Coreau was pulled after he allowed four gaols on 16 shots in the Red Wings loss in Boston on Tuesday. Despite the rough outing, the Red Wings will go back to Coreau tonight on the tail-end of a back-to-back. Coreau has a career .881 SV% in 15 career NHL games, so he is an incredibly risky option in Columbus.
Rittich allowed one goal on 26 shots in the Flames win in Buffalo on Wednesday. The loss snapped a four-game losing streak for Rittich, who will start again tonight in Ottawa. The 25-year-old has gone 7-3-2 with a 2.72 GAA and .913 SV% on the road this season.
Condon allowed two goals on 27 shots in the Senators loss in Arizona on Saturday. With Craig Anderson going last night, Condon will go tonight vs. the Flames. Condon has dropped six in a row, posting an ugly 3.17 GAA and .894 SV% in the process. The 27-year-old has gone 2-2-2 with a 3.63 GAA and .890 SV% at the Canadian Tire Centre in 2017-18.
Condon allowed two goals on 27 shots in the Senators loss in Arizona on Saturday. With Craig Anderson going last night, Condon will go tonight vs. the Flames. Condon has dropped six in a row, posting an ugly 3.17 GAA and .894 SV% in the process. The 27-year-old has gone 2-2-2 with a 3.63 GAA and .890 SV% at the Canadian Tire Centre in 2017-18.
Bishop will miss his second straight game on Friday but will travel with the team to start a road-trip in Pittsburgh on Sunday. Bishop is expected to start skating next week but there is still no firm timetable for his return. Expect Kari Lehtonen to start every game until Bishop is ready.
Lehtonen stopped 32 of 33 shots in the Stars 2-0 loss in Nashville on Tuesday. Despite the loss, it was a fantastic outing for Lehtonen, who was sup-par after replacing Ben Bishop (lower-body) the night before. He has not faced the Ducks this season, but is 3-2-1 with a 3.45 GAA and .893 SV% in five starts and four relief appearances at American Airlines Center this season.
Miller allowed five goals on 42 shots in the Ducks loss to the Oilers on February 25th. John Gibson started the last four games, including last night, so look for Miller to start tonight in Dallas. In his first start against the Stars (Feb.21), Miller stopped all 41 shots that he faced in a 2-0 shutout win. He will look for a repeat performance tonight.
Rinne stopped all 26 shots that he faced in the Predators shutout win over the Stars on Tuesday. Rinne is riding a seven-game winning streak, allowing just 13 goals on 226 shots (.942 SV%). Tonight he faces the Ducks for the third time this season—he is 2-0-0 with a 2.41 GAA and .932 SV% in the first two meetings with Anaheim.
Howard allowed two goals on 21 shots after replacing Jared Coreau in the Red Wings loss in Boston on Tuesday. The Red Wings are plummeting, which is fine for them at this point in the season and tonight they welcome the Golden Knights for their first ever visit to Little Caesars Arena. Howard is 12-11-6 with a 2.73 GAA and .912 SV% on home ice this year.
Lindgren will get the nod again tonight despite allowing six goals on 33 shots in Tuesday’s 6-4 loss to the Devils. In his three starts since being recalled in late February, Lindgren’s recorded a 1-1-1 record and a .911 SV%. He draws another tough matchup tonight against the Panthers.
Lyon’s last start came on February 20th, where he stopped 25 of 27 shots en route to a 3-2 victory over the Canadiens. He has a 2.88 GAA and a .903 SV% in five appearances for the Flyers this season. He draws a tough matchup tonight against the Bruins.
Lehner was beat four times on just 30 shots in a 4-1 loss to the Panthers on Friday. He came in relief of Chad Johnson last night, stopping 18 of the 19 shots he faced. He has just two wins in his last nine starts, but has a decent chance of getting back into the win column tonight against the Sens.
Lundqvist allowed two goals on 33 shots in a 3-0 loss to the Jets on Tuesday. It was another strong individual performance from Lundqvist who had made over 50 saves in each of the Rangers’ previous two games. He’s got another busy night ahead of him in a terrible matchup against the Lightning.
