Neal was a late scratch from Friday's lineup with a foot injury and is listed as day-to-day. Josh Archibald moved to the top-line on Friday but Tyler Benson could make his NHL debut to replace Neal on Saturday.
Hogberg allowed three goals on 53 shots in the Senators loss to New Jersey on Monday. Hogberg has been super busy in his last two games, facing a combined 96 shots, stopping 90 of them for a .947 SV%. He'll likely have his hands full again on Friday with a red-hot Alex Ovechkin and the Capitals in town.
Raanta allowed four goals on 32 shots in the Coyotes loss in Anaheim on Wednesday. Raanta has struggled mightily as of late, losing three in a row while allowing a combined 13 goals on 78 shots (.833 SV%). Tonight he'll try and get back on track against the team that he started his NHL career with. The Blackhawks went into their bye week as winners of five of their last six while scoring 4.17 goals per game.
Steen was forced to leave Tuesday’s game with a lower-body injury but will be available on Friday. After posting just five points (all assists) in his first 24 games of the season, Steen has started to heat up, scoring five goals with five assists (10 points) in his last 11.
Panarin missed the final game before the All-Star break but will play tonight vs. the Red Wings. Panarin has been terrific this season, scoring 26 goals with 42 assists (68 points) in 47 games.
Raffl was pulled from the game vs. the Kings on January 18th and missed their next game with concussion-like symptoms. Raffl will draw in back on a line with Sean Couturier.
Allen stopped 23 of 25 shots in the Blues loss in Vancouver on Monday. Allen was good enough to earn the win but Thatcher Demko was light's out at the other end, moving Allen to 6-3-3 with a 2.30 GAA and .926 SV% on the road this season. Tonight will be his third start of the season vs. Edmonton, he is 2-0-0 while stopping 67 of 70 shots (.957 SV%) in the first two meetings.
Vasilevskiy allowed two goals on 34 shots in the Lightning's win in Los Angeles on Wednesday. Vasilevskiy continues to play ridiculously well, winning 11 of his last 12 (11-0-1) while posting a 1.82 GAA, 942 SV% and two shutouts. He's a must-start regardless of the matchup but he's a top option in Anaheim. The Ducks are 5-7-1 while scoring just 2.46 goals per game since Christmas.
Tonight will be Schultz's first game since December 17th and just his 28th of the season. Schultz has collected eight points (2G / 6A) while averaging 2.3 shots per game this season.
Allen stopped 23 of 25 shots in the Blues loss in Vancouver on Monday. Allen was good enough to earn the win but Thatcher Demko was light's out at the other end, moving Allen to 6-3-3 with a 2.30 GAA and .926 SV% on the road this season. Tonight will be his third start of the season vs. Edmonton, he is 2-0-0 while stopping 67 of 70 shots (.957 SV%) in the first two meetings.
Hutchinson allowed four goals on 17 shots after replacing Frederik Andersen in the Maple Leafs 8-4 loss in Florida on January 12th. Hutchinson won his first two starts after the Christmas break but has now allowed seven goals on the last 33 shots (.788 SV%) that he's faced. If you're desperate, he is a decent option with the Senators in town on a back-to-back.
Ericsson has not suited up since December 15th and been dealing with a broken nose. He has no points and a minus-7 rating in nine games with the Red Wings this season.
Nielsen missed the final game before the Red Wings' bye week but is expected to play tonight in New York. Expect him to replace Christoffer Ehn in the lineup and skate with Darren Helm and Adam Erne.
Halak stopped 27 of 29 shots in the Bruins win over the Golden Knights on January 21st. Halak went 3-3-1 with a 3.15 GAA and .886% in January and will make his 24th start of the season in game two of the Bruins back-to-back. He'll take on a Wild team that has gone 3-4-1while scoring 3.38 goals per game in their last eight.
Howard allowed four goals on 33 shots in the Red Wings loss in Minnesota on January 22nd. Howard is 0-6-1 with a 4.13 GAA and .882 SV% in seven starts in January and is winless (0-14-2) in his last 16 starts. As bad as he's been this year, the New York native has been great at Madison Square Garden--going 3-2-2 with a 1.99 GAA and .938 SV% there over the last five years.
Subban gave up five goals on 23 shots in the Golden Knights loss to the Kings on January 9th. Marc-Andre Fleury started the last five games but is serving his one-game suspension tonight, so Subban will face the Hurricanes. Subban is 5-5-2 with a 2.82 GAA and .906 SV% on the road while Carolina comes in at 5-0-1 with 2.83 goals per game in their last six at home.
Rask surrendered two goals on 37 shots in the Bruins win over the Islanders on January 11th. HE started January 14th but left before even facing a shot and ended up missing the next three games with a concussion. Rask is 4-0-1 with a 2.18 GAA and .936 SV% in his last six starts and gets set to face Jets team that has lost four in a row while averaging just 1.75 goals per game.
Koskinen allowed four goals on 3 33 shots in the Oilers loss in Calgary on January 11th. Mike Smith has started the last three games but Koskinen will make his 26th start of the season tonight vs. the Blues. He's gonna 7-4-2 with a 3.28 GAA, .896 SV% and one shutout on home ice this year and stopped 42 of 44 shots in a 2-1 loss in his first start vs. St. Louis (Dec.18).
Samsonov stopped all seven shots that he faced after replacing Braden Holtby in the Capitals' come-from-behind win over the Islanders on January 18th. Holtby ended up starting the last two games, but Samsonov draws a terrific matchup tonight in Ottawa. He stopped 26 of 27 shots in a 6-1 win in his first start vs. the Senators.
