Bishop allowed two goals on 31 shot in the Lightning’s loss in Florida on Monday. With Andrei Vasilevskiy starting on Thursday, Bishop will be back in the cage tonight vs. San Jose. The 29-year-old has gone 2-1-0 with a 1.34 GAA and .958 SV% in three November starts and he faces a Sharks team that is 2-3-0 this month.
Allen gave up two goals on 30 shots in the Blues’ loss to the Blackhawks on Wednesday. With Carter Hutton starting on Thursday, expect Allen to make his 12th appearance tonight in Columbus. The 26-year-old has struggled on the road this season, posting a 2-3-1 with a 3.42 GAA and .864 SV% in six appearances outside of St. Louis.
Bobrovsky was pulled after allowing four goals on nine shots in the Blue Jackets’ loss in Boston on Thursday. It was a rough outing for Bobrovsky, who had his four-game winning streak snapped. Bob has a 2.16 GAA and .935 SV% in 11 starts this season and tonight he faces the Blues on home ice, where he is 4-2-0 with a 2.18 GAA and .937 SV%.
Price stopped 23 of 24 shots in the Canadiens’ win over the Kings on Thursday. Price has not lost a start this season, wining nine straight games with a 1.56 GAA and .953 SV%—both rank in the top-3 in the NHL right now. The only goalie with a better GAA and SV% than Price is Jimmy Howard, who he will go head-to-head with tonight in Montreal.
Grubauer allowed two goals on 25 shots in the Capitals’ win in Vancouver on October 29th. Braden Holtby started the last six games, including last night’s contest, so look for Grubauer to get the call in Carolina. Grubauer has won each of his two starts while stopping 41 of 43 shots (.954 SV%). He makes for a nice spot-start on a busy Saturday.
Cammalleri took part in the Devils’ morning skate, but was a late scratch because of a personal reason. Cammalleri’s absence likely means that Devante Smith-Pelly will be back in the Devils’ lineup tonight.
Lehtonen allowed two goals on 31 shots in the Stars’ win in Calgary last night. It was Lehtonen’s first win since October 18th and earned him the start on back-to-back nights. Lehtonen has a 3.10 GAA and .887 SV% in seven starts and one relief appearance on the season and makes for a risky option tonight in Edmonton on no rest.
Elliott allowed three goals on 21 shots in the Flames’ 4-2 loss to the Stars on Thursday. Elliott has now lost his last four starts with a 3.52 GAA and .872 SV%. It’s been a rough stretch for the veteran netminder, who will have a tough-go tonight against the NHL’s highest scoring team—the Rangers are averaging 4.14 goals per game in 14 contests.
Howard allowed one goal on 37 shots in the Red Wings’ win over the Canucks on Thursday. Tonight, Howard will make his fourth straight start, after going 2-1-0 with a 1.64 GAA and .944 SV%. Howard has been fantastic in his first seven appearances, recording a 1.22 GAA and .961 SV%, but he will be in tough tonight against Carey Price and the Canadiens.
Talbot allowed four goals on 31 shots in the Oilers’ loss in Pittsburgh on Tuesday. Talbot had a great start to the season, but has now lost four of his last five starts while posting a 2.97 GAA and .897 SV%. Tonight Talbot will face a banged up Stars team on home ice. Talbot is 4-2-0 with a 2.58 GAA and .920 SV% in six starts at home.
Kari Lehtonen started Thursday in Calgary, so Antti Niemi could start tonight in Edmonton. Niemi has 12 wins in 16 career starts against the Oilers, but we will not know who their starting goalie is until they hit the ice for warmups at 8:30 p.m. ET.
Holtby gave up two goals on 22 shots in the Capitals’ loss to the Sharks on Tuesday. The loss snapped a four-game winning streak for Holtby, who will make his sixth straight start tonight in Chicago. The 27-year-old will be making his fifth start on the road—he has gone 3-1-1 with a 2.17 GAA and .929 SV% in the first five road outings.
Holtby gave up two goals on 22 shots in the Capitals’ loss to the Sharks on Tuesday. The loss snapped a four-game winning streak for Holtby, who will make his sixth straight start tonight in Chicago. The 27-year-old will be making his fifth start on the road—he has gone 3-1-1 with a 2.17 GAA and .929 SV% in the first five road outings.
Anisimov was listed as questionable for tonight's game, but his absence from the morning skate made it clear that Anisimov wouldn't be in the lineup tonight. With Anisimov out, Marcus Kruger skated in the top-6 and Vince Hinostroza will draw into the lineup.
Di Giuseppe, 23, has failed to pick up a point in 11 games with Carolina this season, so he heads back to Charlotte to work on his game. The former second round pick (38th overall in 2012) had 18 points (8G / 10A) in 25 AHL games a season ago.
Faulk was listed as week-to-week, so his movement to IR creates a roster to recall a defenseman from Charlotte (AHL). Faulk will likely miss at least two weeks.
