Marchessault was on the ice for the morning skate but head coach Gerard Gallant said he is “doubtful but I don’t want to say no.” Expect Marchessault to miss his fifth straight game on Saturday.
Khudobin stopped 30 of 31 shots in the Stars win in Los Angeles on Wednesday. It was another great game for Khudobin, who has won three in a row while posting a 1.33 GAA and .955 SV%. Tonight he takes on a Sharks team that is trying to get things going, winning three of their last five (3-1-1) while scoring 3.00 goals per game.
Fleury gave up four goals on 16 shots in the Golden Knights loss to the Penguins on Tuesday. It was an ugly outing against his former team for Fleury, who has now given up four goals in three straight games. It has been an inauspicious start to 2020 for the veteran, but he draws a solid matchup on Saturday. The Blue Jackets are averaging just 2.40 goals per game in their five road games since Christmas.
Chara was banged up in a fight in Nashville on Tuesday and missed Thursday's game but will replace Steven Kampfer in the lineup on Saturday. Chara has no points in his last 10 games.
Merzlikins allowed three goals on 33 shots in the Blue Jackets loss in San Jose on Thursday. It was another solid performance for Merzlikins, who is now 4-2-1 with a 2.20 GAA and. 935 SV% since taking over as the No.1 netminder. As good as he has been, playing in Vegas is never easy. The Golden Knights are 7-3-0 while averaging 4.10 goals in their last 10 home games.
Koskinen allowed five goals on 33 shots in the Oilers win over the Rangers on New Year's Eve. Even with Mike Smith playing well in four straight games, they'll go back to Koskinen in the 'Battle of Alberta' on Saturday. He was pulled after allowing four goals on 24 shots in a 5-1 loss to the Flames on December 27th.
Koskinen allowed five goals on 33 shots in the Oilers win over the Rangers on New Year's Eve. Even with Mike Smith playing well in four straight games, they'll go back to Koskinen in the 'Battle of Alberta' on Saturday. He was pulled after allowing four goals on 24 shots in a 5-1 loss to the Flames on December 27th.
Gibson allowed two goals on 26 shots in the Ducks loss to the Stars on Thursday. Gibson has dropped four of his last five starts (1-3-1) while posting a 3.15 GAA and .902 SV%. Tonight he faces a Blackhawks team that has lost seven of their last 10 home games, going 3-6-1 while scoring just 2.40 goals per game.
Rask allowed two goals on 35 shots in the Bruins win in Nashville on Tuesday. Jaroslav Halak wasn't very sharp on Thursday, so they'll come back to Rask tonight in Brooklyn. He is 3-0-1 with a 2.25 GAA and .934 SV% in his last four outings while the Isles have lost four of their last five home games (1-3-1).
Talbot stopped 42 of 43 shots in the Flames win over the Hurricanes on Thursday. It was a super outing for Talbot, who has won three in a row while allowing just five goals on 102 shots (.951 SV%). Tonight he looks to stay hot against his former team, on home-ice where he has gone 3-3-0 with a 2.37 GAA and .925 SV% in six games this season.
Lehner allowed six goals on 36 shots in the Blackhawks loss in Vancouver on January 2nd. He ended up missing the next two games with a knee injury but was the backup on Thursday and will start his 24th game of the season tonight. Lehner was terrific in his first game vs. the Ducks, stopped 36 of 38 shots in a 3-2 overtime win in early-November.
de la Rose has been a healthy scratch for the last two games but will replace Jordan Kyrou in the lineup on Saturday. de la Rose has one goal and three assists in 24 games since joining the Blues in mid-November.
Kyrou played in the last two games and continues to play a top-6 role with Brayden Schenn and Jaden Schwartz but can't seem to get the offence going. Kyrou has just four points (2G / 2A) in 12 games this season. Jacob de la Rose will replace him in the lineup and Oskar Sundqvist will be on the top-line.
The Devils used the open roster spot to call up Evan Cormier from Binghamton (AHL) to serve as their No.2 netminder while Mackenzie Blackwood is out with an upper-body injury.
The Sabres went with seven defensemen in St. Louis on Thursday but will go back to 12/6 today, so look for Evan Rodrigues to replace Bogosian as the 12th forward.
Rodrigues has been a healthy scratch for the last four games but will replace Scott Wilson in the lineup on Saturday afternoon. He's had a disastrous season, failing to score a goal with just three assists in 24 games.
Gallagher returned from a concussion on Thursday but missed Friday's practice with headaches. Gallagher was scheduled to undergo testing to determine whether or not the headaches were concussion-related or something else, but that hasn't been determined yet. The team elected to leave him back in Montreal for precautionary reasons as they travelled to Ottawa.
Binnington stopped 18 of 19 shots in the Blues win over the Sabres on Thursday. It was a very easy night for Binnington, who has now won eight of his last nine starts (8-1-0) while posting a 2.57 GAA and .909 SV%. Tonight he faces a Rangers offence that is red-hot, averaging 4.29 goals per game while going 4-3-0 in their last seven games.
Mueller has been a mainstay in the Devils lineup for a month but will get a night off in Washington. Connor Carrick will come in to replace him on the Devils' third pair.
Carrick has been a healthy scratch since December 29th but will draw in for Mirco Mueller in Washington. Carrick has missed some time due to injury this season as well, so he's only played in six games, tallying one assist and four shots.
