Halak allowed three goals on 34 shots in the Islanders’ win over the Capitals on Tuesday. After sitting for five straight games, Halak will start for a second straight game tonight in Minnesota. Halak is a dreadful 1-5-1 with a 3.66 GAA and .902 SV% on the road this season and the Wild comes in on an 11-game winning streak.
Condon allowed four goals on 25 shots in the Senators loss in New York on Tuesday. The loss snapped a four-game winning streak for Condon, who will face the low-scoring Red Wings on home-ice, where he is 4-1-2 with a 1.82 GAA and .937 SV% this season.
Coreau allowed three goals on 34 shots in the Red Wings’ shootout win in Florida last Friday. Coreau has allowed seven goals on 70 shots (.900 SV%) in his first two NHL starts and will make No.3 tonight in Ottawa. The Senators have gone 11-5-3 on home ice this season.
Dubnyk allowed two goals on 30 shots in the Wild’s win in Nashville on Tuesday. Dubnyk has won nine straight games while posting a rock-solid 1.42 GAA, .951 SV% and one shutout. He is a must-start whenever he gets the nod, especially on home ice, where he has gone 10-3-0 with a 1.39 GAA and .947 SV% this season.
Kinkaid allowed two goals on 30 shot in the Devils’ loss in Ottawa on December 17th. Cory Schneider started the last five games, but Kinkaid will go tonight in Washington. The 27-year-old has gone 3-2-1 with a 2.44 GAA and .932 SV% in six starts on the road this season. The Capitals come in losers of three of their last four.
Hutchinson allowed one goal on 23 shots in the Jets’ win in Vancouver last Thursday. Hutchinson has gone 2-2-0 with a 2.34 GAA and .912 SV% in December. Hutchinson will be in deep water tonight against a Blue Jackets team that has won 13 consecutive games while averaging 4.00 goals for and 1.62 goals against per game.
Lehtonen allowed two goals on 37 shots in the Stars’ win in Arizona on Tuesday. Lehtonen has won two in a row while allowing a combined four goals on 68 shots (.941 SV%). Tonight will be his fourth appearance of the season against Colorado—the 33-year-old has gone 2-1-0 with a 1.18 GAA and .958 SV% in the first three meetings.
Point was reportedly hurt in Wednesday’s game vs. the Canadiens and is questionable for tonight’s game. The Lightning recalled Yanni Gourde this morning, which suggest that Point will not play tonight.
Namestnikov left Wednesday’s game after being crunched by Canadiens’ defenseman Shea Weber. Erik Condra was recalled this morning, which suggests that Namestnikov will not be available against the Maple Leafs.
Gourde, 25, appeared in two games with the Lightning last season, but this is his first call-up of 2016-17. Gourde has 10 goals and 16 assists (26 points) in 29 games with Syracuse. He could make his season debut tonight with Vladislav Namestnikov and Brayden Point both leaving last night’s game with injuries.
Condra has been up and down between the NHL and AHL frequently this season. The veteran winger has no points in seven games with the Lightning, but 19 points (5G / 14A) in 21 games with Syracuse. He could draw into the lineup tonight with Vladislav Namestnikov and Brayden Point both leaving Wednesday’s game with injuries.
Kulikov has one assist in eight games since returning from a back injury, but will come out of the lineup tonight because of the same injury. Kulikov is listed as day-to-day and will be replaced by Cody Franson.
Franson has missed the last three games with a mid-body injury, but will return to the lineup tonight vs. the Bruins. Franson will replace Dmitry Kulikov in the lineup, who comes out with a back injury. Franson has one goal and seven assists (eight points) in 31 games this season.
Holtby allowed four goals on 31 shots in the Capitals’ loss in Brooklyn on Tuesday. Holtby has lost three of his last four starts despite posting a 1.99 GAA, .932 SV% and one shutout. Tonight will mark the first time he has faced the Devils this season—Holtby is 10-5-0 with a 1.87 GAA and .926 SV% on home-ice this season.
Sgarbossa was traded from Anaheim to Florida earlier this season. He had two assists in nine games with the Ducks and has picked up 12 points (4G / 8A) in 14 games with Springfield since the trade. With Aleksander Barkov out, Sgarbossa could make his Panthers’ debut tonight.
Holtby allowed four goals on 31 shots in the Capitals’ loss in Brooklyn on Tuesday. Holtby has lost three of his last four starts despite posting a 1.99 GAA, .932 SV% and one shutout. Tonight will mark the first time he has faced the Devils this season—Holtby is 10-5-0 with a 1.87 GAA and .926 SV% on home-ice this season.
Lehner allowed three goals on 43 shots in the Sabres’ win over the Red Wings on Tuesday. Lehner missed practice on Wednesday because he took a stick to the neck during the game in Detroit, but he is good to go tonight vs. the Bruins. Lehner has won three of his last five starts while posting a 2.56 GAA and .929 SV%. However, he is 0-2-0 with a 3.03 GAA and .920 SV% vs. the Bruins.
Raanta allowed three goals on 36 shots in the Rangers’ win over the Senators on Tuesday. With Henrik Lundqvist still battling the flu, Raanta will start tonight in Arizona. He has started six games with two relief appearances in December, going 4-3-0 with a 2.26 GAA and.916 SV%. He makes for a solid start in Arizona, having gone 5-1-0 with a 2.13 GAA and .934 SV% on the road.
Reimer allowed two goals on 32 shots in the Panthers’ loss to the Bruins last Thursday. Reimer has had a below-average season, but he has been solid in December, going 1-1-1 with a 1.84 GAA and .935 SV%. With Roberto Luongo going last night, Reimer will start tonight vs. the Canadiens, who also played last night. The Habs come in having lost five of their last seven.
Murray allowed two goals on 27 shots before leaving the crease and being replaced by Marc-Andre Fleury, who ended up recording the win. The Penguins did not have an update on Murray postgame, but expect them to provide and update in the next day or two.
