Howard was beat three times on 30 shots in a 3-2 loss to the Sabres on Thursday. He’s lost three straight starts with just an .879 SV% over that span. He’ll look to get back in the win column tonight with a favourable matchup against the Hurricanes.
Darling was lit up for five goals on just 22 shots in a 5-2 loss to the Devils on February 15th. After three straight losses with Cam Ward as the backstop, the Hurricanes opt to go back to the struggling Darling tonight. He brings a 10-15-6 record and a .891 SV% into tonight’s matchup against the Red Wings.
Jarry stopped 35 of 37 shots in the Penguins’ 5-2 victory over the Blue Jackets on Sunday. Jarry holds a 10-4-2 record with a .921 SV% across 19 appearances for the Penguins this season. He draws a decent matchup on the road tonight in Florida.
Lehner stopped 35 of the 37 shots he faced in the Sabres’ 3-2 victory over the Wings on Thursday. It was a strong outing for Lehner, whose fantasy stock could be on the rise should he be moved ahead of Monday’s trade deadline. He draws a brutal matchup tonight in Washington.
Hutchinson will make just his second start of the season on Saturday. He stopped 23 of 24 shots in his lone appearance this year in a 3-1 victory over the Jets on January 30th. He went out with a concussion shortly after being recalled to replace the injured Steve Mason as the Jets’ backup. He draws what should be a challenging matchup tonight against the stars.
In his first start of the season, Gillies stopped 35 of 37 shots in a 5-2 victory over the Coyotes on Thursday. With David Rittich struggling in the absence of Mike Smith, the Flames will opt to go back to the hot-hand on Saturday in Gillies. He draws another strong matchup this afternoon against the Avalanche.
Varlamov turned in an admirable performance on Thursday, stopping 43 of the 46 shots he faced in a losing effort against the Oilers. With Jonathan Bernier (concussion) sidelined without a timetable for his return, Varlamov should get nearly all of the starts for the Avalanche in the foreseeable future. He has a tough matchup this afternoon in Calgary.
Talbot stopped 28 of 30 shots in a 3-2 Oilers’ victory over the Avalanche on Thursday. Talbot has played excellent of late, posting a .940 SV% over his last four starts. He draws a more difficult matchup tonight in Los Angeles.
Mrazek stopped 19 of 20 shots in his Flyers debut on Thursday, en route to a 2-1 victory over Columbus. After a terrible start to the season Mrazek has now raised his SV% to a respectable .911 across 23 appearances for Detroit and Philadelphia. He’ll look to go two for two in a Flyers uniform in a strong matinee matchup in Ottawa on Saturday.
