Ennis returned to the lineup on Monday, but was scratched in the second half of the back-to-back to ease him back into action. He was back on the first line this morning and heads into Friday with two goals and one assist in 13 games.
Johnson allowed two goals on 22 shots in the Flames’ win over the Panthers on Tuesday. Johnson has won three of his last five starts while posting a 1.83 GAA and .936 SV%. Johnson will take on a Predators team that has won three of their last four and rank 17th in the NHL in goal scoring (2.68 GF/PG).
Claesson has been a healthy scratch for the last four games, but will get back into the lineup tonight in Columbus. Claesson will replace someone who is sick, but the Senators would not reveal who that defenseman is. Claesson has no points and has averaged 10:27 TOI in eight games this season.
Nedeljkovic, 21, played 30 minutes after replacing Cam Ward and stopped all 17 shots he faced in his first taste of the NHL. Nedeljkovic returns to Charlotte where he has gone 5-12-0 with a 3.30 GAA and .884 SV% in 18 games this season.
Leighton went down to get some playing time with Charlotte, because no one but Cam Ward is seeing time in Carolina. Leighton will return as the Hurricanes’ backup on Friday.
Price allowed four goals on 26 shots in the Canadiens’ loss to the Penguins on Wednesday. The 29-year-old has struggled big time this month, going 3-4-0 with a 3.40 GAA and .881 SV% in his first seven starts in January. Tonight he faces the Sabres on home-ice, where he’s gone 15-5-2 with a 2.19 GAA and .926 SV% on the season.
Montoya allowed four goals on 27 shots in the Canadiens’ win in Winnipeg on January 11th. Montoya has won his last three starts while posting a 2.99 GAA and .912 SV%. He’ll start the first game of the Canadiens back-to-back in New Jersey. It will be his 13th start of the season and he comes in with a 5-4-2 record, 3.25 GAA and .896 SV% on the road.
Gunnarsson has been a healthy scratch for the last seven games, but will replace Joel Edmundson in the lineup on Thursday. Gunnarsson has two assists and just 15 shots on goal in 29 games so far this season.
Lehtonen stopped all 12 shots that he faced after he replaced Antti Niemi in the Stars’ win over the Rangers on Tuesday. Lehtonen wasn’t awarded the win on Tuesday and is still 0-2-1 with a 3.73 GAA and .882 SV% in four starts and two relief appearances in January. Tonight he will face an Islanders team that is eighth in the NHL in scoring (2.83 GF/PG).
Ward was pulled after he allowed four goals on 19 shots in the Hurricanes’ loss in Columbus on Tuesday. The loss snapped a four-game losing streak for Ward, who will make his 39th start of the season tonight. Ward comes in ranked 12th in wins (18), tied for 16th in GAA (2.42) and tied for 27th in SV% (.912) in 2016-17.
Allen was pulled after he allowed three goals on 15 shots in the Blues’ loss in Los Angeles last Thursday. Carter Hutton started the last three games, but Allen will go tonight vs. the Capitals. The 26-year-old has gone 1-2-0 with a 3.66 GAA and .870 SV% in four January starts and tonight he’ll make his 19th start on home-ice. In the first 18 he has gone 12-3-2 with a 2.26 GAA and .915 SV%.
Andersen allowed three goals on 27 shots in the Maple Leafs’ win over the Sabres on Tuesday. The 27-year-old netminder has gone 4-1-1 with a 3.66 GAA and .885 SV% in January and tonight he will take on the Rangers for the second time this season. Andersen stopped 34 of 36 shots in a 4-2 win in New York last Friday.
Dubnyk gave up four goals on 26 shots in the Wild’s loss to the Devils on Tuesday. The loss snapped Dubnyk’s four-game winning streak and he comes in with a 4-1-0 record, 2.41 GAA ad .914 SV% in his last five games. Dubnyk leads the NHL in GAA (1.85) and SV% (.937) and is a must-start on home-ice against the Coyotes.
Luongo allowed four goals on 28 shots in the Panthers’ loss in Calgary on Tuesday. James Reimer gave Bobby Lu a breather on Wednesday, but the veteran will be back between the pipes tonight in Vancouver. Since being traded by the Canucks, Luongo has faced them seven times, going 3-2-2 with a 2.55 GAA and .917 SV%.
Ullmark, 23, has gone 15-13-1 with a 3.02 GAA and .908 SV% in 29 games with Rochester this season and his recall suggests that there is something wrong with Anders Nilsson as Ullmark and Robin Lehner are the only goalies on the ice this morning.
Malgin has often served as a healthy scratch over the last month and has collected just eight points (4G / 4A) in 39 games this season. The Panthers want to get Malgin more playing time, so he will head to Springfield for the first time this season.
Berra has gone 9-8-2 with a 2.24 GAA and .917 SV% in 20 games with Springfield this season. Berra’s recall suggests that there is something wrong with either Roberto Luongo or James Reimer, so expect an update later today. Berra has posted a career .906 SV% in 64 NHL games with the Flames and Avalanche.
Mayfield replaced Johnny Boychuk in the lineup on Saturday and will do so again tonight. Mayfield hasn’t played much this season, but has been effective when he’s drawn into the lineup. Mayfield comes into play with one goal and three assists (four points) in just four games with the Isles.
Boychuk missed Saturday’s game in Carolina, but returned Monday in Boston. He’ll come back out of the lineup again tonight as he is day-to-day with an upper-body injury. The veteran defenseman will be replaced by Scott Mayfield.
Greiss stopped all 32 shots that he faced in the Islanders’ shutout win in Boston on Monday. Greiss will make his eighth consecutive start and comes in having gone 3-2-2 with a 2.27 GAA, .930 SV% and one shutout in his last seven. He will take on a Stars team that is sitting at .500 and ranks 14th in the NHL in scoring (2.74 GF/PG).
