Fleury was a healthy scratch for the last two games but is expected to replace Marco Scandella (lower-body) on Monday. Fleury has just one goal and no assists in 41 games this season.
Bjorkstrand has missed the last 13 games but is set to return Sunday in New York. Bjorkstrand was red-hot before getting hurt, scoring six goals with two assists (eight points) in his last seven games. His shot volume has been extremely impressive as well, setting him up for a potentially huge second half of the season.
Grubauer stopped all 27 shots that he faced in Colorado's shutout win over the Sharks on Thursday. The win snapped a brief two-game losing skid for Gruabuer, who is 3-1-1 with a 2.40 GAA, .915 SV% and one shutout in his first five starts in January. In his first three starts against the Blues, Grubauer has gone 1-2-0 with a 3.35 GAA and .884 SV%.
Grubauer stopped all 27 shots that he faced in Colorado's shutout win over the Sharks on Thursday. The win snapped a brief two-game losing skid for Gruabuer, who is 3-1-1 with a 2.40 GAA, .915 SV% and one shutout in his first five starts in January. In his first three starts against the Blues, Grubauer has gone 1-2-0 with a 3.35 GAA and .884 SV%.
Burakovsky missed Monday's practice with an illness but was on the ice for the morning skate and will play vs. the Stars. Burakovsky has been held without a goal for 11 straight goals, posting four assists and 19 shots (1.7 SOG/gm) over that stretch.
Grubauer surrendered four goals on 28 shots in the Avalanche loss in New York last Tuesday. Pavel Francouz started two of the last three games but they’ll go with Grubauer tonight vs. Dallas. He has gone 0-2-1 with a 2.62 GAA and .925 SV% in his first three games vs. the Stars in 2020.
Grubauer allowed two goals on 30 shots in Colorado's win in New Jersey on Saturday. Pavel Francouz started last night vs. the Islanders, so they'll come back to Grubauer tonight in New York. He'll face a rookie netminder making his NHL debut and a Rangers team that has lost seven of their last 10 (3-6-1).
Grubauer allowed two goals on 30 shots in Colorado's win in New Jersey on Saturday. Pavel Francouz started last night vs. the Islanders, so they'll come back to Grubauer tonight in New York. He'll face a rookie netminder making his NHL debut and a Rangers team that has lost seven of their last 10 (3-6-1).
Fleury will get the night off on the tail-end of a back-to-back and Brett Kulak will draw in to replace the rookie blueliner.
Grubauer allowed five goals on 24 shots in Colorado's loss to Winnipeg on Tuesday. Grubauer has gone winless in his last six starts, going 0-4-1 with a 3.40 GAA and .895 SV%. The Avalanche are struggling right now and a matchup with the Blues likely won't help. St. Louis has won eight of their last nine (8-1-0) while scoring 3.78 goals per game.
Grubauer stopped 38 of 40 shots in Colorado's 3-2 shootout loss in Dallas on Saturday. It was a great game for Grubauer but it extended his winless streak to five games (0-3-1). He has posted a 3.01 GAA and .912 SV% over that stretch and tonight he faces a Jets team that has lost five of their last six (1-4-1) while averaging 2.83 goals per game.
Kempny missed the last two games with an illness but was back on the third-pair with Radko Gudas on Monday. With Christian Djoos battling an upper-body injury, Kempny is expected to return to the lineup tomorrow vs. the Islanders. Kempny has three goals and 10 assists (13 points) in 30 games this season.
Kempny missed last night's game with an illness and will miss his second straight game on Saturday. With Kempny staying back in Washington, Christian Djoos will remain on the Capitals blueline vs. the Hurricanes.