Toews has been sidelined by an upper-body injury since October 23rd, but will be back in the lineup in New York tonight. Toews will centre the top line with Marian Hossa and Ryan Hartman on his wings. The Blackhawks’ captain has 12 points (4G / 8A) in 21 games this season.
Di Giuseppe had one goal and one assist in seven games during this call-up, to give him two points (1G / 1A) in 18 games with the Hurricanes this season. Carolina is expected to get Jordan Staal and Elias Lindholm back on Tuesday, so Di Giuseppe returns to Charlotte.
Toews has missed the last nine games with an upper-body injury, but he skated on Sunday and will travel with the team to New York. Monitor Toews’ status during Tuesday’s morning skate, but all signs are pointing towards him being available vs. the Rangers. The Blackhawks’ captain has 12 points (4G / 8A) in 21 games this season.
Toews will miss his ninth consecutive game with an upper-body injury, but is nearing a return, so monitor his status leading into next week.
Connor has been a healthy scratch for the last five games and will head to Manitoba to get more playing time. Connor made the team out of training camp, but only picked up one goal and three assists (four points) in 19 games.
Scheifele has missed the last three games with a lower-body injury, but he will return to the lineup tonight vs. the Rangers. Scheifele has been great this season, scoring 13 goals with 13 assists (26 points) in 26 games. He will skate in the middle of Drew Stafford and Blake Wheeler tonight.
DeMelo will replace David Schlemko (lower-body) in the lineup vs. the Senators. DeMelo has registered one goal in the two games he’s played in with the Sharks this season.
Scheifele will miss his third straight game with a lower-body injury. Scheifele did not skate this morning, which suggests that he isn’t that close to playing. Monitor his status prior to Thursday’s game, but it doesn’t look like he’ll be back in.
Hellebuyck allowed a single goal on 26 shots in the Jets’ win in Chicago on Sunday. Hellebuyck has won three of his last four starts while posting a 2.37 GAA, .926 SV% on one shutout. Tonight he will make his second start vs. Detroit—he stopped 30 of 33 shots in a 5-3 win over the Red Wings in the first meeting.
Scheifele finished the morning skate without a hitch, but news has emerged that he will be a game-time decision tonight. There's no word on what is ailing the start centre, but be sure to monitor his status during pregame warmups.
Toews will miss his fifth straight game with an upper-body injury, which means there’s a good chance he won’t play Sunday either. Monitor Toews’ status heading into next week.
Toews will miss his his fourth straight game with an upper-body injury and he is listed as doubtful for Saturday’s game. So, don’t expect to see Toews back in the lineup until Sunday at the earliest.
Hellebuyck allowed two goals on 25 shots in the Jets win over the Devils on Saturday. Hellebuyck had a solid November, going 7-6-0 with a 2.53 GAA and .914 SV% in 13 starts. Tonight he will take on a reeling Oilers team on home ice—Hellebuyck has gone 7-3-0 with a 1.92 GAA and .937 SV% in 10 starts at the MTS Centre.
Toews was not on the ice for the Blackhawks’ morning skate and will not play tonight vs. the Panthers. Head coach Joel Quenneville said that once you see Toews back on the ice, he is nearing a return.
