Hellebuyck stopped 20 of 21 shots (.952 SV%) for his sixth win in seven games as he beat Arizona easily in his previous start. The 29-year-old is having a Vezina Trophy-worthy season, with his 22-10-1 record, 2.37 GAA and .926 SV%. He will face the Montreal Canadiens, who have won three of their last five games after a 2-1 victory over the New York Rangers last game.
Lankinen allowed two goals on 32 shots in the Predators win in Washington on January 6th. Lankinen missed some time with an illness but will start for the first time in 11 days. The 27-year-old netminder will be making just his second start on home-ice this season, and comes in at 4-4-1 with a .918 SV% in 10 games this season. Tonight he'll face a Blue Jackets team that has lost 13 of their last 16 games (3-13-0) while scoring just 1.9 goals per game.
Foudy has three assists, 19 SOG, four PIMs and a -16 plus/minus through 27 games played this season but will be a healthy scratch Tuesday as the Blue Jackets take on the Predators. Cole Sillinger will be taking his spot in the lineup.
Sillinger has been a healthy scratch for the Blue Jackets' previous two games but will draw back into the lineup Tuesday vs. the Predators. The 19-year-old has struggled to catch his footing this season, with two goals, five assists, 49 SOG and a -8 plus/minus through 38 games this season.
Mrazek had the worst start of his 12-year career last game, allowing one four goals on five shots (.200 SV%) before being pulled in a matchup vs. Seattle. The struggles of last game have been common for Mrazek, who is having a horrendous season with his 3-10-1 record, 4.26 GAA and .875 SV%. He will face off against the Buffalo Sabres, who have lost four of their last five games after a 4-1 loss to Florida on Monday.
Tarasov surrendered four goals on 20 shots in the Blue Jackets' loss in Chicago on December 23rd. Tarasov has lost five straight in regulation, allowing a combined 16 goals on 158 shots (.899 SV%). In 12 appearances this season, Tarasov has gone 2-8-1 with a .907 SV% this season. Tonight he'll face a Predators team that has won five of their last eight while averaging 3.3 goals for per game.
Campbell allowed three goals on 30 shots in the Oilers' win in Vegas on Saturday. Campbell has won three straight games, stopping 73 of the 79 shots (.924 SV%) that he faced. Campbell had an .876 SV% in his first 15 appearances, but has a .910 SV% in his last seven games. With Stuart Skinner (personal) just retuning to the ice on Monday, the Oilers will stick with Campbell vs. a Kraken team that lost to the Lightning yesterday.
Samberg has been in the lineup for 10 straight games, but he is expected to be replaced by Ville Heinola on Tuesday. Samberg has scored two goals with six assists and a plus-5 rating in 35 games this season.
Heinola will be in the Jets lineup for the first time since January 3rd, replacing Dylan Samberg in the lineup. Heinola has picked up one assist and four shots on goal in eight games for the Jets this season.
Kane has been out since November 8th but is expected to draw back into the Oilers' lineup on Saturday. In order to open up the cap space necessary to activate Kane, the Oilers are expected to play Kailer Yamamoto on LTIR. Kane had 13 points (5G / 8A) in 14 games prior to getting hurt.
Mrazek had the worst start of his 12-year career last game, allowing one four goals on five shots (.200 SV%) before being pulled in a matchup vs. Seattle. The struggles of last game have been common for Mrazek, who is having a horrendous season with his 3-10-1 record, 4.26 GAA and .875 SV%. He will face off against the Buffalo Sabres, who have lost four of their last five games after a 4-1 loss to Florida on Monday.
Hellebuyck stopped 20 of 21 shots (.952 SV%) for his sixth win in seven games as he beat Arizona easily in his previous start. The 29-year-old is having a Vezina Trophy-worthy season, with his 22-10-1 record, 2.37 GAA and .926 SV%. He will face the Montreal Canadiens, who have won three of their last five games after a 2-1 victory over the New York Rangers last game.
The Capitals did not have an update on Dowd's status postgame, so consider him questionable to play Tuesday. If Dowd's out, look for Lars Eller to draw back into the lineup to replace him.
Gustavsson stopped 19 of 20 shots (.950 SV%) for his third win in four games as he beat the New York Islanders in his previous start. The Wild's backup netminder has been incredible this season, with his 10-6-1 record, 2.17 GAA and .925 SV%. He takes on the Washington Capitals, who snapped a two-game losing streak with a 4-3 victory over the New York Islanders last game and are 13th in the NHL in goals per game (3.22).
Stalock was expected to start for the Blackhawks on Tuesday but is back in concussion protocol. Stalock already missed a month and a half with a concussion earlier in the season, so expect the Blackhawks to be very cautious with him.
Montembeault stopped 38 of 39 shots in the Canadiens' win over the Rangers on Sunday. It ws another strong performance from Montembeault, who has not stopped 150 of the last 159 shots (.943 SV%) that he's faced in his last four outings. Tonight he'll make his fifth consecutive start and faces a Jets team that has won eight of their last nine games.
Stauber has a 6-4-0 record, .896 SV% and 3.06 GAA in 12 games with the Rockford IceHogs (AHL) but has been recalled by the Chicago Blackhawks Tuesday. He will replace Alex Stalock, who was placed in concussion protocol for the second time this season on Tuesday.
Sandin has three goals, 12 assists, 15 PIMs, 44 SOG and a +7 plus/minus through 40 games this season but will miss Tuesday's game vs. Florida as he deals with an illness.
McMann was a healthy scratch for the Maple Leafs' previous game but will draw back into the lineup Tuesday vs. Florida. McMann is still looking to pick up his first career points after four SOG across his first two games played.
Drouin has 12 assists, 34 SOG, two PIMs and is a -14 plus/minus across 28 games played but will be a game-time decision Tuesday as he deals with an undisclosed injury.
