Despite being hit in the face by a puck this morning, Russell is expected to play tonight vs. the Devils. Russell has registered one goal and three assists in 11 games so far this season.
Lehtonen stopped 29 of the 30 shots that he faced in the Stars’ win in Calgary last Friday. Ben Bishop has started 11 of the Stars first 13 games, but Lehtonen will get a chance tonight vs. the Sabres. Lehtonen has stopped 43 of the last 45 shots (.956 SV%) that he has faced in his last two appearances—he makes for a reasonable spot-start tonight.
Talbot allowed three goals on 30 shots in the Oilers’ loss to the Penguisn on Wednesday. Talbot has lost four of his last five starts while allowing a combined 15 goals on 160 shots (.906 SV%). Tonight he will face a Devils team that has impressed early on, starting the season at 9-2-0.
Price, who has not looked like himself so far this season, will miss some time with what is being called a minor lower-body injury. With Price hurt, Charlie Lindgren is expected to be recalled from Laval (AHL) to serve as Al Montoya’s backup on Saturday. Consider Price as questionable for Sunday’s game in Chicago.
Montoya allowed three goals on 28 shots in the Canadiens’ win in Ottawa on Monday. With Carey Price battling a lower-body injury, Montoya will start tonight in Winnipeg. He has had a mixed bag of results through his first three appearances and draws a tough matchup against a Jets team that comes in on a three-game winning streak.
Rask allowed one goal on 29 shots in the Bruins’ win over the Golden Knights on Thursday. The win was his first since opening night and snapped a five-game losing streak for Rask, who comes into this weekend’s meeting with the Capitals at 2-1-1 with a 2.21 GAA and .918 SV% on home-ice so far this season.
Crawford stopped all 35 shots that he faced in the Blackhawks’ shutout win over the Flyers on Wednesday. Coming into Wednesday, Crawford had lost three of his previous four starts, but comes into Saturday as one of the best goalies in the NHL though the first month of the season. He is a must-start option until further notice.
Gibson allowed three goals on 29 shots in the Ducks loss to the Maple Leafs on Wednesday. With the loss, Gibson moves to 3-3-1 with a 2.61 GAA and .927 SV% on home ice this season. Tonight he will look to win his sixth game of the season against a Predators team that hasn’t scored as much as they’d have liked to so far.
Rinne surrendered four goals on 23 shots in the Predators loss in San Jose on Wednesday. Despite the tough outing, Rinne has been exceptional to start 2017-18, posting a 2.10 GAA and .931 SV% in nine starts. Tonight he will take on a Ducks team that is incredibly banged up right now.
Schneider stopped all 37 shots that he faced in the Devils shutout win in Vancouver on Wednesday. Schneider has won six of his first eight starts while posting a 2.84 GAA and .921 SV% and tonight he faces a dangerous Oilers team that has gotten off to a tough start to the season.
Schneider stopped all 37 shots that he faced in the Devils shutout win in Vancouver on Wednesday. Schneider has won six of his first eight starts while posting a 2.84 GAA and .921 SV% and tonight he faces a dangerous Oilers team that has gotten off to a tough start to the season.
Vlasic suffered an injury after being hit by Predators forward Ryan Johansen during Wednesday’s win. The early prognosis is positive as it looks like Vlasic won’t be out long-term. Monitor his status during Saturday’s morning skate.
Hjalmarsson missed his second straight game with an upper-body injury that he suffered Monday in Philadelphia. Missing Hjalmarsson is a huge hit to the Coyotes blueline and allowed Dakota Mermis to make his NHL debut yesterday.
Quick allowed three goals on 29 shots in the Kings loss in St. Louis on Monday. The loss had Quick finish the month of October with a 7-2-1 record, 1.89 GAA, .942 SV% and one shutout—firmly placing him among fantasy hockey’s top-3 netminders so far. The Maple Leafs score a ton, but they come in on the tail-end of a back-to-back with Curtis McElhinney between the pipes.
Lundqvist allowed four goals on 34 shots in the Rangers win over Vegas on Tuesday. The final stat line might not look great, but King Henrik was the only reason the Rangers weren’t blown out in the first two periods. Lundqvist finished October with just three wins in 10 tries while posting a 3.21 GAA and .898 SV%. It wasn’t pretty, but there should be better days ahead.
Reimer was pulled after allowing five goals on 19 shots in the Panthers 8-5 loss to the Lightning on Monday. Reimer is not the first goalie to be victimized by the Lightning this season, but he has now lost three of his last four starts while allowing a combined 15 goals on 128 shots (.883 SV%). Things do not get any easier for him tonight with the Blue Jackets in town.
Bobrovsky allowed three goals on 30 shots in the Blue Jackets’ win over the Bruins on Monday. Bobrovsky has now won three straight while allowing just five goals on 95 shots (.947 SV%). Goalie Bob has won seven of his nine starts while posting a 1.97 GAA, .934 SV% and one shutout through the first month of the season.
Rask allowed three goals on 31 shots in the Bruins shootout loss in Columbus on Monday. Rask has won just one of his first six games while posting a 2.93 GAA and .896 SV%, but he has a good chance to make it two tonight against Maxime Lagace and the expansion Golden Knights.
