Rinne allowed two goals on 31 shots in the Predators win over the Lightning on Monday. Since returning from injury, Rinne has gone 5-1-1 with a 1.42 GAA, .951 SV% and one shutout in his last seven starts. Tonight he faces a Blues team that just fired Mike Yeo in a building where Rinne is 5-1-0 this season.
Howard gave up two goals on 36 shots in the Red Wings loss in Ottawa last Thursday. Jonathan Bernier started on Saturday, so Howard should be well rested coming into tonight’s game vs. the Bruins. The 34-year-old has an impressive 1.95 GAA and .938 SV% in November and is 4-3-1 with a 2.34 GAA and .931 SV% on home-ice this season.
Bourque has played in nine straight games but will be replaced by Matt Nieto tonight in Los Angeles. Bourque has just three assists in 19 games this season.
Dano played just 6:20 TOI on Sunday and will come out of the lineup tonight in Los Angeles. Dano will be replaced by Colin Wilson.
Nieto has missed the last two games with a lower-body injury, but will replace Marko Dano in Los Angeles. Nieto brings very little offence to the table, picking up just two goals and one assist in 17 games this season.
Wilson missed Sunday’s game in Anaheim, but will replace Gabriel Bourque tonight in Los Angeles. Wilson has five goals and three assists (eight points) in 19 games this season.
With Darren Helm out long-term, Ehn comes up to serve as an extra forward on Wednesday. Ehn had just one assist in 10 NHL games earlier this season, but picked up six points (1G / 5A) in 10 games with Grand Rapids.
Amadio was going to be a healthy scratch on Wednesday, so they send him back to Ontario to get some cap savings. The 22-year-old has just one goal in 13 games this season and heads back to Ontario where he had three assists in his season debut.
Lindberg has often been a healthy scratch this season and will come out of the lineup tonight after playing the last two games. Lindberg, who has no points in eight games this season, will be replaced by Tomas Hyka.
Hyka was a healthy scratch on Monday, but will replace Oscar Lindberg tonight in Arizona. Hyka has registered just four points (1G / 3A) and 22 shots in 16 games this season.
Smith was back in the Rangers lineup for the last two games, picking up one goal and one assist, but will be a healthy scratch again on Wednesday. Brady Skjei will draw back into the Rangers lineup to replace Smith.
Skjei was a healthy scratch for the last two games, but will replace Brendan Smith tonight vs. the Islanders. Skjei has one goal and six assists while averaging 21:51 TOI/gm through 19 games this season.
Honka will come out of the Stars lineup tonight due to an illness. With Honka out, the Stars will go back to 12 forwards and six defensemen with Brett Ritchie suiting up.
Luongo gave up four goals on 24 shots in the Panthers loss in New York on Saturday. Luongo had his four-game winning streak snapped last Thursday and has now lost two in a row while allowing 10 goals on 60 shots (.833 SV%). In his first start vs. the Lightning, Bobby Lu stopped all 13 shots that he faced before leaving the game with an injury.
Petersen stopped all 29 shots that he faced in the Kings shutout win in St. Louis on Monday. Petersen has been great since coming up from the AHL, going 2-1-0 while stopping 101 of 106 shots (.953 SV%) in three games. Petersen will try to keep his roll going against an Avalanche team that is currently third in the NHL in scoring (3.55 GF/pg).
Fleury allowed three goals on 32 shots in the Golden Knights win in Edmonton on Sunday. Fleury has alternated wins and losses in his last nine appearances and is now 9-8-1 with a 2.63 GAA and .901 SV% on the season. Tonight he takes on a Coyotes team that is 2-4-1 while averging just 2.00 goals per game over their last seven games.
Bachman gave up six goals on 29 shots in his only start with Vancouver this season. With Anders Nilsson returning as the Canucks backup tonight, Bachman heads to Utica, where he is 1-4-0 with a 4.23 GAA and .865 SV% this season.
Nilsson has been out since October 25th, but will be Jacob Markstrom’s backup in Anaheim. With Nilsson back, Richard Bachman will head back to Utica (AHL).
Gibson allowed two goals on 35 shots in the Ducks loss to the Maple Leafs last Friday. Gibson missed Sunday’s game with flu-like symptoms, but appears ready to go tonight after practicing on Tuesday and taking part in Wednesday’s morning skate. Gibson is 4-1-4 with a 2.23 GAA and .932 SV% on home-ice this season.
Markstrom allowed five goals on 48 shots in the Canucks loss to the Jets on Monday. Despite losing five in a row and Anders Nilsson returning from injury tonight, the Canucks will stick with Markstrom in Anaheim. The 28-year-old has allowed 18 goals on the last 177 shots (.898 SV%) he faced in those five games.
