Rinne allowed one goal on 26 shots in the Predators win in Vancouver on Wednesday. Juuse Saros was impressive while giving Rinne a breather on Thursday but the Predators are expected to come back to their veteran netidner for his 25th start of the season tonight. Rinne enters play with three wins in his last four starts while posting a 2.16 GAA and .936 SV%.
Kuemper allowed three goals on 40 shots in the Kings win over the Senators last Thursday. With Jonathan Quick starting last night, Kuemper is expected to go tonight against the Islanders. Kuemper already has a won against the Isles this season and has gone 2-0-1 with a 1.53 GAA and .955 SV% on the road this season.
Gibson allowed one goal on 30 shots in the Ducks win in St. Louis on Thursday. After losing three in a row, Gibson has now won two straight while turning aside 57 of the 60 shots (.950 SV%) that he has faced. Gibson will be in tough tonight against a Capitals team that comes in having won nine of their last 11 games.
Murray stopped 24 of 26 shots in the Penguins loss in Vegas on Thursday. It was a solid return to the crease for Murray but he was out duelled by his former teammate Marc-Andre Fleury. Murray stopped 24 of 25 shots in a 3-1 win in his first start against the Coyotes this season but is 5-6-0 with a 3.36 GAA and .885 SV% on the road.
Bobrovsky gave up four goals on 25 shots but walked away with the win on Thursday. He has now given up at least three goals in five of his last six starts, but the one game he didn’t he posted a 35-save shutout. Bobrovsky has gone 1-1-0 with a 1.45 GAA and .955 SV% in two starts against the Hurricanes this season.
Darling stopped 20 of 23 shots in the Hurricanes loss in Anaheim on Monday. Cam Ward had success winning two straight starts but Darling is expected to start the second game of the Hurricanes back-to-back tonight vs. the Blue Jackets. Darling has lost five straight (0-3-2) with an .891 SV% but has played well vs. the Blue Jackets, going 0-0-2 with a 1.87 GAA and .938 SV% in two games vs. Columbus.
Lundqvist allowed two goals on 35 shots in the Rangers win over the Kings last night. Despite having another game less than 24 hours later, the Rangers will go back to King Henrik because it is a “Big Game” according to head coach Alain Vigneault. Lundqvist allowed two goals on 33 shots in a 4-2 win in his first start against Boston this season.
Budaj allowed two goals on 30 shots in the Lightning’s win over the Avalanche on December 7th. With Andrei Vasilevskiy starting seven of the last eight games, Budaj will give him a breather tonight as he goes up against Colorado again. Playing behind one of the most dominant teams in the NHL makes Budaj an intriguing spot-start option tonight.
Budaj allowed two goals on 30 shots in the Lightning’s win over the Avalanche on December 7th. With Andrei Vasilevskiy starting seven of the last eight games, Budaj will give him a breather tonight as he goes up against Colorado again. Playing behind one of the most dominant teams in the NHL makes Budaj an intriguing spot-start option tonight.
Smith allowed three goals on 29 shots in the Flames loss to the Sharks on Thursday. Smith has lost five of his las six starts while posting a 2.93 GAA and .888 SV%. Things will not get any easier for the veteran as the Nashville Predators travel to town sitting second in the NHL at 20-7-4.
Brodziak, who has collected five goals and five assists in 33 games this season will come out of the lineup vs. the Jets on Saturday. Oskar Sundqvist will draw in on the fourth line to replace him.
Raanta stopped 44 of 48 shots in the Coyotes 4-1 loss to the Lightning on Thursday. Despite the loss, Raanta stood tall against one of the best teams in the NHL. Since returning to the Coyotes crease, Raanta has stopped an impressive 77 of 82 shots (.939 SV%) in just two games. He’ll likely face a ton of rubber again tonight with the Penguins in town.
Price stopped 31 of 32 shots in the Canadiens win over the Devils on Thursday. The win snapped a three-game losing streak for Price, who has won six of nine starts with a 2.14 GAA, .933 SV% and one shutout since returning from injury. He will start tongiht's outdoor game where temperatures are expected to dip under minus-20 Celsius.
