Mason allowed five goals on 32 shots in the Flyers’ win over the Oilers on Thursday. Mason has won six consecutive games while posting a 2.27 GAA and .931 SV%. Mason has been excellent as of late and he’ll kick a back-to-back set off with an afternoon game vs. Dallas, who have lost four of their last six.
Murray surrendered one goal on 29 shots in the Penguins’ win in Florida on Thursday. Murray has won back-to-back starts while stopping 45 of 47 shots (.958 SV%). Murray is playing very well, the Penguins are scoring at will and the Lightning come into play having lost six of their last seven games.
Halak allowed two goals on 38 shots in the Islanders’ win over the Rangers on Tuesday. Thomas Greiss got the nod on Thursday, but they’ll come back to Halak for the fourth time in five games. He has won two of his last three while posting a 1.99 GAA and .945 SV%. Columbus comes in riding a five-game winning streak.
Markstrom allowed three goals on 22 shots in the Canucks’ loss in New Jersey on Tuesday. He also had to step in for a banged up Ryan Miller on Thursday and will get the nod against his former team tonight in Florida. The Panthers have lost six of their last seven and Markstrom is 2-2-1 with a 2.27 GAA and. 914 SV% on the road.
Luongo gave up four goals on 29 shots in the Panthers’ loss to the Penguins on Thursday. Luongo has now lost three in a row while allowing a combined 10 goals on 86 shots (.884 SV%). Despite a rough stretch, he is a must-start against his former team on home ice, where he is 6-4-0 with a 2.09 GAA and .925 SV% this season.
Rask surrendered four goals on 20 shots in the Bruins’ overtime loss in Washington on Wednesday. Rask has gone 6-2-0 with a 2.00 GAA and .921 SV% in eight starts on home ice this season and tonight he will take on a Maple Leafs team that has lost six of their last eight games coming into Saturday.
Vasilevskiy allowed one goal on 10 shots after replacing Ben Bishop in the Lightning’s loss to the Canucks on Thursday. Vasilevskiy hasn’t been great in his last two starts either, allowing a combined nine goals on 54 shots (.833 SV%). Tonight he’ll take on a Penguins team that is on an absolute tear—they’ve won four in a row and outscored their opponent 24-11.
Vasilevskiy allowed one goal on 10 shots after replacing Ben Bishop in the Lightning’s loss to the Canucks on Thursday. Vasilevskiy hasn’t been great in his last two starts either, allowing a combined nine goals on 54 shots (.833 SV%). Tonight he’ll take on a Penguins team that is on an absolute tear—they’ve won four in a row and outscored their opponent 24-11.
Price allowed two goals on 21 shots in the Canadiens’ win over the Devils on Thursday. Price has won his last two starts and is tied for the NHL lead in wins (15), is fourth in SV% (.940) and tied for fifth in GAA (1.83). He is a must-start vs. an Avalanche team that has lost six of seven and rank 28th in scoring.
Landeskog has been sidelined for 10 games, but it looks like he’ll be back in the lineup tonight in Montreal. In his first 15 games of the season, Landeskog collected eight points (4G / 4A) and should jump onto a line with Nathan MacKinnon.
Condon allowed two goals on 37 shots in the Canadiens’ win in San Jose on Wednesday. Condon has gone 2-0-1 with a 1.60 GAA, .947 SV% and out shutout in his last three starts. Tonight he will face a Kings team that has lost three of their last four while being outscored 14-10. Los Angeles is 9-4-1 on home-ice this season.
Bernier gave up a whopping eight goals on 25 shots in the Ducks’ 8-3 loss in Calgary on Sunday. John Gibson allowed five on Wednesday, so they’ll give Bernier a chance to redeem himself tonight vs. San Jose. He has faced the Sharks twice already this season and has gone 1-0-0 with a 2.25 GAA and .912 SV%.
Ericsson is listed as day-to-day with back spasms, so he will be replaced by Alexey Marchenko, who has missed the last eight games.
Grubauer allowed one goal on 33 shots in the Capitals’ win over Buffalo on November 25th. Braden Holtby started the last five games, but Grubauer will face the Sabres again tonight. It will be his fourth start on the road—he has gone 1-1-1 with a 2.66 GAA and .910 SV% in the first three.
Holland has been a healthy scratch for the majority of the season, appearing in just eight games with the Maple Leafs and only tallied a single assist. Last season he appeared in a career-high 65 NHL games and has 70 points (30G / 40A) in 203 career NHL games.
Foligno is day-to-day with an illness and it will keep him out of the Blue Jackets' game tonight vs. the Red Wings. With Foligno out, Sam Gagner might get a look on the top line and Oliver Bjorkstrand is expected to draw into the lineup.
Jones allowed three goals on just 16 shots in the Sharks’ loss to the Senators on Wednesday. The loss snapped a three-game winning streak for Jones, who will be making his third start vs. the Ducks this season—he has gone 1-1-0 with a 2.01 GAA and .913 SV% in his first two starts vs. their Californian rival.
Domi left Thursday’s game vs. the Flames with an upper-body injury and missed Friday’s practice. Head coach Dave Tippet said he was not sure if Domi will be available for Saturday’s game, so monitor his status during Saturday afternoon.
Rakell has missed the last two games, but is set to return tonight vs. the Sharks. Since signing with the Ducks following a contract holdout, Rakell has been great, scoring 10 goals with four assists (14 points) in 16 games.
Pickard allowed two goals on 31 shots in Colorado’s win in Boston on Thursday. Pickard has gone 5-2-1 with a 2.39 GAA and .922 SV% this season and tonight he will start for the second straight game. Tonight he will likely go head-to-head with Carey Price—Montreal has lost three of their last five.
