Markstrom allowed five goals on 34 shots in the Canucks loss in Toronto last Saturday. Markstrom won nine of 10 from Dec.6-Jan.2 but has since lost two in a row. However, he has a good opportunity to get back on track tonight vs. the Coyotes—Markstrom enters play at 9-5-1 with a 2.66 GAA and .914 SV% on home-ice this season.
Nilsson stopped 32 of 33 shots in the Canucks win in Anaheim last night. Nilsson recorded his first win with Ottawa and has now stopped 65 of 72 shots (.903 SV%) since being acquired by the Senators. Tonight he starts on no rest against a Kings team that has won six of their last 10 games (6-4-0).
Reimer made 14 saves on 15 shots after replacing Roberto Luongo in the Panthers loss in Pittsburgh on Tuesday. Reimer has gone 4-3-1 with a 3.19 GAA and .885 SV% on the road this season, making him a risky start against Connor McDavid and the Oilers. Edmonton enters the game at 10-9-1 on home-ice this season.
Subban missed Wednesday’s practice with an undisclosed injury and will miss at least Thursday’s game as well. Maxime Lagace has been recalled to serve as Marc-Andre Fleury’s backup.
Lagace has gone 9-6-0 with a 2.72 GAA and .898 SV% in 18 games with Chicago this season. With Malcolm Subban banged up, Lagace will serve as the Golden Knights No.2 netminder on Thursday.
Fleury gave up two goals on 29 shots in the Golden Knights win over the Rangers on Tuesday. The win extended Fleury’s winning streak to five games, posting a 1.20 GAA, .956 SV% and one shutout over that span. Fleury stopped all 33 shots that he faced in a 6-0 shutout win in his first start against San Jose this season.
Hyman has missed the past eight games with a sprained left ankle but will return to the lineup on Thursday. Hyman, who has seven goals and eight assists (15 points) in 32 games this season, will skate on a line with John Tavares and Mitch Marner in his return to the lineup.
Quick stopped all 16 shots that he faced in the Kings shutout win over the Oilers last Saturday. Quick was given a breather on Monday, so look for him to start Thursday vs. the Senators. He has been a below-average fantasy option this season but has a solid matchup tonight vs. a Senators team that played last night.
Mrazek was on the winning side of Sunday’s game in Ottawa despite allowing four goals on 31 shots. Mrazek has won two in a row while giving up a combined seven goals and comes into Thursday at 5-5-0 with a 2.64 GAA, .912 SV% and one shutout in his last 10 starts. He has been inconsistent and should be left on your bench during a brutal road matchup in Tampa Bay.
Reilly has been in the lineup for 13 consecutive games but has not registered a point, so he will be replaced by Karl Alzner on Thursday.
Peca was in the Canadiens lineup in Detroit on Tuesday but will be replaced by Michael Chaput in the lineup on Thursday.
Hudon was in the Canadiens lineup for Tuesday’s game in Detroit but will be replaced by Nicolas Deslauriers on Thursday.
Deslauriers was a healthy scratch in Detroit on Tuesday but will replace Charles Hudon on Thursday. Deslauriers has just two goals and one assist in 30 games this season.
Alzner will play in his first NHL games since November 24th, replacing Mike Reilly on the blueline. Alzner has just one assist in eight games this season.
Chaput was a healthy scratch in Detroit on Tuesday but will replace Matthew Peca on Thursday. Chaput has collected just four assists in 22 games this season.
Foligno left the Blue Jackets after the team’s December 30th practice as his 5-year-old daughter was scheduled to undergo a heart procedure a day later in Boston. The family didn’t return to Columbus until Tuesday. Foligno returns after missing four games with 20 points (10G / 10A) in 37 contests.
Dunn was originally believed to be a healthy scratch on Tuesday but the Blues confirmed that he is dealing with a lower-body injury. With Dunn out, Alex Pietrangelo and Connor Parayko will man the points on the Blues’ power-play units.
Price allowed one goal on 25 shots in the Canadiens shutout loss to the Wild on Monday. Price has gone 1-2-0 with a 1.37 GAA and .955 SV% since returning from injury and will start Thursday after getting a breather on Tuesday. Price stopped 23 of 25 shots in a win in his first start against the Blues this season and is a nice option with a rookie goalie in the other crease.
Dubnyk stopped all 32 shots that he faced in the Wild’s shutout win in Montreal on Monday. The win extended Dubnyk’s winning streak to three games, stopping 94 of the 100 shots (.940 SV%) that he faced. Tonight he faces the Jets for the second time this year—Dubnyk made 26 saves on 27 shots in a 3-1 win in their first meeting (Dec.29).
