Greiss allowed three goals on 34 shots in the Islanders’ win over the Penguins on November 30th. Jaroslav Halak has played very well over the last three games, but Greiss will go tonight vs. the Blues. Greiss has won three of his last four starts while posting a 2.12 GAA and .929 SV%. However, he’ll be in tough against a St. Louis team that has won eight of their last 10.
Kinkaid surrendered four goals on 42 shots in the Devils’ win in Nashville on last Saturday. Kinkaid is on-pace for 19 starts, which is one short of last year, but he is playing much better than 2015-16. He comes in at 3-1-2 with a 2.59 GAA and an impressive .928 SV%. Kinkaid will be in tough vs. a St. Louis team that has gone 8-2-1 in their last 11.
Schneider allowed two goals on 24 shots in the Devils’ win over the Canucks on Tuesday. The win snapped a three-game losing streak for Schneider, who will look to put a miserable November behind him. Tonight he starts in Montreal and Schneider has struggled on the road this season. Schneider has gone 1-6-3 with a 2.90 GAA and .905 SV% in arenas not named the Prudential Center.
Allen surrendered two goals on 30 shots in the Blues win over Montreal on Tuesday. Allen has won eight straight games while posting a 2.20 GAA and .923 SV%. Allen has been unbeatable for nearly one month and tonight he gets the nod in Brooklyn. Allen has gone 3-3-1 with a 3.59 GAA and .870 SV% on the road this season.
Pickard allowed five goals on 33 shots in Colorado’s loss to Nashville on November 29th. Pickard has lost his last two starts while allowing seven goals on 64 shots (.891 SV%) and tonight he gets back between the pipes after Semyon Varlamov started the last three. Tonight Pickard starts in Boston—so far he has gone 3-0-0 with a 2.10 GAA and .932 SV% on the road.
Desharnais left Tuesday’s game with a knee injury and the HAbs announced this evening that he will miss at least six weeks. This is a huge blow for the Canadiens, who will also be without centre Alex Galchenyuk for 6-8 weeks.
Rask allowed three goals on 30 shots in the Bruins’ win over the Panthers on Monday. Rask has won three of his last four starts (3-0-1) while posting a 1.71 GAA and .941 SV%. Rask has been exceptional this season and tonight he starts in Washington. The 29-year-old has gone 8-2-1 with a 1.44 GAA and .950 SV% in 11 starts on the road.
Galchenyuk missed Tuesday’s game with a knee injury and after further evaluation in Montreal the Canadiens announced that Galchenyuk would miss at least six weeks. This is a tough break because the Habs will also be without David Desharnais for 6-8 weeks.
Rakell took part in the Ducks' morning skate but did not say whether or not he would take warmups tonight. The Ducks recalled Stefan Noesen from San Diego to presumably take Rakell's spot, but monitor his status during pre-game warmups.
Hudon appeared in three games with the Canadiens in mid-November before suffering an upper-body injury that forced him to miss the last five games. He returns to St. John’s where he has collected 14 points (9G / 5A) in 15 games.
Miller allowed two goals on 40 shots in the Canucks’ shootout win over the Maple Leafs last Saturday. Jacob Markstrom started on Tuesday, but it’s Miller’s crease tonight in Tampa Bay. Miller has won four of his last six starts while posting a 2.64 GAA and .916 SV%. Tonight he will start in Tampa Bay—the 36-year-old has gone 1-6-0 with a 3.23 GAA and .901 SV% on the road this season.
Noesen, 23, has picked up three goals and eight assists (11 points) in 18 games with San Diego this season. The former first round pick (21st overall in 2011) has battled injuries throughout his journey to the NHL, which have limited him to just two games with the Ducks.
Vesey is apparently dealing with an upper-body injury after Tuesday’s game and is questionable for Thursday’s game in Winnipeg. He will travel with the team, but there’s no guarantee that he will play.
Gordon has been sidelined by an upper-body injury since October 29th, but he has been activated from IR and should draw into the lineup vs. Edmonton on Thursday. The veteran centre has one goal in eight games this season.
Read was expected to miss one month with an upper-body injury, so moving him to IR was simply a formality to create a roster spot for the Flyers to activate fourth line centre Boyd Gordon.
Oduya has missed the last eight games with a lower-body injury, but is expected to be ready for this weekend. Oduya has picked up one goal and four assists (five points) in 19 games this season. The Stars have went 3-4-1 in the eight games that he has missed so far.
Hudler has been sidelined by and illness since November 1st, but it looks like he may finally return this weekend. Hudler has only appeared in four games this season, failing to record a point.
Jones allowed a single goal on 32 shots in the Sharks’ win over the Canadiens last Friday. Jones has won three consecutive games and five of his last six starts while posting a 1.17 GAA and .957 SV%. Tonight he will make his 12th start on home-ice—in his previous 11 starts at SAP Center, he is 8-3-0 with a 1.56 GAA and .939 SV%.
Gibson surrendered three goals on 32 shots in the Ducks’ overtime loss in Edmonton on Saturday. Gibson has lost three of his last five starts despite posting a strong 2.20 GAA and .929 SV%. Gibson has been a solid No.2 fantasy netminder so far this season and comes in with a 5-4-0 record, 2.43 GAA and .920 SV% on home-ice this season.
DeMelo will replace David Schlemko (lower-body) in the lineup vs. the Senators. DeMelo has registered one goal in the two games he’s played in with the Sharks this season.
