With the news that Ryan Lindgren (lower body) will be out week-to-week, Brandon Scanlin has been recalled from Hartford (AHL) for the first time this season. The 24-year-old undrafted defensemen had been enjoying a strong season in Hartford, with eight goals, 16 points, 39 PIMs and a +3 plus/minus through 57 games played.
Edstrom played 11 games with the Rangers earlier this season, scoring two goals, but has spent most of the 2023-24 campaign with the Hartford Wolf Pack (AHL). The towering 6'8 Edstrom has 12 points (8G / 4A) in 28 games with Hartford this season.
Ollas was a seventh-round pick of the Rangers in the 2020 NHL Entry Draft and has earned himself a two-year, entry-level contract. The 21-year-old netminder has spent the last three seasons playing collegiate hockey with Merrimack College.
Aube-Kubel will be the odd-man out on Thursday as the Capitals look to get fresh legs in the lineup for the tail-end of their back-to-back. Aliaksei Protas will draw into lineup in his place.
The red-hot Rangers, riding a three-game winning streak, will turn to Shesterkin for the second straight game on Thursday. Shesterkin is riding a two-game shutout streak, saving 54 consecutive shots, and has been nearly impenetrable post-All-Star break, boasting a tremendous .951 SV% in 11 games (9-1-1). The Rangers enter action on Thursday as slight -109 road favourites against the Tampa Bay Lightning.
Vaakanainen will be right back in Anaheim's lineup on Tuesday after sitting out Sunday's game against the Islanders. He'll skate alongside the Ducks' newest player, William Lagesson, on the team's third pair.
On the tail-end of a back-to-back, the Rangers are expected to turn to the red-hot Shesterkin between the pipes against the Carolina Hurricanes. After an nconsistent start to the 2023-24 campaign, Shesterkin has been nearly unbeatable since the All-Star break, posting an incredible .948 SV% while limiting the opposition to one or fewer goals in six of 10 games (8-1-1).
Rempe's exciting start to his career will take a screeching halt on Tuesday as he was assessed a four-game suspension by the NHL for his elbowing major on Monday on Jonas Siegenthaler of the New Jersey Devils. The 21-year-old viral sensation has taken the league by storm with his exciting fights and has a goal, two points, eight SOG and 54 PIMs in 10 games played before his suspension.
Kaliyev will be the odd-man out on Monday as the Kings opt to dress seven defensemen. Mikey Anderson (upper-body) will return to the Kings' lineup in place of Kaliyev.
Fox's status for Monday's tilt against the New Jersey Devils was up in the air as he is battling an illness. The 26-year-old blueliner is enjoying another productive season with the Rangers and has accumulated 12 points (2G / 10A) in his last 10 games.
On the tail-end of a back-to-back, the Rangers are expected to turn to the red-hot Shesterkin between the pipes against the Carolina Hurricanes. After an nconsistent start to the 2023-24 campaign, Shesterkin has been nearly unbeatable since the All-Star break, posting an incredible .948 SV% while limiting the opposition to one or fewer goals in six of 10 games (8-1-1).
With Igor Shesterkin's resurgence, Quick has been limited to only one start in the last nine games for the Rangers but will return to the crease on Monday night. Quick has been excellent when called upon this season, posting a 2.45 GAA and .916 SV% in 21 games (13-5-2), but has been inactive lately and allowed four goals on 41 shots (.902 SV%) in his last start on February 25th, a 4-2 loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets. The Rangers enter action as -135 home favourites against the New Jersey Devils.
Fox's status for Monday's tilt against the New Jersey Devils is up in the air as he is battling an illness. The 26-year-old blueliner is enjoying another productive season with the Rangers and has accumulated 12 points (2G / 10A) in his last 10 games.
