Boyle was forced to leave Sunday’s game vs. the Bruins and is day-to-day with a right shoulder ailment. Nick Lappin has been recalled from Binghamton (AHL) and is expected to replace Boyle on Tuesday.
Dubnyk stopped all 44 shots that he faced in the Wild’s shutout win over the Blackhawks on Saturday. It was an impressive outing from Dubnyk, who has won four of his last six (4-1-1) while posting a 2.39 GAA, .935 SV% and one shutout. Tonight he faces a banged up Rangers team on home-ice, where he has gone 14-2-4 with a 2.11 GAA and .933 SV% this season.
Howard allowed four goals on 27 shots in the Red Wings overtime win in Washington on Sunday. The Red Wings blew another three-goal lead but were able to win in overtime, Howard’s first win since January 5th. Tonight they face a Ducks team that has lost four of their last six at Little Caesars Arena, where Howard is 10-10-5 with a 2.86 GAA and .908 SV% this season.
Sundqvist had two goals and four assists (six points) in six games during his conditioning stint. He returns to the Blues, where he has just three assists in 30 games this season.
Murray stopped 33 of 34 shots in the Penguins win in St. Louis on Sunday. Murray has won four of five with a 2.76 GAA and .918 SV% since returning from the death of his father. The Penguins are really heating up right now and Murray is a must-start vs. the Senators this evening.
Neuvirth allowed one goal on 39 shots in the Flyers win in Vegas on Sunday. With Brian Elliott getting hurt in the shootout the night before, the Flyers turned to Neuvirth, who was great in the shootout and even better in Vegas. Neuvirth has turned in performances like this before but is terribly inconsistent. He will look to build off of it tonight vs. New Jersey—he stopped 28 of 29 shots in a 3-1 win vs. the Devils in late-January.
Johnson allowed two goals on 27 shots in the Sabres win in Boston on Saturday. Robin Lehner was stuck with the loss on Sunday, so the Sabres will go back to Johnson tonight vs. the Lightning. Johnson has won two of his last three starts while stopping 85 of 92 shots (.924 SV%) but remains a terrible option tonight vs. Tampa Bay.
Johnson allowed two goals on 27 shots in the Sabres win in Boston on Saturday. Robin Lehner was stuck with the loss on Sunday, so the Sabres will go back to Johnson tonight vs. the Lightning. Johnson has won two of his last three starts while stopping 85 of 92 shots (.924 SV%) but remains a terrible option tonight vs. Tampa Bay.
Halak allowed three goals on 42 shots in the Islanders loss to the Flames on Sunday. It was one of his better outings but still wasn’t enough to record the W. Halak has gone 2-2-1 with a 3.77 GAA and .904 SV% in five February appearances and is 1-0-0 with a 2.04 GAA and .950 SV% in two games vs. the Blue Jackets.
Ward stopped 29 of 30 shots in the Hurricanes win over the Avalanche on Saturday. He snapped a brief two-game losing skid and is now 4-1-1 with a 1.99 GAA, .931 SV% and one shutout in his last sixth start. The veteran comes into Tuesday’s game vs. the Kings at 8-3-2 with a 2.20 GAA and .923 SV% at PNC Arena this season.
Howard allowed four goals on 27 shots in the Red Wings overtime win in Washington on Sunday. The Red Wings blew another three-goal lead but were able to win in overtime, Howard’s first win since January 5th. Tonight they face a Ducks team that has lost four of their last six at Little Caesars Arena, where Howard is 10-10-5 with a 2.86 GAA and .908 SV% this season.
The Blackhawks will turn to Forsberg in the midst of a five-game losing streak. Forsberg has had his ups and downs of late, going 2-2 over his last four starts with a .923 SV%. He has a great opportunity to bring an end to the Blackhawks’ losing streak tonight against the Coyotes.
Nosek has been out since January 16th, but was back on the ice on Monday afternoon and is nearing a return to the lineup. Nosek has registered three goals and five assists (eight points) in 41 games this season.
Subban will definitely miss at least the next three games with an upper-body injury. Since the Golden Knights do not have a back-to-back this week, you can expect Marc-Andre Fleury to start all three games. Keep an eye on Subban’s status heading into next Monday’s game vs. the Ducks. However if he is to miss two weeks, the schedule sets up nicely for Fleury to start the next six games.
Fleury allowed three goals on 17 shots in the Golden Knights loss to the Flyers on Sunday. Vegas dominated the game but Michal Neuvirth had a stellar outing in the opposite crease, sticking Fleury with his second loss in three starts. With Malcolm Subban on IR, Fleury is expected to start for the next six games. He has gone 7-3-2 with a 2.16 GAA and .925 SV% at T-Mobile Arena this season.
Joel Quenneville said while it remains too early to determine a timetable for Crawford's return, there has been no discussion of shutting him down for the season.
If Mike Smith misses an extended period of time Gillies could potentially see some playing time. Gillies has a .915 SV% and a 2.61 GAA in 31 games with Stockton (AHL) this year.
The Flames provided no further update on Smith (lower-body), and plan on re-evaluating him tomorrow. His injury should be considered day-to-day for now.
Reimer missed five games with a groin injury before returning Friday night to serve as Harri Sateri’s backup against the Kings. Reimer had struggled before his injury, posting a 0.898 SV% over his last six starts. He draws a decent matchup tonight against the Oilers.
Rittich allowed two goals on 32 shots in the Flames win in New Jersey last Thursday. With Mike Smith getting injured late in the Flames win over the Islanders on Sunday, Rittich will be the Flames No.1 for the immediate future. The 25-year-old netminder has played well in limited action this season, going 5-1-2 with a 2.20 GAA and .927 SV%. He makes for a strong pickup with Smith out, but has a rough matchup tonight in Boston.
