Allen was yanked after allowing four goals on 18 shots in the Blues’ loss to the Islanders on Saturday. This was one of Allen’s worse start of the season and will get an opportunity to bounce-back tonight in Calgary. The 27-year-old stopped 23 of 25 shots in a 5-2 win in his first start against the Flames this season.
Hellebuyck allowed five goals on 22 shots in the Jets’ loss in Vegas on Friday. Despite Steve Mason recording the win in Arizona the following night, Hellebuyck will take on the Coyotes tonight on home-ice. Friday was the 24-year-old’s first regulation loss of the season and comes into Tuesday at 4-0-1 with a 2.61 GAA and .919 SV% at the MTS Centre.
Elie has appeared i the last five games, recording one goal on seven shots, but is expected to be scratched tonight with Tyler Pitlick ready to return to the lineup.
Smith allowed three goals on 42 shots in the Flames’ win over the Red Wings last Thursday. Smith has won four of his last five starts while posting a 2.76 GAA and .917 SV%. Smith comes into tonight at 5-5-0 with a 2.95 GAA and .905 SV% in 10 starts on home ice but has a tough matchup vs. the visiting Blues.
Hamonic returns after a three-game absence but doesn’t bring a lot of fantasy relevance to the table. He doesn’t see any power-play time because of the other talented defensemen in Calgary and comes into Monday with just one goal and one assist in 13 games with the Flames.
Wennberg has reportedly been dealing with some kind of injury recently so he may not be in the lineup in Montreal on Tuesday. If Wennberg doesn’t play, Sonny Milano will draw back into the lineup and their lines will likely be shuffled.
Kulemin was hurt in against the Oilers last Tuesday and will miss the rest of the 2017-18 season after undergoing surgery. Josh Ho-Sang was recalled after Kulemin was moved to IR and this injury could allow the rookie to remain with the team.
Lundqvist allowed two goals on 29 shots in the Rangers win over the Oilers on Saturday. Lundqvist has won six in a row while posting a 2.66 GAA and .913 SV% since getting a new mask on October 31st. Tonight he will go for seven in a row in Chicago—the veteran has gone 2-1-0 while allowing a combined 12 goals on 121 shots (.901 SV%) in four road starts this season.
Patrick has missed his last eight games with an upper-body injury and is expected to miss his ninth game on Tuesday. Monitor his status leaving up to Thursday’s contest.
Nylander missed today’s practice, but the Maple Leafs are off until Thursday, so expect him to be fine and ready to go against New Jersey.
Pitlick has missed the last games but is expected to replace Remi Elie in the lineup tonight. Pitlick has registered two goals and two assists in his first 14 games of the season.
Methot will miss his third consecutive game with a lower-body injury that he suffered November 6th vs. the Jets. The Stars have plenty of blueline depth so this injury shouldn’t affect them too much. He has no fantasy relevance has he’s failed to pick up a point with just 13 shots in 15 games this season.
Lehtonen allowed one goal on 28 shots in the Stars win over the Sabres on November 4th. Ben Bishop started five of the last six games, but Lehtonen will go tonight in Florida after Bishop started last night’s loss in Carolina. Lehtonen has gone 1-2-0 with a 2.39 GAA and.909 SV% on the road this season.
Bishop stopped 14 of 14 shots in the Stars shutout win over the Islanders on Friday. It was about as easy as a shutout gets in the NHL and was Bishop’s seventh win of the season and just his second in his last six games. Tonight he faces the Hurricanes for the second time this season—he stopped 36 of 39 shots in a 4-3 win in the first meeting.
With Mathieu Perreault set to return in the near future, Lemieux returns to Manitoba where he has registered three goals and two assists (five points) in four games this season. The 21-year-old had one goal in seven games during his call-up.
Scandella was absent from Monday’s practice session as the Sabres’ blueline woes continue. He is questionable for Tuesday’s game so monitor his status during the morning skate.
Krejci has been out with a back injury since October 19th, but it looks like he may return during the Bruins’ California road-trip. Despite travelling to Anaheim with the team, Krejci remains questionable for Tuesday’s game.
Bjork was “nicked up” Saturday vs. Toronto and is doubtful for Tuesday’s game in Anaheim. The Bruins didn’t rule Bjork out, but it seems unlikely that he will join the team in Anaheim and could miss the entire road-trip.
Just because Marchand didn’t initially travel to Anaheim doesn’t mean he won’t play on Tuesday but it makes it very unlikely. Marchand hasn’t officially been ruled out vs. the Ducks, but it seems doubtful that he will play in either of the next two games (Tuesday/Wednesday) and could very well miss the entire road-trip.
Despite being held off of the ice on Monday, the Panthers expect their star winger to be in the lineup against Dallas. If Huberdeau does play, make sure he is active in your leagues because he comes in with five goals and 14 assists (19 points) in 16 games this year.
