Elliott made 34 saves on 35 shots in the Flames’ win in Carolina on Sunday. Elliott has won three in a row while posting a 2.66 GAA and .909 SV% and tonight he will start for the sixth time in seven games. In his first start vs. the Kings, Elliott was torched for five goals on 39 shots in a 5-0 loss.
Murray allowed two goals on 38 shots in the Penguins’ outdoor win over the Flyers on Saturday. He has won two in a row while stopping 65 of 68 shots (.956 SV%). He has not faced the Stars this season, but has gone 10-5-1 with a 2.23 GAA and .923 SV% on the road this year.
Lundqvist allowed five goals on 26 shots in the Rangers’ loss to the Blue Jackets on Sunday. Despite the loss, he is expected to be back in goal tonight vs. the Capitals. He has gone 7-2-1 with a 2.16 GAA and .932 SV% in 10 February starts and is 2-0-0 with a 1.50 GAA and. 950 SV% in two starts vs. the Capitals this season.
Hamonic has been sidelined with a knee injury since January 7th, but was on the ice for Tuesday’s practice and has a decent chance to be in the lineup on Thursday. Hamonic has two goals and 10 assists (12 points) in 35 games this season—monitor his status leading up to Thursday’s game.
Quine is dealing with an upper-body injury which will keep him from traveling on the start of the Islanders’ upcoming six-game road-trip. With Quine out, Josh Ho-Sang has been called up and could make his NHL debut on Thursday.
Kuemper allowed one goal on 35 shots in the Wild’s win over the Stars on February 16th. Kuemper has gone 4-2-2 with a poor 3.46 GAA and .902 SV% in eight road starts this season and tonight he faces a Winnipeg team that has a point in five in a row.
Burmistrov missed Sunday’s game vs. the Sabres with an upper-body injury, but will return to the lineup tonight in Boston. Burmistrov will centre the fourth line with Lawson Crouse and Josh Jooris on his wings. He has one goal and eight assists (nine points) in 18 games since being claimed by the Coyotes.
Rask allowed three goals on 36 shots in the Bruins’ win in Dallas on Sunday. Rask has won four of his last five starts while posting a 2.19 GAA, .922 SV% and one shutout. In his first start against the Coyotes, Rask stopped 31 of 32 shots in a 2-1 Bruins win.
Bobrovsky allowed two goals on 30 shots in the Blue Jackets’ win in New York on Sunday. Bobrovsky has gone 4-4-1 with a 2.65 GAA and .912 SV% in February and tonight he will make his third start of the season vs. the Canadiens—he has gone 2-0-0 with a 0.50 GAA, .985 SV% and one shutout in the first two.
Smith has spent the first six and a half seasons of his NHL career with the Red Wings but the pending unrestricted free agent has been traded because the Red Wings are selling contracts as their 25-year playoff streak appears to be coming to an end. Smith never really developed into the offensive force the Red Wings were hoping when they picked him in the first round in 2007. Smith won’t be in the lineup on Tuesday and has just two goals and three assists (five points) in 33 games this season.
Enstrom has missed the last five games with a lower-body injury, but will return to the lineup tonight vs. the Wild. Enstrom will skate with Dustin Byfuglien and comes into play with 14 points (1G / 13A) in 55 games this season.
Bergeron has been with Cleveland (AHL) where he has registered three goals and six assists (nine points) in 13 games. The 36-year-old defenseman is back in North America after spending the last three years in Switzerland. He was added as blueline depth for a Blue Jackets team with their eyes on the playoffs.
Smith allowed six goals on 29 shots in the Coyotes’ loss in Chicago last Thursday. Smith missed the last two games with an illness, but will get back in goal tonight in Boston. Smith has gone 6-7-3 with a 2.95 GAA and .916 SV% in 17 starts on the road this season.
Rinne allowed four goals on 32 shots in the Predators’ win over the Oilers on Sunday. Rinne has won three of his last six starts despite posting a hideous 4.31 GAA and .846 SV%. Rinne heads into Buffalo at 8-10-2 with a 2.71 GAA and .915 SV% in 20 road starts this season.
Hellebuyck allowed five goals on 37 shots in the Jets’ loss in Toronto last Tuesday. Hellebucyk has started the last seven games, going 3-2-2 while allowing a combined 20 goals (.913 SV%). In his first game against the Wild, Hellebuyck stopped all 10 shots he faced after replacing an injured Ondrej Pavelec.
Price allowed two goals on 34 shots in the Canadiens’ win in Toronto on Saturday. Al Montoya started yesterday, so Price should start tonight vs. the Blue Jackets. February hasn’t been overly kind to Price, who is 3-6-0 with a 2.76 GAA and .903 SV% in nine starts this month.
Allen allowed three goals on 41 shots in the Blues’ loss in Chicago on Sunday. Allen is on a three-game losing streak while posting a 2.71 GAA and .922 SV%. He will face the Oilers for the first time since October—he stopped 20 of 22 shots in a 3-1 loss in Edmonton in their first meeting.
Kampfer has registered four goals and 12 assists (16 points) in 41 games with Hartford this season. With Kevin Klein and Dan Girardi both sidelined, Kampfer will come up from Hartford to serve as the Rangers’ sixth defenseman on Tuesday.
Niemi surrendered three goals on 22 shots in the Stars’ loss in Winnipeg on February 14th. Niemi has only started twice this month and he lost both of those starts while allowing a combined six goals on 56 shots (.893 SV%). He draws a terrible matchup tonight vs. a high-scoring Penguins team.
In the expansion draft you need to expose one defenseman who have played 40 games this season or 70 games combined in the last two seasons and be under contract next season—that’s what this signing is for. The Blackhawks have signed Rozsival in order to expose him to Las Vegas this summer.
