Quick allowed two goals on 31 shots in the Kings loss in San Jose last Saturday. Quick has gone 5-3-0 with a 2.12 GAA and .927 SV% in eight starts in December. Tonight he faces a still red-hot Vegas team at the STAPLES Center where he has gone 8-5-1 with a 2.13 GAA and .932 SV% this season.
Ruhwedel departed Wednesday’s game early and did not return. He will likely miss at least a couple of weeks with an upper-body injury so Frank Corrado has been recalled from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (AHL).
Kreider reportedly left the first period because his arm felt weird and he was sent to the hospital where they discovered he has a blood clot in his arm. Kreider will be sidelined for an extended period of time. Players with similar blood clots have missed about 6-8 weeks.
The Penguins did not provide an update on Ruhwedel’s status after the game so consider him as questionable leading up to Friday’s game in Carolina. This is a bad time to lose Ruhwedel as the Penguins were without Kris Letang for Wednesday’s game.
Kreider did not return after the first period of Wednesday’s shootout win over the Capitals after sustaining an upper-body injury. Head coach Alain Vigneault said that they will have an update on Kreider on Thursday, so consider him questionable for Friday’s game in Detroit.
Trocheck was banged up on Saturday but has been deemed good to go on Thursday. Trocheck has played very well this season, posting 14 goals and 21 assists (35 points) in 36 games this season.
Harpur has split his time between the NHL and AHL this season, recording just one assist in 14 NHL games and four points (2G / 2A) in eight AHL games. He has likely been brought back up to serve as the Senators No.7 defenseman.
Quick allowed one goal on 37 shots in the Kings win in Philadelphia on Monday. The win snapped a brief two-game losing streak for Quick, who comes into tonight at 7-5-1 with a 2.22 GAA and. 929 SV% at the STAPLES Center this season.
Quick allowed one goal on 37 shots in the Kings win in Philadelphia on Monday. The win snapped a brief two-game losing streak for Quick, who comes into tonight at 7-5-1 with a 2.22 GAA and. 929 SV% at the STAPLES Center this season.
Harpur has not be in the lineup for the last three games but he will draw back in tonight in Tampa Bay. Harpur has collected just one assist in 12 games with the Senators this season.
The Bruins will host the Jets tonight but they could be without some key forwards including Nash, who is officially listed as questionable for tonight’s contest. Monitor his status when the Bruins hit the ice for pre-game warmups at 6:30 pm ET.
Quick gave up three goals on 27 shots in the Kings loss in New York last Friday. Darcy Kuemper gave him the day off on Saturday so the Kings will look to end a three-game losing skid with Quick between the pipes tonight. In his first start against the Flyers, the 31-year-old stopped all 35 shots that he faced in a 2-0 shutout win.
Quick gave up three goals on 27 shots in the Kings loss in New York last Friday. Darcy Kuemper gave him the day off on Saturday so the Kings will look to end a three-game losing skid with Quick between the pipes tonight. In his first start against the Flyers, the 31-year-old stopped all 35 shots that he faced in a 2-0 shutout win.
Zibanejad remains sidelined with a concussion and will miss his ninth and 10th straight game this weekend. He could practice on Monday so monitor his status heading into next week.
Quick allowed five goals on 26 shots in the Kings loss in New Jersey on Tuesday. It was a rare loss for Quick, who had his six-game winning streak snapped. The 31-year-old has been solid on the road this season, going 8-4-0 with a 2.39 GAA and .921 SV% in 12 starts this season. He takes on a Rangers team that has lost three of their last four.
