win over the Islanders on Thursday. Fleury has won two in a row and four of his last five starts. Fleury has gone 11-3-1 with a 1.99 GAA, .927 SV% and four shutouts in 15 games in Vegas this season. He is a must-start whenever the Golden Knights are on home-ice.