Boeser was forced to leave Saturday’s game with an upper-body injury and was placed on IR on Sunday. His movement to IR means that he will miss at least two games and the Canucks will re-evaluate him prior to next Sunday’s game vs. the Ducks. The move also opens up a roster spot to call-up reinforcements from Utica (AHL).
Soucy missed the last two games with an illness but will replace Brad Hunt and skate with Greg Pateryn tonight vs. the Avalanche. Soucy has 12 points (6G / 6A) and a plus-15 rating in 49 games this season.
Heinen has missed the last four games with a foot issue but will play this afternoon in Detroit. Heinen will replace Anton Blidh and will start on the fourth line with Par Lindholm and Chris Wagner.
Sherwood suited up for 50 NHL games last year but has spent the entire 2019-20 season in the AHL, picking up 21 points (14G / 7A) in 30 games. He'll replace Daniel Sprong on the Ducks active roster.
Soucy will be replaced by Greg Pateryn if he can't play but monitor his status when the Wild hit the ice for warmups at 7:30 PM ET.
Di Giuseppe has scored 14 goals with 12 assists (26 points) in 43 games with the Wolf Pack this season. With Chris Kreider battling an upper-body injury, Di Giuseppe could make his Rangers debut on Monday. He has 41 points (14G / 27A) in 150 career NHL games.
Heinen was banged up last night in Winnipeg and is expected to be replaced by Anton Blidh on Saturday. Consider Heinen as day-to-day.
Forbort is expected to be scratched in favour of Joakim Ryan, who returns from a knee injury. Head coach Todd McLellan said that the timing of the bye week and All-Star break "didn't work in Forbort's favour" after working his way back into playing shape after missing the first 43 games of the season with a back injury.
Demko stopped 17 of 18 shots in the Canucks win over the Sharks on January 18th. It was a strong outing for the 24-year-old, who is now 6-0-1 with a 2.71 GAA and .908 SV% in his seven home starts. In his first start vs. the Blues, Demko stopped 34 of 37 shots in a 4-3 shootout win in mid-October.
Friedman appeared in five straight games with the Flyers but returns to the AHL with Justin Braun expected to be back in the lineup on Saturday. Friedman had one assist with the Flyers and has 10 points (2G / 8A) in 28 AHL games.
Demko surrendered five goals on 49 shots in the Canucks loss in Florida on January 9th. He hasn't played a lot lately but has lost his first two outings in January while giving up eight goals on 65 shots (.877 SV%). Tonight he faces the Sharks for the second time this season, he stopped 24 of 26 shots in a 5-2 win in San Jose in early-November.
Demko allowed three goals on 16 shots after replacing Jacob Markstrom in the Canucks blowout loss in Tampa Bay on Tuesday. It was a rough night for both netminders but they'll give Demko his 14th start of the season in their second game of a Florida swing. He is 3-4-0 with a 3.13 GAA and .902 SV% on the road, so it should be easy to find a better option on an 11-game slate.
With Shayne Gostisbehere out with a knee injury, Friedman will play in his second career NHL game. The 24-year-old, who has 10 points (2G / 8A) in 28 AHL games this season will skate on the third pair with Robert Hagg.
Lankinen served as Corey Crawford's backup for the last two games so his return to the AHL suggests that Robin Lehner will be available on Thursday.
Friedman, 24, was a third-round pick in 2014 (No.86 overall) and has played in just one career NHL game since then. The 5-foot-10, 192 lbs. defenseman has accumulated 10 points (2G / 8A) in 28 AHL games this season.
