Klefbom has missed the last nine games with a shoulder injury but will play tonight vs. the Blue Jackets. Klefbom will be back on the top pair with Adam Larsson and should be on the top power-play unit as well.
Saros stopped all 33 shots that he faced in the Predators shutout win over the Stars on Thursday. It was a terrific game for Saros, who is 6-3-0 with a 2.17 GAA, .934 SV% and two shutouts in his last nine starts. He'll look to have another strong game vs. the Stars today but he's 8-6-3 with a 3.13 GAA and .904 SV% on the road this year.
Koskinen stopped all 10 shots that he faced after replacing Mike Smith in the Oilers loss in Chicago on Thursday. Koskinen has been excellent to start March, winning his first start and stopping 52 of the first 53 shots (.981 SV%) that he's faced. Tonight he'll face a Blue Jackets team that is 2-5-6 while scoring just 2.38 goals per game in their last 13 games.
Forsberg was pulled after he gave up three goals on 20 shots in the Hurricanes overtime loss in Montreal last Saturday. With a back-to-back on-tap, Forsberg will face the Islanders on Saturday and Alex Nedeljkovic will likely start Sunday in Pittsburgh. He is 0-1-0 while giving up a combined six goals on 52 shots (.885 SV%) in his first two NHL starts of the season.
Greiss was yanked after allowing three goals on 12 shots in the Islanders' loss to the Canadiens. Greiss has lost three straight (0-2-1) while posting a disastrous 5.57 GAA and .827 SV%. Today he faces a Hurricanes team that is riding a four-game losing streak while scoring just 1.75 goals per game.
Carlo took an elbow to the head from Evgeni Dadonov on Thursday and did not return to the game. Carlo is likely in concussion protocol and will not be available for Saturday's game vs. Tampa Bay. John Moore will draw into the Bruins lineup and skate with Torey Krug.
Rask stopped 20 of 21 shots in the Bruins win in Tampa Bay on Tuesday. After an ugly two-game stretch in late-February, Rask has won two straight while stopping 45 of the 46 shots (.978 SV%) that he has faced. He is 1-1-1 with a 2.30 GAA and .920 SV% in three games against the Lightning this season.
Clutterbuck left Thursday's game in Ottawa with an undisclosed injury and will be a game-time decision today vs. the Hurricanes. Monitor his status as the Islanders hit the ice for warmups at 12:30 PM ET. Clutterbuck has picked up just one goal in his last 19 games.
Gilmour has been summoned from the AHL likely to serve as the seventh defenseman with Lawrence Pilut unlikely to be available on Saturday. Gilmour has six goals and seven assists (13 points) in 36 AHL games this season.
Vasilevskiy stopped all 32 shots that he faced in the Lightning's shutout win over the Canadiens on Thursday. Tonight he'll make his fourth straight start, having gone 2-1-0 with a 1.68 GAA and .943 SV% in the previous three--the loss coming against the Bruins, who he'll face again tonight. He is 2-1-0 with a 2.28 GAA and .931 SV% in his three starts against Boston this season.
Lindgren allowed three goals on 30 shots in the Canadiens win over the Hurricanes on February 29th. Lindgren is 2-3-0 with a 3.37 GAA and .884 sV% in his first five NHL starts this season and will get another start tonight in Florida. Tonight he faces a Panthers team on a four-game losing streak and 1-4-2 while scoring just 2.14 goals per game in their last seven games.
Hart allowed one goal on 29 shots in the Flyers win over the Hurricanes on Thursday. Hart is riding a six-game winning streak, posting a 1.83 GAA and .935 SV% in the process. He's been lights out on home-ice all season, going 19-2-2, including a 16-save performance in a 6-1 win in his first start vs. the Sabres.
Forsberg was pulled after he gave up three goals on 20 shots in the Hurricanes overtime loss in Montreal last Saturday. With a back-to-back on-tap, Forsberg will face the Islanders on Saturday and Alex Nedeljkovic will likely start Sunday in Pittsburgh. He is 0-1-0 while giving up a combined six goals on 52 shots (.885 SV%) in his first two NHL starts of the season.
Murray allowed two goals on 30 shots in the Penguins win in Buffalo on Thursday. Murray will make his third straight start this afternoon and comes in having won two straight while turning aside 51 of the 56 shots (.911 SV%) that he faced. Murray is 1-1-0 while allowing seven goals on 54 shots (.870 SV%) in his first two starts vs. the Capitals.
Holtby allowed five goals on 29 shots in the Capitals loss to the Flyers on Wednesday. Ilya Samsonov started Thursday but they'll come back to Holtby in a huge matchup with the Penguins. Holtby is 12-8-1 with a 3.18 GAA and .898 SV% on the road this year and allowed three goals on 35 shots in a 5-3 win over the Penguins on February 23rd.
Dell allowed four goals on 27 shots in the Sharks loss in Philadelphia on February 25th. Martin Jones, who has played terrifically, has started the last four games but Dell will go tonight vs. Ottawa. Dell has lost three in a row while posting a 3.76 GAA and .874 SV%. Tonight he faces a Senators team that has lost six straight road games while averaging 1.83 goals for and 4.00 goals against.
