Braden Holtby will be back in net.
The 32-year-old goalie is 2-4-1 with a 2.50 goals-against average and .919 save percentage so far this season. He tweaked a lower-body injury a couple of weeks back and has been resting for five games. He returned as a backup Friday against Colorado and played 7:22 when Oettinger had to go into concussion protocol in the second period.
Holtby stopped all four shots he faced before Oettinger returned to play the third period, and that was reassuring for Bowness, who will go back to his veteran against the Coyotes.
Bowness was asked if he liked what he saw from Holtby on Friday and said: "I did. He was really good. That's a tough thing to do, too, because it's so unexpected, so, yeah, he did a great job."
Oettinger went down in a collision at the net and was pulled out of the game by the concussion spotters. He said it was the right call.
"I'm feeling great," Oettinger said after the 3-1 win. "Obviously, took a hit there, and it's just part of the protocol. If they think you took a hard hit [they'll] pull you out. The NHL cares about the players and their health, and I think it's important that we have that in place. Obviously, you never want to come out of a game, but you gotta do what you gotta do. [Holtby] came in and shut the door, and I got cleared and went back in."
Bowness said he too likes the fact the league can pull a player out of a game.
"They have spotters in the crowd, and if they think someone got their head knocked, they're going to pull them, and that's the exact right call," Bowness said. "I agree with that 100 percent. If they think there's a player in trouble out there who is knocked down and might not be 100 percent, pull them because the player isn't going to pull themselves.