Pavelec allowed four goals on 31 shots in the Jets loss to the Predators on Tuesday. Michael Hutchinson started Thursday in Detroit, so they’ll go back to Pavelec tonight vs. the Avalanche. Pavelec has lost six of his last seven games while posting a 3.18 GAA and .886 SV%. Tonight he faces the Avalanche on home ice, where he is 3-7-1 with a 2.70 GAA and .907 SV% on the season.
Luongo allowed two goals on 28 shots in the Panthers win over the Senators. The win snapped a two-game losing skid for Luongo, who will be making his third start vs. the Flyers this season. Bobby Lu has gone 1-1-0 with a 1.01 GAA and .972 SV% in the first two meetings. Luongo has gone 18-7-2 on home ice this season.
Greiss allowed three goals on 36 shots in the Islanders shootout loss to the Maple Leafs on Wednesday. With Jaroslav Halak likely out for the remainder of the regular season, this is Greiss’ crease and he’ll look to get back in the win column tonight in Boston. Greiss starts in Boston—he has gone 8-3-1 with a 2.34 GAA and .928 SV% on the road this season.
Johnson stopped all 11 shots that he faced after replacing Robin Lehner in the Sabres 4-2 loss to the Rangers on Tuesday. Johnson has won his last three starts while posting a 2.60 GAA and .909 SV%. Tonight he will face the Hurricanes for the second time this season—in the first meeting he stopped 27 of 28 shots in a 4-1 win.
Gunnarsson, 29, has dressed in 62 games for the Blues this season, tallying seven points (2G / 5A), 27 penalty minutes and a plus-6 rating. Across 427 career regular season games between the Blues and Maple Leafs, Gunnarsson has registered 105 points (19G / 86A), 121 penalty minutes and a plus-30 rating.
Kinkaid stopped all 30 shots that he faced in the Devils shutout win in San Jose on Thursday. It was a much different performance than his previous start, where he allowed six goals on 30 shots. He’ll be making his second start vs. the Kings—in the first meeting he stopped all 28 shots that he faced in a 1-0 shutout won.
Allen stopped 26 of 28 shots in the Blues win over the Ducks last night. With Brian Elliott still out, Allen will go again tonight in Dallas. Allen has won his last five starts while posting a 2.13 GAA and .936 SV%. Allen has gone 2-0-0 with a 0.96 GAA and .960 SV% in two starts against the Stars this season.
Lehtonen allowed four goals on 28 shots in the Stars OT loss in Montreal on Tuesday. Tonight he makes his fourth consecutive start—he has gone 2-0-1 with a 2.29 GAA and .909 SV% in his last three. He won his first start vs. the Blackhawks, but is not considered a safe option tonight with the Hawks in town.
Domingue allowed three goals on 31 shots in the Coyotes loss in Vancouver on Wednesday. Domingue has played fairly well recently, but has lost nine of his last 10 starts dating back to February 20th. Tonight he makes his third start vs. the Flames—he has gone 2-0-0 with a 1.00 GAA and .962 SV% in the first two meetings.
Ekman-Larsson will miss his second straight game with a lower-body injury and is still “a few days away from playing” according to head coach Dave Tippet. This is a huge blow to the Coyotes blueline and a team that will look to snap a 10-game road losing streak.
Condon allowed two goals on 38 shots in the Canadiens win over the Sabres on Thursday. The win snapped a three-game losing streak for Condon, who will be making his 42 start of the season on Saturday. He lost his first start vs. the Wild and is 9-9-3 with a 2.12 GAA and .918 SV% on home ice this season.
Wideman was set to sit out for the 19th of his 20 game suspension on Friday, but his suspension was reduced to 10 games, which will only save him money and could see him return tonight vs. the Coyotes. Wideman has 19 points (2G / 17A) in 48 games this season.
