Orlov was recalled from Hershey this morning and will be in the lineup tonight vs. the Islanders. He has three goals and nine points in 11 games with Hershey. In 65 career NHL games he has 20 points (3G / 17A).
Orlov has been recalled on numerous occasions this season, but has yet to make an appearance on the Capitals blueline. He has three goals and nine points in 11 games with Hershey.
Price allowed two goals on 31 shots in a win over the Penguins on Monday. The win was his ninth of the season, but just his second in November. Price should get win number 10 tonight when the Habs are in Buffalo to take on a bad Buffalo squad.
Reaves has been more known as the energy guy who pumps up home crowd with bone-crunching hits and dropping the gloves than his scoring ability. He had started carving out a permanent role in the Blues lineup, but will now sit for a month and give way to Magnus Paajarvi.
Orlov has yet to dress for the Caps this season but has three goals and nine points in 10 games with Hershey. He will likely make his season debut on Wednesday vs. Ottawa.
Price gave up two goals on 27 shots in a win over the Wild on Tuesday. He will be in the cage tonight when the Penguins come to town. Price is 6-5-2 with a 1.99 GAA and .939 SV% at home this season.
Skinner played 17:56 with two shots in his first game back from an upper-body injury. Skinner skated with Eric Staal for the first time in his career, but he has already been dropped to the third line with rookie Elias Lindholm and veteran Radek Dvorak for this afternoon's contest.
Skinner, 21, has missed the Hurricanes’ last 11 games with an upper body injury sustained in the team’s game on October 24 at Minnesota. Prior to suffering the injury, Skinner led the Hurricanes in scoring with nine points (3G / 6A) in 10 games, and his plus-5 rating ranks first on the team. He is expected to skate on the top-line with Eric Staal and Jiri Tlusty.
Skinner is skating with the top-line for the second straight day, a good sign he could be back tonight. We will update when head coach Kirk Muller talks to the media following the morning skate.
Skinner has missed the last 11 games but appears to be nearing a return. He has been skating with his team for nearly a week, so Thursday vs. the Red Wings seems like a possibility. Despite playing 11 less games, his nine points (3G / 6A) still ranks third on the team, just three points behind Staal. Monitor his status during Thursday's morning skate.
Price allowed one goal on 34 shots in a 1-0 loss to the Rangers on Saturday. It was his second straight loss and fifth in his last six starts. However he has posted a 2.17 GAA and a .930 SV% in that span, so it is not his fault the Habs are not winning. He draws a tough assignment vs. Josh Harding tonight.
Price allowed one goal on 34 shots in a 1-0 loss to the Rangers on Saturday. It was his second straight loss and fifth in his last six starts. However he has posted a 2.17 GAA and a .930 SV% in that span, so it is not his fault the Habs are not winning. He would draw a tough assignment vs. Josh Harding tonight.
Skinner appeared to be in line to play on Monday, but he was held out. There has been many mixed messages from coach Muller about when Skinner will play. Monitor his status prior to Thursday's matchup with Detroit.
Skinner practiced this morning and appeared ready to return to the lineup, but he will miss his 11th straight contest. Look for Skinner to return on Thursday vs. Detroit.
Skinner has been out since October 24 and missed the last 10 games with an upper-body injury. In 10 games before getting hurt, Skinner was the Hurricanes best offensive weapon. He has three goals and nine points, which still ranks third on the team (Eric Staal leads with 11) despite skating in 10 fewer games. We will get confirmation following the morning skate.
Orlov has been recalled with Mike Green (lower-body) landing on IR. Orlov has recorded three goals and 20 points in 65 games over three seasons with the Capitals. He has yet to dress for Washington this season, but has two goals and eight points in eight games with Hershey (AHL).
Hurricanes head coach Kirk Muller indicated there was a chance that he could play tonight, but that is not the case. Skinner will miss his ninth straight game and likely his 10th tomorrow. His next chance to return would be Monday vs. Boston.
It was Muller earlier in the week who said that Skinner would be out a couple of more weeks, but this is very encouraging news. Skinner has missed the last eight games after a hot start. He had three goals and nine points in the first 10 games. If Skinner is unable to go tomorrow, his next chance to return would be Saturday vs. the Blues.
Price was great stopping 44 of 45 shots against the Lightning on Tuesday. Unfortunately for Price he was on the wrong end of a 2-1 shootout . He has a solid matchup against the Rangers, expect him to continue his strong play.
Price allowed two goals on 26 shots in a win over the Islanders on Sunday. The win was his seventh of the season and first since October 29. Price has had a strong start to the season posting a 2.20 GAA and .929 SV% in 15 starts. Tonight he catches a break with the Lightning playing their first game without Steven Stamkos.
