Vasilevskiy allowed two goals on 31 shots in the Lightning’s win vs. the Flyers last Wednesday. Ben Bishop has had his fair-share of struggles and Vasilevskiy has won four in a row while posting a 0.75 GAA, .977 SV% and two shutouts. He’s as hot as any goalie in the NHL and should start to see more playing time.
Rask stopped 30 of 32 shots in the Bruins win over the the Lightning on Sunday. After losing his last two stars, Rask got back on track with a great outing vs. Tampa Bay and is now tied for second in the NHL with 12 wins. Tonight he starts in Philadelphia—Rask has gone 7-2-0 with a 1.44 GAA and .950 SV% on the road this season.
Anderson stopped all 33 shots that he faced in the Senators’ shutout win in New York on Sunday. Anderson is expected to leave the team again soon, but not before tonight’s game vs. the Sabres. Anderson has won his las seven starts while posting a 1.25 GAA, .960 SV% and one shutout. He will face a Buffalo team that has lost eight of their last 10 (2-4-4).
Mrazek allowed two goals on 24 shots in the Red Wings’ overtime loss to Montreal on Saturday. He was good, but Carey Price was just a little better. Mrazek has gone 3-3-1 with a 3.09 GAA and .890 SV% in seven starts at Joe Louis Arena this season and tonight he faces a struggling Stars team who is on the tail-end of a back-to-back.
Manning will miss his second straight game with an upper-body injury, which means that both Michael Del Zotto and Andrew MacDonald will remain in the lineup.
Mason allowed three goals on 23 shots in the Flyers’ loss to the Rangers on Friday. Mason has lost three of his last four starts while posting a 2.80 GAA and .899 SV%. Tonight he will take on a Bruins team that has lost four of their last six and will be without two of their regular six defensemen.
Hammond has gone 0-2-0 with a 2.56 GAA and .907 SV% in two starts with Binghamton since being sent down, but rejoins the team because Craig Anderson is expected to leave the team again and be with his wife.
Anderson stopped all 33 shots that he faced in the Senators’ shutout win in New York on Sunday. Anderson is expected to leave the team again soon, but not before tonight’s game vs. the Sabres. Anderson has won his las seven starts while posting a 1.25 GAA, .960 SV% and one shutout. He will face a Buffalo team that has lost eight of their last 10 (2-4-4).
Pulock has been sidelined since his season debut on October 21st and will head to Bridgeport to get back up to speed before likely returning to the Islanders. The 22-year-old blueliner has two goals and two assists (four points) in 16 career NHL games.
Price turned aside 32 of 33 shots in the Canadiens’ overtime win in Detroit on Saturday. Price has won three of his last four starts while posting a 1.73 GAA and .942 SV%. Surprisingly, Price has only started twice on the road so far this season, unsurprisingly he has won both of them with a 1.46 GAA and .944 SV%.
Niemi stopped 30 of 31 shots in the Stars’ win over the Canucks on Friday. Niemi has won his last two games, while turning aside 57 of 60 shots (.950 SV%). It has been a nice stretch in an otherwise ugly two months for Niemi, who comes into Monday with a 5.55 GAA and .846 SV% on the road. In his first start vs. the Blues, Niemi allowed two goals on 30 shots in a 6-2 win
With Jordan Staal sidelined indefinitely with a concussion, the Hurricanes have brought Di Giuseppe back from the AHL. Di Giuseppe failed to record a point in 11 games with the Hurricanes earlier this season, but played well in Charlotte, collecting seven points (2G / 5A) in eight games.
Staal was caught by a stick in the head/neck area on Sunday and is reportedly out indefinitely after a suffering a concussion. This is a tough blow for the Hurricanes, who will be without their best two-way centre. Look for both Elias Lindholm and Victor Rask to play an increased role with Staal out. Phil Di Giuseppe was also recalled in a corresponding move.
Smith allowed one goal on 42 shots in the Coyotes’ win in Edmonton on Sunday. He has now won three of his last four starts while posting a 2.53 GAA and .935 SV%. One of those wins came against the Sharks, who he will face again tonight. That evening he stopped 43 of 45 shots in a 3-2 overtime win.
Bobrovsky allowed a single goal on 23 shots in the Blue Jackets’ shootout loss in Florida on Saturday. Tonight he will make his final start of November—he has gone 8-2-1 with a 2.24 GAA and .920 SV% in the previous 11 games this month. Tonight will be his second start vs. the Lightning, he stopped 25 of 28 in a 5-3 win in Tampa Bay last Friday.
Little has been out since the season opener, missing the last 23 games with a lower-body injury. On Monday, Little skated on a line with with Blake Wheeler and Drew Stafford and is also expected to skate on the second power-play unit. Monitor Little’s status during the Jets’ morning skate on Tuesday.
Liles suffered an upper-body injury on Sunday and will not travel to Philadelphia for Tuesday’s game. With Liles and Zdeno Chara out, Joe Morrow will draw back into the lineup vs. the Flyers.
Chara will not travel to Philadelphia for Tuesday’s game, making it the fourth straight game that he has missed. J-M Liles will not play either, so Joe Morrow will draw back into the lineup. Consider Chara as day-to-day.
Darling was kept off of the ice on Monday because of an illness, but head coach Joel Quenneville said he expects Darling to be available to backup Corey Crawford.
Toews has missed the last two games and it appears as if he is in danger of missing No.3 tomorrow vs. Florida. If Toews can get on the ice for the pre-game skate, he could return, so monitor his status on Tuesday morning.
