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Johnson will start Monday in Calgary.

Johnson allowed three goals on 13 shots after replacing Robin Lehner in the Sabres loss to the Stars on Saturday. Johnson has not recorded a win since October 15th and is 1-8-3 with a 3.84 GAA and .878 SV% this season. On top of his struggles, the team in front of him is lousy and the matchup tonight is a rough one.

Chad Johnson
Johnson will likely start Monday in Calgary.

Johnson allowed three goals on 13 shots after replacing Robin Lehner in the Sabres loss to the Stars on Saturday. Johnson has not recorded a win since October 15th and is 1-8-3 with a 3.84 GAA and .878 SV% this season. On top of his struggles, the team in front of him is lousy and the matchup tonight is a rough one.

Chad Johnson
Raanta will start Monday vs. the Islanders.

Raanta stopped 25 of 27 shots in the Coyotes win in St. Louis on Saturday. The results haven’t always been there but Raanta has played very well as of late, posting a 1.91 GAA and .933 SV% in his last six starts. Tonight he will face a high-scoring Islanders team on home-ice, where he has gone 2-7-3 with a 2.59 GAA and .917 SV% this season.

Antti Raanta
Bishop will start Tuesday vs. the Panthers.

Bishop allowed one goal on 26 shots in the Stars shootout loss in Columbus last Thursday. Kari Lehtonen started on Saturday so Bishop will be back between the pipes tonight vs. the Panthers. Bishop is 3-2-1 with a 1.99 GAA and .929 SV% in his last six starts.

Ben Bishop
Bernier will start Monday in Toronto.

Bernier allowed one goal on 28 shots in Colorado’s win over the Rangers on Saturday. Bernier is riding a personal eight-game winning streak, posting a 1.47 GAA, .958 SV% and one shutout in the process. Tonight he will look to extend Colorado’s winning streak to 10 games as he faces his former team in Toronto.

Jonathan Bernier
Schneider (illness) is expected to return to the Devils' crease on Monday.

Schneider allowed five goals on 25 shots in the Devils loss to the Flyers on January 13th. Schneider missed the last three games with an illness but is expected to play tonight after participating in Sunday’s practice. In Schneider’s last five starts, he has gone 0-3-2 while allowing 21 goals on 159 shots (.868 SV%).

Cory Schneider
Vasilevskiy gets the nod Monday in Chicago.

Vasilevskiy allowed four goals on 34 shots in the Lightning’s loss in Minnesota on Saturday. All of a sudden the Lightning and Vasilevskiy are struggling. Vasilevksiy enters play on a three-game losing streak, allowing a combined 13 goals on 88 shots (.852 SV%). He will look to get back on track tonight in Chicago—he stopped 29 of 31 shots in a 3-2 OT win in his first game vs. the Blackhawks.

Andrei Vasilevskiy
Schwartz (ankle) won’t play Tuesday but is a possibility to play on Thursday.

Schwartz, who has been sidelined since December 9th, has been medically cleared to return and it looks like he’ll be back on Thursday. The Blues have gone 8-10-1 while averaging just 2.16 goals per game since Schwartz was sidelined.

Jaden Schwartz
Condon will start Monday in Minnesota.

Condon was yanked after he allowed four goals on 17 shots in the Senators’ 8-2 loss to Chicago on January 9th. It’s been a difficult season for Condon, who has gone 3-5-4 with a 3.48 GAA and .894 SV% in 12 starts and three relief appearances. Tonight he takes on a Wild team that has won three of their last four.

Mike Condon
Halak will start Monday in Arizona.

Halak allowed three goals on 39 shots in the Islanders win in Chicago on Saturday. Halak has won three of his last five starts while posting a 3.36 GAA and .915 SV%. Halak has a chance to keep his minor hot streak going tonight in Arizona—he stopped 32 of 35 shots in a 5-3 win in his first start vs. the Coyotes.

Jaroslav Halak
The Coyotes have acquired John Ramage from the Blue Jackets for future considerations.

Ramage, 26, was a fourth round pick of the Flames in 2010 and has been with the Blue Jackets since 2015-16. Ramage has appeared in just two career NHL games, but has collected nine points (2G / 7A) in 33 games with Cleveland (AHL) this season. He will report to Tucson (AHL).

John Ramage
Condon is in the starter's crease at the Senators morning skate.

Condon was yanked after he allowed four goals on 17 shots in the Senators’ 8-2 loss to Chicago on January 9th. It’s been a difficult season for Condon, who has gone 3-5-4 with a 3.48 GAA and .894 SV% in 12 starts and three relief appearances. Tonight he takes on a Wild team that has won three of their last four.

Mike Condon

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