Rask surrendered four goals on 28 shots in the Bruins loss in Calgary last Wednesday. Throughout his first four starts, Rask has posted a putrid 4.08 GAA and .875 SV%, but could get back on track tonight in Ottawa. Rask stopped 28 of 31 shots in a 6-3 win over the Senators on October 8th.
Raanta allowed four goals on 31 shots in the Coyotes loss in Winnipeg on Saturday. Raanta has played very well in his first six starts of the season, posting a 2.32 GAA and .911 SV% but that has only translated into two wins. Goal support may be hard to come by for Raanta, but he should post some of the strongest splits in the league.
Saros stopped all 31 shots that he faced in the Predators shutout win in Edmonton on Saturday. In his first start after Pekka Rinne got hurt, Saros showcased that he is more than capable of being the Predators No.1 guy. Saros leads the NHL in wins (4) and has posted a 1.54 GAA, .945 SV% and one shutout in his first four appearances of the season.
Crawford stopped 37 of 38 shots in the Blackhawks win in Columbus on Saturday. Crawford doesn’t look like a goalie that missed 10 months, stopping 64 of the first 68 shots (.941 SV%) he has faced. Tonight he makes for a solid option against a Ducks team that is last in the NHL in shots (23.8 S/PG) and 24th in goals (2.56 GF/PG).
Ceci will miss his fourth straight games with an upper-body injury, but is getting close. Christian Jaros was recalled and will be in the lineup on Tuesday with Ceci still sidelined.
Quenneville has not recorded a point in four NHL games or one AHL game this season. He will take Drew Stafford’s spot on the roster but has only registered four points (1G / 3A) in 18 career NHL games.
Gryba was a minus-2 in his first game with Binghamton and could make his Devils debut after being recalled to take Ben Lovejoy’s spot on the roster.
Stafford was hurt in his second game of the season and his move to IR means he will miss at least Thursday’s game. John Quenneville was recalled in a corresponding move.
Lovejoy missed Saturday’s game with a lower-body injury and will miss at least Thursday’s vs. the Predators after being placed on IR. His roster spot was filled by Eric Gryba, who was called up from Binghamton (AHL) in a corresponding move.
Bobrovsky allowed three goals on 25 shots in the Blue Jackets loss to the Blackhawks on Saturday. Bobrovsky has alternated wins and losses through his first five starts, posting a 3.84 GAA and .876 SV% in the process. Bobrovsky has looked a little better in his most recent games and has a solid matchup against a Coyotes team that is last in goal-scoring (1.43 GF/PG) so far this season.
Nilsson allowed four goals on 32 shots in the Canucks loss in Winnipeg last Thursday. The win snapped a three-game winning streak for Nilsson, who will make his fifth start tonight vs. the Capitals. Despite a strong start from Jacob Markstrom on Saturday, the Canucks will come back to Nilsson tonight—trying to build some competition in the crease.
Galchenyuk skated on the top-line in Coyotes’ practice on Monday and it looks as if he will make his Arizona debut tomorrow. The Coyotes top line could make some noise with the 24-year-old skating alongside Clayton Keller and former first-rounder Lawson Crouse. Galchenyuk had 19 goals and 32 assists (51 points) in 82 games with the Canadiens last season.
The belief is that Brown will accompany the Kings on their road-trip and play Sunday in New York when he is first eligible to be activated. The Kings have struggled without Brown in the lineup and his return would bring some offence and physicality to the top-6.
Radulov missed last Friday’s game with a lower-body injury, but Stars head coach Jim Montgomery said that he could play Tuesday vs. the Kings. Radulov has had a great start to the season, picking up 10 points (4G / 6A) in his first six games.
Nilsson allowed four goals on 32 shots in the Canucks loss in Winnipeg last Thursday. The win snapped a three-game winning streak for Nilsson, who will make his fifth start tonight vs. the Capitals. Despite a strong start from Jacob Markstrom on Saturday, the Canucks will come back to Nilsson tonight—trying to build some competition in the crease.
Georgiev allowed seven goals on 39 shots in the Rangers loss in Carolina on October 7th. Georgiev went down to the AHL last week to get some starts in, going 1-1-0 with a 3.02 GAA and .905 SV%. The 22-year-old draws a really difficult matchup tonight with the Panthers in town—they are tied for 11th in scoring (3.33 GF/PG) through their first six games.
