Bobrovsky allowed two goals on 43 shots in the Blue Jackets shootout loss to Minnesota on Tuesday. Bobrovsky bounced back from a difficult December to finish 4-4-1 with a 2.30 GAA and .932 SV% in nine January starts. He will look to keep things rolling into February, starting tonight with the Sharks, who are in town as losers of four in a row.
Hayes was a healthy scratch for the last two games as the Devils went with 11 forwards and seven defensemen. Hayes has just nine points (3G / 6A) in 26 games this season and will play in the AHL for the first time since 2013-14.
Quenneville, 21, has recorded 10 goals and 11 assists (21 points) in 31 AHL games this season. Quenneville has four points (1G / 3A) in 12 career NHL games (all in 2016-17) and could make his season debut vs. the Penguins on Saturday.
Santini has not played in the last nine games and with the return of Mirco Mueller, Santini became their eighth defenseman. Santini has 10 points (2G / 8A) in 36 games with the Devils this season and will likely make his AHL season debut this weekend.
Raanta was scheduled to start vs. the Stars but turned the duties over to Scott Wedgewood after getting involved in an auto incident prior to puck-drop. This was a tough break for Raanta owners because the netminder came in playing extremely well. Raanta was held out for precautionary reasons and should be fine for Saturday’s game in Los Angeles.
Quick was pulled after giving up five goals on 19 shots in the Kings loss in Vancouver last Tuesday. Quick is hoping for a better month in February after going 2-6-0 with a 3.15 GAA and .894 SV% in January—by far his worst month of the season so far. Quick allowed four goals on 20 shots in a 4-3 loss to the Predators on January 6th.
Rinne stopped all 27 shots that he faced in the Predators shutout win in New Jersey last Thursday. Rinne is riding a five-game winning streak while posting a 1.78 GAA, .940 SV% and one shutout. One of those wins came against the Kings, who he’ll face again tonight—he stopped 26 of 29 shots in a 4-3 win in Los Angeles.
Lundqvist was pulled after allowing three goals on seven shots in the Rangers loss in Anaheim last Tuesday. Lundqvist has dropped his last three stats while allowing a combined eight goals on 72 shots (.889 SV%). In two starts against Toronto this season, King Henrik has allowed eight goals on 54 shots (.852 SV%).
Lyon turned aside all five shots that he faced in relief of Michal Neuvirth in his NHL debut last night. Neuvirth reportedly did not feel well during the game, so look for Lyon to get his first career start tonight in New Jersey. The 25-year-old is a bit of an unknown and is the fourth goalie on the Flyers depth chart but with injuries he’ll get his shot—he was 13-8-2 with a 2.90 GAA and .910 SV% in Lehigh Valley (AHL).
McElhinney allowed one goal on 40 shots in the Maple Leafs win in Dallas last Thursday. It was a great outing for the Toronto backup, who hadn’t played in 36 days. With Frederik Andersen starting last night he probably won’t have to wait another month to play as he’s expected to start tonight against the Rangers. McElhinney has gone 2-3-0 with a 2.88 GAA and .919 SV% on the road this season.
Vasilevskiy allowed one goal on 37 shots in the Lightning’s win in Philadelphia last Thursday. After a three-game losing streak, Vasilevskiy has won his last two games while turning away 76 of 77 shots (.987 SV%). The Flames went into Tampa Bay and beat up on the Bolts a few weeks ago so the Lighting will be looking to get some revenge in Calgary tonight.
