Helm missed Sunday’s game vs. the Red Wings, but took part in Tuesday’s morning skate. Monitor Helm’s status during the pre-game warmups—if he can’t play, either Tomas Jurco or Teemu Pulkkinen will re-enter the lineup.
Mrazek allowed one goal on 27 shots in the Red Wings 1-0 shutout loss to the Maple Leafs on Sunday. It was a shocking loss for a desperate Red Wings team, who have a massive game tonight in Philadelphia. Mrazek is 13-7-1 with a 2.26 GAA and .927 SV% on the road this season and stopped 30 of 31 shots in a shootout loss in his first start vs. Philly.
Sharp will miss his sixth straight game with a lower-body injury. Stars’ head coach Lindy Ruff indicated on Monday that Sharp might return tonight, but he will sit tonight vs. the Kings. Monitor his status prior to Thursday’s game vs. Tampa Bay.
Vasilevskiy allowed three goals on 39 shots in the Lightning’s loss in Philadelphia on March 7th. Ben Bishop started the last three games, but it looks like Vasilevskiy will go tonight vs. the Maple Leafs. It comes as no surprise. Vasilevskiy has faced the Leafs three times this season and has won all three while posting a rock-solid 1.65 GAA and .949 SV%.
Mrazek allowed one goal on 27 shots in the Red Wings 1-0 shutout loss to the Maple Leafs on Sunday. It was a shocking loss for a desperate Red Wings team, who have a massive game tonight in Philadelphia. Mrazek is 13-7-1 with a 2.26 GAA and .927 SV% on the road this season and stopped 30 of 31 shots in a shootout loss in his first start vs. Philly.
Olsen has one assist in eight games with the Panthers this season, but has spent the majority of the year in Portland, where he has picked up 12 points (4G / 8A) in 38 games.
McKegg has registered 10 goals and 13 assists (23 points) in 47 games with Portland this season. He has appeared in six games with the Panthers, but has failed to record a point in his first 10 career NHL games.
Lehtonen allowed two goals on 23 shots in the Stars win over the Blackhawks on Friday. Antti Niemi struggled on Saturday, so it looks like the Stars will go back to Lehtonen tonight vs. the Kings. The 32-year-old netminder is 3-0-1 with a 2.23 GAA and .910 SV% in March, but gave up three goals on 29 shots in a 3-2 loss in his first start vs. Los Angeles.
Fleury allowed three goals on 27 shots in the Penguins win in New York on Sunday. Fleury has won his last two starts and sits at 3-2-0 with a 2.44 GAA and .914 SV% in March. Tonight will be his third start of the season vs. the Islanders—he has gone 1-1-0 with a 2.02 GAA and .940 SV% in the first three meetings, but the Islanders come in on the tail-end of a back-to-back.
Lack allowed four goals on 30 shots in the Hurricanes loss to the Lightning on March 5th. Cam Ward started the last three games, but Lack will go tonight in Washington. Lack stopped 30 of 32 shots in a 4-2 win in his first start vs. the Capitals. Despite that performance, Lack has struggled to a 7-6-3 record, 2.76 GAA and .900 SV% on the road this season.
Hainsey will be scratched on Tuesday due to an illness, so the Hurricanes have recalled Trevor Carrick from Charlotte and he will make his NHL debut tonight. Hainsey is listed as day-to-day.
Carrick, 21, has posted 37 points (9G / 28A) in 58 games with Charlotte this season. The 21-year-old defenseman will make his NHL debut on Tuesday with Ron Hainsey out with an illness.
Holtby allowed four goals on 30 shots in the Capitals loss in Los Angeles last Wednesday. Philipp Grubauer started on Saturday, but they will go back to Holtby tonight vs. the Hurricanes. Holtby faced the Hurricanes back in October, he stopped 18 of 19 shots in a 4-1 win, but has gone just 3-3-1 with a 2.79 GAA and .902 SV% in his last seven starts.
Anderson stopped all 29 shots that he faced in the Senators shutout win over the Maple Leafs on Saturday. It was a nice bounce-back performance from Anderson, who allowed six goals in his previous outing. Anderson is a strong 17-6-3 with a 2.13 GAA and .933 SV% on home ice, but he faces a Wild team that has won five of their last seven.
Bernier stopped all 38 shots that he faced in the Maple Leafs 1-0 shutout win over the Red Wings on Sunday. It was a stellar performance from Bernier, who had lost 10 of his previous 11 starts entering Sunday. Tonight he will face the Lightning for the third time this season—he has gone 0-1-1 with a 3.00 GAA and .893 SV% in the first two meetings.
Mason allowed four goals on 29 shots in the Flyers’ shootout loss to the Panthers on Saturday. The loss snapped his four-game winning streak, but he’ll still make his fifth consecutive start tonight vs. the Red Wings. Mason is 9-6-5 with a 2.23 GAA and .927 SV% on home ice and tonight he takes on a Detroit team that is 2-4-0 while averaging 2.00 goals per game in March.
Bernier stopped all 38 shots that he faced in the Maple Leafs 1-0 shutout win over the Red Wings on Sunday. It was a stellar performance from Bernier, who had lost 10 of his previous 11 starts entering Sunday. Tonight he will face the Lightning for the third time this season—he has gone 0-1-1 with a 3.00 GAA and .893 SV% in the first two meetings.
Anderson stopped all 29 shots that he faced in the Senators shutout win over the Maple Leafs on Saturday. It was a nice bounce-back performance from Anderson, who allowed six goals in his previous outing. Anderson is a strong 17-6-3 with a 2.13 GAA and .933 SV% on home ice, but he faces a Wild team that has won five of their last seven.
Mason allowed four goals on 29 shots in the Flyers’ shootout loss to the Panthers on Saturday. The loss snapped his four-game winning streak, but he’ll still make his fifth consecutive start tonight vs. the Red Wings. Mason is 9-6-5 with a 2.23 GAA and .927 SV% on home ice and tonight he takes on a Detroit team that is 2-4-0 while averaging 2.00 goals per game in March.
Byfuglien was listed as a game-time decision with an undisclosed injury, but he did not come out for warmups, so Julian Melchiori will draw into the lineup for the Jets.
