Bishop surrendered four goals on 32 shots in the Lightning’s win over the Red Wings last Thursday. Andrei Vasilevskiy started the second game of the year, but they’ll go back to Bishop tonight vs. the Panthers. The first start of the year wasn’t a banner night for Bishop who will look to improve tonight. He was 1-1-1 with a 3.27 GAA and .888 SV% in three starts vs. Florida last year.
Sanford appeared in his first two NHL games to start the season, but he will be replaced by Brett Conolly in the lineup tonight. Sanford had no points with one shots and two penalty minutes in the first two games.
Connolly, 24, signed with the Capitals this offseason but was a healthy scratch in the first two games of the regular season. Tonight, Connolly will replace Zach Sanford on the Capitals’ third line with Lars Eller and Justin Williams. He had 25 points (9G / 16A) in 71 games with the Bruins last year.
Price will miss his third consecutive game with a bad case of the flu, but his availability for the morning skate is an encouraging sign that he is nearing his season debut. Today is the second straight day that Price has skated, so monitor his status leading up to Thursday’s game vs. the Coyotes.
Halak allowed two goals on 26 shots in the Islanders win over the Ducks on Sunday. Halak’s first outing of the season wasn’t great, but bounced-back nicely and heads into tonight’s contest at 1-1-0 with a 3.00 GAA and .906 SV%. He will face a Sharks team that played last night and who are likely starting their backup goalie Aaron Dell.
Marc-Andre Fleury started last night, so Mike Condon could make his Penguins’ debut tonight vs. his former team back in Montreal. It would make sense, but head coach Mike Sullivan wouldn’t commit to a stater last night and without a morning skate, there won’t be any confirmation until around 5:30 pm ET.
Roberto Luongo started the first two games of the year, but it looks like Reimer will get his first start tonight in Tampa Bay. The 28-year-old had a great 2015-16 season with the Maple Leafs and Sharks, totalling a 17-14-7 record, 2.31 GAA and .922 SV%. With Luongo getting up there in age, Reimer is expected to see more starts than your average backup which makes him rosterable in deeper formats.
Lehner stopped 31 of 33 shots in the Sabres 6-2 win over the Oilers on Sunday. It was an excellent game for Lehner, who needed a bounce-back after a bad season opener. The 25-year-old has a solid .916 SV% in his NHL career and is capable of being a good No.1 goalie in this league, but he only needs to stay healthy, which has been tough for him to do.
Rask was set to start Saturday’s game in Toronto, but he was held out because he was dinged up. However, Rask is good to go tonight. Rask stopped 28 of 31 shots in the Bruins’ season opening win in Columbus last Thursday.
Mrazek allowed three goals on 37 shots in the Red Wings’ 4-1 loss in Florida on Saturday. Mrazek has faced an average of 36 shots per game and has posted a 4.06 GAA and .889 SV% in his first two starts. Mrazek’s numbers don’t tell the whole story. Detroit has left him out to dry and if it weren’t for Mrazek, the Lightning and Panthers would have had eight goals a piece.
Johnson stopped 30 of 31 shots in the Flames’ shootout loss in Vancouver on Saturday. It was a strong debut for Johnson, who will start a second straight game after Brian Elliott struggled mightily in his first two starts with Calgary. Johnson will start against the Sabres, who he played for last year—Buffalo is 1-1-0 with a terrible game and a great game to start the year.
Hudler missed the Stars’ practice on Monday and is doubtful for Tuesday’s game in Nashville. Hudler has no points or shots and is a minus-3 in his first two games with the Stars. Monitor his status during the Stars' morning skate.
Crawford allowed three goals on 27 shots in the Blackhawks’ loss in Nashville last Friday. Crawford lost his first two starts of the season while posting a 3.10 GAA and .898 SV%, but he will go for his first win tonight vs. the visiting Flyers. Crawford was insanely good on home ice last year (20-9-2 / 1.85 GAA / .940 SV%) so you should be able to trust him tonight.
Bergeron will miss his third consecutive game with a lower-body injury on Monday. Bergeron is expected to practice on Wednesday, which could put him on-pace to return to the lineup on Thursday or Saturday.
Hellebuyck gave up four goals on 27 shots in the Jets’ overtime win over the Hurricanes on Thursday. Michael Hutchinson started Saturday, but they will go back to Hellebuyck tonight vs. the Bruins. The Jets are the worst possession team in the NHL through two games, which doesn’t bode well for Hellebuyck on Monday.
Salomaki was injured while blocking a shot in Saturday’s game in Chicago and will miss 6-8 weeks with what is being listed as an “upper-body” injury. With Salomaki out, look for Cody Bass to be in the lineup on Tuesday.
Bitetto was injured in a fight with Blackhawks’ forward Jordin Tootoo on Friday and will miss 4-6 weeks. With Bitetto out, Yannick Weber will land a permanent role on the Predators’ blueline.
Raymond is a minus-2 with just three shots on goal while averaging just 9:34 TOI/GM through the first three games of the season. His placement on waivers will likely open up a roster spot for Emerson Etem to get into the lineup.
McCollum was the 30th overall pick in 2008, but never made it to the NHL. Last year he was 15-13-0 with a 2.42 GAA and .923 SV% in 30 games with Grand Rapids (AHL).
Stuart had one shot on goal with two blocked shots in 11:02 on Saturday. Tonight he will be a healthy scratch for the second time in three games and will be replaced by Ben Chiarot.
