Berra was recently assigned to San Diego and stopped 38 of 41 shots in his only AHL start of the season. IN two games with the Ducks he has allowed three goals on 25 shots and tonight he will backup Ryan Miller with John Gibson in concussion protocol.
Gibson was pulled from Tuesday’s game vs. the Kings after being hit in the mask with a shot and is still in concussion protocol. Gibson stopped 30 of 33 shots and left in a 3-3 tie and Ryan Miller eventually came in an lost in OT. Miller gets the nod Thursday with Gibson temporarily sidelined.
Miller allowed one goal on 10 shots after replacing an inured John Gibson in the Ducks loss to the Kings on Tuesday. With Gibson in concussion protocol, Miller will start tonight vs. his former team and comes in with a 2.13 GAA and .946 SV% in three appearances. The Canucks comes in having lost three of their last five while averaging 2.40 goals for per game.
Mrazek stopped all 36 shots that he faced in the Red Wings shutout win over the Oilers on Sunday. Mrazek has played well so far this season, stopping 145 of the 157 shots (.924 SV%) that he has faced in four starts and one relief appearance. Tonight he faces a Flames team that is second last in the NHL in scoring, averaging just 2.40 goals per game.
Lindgren allowed two goals on 31 shots in the Canadiens win over the Golden Knights on Tuesday. Lindgren has won each of his first two starts since being recalled from Laval (AHL) while stopping 67 of 69 shots (.971 SV%). He makes for another interesting option tonight against a Wild team that has lost three in a row and come in on the tail-end of a back-to-back.
Hansen has been a healthy scratch for the last six games but will draw back in tonight vs. the Lightning—he takes Kevin Labanc's spot in the lineup. Hansen has just one assist in seven games this season.
Budaj allowed four goals on 21 shots in the Lightning’s loss to the Ducks on October 28th. Budaj has struggled in his two starts this season, allowing a combined eight goals on just 55 shots (.855 SV%). Tonight he faces a Kings team that has gone 5-1-1 in their last seven games while averaging 3.29 goals for per game.
Miller allowed one goal on 10 shots after replacing an inured John Gibson in the Ducks loss to the Kings on Tuesday. With Gibson in concussion protocol, Miller will start tonight vs. his former team and comes in with a 2.13 GAA and .946 SV% in three appearances. The Canucks comes in having lost three of their last five while averaging 2.40 goals for per game.
Vlasic missed Saturday’s game vs. the Ducks, but is expected to play tonight vs. the Lightning. Vlasic will replace Dylan DeMelo in the lineup and enters play with one goal and three assists (four points) in 12 games this season.
Vasilevskiy gave up four goals on 34 shots in the Lightning’s win over the Blue Jackets on Saturday. Vasilevskiy has won 11 of his first 13 starts to kick-off 2017-18 while posting a 2.52 GAA and .924 SV%. He has given up a lot of goals, but the Lightning lead the NHL in goals for, so expect him to continue to rack up the wins.
Jones stopped 25 of 26 shots in the Sharks’ win over the Ducks on Saturday. The win extended Jones’ winning streak to three—he has stopped 60 of 64 shots (.938 SV%) over that stretch. Jones has been excellent through his first 10 starts of 2017-18, going 7-3-0 with a 1.98 GAA and .930 SV.
Drouin left Tuesday’s game with an upper-body injury and did not return. Drouin missed Wednesday’s practice and head coach Claude Julien said that there’s a 50/50 chance he will play Thursday against Minnesota.
There is no word on what is ailing Shaw, who finished Tuesday’s game vs. the Golden Knights. Shaw missed Wednesday’s practice and the Canadiens said that there is a 50/50 chance that he will play vs. the Wild.
Dubnyk allowed four goals on 24 shots in the Wild’s loss in Boston on Monday. Dubnyk has now lost five of his last eight games (3-4-1) and comes into Wednesday at 1-3-0 with a 3.88 GAA and .886 SV% in four starts on the road. He will face a Toronto team that has lost five of their last seven and could be without leading scorer Auston Matthews.
Rask stopped 24 of 27 shots in the Bruins 5-3 win over the Wild on Monday. Rask has now won two of his last three starts while turning away 76 of 83 shots (.916 SV%). Tonight he starts at Madison Square Garden—so far he is 0-2-1 with a 3.30 GAA and .892 SV% on the road so far this season.
Kulemin left Tuesday’s loss vs. Edmonton with an upper-body injury after playing 8:03 TOI and didn’t return. This afternoon the Isles moved him to IR and Alan Quine, who has recalled this morning will likely take his spot in the lineup on Friday.
Andersen allowed three goals on 28 shots and stopped all three shootout attempts in the Maple Leafs win over the Golden Knights on Monday. It was just Andersen’s second win in his last six starts and moved him to 4-3-0 with a 4.10 GAA and.869 SV% in seven games at the Air Canada Centre this season.
Lundqvist allowed three goals on 25 shots in the Rangers win over the Blue Jackets on Monday. Lundqvist has won four straight starts while posting a 2.98 GAA and .901 SV%. The numbers aren’t great, but the wins are there. Tonight he faces the Bruins at Madison Square Garden, where he has gone 4-3-2 with a 2.88 GAA and .900 SV% so far this season.
Svedberg, 28, has gone 3-6-0 with a 2.84 GAA and .904 SV% in 10 games with Iowa so far this season. With Alex Stalock expected to go join his wife for the birth of their second child, Svedberg will come up and backup Dubnyk against the Maple Leafs.
