Carrier was in the lineup for the last three games, but will come out tonight because of a knee injury. Carrier is expected to miss “a bit” of time, so the Sabres have recalled Justin Bailey from Rochester (AHL). Consider Carrier as day-to-day.
Fedun has had a nice season with the Sabres, registering seven assists in 22 games, but will come out of the lineup with both Josh Gorges and Jack McCabe set to return to the lineup.
McCabe has missed the last five games with a shoulder injury, but will draw back into the lineup on Saturday. McCabe, who has spent time with Rasmus Ristolainen this season, has 10 points (1G / 9A), 50 hits and 64 shots in 45 games this season.
Gorges has been sidelined since January 5th, but will return to the lineup tonight vs. the Senators. Gorges doesn’t have a lot of offensive upside as he comes into play with just one assist in 34 games. Where he has value is his 77 hits and 62 blocked shots.
Bishop allowed four goals on 35 shots in the Lightning’s loss to the Bruins on Tuesday. Bishop has lost three in a row while allowing a combined 11 goals on 73 shots (.849 SV%). Bishop has had a difficult season and tonight he faces the Ducks for the second time in a few weeks—he allowed two goals on 21 shots in a 2-1 OT loss on January 17th.
Lehner allowed two goals on 44 shots in the Sabres’ OT loss to the Rangers’ on Thursday. Lehner has gone 4-2-1 with a 3.02 GAA and .916 SV% in his last seven starts. Tonight he will make his third start of the season versus his former team. The 25-year-old has gone 1-0-1 with a 1.26 GAA and .956 SV% in the first two meetings.
Andersen gave up five goals on 31 shots in the Maple Leafs’ loss in St. Louis on Thursday. After posting back-to-back shutouts, Andersen has turned in two stinkers in a row, allowing a combined eight goals on 39 shots (.795 SV%). Tonight he’ll face the Bruins for the third time this season—he’s gone 2-0-0 with a 1.00 GAA and .966 SV% in the first two.
Holtby allowed three goals on 33 shots in the Capitals’ win over the Bruins on Wednesday. Holtby has won four in a row while posting a 2.25 GAA and .920 SV% and this afternoon he’ll go head-to-head with a struggling Carey Price. Holtby has gone 1-1-0 with a 1.53 GAA and .938 SV% in two starts vs. Montreal this season.
Pavelec allowed three goals on 42 shots in the Jets’ win in Dallas on Thursday. Pavelec has won two in a row while allowing a combined six goals on 69 shots (.913 SV%). Pavelec has won four of his six starts since being called-up, but has allowed at least three goals (3.21 GAA) in each of those six starts.
Bobrovsky allowed four goals on 32 shots in the Blue Jackets’ loss in Nashville before the All-Star break. Bobrovsky has lost his last two starts while allowing a combined eight goals on 56 shots (.857 SV%). He was victorious in his first start vs. the Penguins and comes into Pittsburgh at 11-5-2 with a 2.45 GAA and .914 SV% on the road this season.
Pickard allowed five goals on 31 shots in Colorado’s loss in Anaheim on Tuesday. Pickard has lost three straight while posting a 3.38 GAA and .907 SV%. With Spencer Martin struggling on Wednesday, they will go back to Pickard this afternoon. He has yet to face the Jets and is just 2-7-1 with a 3.32 GAA and .893 SV% on home ice.
Price allowed two goals on 23 shots in the Canadiens’ loss in Philadelphia on Thursday. Dating back to December 23rd, Price is 5-7-3 with a 3.06 GAA (37th) and .902 SV% (t-32nd). Those are very un-Price-like numbers as you can see by where they rank in the NHL over that span—he’s a goalie who is typically found in the top-10 if not the top-5.
Rask allowed five goals on 22 shots in the Bruins’ 5-3 loss in Washington on Wednesday. Rask missed yesterday’s practice because of a groin problem, but he skated this morning and is expected to be in net vs. the Leafs. In his first start against the Maple Leafs, Rask allowed three goals on 19 shots in a 4-1 loss.
Talbot allowed two goals on 27 shots in the Oilers’ loss in Nashville last night. It was a better outing than his game vs. the Wild on Tuesday, but he still ended up with the “L.” Tonight he will face the Hurricanes for the second time this season—he stopped 31 of 33 shots in a 3-2 win in the first meeting.
Gibson allowed one goal on 29 shots in the Ducks’ win over the Avalanche on Tuesday. Gibson finished January with a great 8-2-1 record, 1.59 GAA, .946 SV% and two shutouts. Tonight he faces the Panthers, who will be getting two of their best forwards (Aleksander Barkov & Jonathan Huberdeau) back in the lineup.
