Chiarot suffered a lower-body injury in Detroit on Tuesday and will miss Thursday's game vs. the Oilers. With Chiarot out, Marco Scandella will be on the top-pair with Shea Weber and Cale Fleury will be back in.
Copp has missed the last eight games with an upper-body injury but was back at practice on Sunday and will play Monday in Montreal. Copp, who will skate with Adam Lowry and Mathieu Perreault, has five goals and nine assists (14 points) in 34 games this season.
Gibson allowed four goals on 42 shots in the Ducks loss in Vegas on Tuesday afternoon. Gibson was 4-4-1 with a 2.94 GAA and .905 SV% in nine December starts and will make his third start of the season vs. Arizona on Thursday. He has gone 1-0-1 with a 1.92 GAA and .934 SV% in the first two meetings of the season.
Gibson allowed two goals on 35 shots in the Ducks loss to the Flyers on Sunday. The loss snapped a brief two-game winning streak for Gibson, who has gone 4-3-1 with a 2.80 GAA and .905 SV% in December. He is 1-1-0 but has allowed eight goals on 78 shots (.897 SV%) in his two starts vs. Vegas this season.
Gibson gave up five goals on 33 shots in the Ducks shootout win against the Islanders last Saturday. Over the last month, Gibson has gone 3-4-1 with a 2.91 GAA and .894 SV% in his last eight starts. It has been an up-and-down season for Gibson, who was shelled in his first game vs. Vegas. The Golden Knights scored five goals on 49 shots(!!!) in a 5-2 win over Gibson and the Ducks in late-October.
Arvidsson has missed four weeks with a lower-body injury but is expected to play against the Bruins on Saturday. Arvidsson has six goals and nine assists (15 points) in 22 games this season.
Appleton was recently assigned to Manitoba after returning to full health but was called up on Wednesday with Andrew Copp going on IR. Appleton has one assist in four AHL games and no points in nine NHL games this season. He is expected to skate on the third line with Adam Lowry and Gabriel Bourque on Thursday.
Winnipeg head coach Paul Maurice announced on Wednesday that Copp is week-to-week and isn't expected to play before the Christmas break, so his move to IR opens up a roster spot for Mason Appleton to be called-up from Manitoba (AHL).
Copp was forced to leave Tuesday's game vs. the Hurricanes with an upper-body injury and head coach Paul Maurice doesn't expect him to play before Christmas. Copp will be re-evaluated and the Jets will likely release a more detailed timetable before the break.
Gibson allowed three goals one 32 shots in the Ducks win over the Rangers on Saturday. Gibson has lost four of his last six starts while posting a 2.58 GAA and .902 SV%. Tonight he faces a Flyers team that is extremely banged up but have won four of their last five on home-ice.
Gibson allowed two goals on 27 shots in the Ducks loss to the Kings on Thursday. Quick will be making his fourth consecutive start on Saturday but comes in having lost four of this last five (1-3-1) while posting a 2.55 GAA and .902 SV%. Today he faces a Rangers team that ranks eighth in the NHL in goal-scoring (3.23 GF/gm).
Larkin is not feeling well and missed the morning skate on Thursday morning. Head coach Jeff Blashill called him doubtful but the Red Wings' No.1 centre remains a game-time decision.
Gibson gave up three goals on 33 shots in the Ducks loss in Winnipeg on Sunday. Gibson has lost three in a row and five of his last six while posting a 2.97 GAA and .891 SV%. Tonight he faces the Wild for the second time this season--he gave up three goals on 25 shots in a 4-2 loss in the first meeting and Minnesota comes into tonight having won five of their last six while scoring 4.00 goals per game.
