Neuvirth has been sidelined since November 12th because of a lower-body injury, but will be able to backup Steve Mason vs. the Rangers on Wednesday. The 28-year Czech netminder has gone 4-2-0 with a 3.54 GAA and .859 SV% in nine games this season. With Neuvirth back, the Flyers have sent Anthony Stolarz to Lehigh Valley (AHL).
Mason allowed three goals on 25 shots in the Flyers’ loss in Anaheim on Sunday. John Gibson was excellent at the other end of the ice and led to Mason’s fourth straight loss. During that stretch, Mason has an ugly 4.05 GAA and .841 SV%, but will remain in goal tonight vs. the Rangers—he allowed three goals on 23 shots in a 3-2 loss in his first start vs. New York.
Schlemko was listed as questionable because of an upper-body injury that he suffered on Saturday, but head coach Pete DeBoer announced that Schlemko will be replaced by Mirco Mueller tonight vs. the Kings. Schlemko is day-to-day.
Jones allowed three goals on 27 shots in the Sharks’ loss in Los Angeles on Saturday. Tonight he will face the Kings again, but this time on home-ice where he has gone 10-4-0 with a 1.65 GAA and .930 SV% this season. Even with the loss, he is still 2-1-0 with a 1.68 GAA and .934 SV% vs. the Kings this season, so don’t hesitate to start him.
Rinne allowed three goals on 23 shots in the Predators’ loss to Chicago last Thursday. Rinne has lost three consecutive games while allowing a combined 10 goals on 88 shots (.886 SV%). Despite Juuse Saros posting a shutout the next night in St. Louis, it looks like Rinne will start tonight vs. the Canadiens. The 34-year-old is 9-4-3 with a 2.23 GAA and .917 SV% on home ice.
Talbot allowed two goals on 32 shots in the Oilers’ shootout loss to the Canucks on Saturday. Talbot finished December with a 7-1-4 record, 2.26 GAA and .924 SV%. He has quietly gone about his business while other goalies grab the headlines, like the guy he faces tonight, Sergei Bobrovsky—who enters play on a personal 13-game winning streak.
Luongo allowed two goals on 40 shots in the Panthers’ loss to the Maple Leafs on December 28th. James Reimer has started the last two games, but Luongo will get back in goal tonight vs. the Jets. Luongo went 3-3-4 with a 2.88 GAA and .906 SV% in December, but has also been strong on home-ice, going 8-4-2 with a 2.17 GAA and .928 SV% at the BB&T Center.
Callahan has missed the last 15 games with lingering srness in his surgically-repaired hip. Callahan will take Brian Boyle’s spot in the lineup on a line with Valtteri Filppula nd Jonathan Drouin. He had two goals and two assists in his first 15 games.
Andersen allowed four goals on 37 shots in the Maple Leafs’ overtime win over the Red Wings in the Centennial Classic. It wasn’t Andersen’s best outing, but he has now won four in a row while posting a 1.69 GAA and .955 SV%. Andersen has gone 6-3-4 on the road this season, but won his first start vs. Washington on a 33-save performance.
Larsson suffered a dislocated wrist and elbow on Saturday and will miss the next 16 weeks rehabbing his injuries. Larsson is expected to be out until May, which means he could be back if the Sabres end up making the playoffs and go on a run.
Hellebuyck was yanked after he allowed four goals on 15 shots in the Jets’ loss to the Islanders last Saturday. Hellebuyck went 4-4-1 with a 3.06 GAA and .898 SV, making it his worst month of the season thus far. Tonight he faces the Lightning for the first time this season—he is 4-7-0 with a 3.04 GAA and .894 SV% on the road this season.
Sekera has missed the last two games with an illness, but is expected to return to the lineup tonight in Columbus. Sekera has had a nice season, collecting four goals and 13 assists (17 points) in 36 games. Expect him to draw back into the lineup on the second pair with Kris Russell.
Lindholm will miss his second straight game with an upper-body injury, but head coach Bill Peters said he expects Lindholm to practice on Wednesday, which suggests that he could be back for their Thursday-Friday back-to-back.
Vasilevskiy allowed one goal on 27 shots in the Lightning’s win over the Hurricanes last Saturday. Vasilevskiy has four wins in his last six appearances while posting a 2.47 GAA and .909 SV%. Tonight he will take on the Jets on home-ice—the 22-year old is 7-1-2 with a 2.25 GAA and .925 SV% at Amalie Arena this season.
Nilsson allowed five goals on 32 shots in the Sabres’ loss in Brooklyn on December 23rd. Tonight he will make his 11th start of the season and it will come against a Rangers team that ranks third in the NHL with 3.41 goals per game. Nilsson won his first start vs. New York and has gone 1-2-2 with a 3.10 GAA and .904 SV% on the road.
Holtby allowed one goal on 24 shots in the Capitlals’ win over the Senators on Sunday. Holtby has gone 2-2-2 with a 1.64 GAA, .940 SV% and one shutout and tonight he will make his 29th start of the season. Holtby struggled in his first outing vs. the Maple Leafs, allowing four goals on 37 shots in a 4-2 loss.
Ward allowed three goals on 25 shots in the Hurricanes’ loss in Tampa Bay last Saturday. Ward has won four of his last six games while posting a 1.99 GAA and .925 SV% and he will make his 13th consecutive start tonight vs. the Devils. The 32-year-old is 9-2-1 with a 1.91 GAA and .931 SV% in 13 starts at PNC Arena this season.
Marchenko has missed the last eight games with a shoulder injury and is expected to miss Wednesday’s game in Anaheim, but is expected to play Thursday in Los Angeles. Marchenko has five assists in 22 games this season.
Zolnierczyk has 16 points (6G / 10A) in 24 games with Milwaukee this season. He failed to pick up a point in his lone NHL game this season and just nine points (5G / 4A) in 61 career NHL games.
Gabriel, 23, as split his season between the NHL and AHL. The former third round pick (81st overall in 2013) has one assist and 24 PIMS in 10 games with Minnesota and five points (4G / 1A) and 35 PIMS in 22 games with Iowa.
