Schneider allowed three goals on 27 shots in the Devils’ loss in Los Angeles on Saturday. Schneider, who has lost his last two starts, was given Monday off, but will get back in the crease tonight vs. Toronto. Schneider has been excellent on home-ice, winning his first six starts with a 1.64 GAA and .942 SV% at the Prudential Center.
Vasilevskiy stopped all 32 shots that he faced in the Lightning’s shutout win in Philadelphia on Saturday. Vasilevskiy has now posted back-to-back shutouts and has won three consecutive games. Tonight he will face the Flyer again—he comes in a 2-0-1 with a 1.95 GAA and .938 SV% in three starts on home ice.
Chara suffered a lower-body injury in the Bruins’ loss to the Blues on Tuesday and it will force him to miss at least one game. With Chara out, expect Colin Miller to get back into the Bruins lineup. Consider Chara as day-to-day.
Lundqvist surrendered two goals on 30 shots in the Rangers’ loss to the Panthers’ on Sunday. Antti Raanta got the nod on Monday, but they’ll come back to King Henrik tonight vs. the Penguins. Lundqvist has gone 5-2-1 with a 2.09 GAA and .931 SV% in November and 6-2-1 in nine games at Madison Square Garden.
Bobrovsky stopped 19 of 21 shots in the Blue Jackets win in Washington on Sunday. Bobrovsky is riding a four game winning streak, having posted a 2.25 GAA and .916 SV%. With Curtis McElhinney starting on Monday, Bob is expected to face the Flames on home-ice, where he is 7-2-0 with a 2.23 GAA and .932 SV% this season.
Lehner allowed two goals on 31 shots in the Sabres’ win over the Flames on Monday. The win snapped a personal five-game losing streak for Lehner, who will face the Red Wings tonight. Lehner has gone 1-3-1 with a 2.59 GAA and .914 SV% in his first five starts on home-ice in 2016-17.
Burns is a special player and that forced the Sharks to sign him to the longest contract in franchise history. Burns will be 32 in March, so he will be 40-year-old in the final year of his contract, which isn’t ideal, but was necessary to get him signed. After a historic 2015-16 season, Burns has picked up 16 points (7G / 9A) in 19 games, to put him on pace for a career-high 30 goals and 38 assists (68 points)
Howard allowed three goals on 26 shots in the Red Wings’ loss to the Flames on Sunday. Despite losing back-to-back games, Howard will start his third consecutive game tonight in Buffalo. He draws a great matchup against Buffalo team that is under .500 and rank last in the NHL with 1.89 goals per game.
Bernier allowed two goals on 29 shots in the Ducks win vs. the Devils last Thursday. Bernier has played well so far this season, posting a 2.06 GAA and .933 SV% in seven games and if he keeps this up his starts may become more frequent. Tonight he takes on an Islanders team that has lost four straight games.
Rask allowed one goal on 12 shots in the Bruins’ win over the Jets on Saturday. Yeah, he actually only faced 12 shots. Rask has been superb in 2016-17, winning 11 of his first 13 starts while posting a 1.46 GAA and .946 SV%, which includes 1 4-1-0 record, 1.80 GAA and .921 SV% on home-ice.
Greiss surrendered one goal on 12 shots after replacing Jaroslav Halak in the Islanders’ loss in Tampa Bay on November 10th. Greiss has gone 2-3-0 with a 2.71 GAA and .909 SV% this season and tonight he will make his sixth start. He’ll face an Anaheim team that is in the middle of the pack in goals for (2.63 GF/PG).
Varlamov allowed two goals on 42 shots in Colorado’s overtime win in Columbus on Monday. Varlamov has won three of his last five starts while posting a 1.79 GAA and .944 SV%. Tonight Varlamov will take on the Oilers on home-ice, where he has gone 3-3-0 with a 2.51 GAA and .917 SV%.
Bernier allowed two goals on 29 shots in the Ducks win vs. the Devils last Thursday. Bernier has played well so far this season, posting a 2.06 GAA and .933 SV% in seven games and if he keeps this up his starts may become more frequent. Tonight he takes on an Islanders team that has lost four straight games.
