Budaj allowed three goals on 23 shots in the Kings’ loss to San Jose last night. The loss snapped a five-game winning streak for Budaj, who is expected to start again tonight in Arizona. The veteran has turned into a workhorse for the Kings and tonight will be his ninth start on the road—he is 3-5-1 with a 2.06 GAA and .920 SV%.
Gibson allowed one goal on 40 shots in the Ducks’ win over the Canadiens on Tuesday. Gibson was outstanding and out-duelled Carey Price en route to his seventh win of the season. Tonight will be his seventh start on the road—he has gone 2-3-3 with a 2.62 GAA and .901 SV% in the previous seven.
Fleury allowed six goals on 36 shots in the Penguins’ loss in Minnesota last Friday. With Matt Murray losing last night, Fleury will go tonight, but it has been a struggle for him as of late. Fleury hasn’t recorded a win since October 29th and has gone 0-3-2 with a 3.82 GAA and .889 SV% since that W.
Rask gave up two goals on 21 shots in the Bruins’ shootout loss in Philadelphia on Tuesday. Rask has now lost three of his last four starts while posting a 2.24 GAA and .914 SV%. Rask is still playing very well, but tonight he faces a hot Hurricanes team. Rask is 5-2-0 with a 1.86 GAA and .924 SV% on home-ice this season.
Ward allowed three goals on 21 shots in the Hurricanes’ loss in New York on Tuesday. It was a tough outing against a good New York team, but Ward has played very well as of late and will be back in net tonight in Boston. Ward has gone 2-5-3 with a 2.57 GAA and .904 SV% in 10 games on the road this season.
Luongo turned aside 32 of 33 shots in the Panthers’ shootout loss in Chicago on Tuesday. It was a tough loss for Luongo, who was excellent for the second straight game—he has stopped 68 of the last 70 shots that he has faced (.971 SV%). Tonight he will make his second start vs. Detroit. Bobby Lu stopped 21 of 22 in a 4-1 win in their first meeting.
Mason was excellent on Tuesday, stopping 45 of 47 shots in the Flyers’ win over the Bruins. Mason ended up finishing November at 4-4-2 with a 2.64 GAA and .911 SV%. Tonight will be his 16th start of the season and sixth on the road. The 28-year-old has gone 1-4-1 with a 3.42 GAA and .888 SV% in his previous five starts away from Philadelphia.
Miller allowed four goal on 42 shots in the Canucks’ win over the Wild on Tuesday. Miller has won three of his last four starts, which likely won’t happen often, but he has posted a 2.75 GAA and .913 SV% over that stretch. Tonight will be his second start vs. the Ducks—he allowed four goal on 37 shots in a 4-2 loss in the first meeting.
Vasilevskiy gave up five goals on 38 shots in the Lightning’s loss in Columbus on Tuesday. It was a rough outing for Vasilevskiy, who didn’t get a lot of help from his teammates. Vasilevskiy will start for the second straight game and comes in with a 3-2-0 record, 1.82 GAA and .942 SV% on the road this season.
Smith allowed two goals on 42 shots i the Coyotes’ loss in San Jose on Tuesday. The loss snapped a brief two-game winning streak for Smith, who has gone 3-1-2 with a 2.33 GAA and .936 SV% in six starts since returning to the crease. Tonight he faces a Kings team that is coming off of a disappointing loss to San Jose last night.
Talbot was yanked after he allowed four goals on 14 shots in the Oilers’ loss to the Maple Leafs on Tuesday. Talbot has lost his last three starts while giving up eight goals on 78 shots (.897 SV%). He’ll start in Winnipeg vs. a Jets team that has won their last two—Talbot is 6-3-2 with a 2.51 GAA and .919 SV% on the road.
Schneider allowed three goals on 29 shots in the Devils’ loss in Winnipeg on Tuesday. Schneider has lost four of his last five starts while posting an un-Schneider-like 3.58 GAA and .874 SV%. He will be in tough tonight against a Blackhawks team that is 11th in the NHL in scoring with 2.75 goals per game.
