Vlasic missed Friday’s practice and will not play with an upper-body injury that he suffered on Wednesday. With Vlasic out, Dylan DeMelo will draw into the lineup and play on a pairing with Tim Heed.
Demko has appeared in seven games with Utica this season and has gone 4-2-0 with a 1.85 GAA and .939 SV%. There’s no word on why Demko has been recalled, but he could serve as the backup tonight if one of the Canucks goalies are ailing.
Lagace allowed two goals on 28 shots in the Golden Knights’ loss in Boston on Thursday. It was a much better performance than his first two appearances this season, but still wasn’t enough to get the ‘W’. This afternoon he faces a Senators team that has lost five of their last eight (3-2-3).
Kuemper allowed two goals on 30 shots in the Kings win in Ottawa on October 24th. The 27-year-old has made two starts and one relief appearance this season, going 2-0-0 with a 1.92 GAA and .929 SV% in those appearances. Tonight he will face a Predators team that has lost four of their last six (2-3-1).
Ristolainen, who has had a slow start to the season, was not on the ice this morning and will not be in the lineup tonight in Dallas. With Ristolainen out, Taylor Fedun will be back in the lineup and Viktor Antipin will play on the top PP unit.
Darling allowed three goals on 25 shots in the Hurricanes’ loss to the Ducks last Sunday. Cam Ward started on Thursday, so they’re expected to go back to Darling tonight in Arizona. The 28-year-old has gone 2-2-0 with a 2.55 GAA and .907 SV% in four starts away from home this season.
Raanta allowed five goals on 31 shots in the Coyotes’ loss to the Sabres on Thursday. After a couple of good seasons with the Rangers, Raanta has struggled with the Coyotes so far—the 28-year-old has allowed 10 goals on 87 shots (.885 SV%) in his first four starts in an Arizona uniform.
Lundqvist stopped 27 of 28 shots in the Rangers win in Tampa Bay on Thursday. It was a great outing for King Henrik, who was taking on the NHL’s top offence. Lundqvist is 4-4-2 with a 2.99 GAA and .904 SV% on the season and will take on another high-powered offence tonight.
Theodore has sat as a healthy scratch in two of the first three games since being recalled from Chicago (AHL) but he will replace Brad Hunt in the lineup this afternoon. Theodore could be a sneaky fantasy add if he can carve out a large enough role in the Golden Knights offence.
Lehner gave up four goals on 29 shots in the Sabres win in Arizona on Thursday. Lehner has won three of his last four starts while posting a 2.74 GAA and. 911 SV%. Despite a nice stretch, Lehner has struggled on the road this season, going 2-3-0 with a 4.04 GAA and .863 SV% in five starts.
Quincey has sat out of the last two games and Bruce Boudreau announced today that it was because of an injury, but he is ready to replace Gustav Olofsson in the lineup vs. Chicago. Quincey has three assists while averaging 15:35 TOI/GM in nine games this season.
Lindgren has gone 3-3-0 with a 3.53 GAA and .885 SV% in nine starts with Laval (AHL) so far this season. The 23-year-old has stopped 82 of 87 shots that he has faced in his three career NHL games. With Carey Price out, he will serve as Montreal’s No.2 goaltender for the time being.
Ritchie was already ruled out of Saturday’s game but general manager Jim Nill announced that he will likely be out for one more week, which will cost him three more games.
Marchand was given a maintenance day on Friday, but will be in the lineup against the Capitals. Marchand is already off to a another start to the 2017-18 season, picking up eight goals and five assists (13 points) in 11 games.
Nieto is a question mark for the Avalanche on Saturday because of an illness. The Avalanche are already scheduled to go with 11 forwards and seven defensemen, so it’s unclear who would take Nieto’s spot if he were to be unavailable.
Andersen stopped 28 of 29 shots in the Maple Leafs win in Anaheim on Wednesday. Curtis McElhinney started on Thursday, so they’ll come back to Andersen tonight in St. Louis. The 28-year-old enters play with a 4-2-0 record, 2.17 GAA and .936 SV% in six road starts this season.
Gostisbehere has missed the last three games with an upper-body injury that he suffered last Saturday in Toronto, but he was on the ice for today’s morning skate and he said he feels good enough to play. It sounds like Gostisbehere will return, but he is officially listed as a game-time decision.
Anderson allowed one goal on 25 shots in the Senators’ win over the Red Wings on Thursday. Anderson has won three of his last four starts while posting a 3.82 GAA and .874 SV% and tonight he will make his 11th start of the season. He is a must-start tonight vs. a Vegas team that has won three in a row.
Varlamov made an absurd 57 saves on 60 shots in Colorado’s win over the Hurricanes on Thursday. It was an extremely impressive outing for Varlamov, who has been volatile so far this season. Tonight he faces a Flyers team that has lost four of their last six (2-3-1) while averaging just 2.50 goals per game.
