Bernier allowed three goals on 40 shots after replacing Jimmy Howard in the Red Wings loss to the Maple Leafs on Wednesday. In his last four appearances, Bernier has posted a 3.69 GAA and .898 SV% and things won't get any easier with the Capitals in town on Saturday. They are 5-1-0 while scoring 3.50 goals per game in their last six road games.
Beaudin sat as a healthy scratch on Friday but will replace Logan Brown in the second game of a back-to-back. Beaudin has just one assist in 13 games this season.
The Senators are on the tail-end of a back-to-back so they will give their rookie centre the night off. J.C. Beaudin will replace Brown in the lineup on Saturday.
Even with Spezza on a three-game point streak and posting two goals and four assists in his last six games, Spezza will sit in the second-game of a back-to-back. Getting Alexander Kerfoot back from suspension likely made Sheldon Keefe's decision a little easier.
Kerfoot was suspended forces hit on Erik Johnson last Saturday but will replace Jason Spezza on the third line on Saturday. Kerfoot has be relatively quiet offensively for Toronto, scoring five goals with three assists (eight points) in 22 games this season.
With Craig Anderson on IR and Anders Nilsson starting last night, Hogberg is expected to make his season debut on Saturday. Hogberg was 6-6-0 with a 3.21 GAA and .892 SV% in 14 AHL games at the time of his call-up. Hogberg has gone 0-2-1 with a 4.09 GAA and .884 SV% in his first four career NHL appearances.
MacDermid played in the last two games but will be replaced by Paul LaDue in the lineup on Saturday.
LaDue was called up from the AHL on Wednesday with Alec Martinez going on IR and will make his season debut on Saturday. LaDue has six points (1G / 5A) in 18 AHL games this season.
Luff played in the last two games and even picked up an assist last night, but Nikolai Prokhorkin will replace him on Saturday.
Prokhorkin was a healthy scratch for the last two games but will replace Matt Luff in the lineup on Saturday. Prokhorkin has two goals and one assist in nine games with the Kings this season.
Dahlstrom has not played since October 29th but will be in the lineup on Saturday because Nathan Beaulieu is out and Dmitry Kulikov was hurt last night. Dahlstrom has no points in 10 games this season.
Kulikov was forced to leave Friday's game early with an upper-body injury and will not play in Los Angeles. With Kulikov out, Carl Dahlstrom will draw back into the Jets' lineup.
McCoshen was acquired from Florida in late-October and is expected to replace Duncan Keith in the lineup on Saturday. McCoshen, who has appeared in 60 career NHL games, has four assists in 13 games with Rockford this season.
Keith was forced to leave Friday's loss to the Avalanche and will not play on Saturday. With Keith out, Ian McCoshen was recalled from Rockford (AHL) and will make his Blackhawks debut. Keith is listed as day-to-day.
Crouse has missed the last three games with an upper-body injury but will be a game-time decision against the Sharks. Crouse has five goals and three assists in 23 games this season.
With Carl Soderberg out with a lower-body injury, Chaput has been brought up from Tucson and will play in his 168th career NHL games. Chaput has nine goals and three assists (12 points) in 15 AHL games this season.
Soderberg was hurt late in Friday's game and will not be available on Saturday. Following the trade of Eric Comrie (to Detroit) the Coyotes had an open roster spot to call-up Michael Chaput to replace Soderberg in the lineup vs. San Jose.
Raanta allowed two goals on 45 shots in the Coyotes win in Los Angeles last Saturday. He missed the first couple of games this week due to illness but will start Saturday vs. the Sharks. Raanta has been excellent in recent action, winning three of his last four starts while posting a 1.98 GAA, .944 SV% and one shutout. Tonight he faces a Sharks team that has won four of their last five while scoring 2.60 goals per game.
Brossoit allowed three goals on 30 shots in the Jets loss to the Blue Jackets last Saturday. The loss snapped a brief two-game winning streak for Brossoit, who comes into Saturday at 3-1-0 with a. 3.25 GAA and .895 SV% on the road. The Kings are scoring 3.14 goals per game on home-ice this season, so Brossoit doesn't have a lot of spot-start intrigue tonight.
With Craig Anderson on IR and Anders Nilsson starting last night, Hogberg is expected to make his season debut on Saturday. Hogberg was 6-6-0 with a 3.21 GAA and .892 SV% in 14 AHL games at the time of his call-up. Hogberg has gone 0-2-1 with a 4.09 GAA and .884 SV% in his first four career NHL appearances.
