McIlrath has been a healthy scratch for the last seven games and heads to Springfield to get some games in. The former 10th overall pick has one goal in four games with the Panthers and could spend as many as two weeks in the AHL before being recalled.
Sgarbossa was traded from Anaheim to Florida earlier this season. He had two assists in nine games with the Ducks and has picked up 12 points (4G / 8A) in 14 games with Springfield since the trade. With Aleksander Barkov out, Sgarbossa could make his Panthers’ debut tonight.
Chychrun missed last Friday’s game with an upper-body injury, but will get back in the Coyotes’ lineup tonight vs. the Stars. The rookie defenseman has one goal and five assists in 26 games sos far this season.
Chychrun played just 11:09 in Wednesday’s game vs. the Oilers and will not play tonight vs. the Maple Leafs. The rookie defenseman is day-to-day with an upper-body injury and should be ready to go after the Christmas break.
Oshie has missed the last seven games with an upper-body injury, but will be back in the lineup tonight vs. the Bruins. Oshie will skate on a line with Nicklas Backstrom and Marcus Johansson and comes in with eight goals and four assists (12 points) in 17 games this season. Activate him in all formats.
Oshie will miss his seventh straight game with an upper-body injury, which mean Jakub Vrana will remain in the lineup vs. the Sabres.
van Riemsdyk has been out since October 21st and has only appeared in two games this season. TVR has 15 points (3G / 12A) in 102 career NHL games and is expected to replace Michal Rozsival in the lineup vs. Philadelphia.
Oshie has missed the last four games with an upper-body injury, but he was back on the ice for Monday’s practice, which is a good sign for Oshie moving forward. Oshie didn’t have a timetable for his return, but practicing is a good sign that he’ll be back later this week.
Oshie played just 2:34 before leaving Friday’s win in Detroit. Oshie was hurt in an attempt to hit Red Wings’ forward Riley Sheahan and it sounds like the upper-body injury will keep Oshie sidelined for at least a couple of weeks.
Milano failed to record a point in two games during his call-up. His return to Cleveland, where he has one goal in four games, suggests that Brandon Dubinsky will be back in the lineup on Saturday.
Milano, 20, has registered one goal in four games with Cleveland this season. He has appeared in three career NHL games, but is not expected to be in the lineup vs. Montreal on Friday.
Sgarbossa had one assist in four games with the Ducks last week and returns for tonight’s game vs. the Penguins. There’s no word whether or not Sgarbossa will be back in the lineup tonight. He has one goal in two games with San Diego.
Milano, 20, was called up, but never got into a game for the Blue Jackets. The 2014 No.16 overall pick will head back to Cleveland, where he has one goal in two games this season.
McIlrath only appeared in one game this season, sitting as a healthy scratch in six games of the first seven games. McIlrath went unclaimed, so he’ll go back to Hartford, where he had 17 points (6G / 11A) in 73 games in 2014-15.
Sgarbossa, 24, has just one assist in 10 career NHL games, but has put up solid numbers at the AHL level. Expect him to come in an play on the Ducks fourth line.
van Riemsdyk was set to face-off against his brother James tonight vs. the Maple Leafs, but he was spotted wearing a sling this morning after leaving last night’s game. Sporting a sling usually suggests a fairly serious injury and it will almost certainly keep him out of tonight’s contest.
Lindgren started the year with the Canadiens as Al Montoya's backup while Carey Price was sidelined with the flu, but Price is back and will start on Thursday, which ends Lindgren's time with the big club.
Dowd was a healthy scratch for the first two games of the year, but will replace Kyle Clifford in Tuesday’s lineup. The 26-year-old centre had 48 points (14G / 34A) in 58 games with the Manchester Monarchs (AHL) a season ago.
Chychrun had one assist and one shot on goal in 12:09 TOI in his NH debut on Saturday, but will come out of the lineup on Tuesday. The rookie defenseman had an impressive preseason and debut, but will be replaced by Kevin Connauton in the lineup tonight.
