Hellebuyck allowed four goals on 39 shots in the Jets’ loss in Pittsburgh on Thursday. It’s not easy to slow the Penguins down and Hellebuyck, like so many others, struggled. This afternoon he will look for revenge against Montreal. In his first start against the Canadiens this season, Hellebuyck was pulled after he allowed three goals on seven shots in the first 14 minutes.
Greiss allowed two goals on 27 shots in the Islanders’ win over the Rangers’ on Thursday. Greiss has won three of his last five, despite allowing a combined 17(!) goals on 152 shots (.888 SV%). He will get the nod in the first games of the Islanders-Devils home-and-home and comes in at 6-6-2 with a 2.68 GAA and .919 SV% on the road.
Anderson allowed three goals on 25 shots in the Senators loss to Buffalo on Tuesday. Mike Condon was given the start on Thursday, but Anderson will start his third in four games tonight in Toronto. In his limited playing time, Anderson has gone 5-2-0 with a 2.16 GAA and .937 SV% on the road this season.
Lehtonen allowed three goals on 26 shots in the Stars loss in Minnesota on Thursday. Despite the loss, Lehtonen will start again tonight vs. the Lightning. Lehtonen has lost five of his last six starts while posting a 3.24 GAA and .891 SV%. Tonight he will face a Tampa Bay team that has won three of their last four.
Allen allowed three goals on 21 shots in the Blues’ win over the Canucks on Thursday. Allen has won four consecutive games while posting a 1.50 GAA, .947 SV% and one shutout. In his first start vs.the Sabres this season, he stopped 23 of 24 shots in a 4-1 win back in mid-November.
Anderson allowed three goals on 25 shots in the Senators loss to Buffalo on Tuesday. Mike Condon was given the start on Thursday, but Anderson will start his third in four games tonight in Toronto. In his limited playing time, Anderson has gone 5-2-0 with a 2.16 GAA and .937 SV% on the road this season.
Andersen allowed one goal on 34 shots in the Maple Leafs’ win over the Islanders on Tuesday. Andersen was given Wednesday night off, so he will go again tonight vs. the Senators. In his first two starts against Ottawa this season, Andersen has gone 0-0-2 with a 3.34 GAA and .877 SV%.
Cammalleri has not registered a point in the last three games and played just 13:20 TOI on Thursday and tonight he'll come out of the lineup completely. Joseph Blandisi will replace him and Beau Bennett is expected to take his spot on the second line.
Dubnyk allowed one goal on 23 shots in the Wild’s loss to the Ducks on Tuesday. He was given Thursday night off, but will get back in the crease tonight vs. the Predators. Dubnyk has gone 4-2-0 with a 2.48 GAA and .920 SV% in February and has gone 2-0-0 with a 1.95 GAA and .939 SV% in his first two starts against the Predators this season.
Cehlarik, 21, was sent down for the Bruins’ bye week so he could get some extra playing time with Providence, but will go on their California trip that starts in San Jose on Sunday. The rookie recorded two assists in his first two NHL games and has 33 points (18G / 15A) in 40 AHL games this season.
Marner left Wednesday’s game in Columbus after crashing hard into the side boards and missed yesterday’s practice, so it’s not a big surprise that head coach Mike Babcock announced that Marner will miss both games of the Maple Leafs’ Saturday-Sunday back-to-back. He is considered day-to-day.
Kane was in the lineup after being a game-time decision on Thursday, so expect the same thing to happen this afternoon. He missed yesterday’s practice for rest reasons because he’s fighting an illness, but he should play vs. the Blues.
Kulikov missed Friday’s practice for an undisclosed reason and is listed as a game-time decision for this afternoon’s game against the Blues. Expect him to be in the lineup, but monitor his status as the Sabres hit the ice for warmups at 12:30p.m. ET.
Franson has missed the last four games with a bone bruise on his foot, but will return to the lineup vs. the Blues this afternoon. Franson has three goals and 13 assists (16 points) in 51 games and will skate with Josh Gorges.
Lehner stopped all 23 shots that he faced in the Sabres’ shutout win over the Avalanche on Thursday. Lehner has won three of his last four starts while posting a 1.77 GAA, .950 SV% and one shutout. This afternoon he will face the Blues for the second time this season—in his first start against St. Louis he stopped 27 of 30 shots in a 4-1 loss.
Conacher has 10 goals and 32 assists (42 points) in 41 games with Syracuse this season, but is likely only coming up as insurance for Tyler Johnson, who’s status is uncertain for tonight’s game. Conacher also has one goal and one assist in seven NHL games this year.
Archibald appeared in two games during his call-up, but was a heathy scratch for the last two games because Evgeni Malkin returned in the first and Carl Hagelin returned in the second. Archibald has two goals in his season debut, but is on his way back to the AHL.
Bartkowski, 28, has registered two goals and eight assists (10 points) in 34 games with Providence (AHL) before signing a two-way deal with the Flames earlier this week. He has 42 points (6G / 36A) in 211 career NHL games with the Bruins and Canucks.
