Gustavsson allowed five goals on 34 shots in the Bruins loss to the Blue Jackets on February 22nd. Gustavsson won his first game vs. the Lightning, but they come in on a hot-streak, so he is a risky start this evening. Gustavsson has gone 7-2-0 with a 2.14 GAA and .922 SV% on the road this season.
Eller was listed as a game-time decision for tonight’s game, but he is not on the ice for warmups, so he will be replaced by Lucas Lessio. Eller is listed as day-to-day and questionable for Thursday’s game vs. the Sabres.
Jones made a career-high 47 saves on 48 shots in the Sharks’ 2-1 OT win in Calgary last night. Coming off of a busy night, Jones might get tonight off which means James Reimer would start.
Rask allowed four goals on 51 shots in the win last night. His heavy workload means Jonas Gustavsson could go tonight.
Varlamov stopped 37 of 38 shots in Colorado’s win over the Coyotes on Monday. After sitting for a few games, Varlamov looked rejuvenated and will look to carry that into tonight’s game vs. the Ducks. Varlamov is 13-10-3 with a 2.96 GAA and .905 SV% on home ice this season and tonight’s matchup vs. the Ducks is about as tough as it gets right now.
Ortio allowed two goals on 23 shots in the Flames loss to the Sharks on Monday. Ortio has played well in his last three starts while stopping 73 of 79 shots (.924 SV%). His play is impressive, but he draws another tough matchup tonight vs, Nashville. The Predators have won seven of their last eight games while posting 3.88 goals per game.
Talbot made 39 saves on 40 shots in the Oilers’ 2-1 win in Winnipeg on Sunday. Talbot has been fantastic recently, winning his last four starts while posting 0.74 GAA, .979 SV% and one shutout. Tonight he will make his second start of the season vs. the Sharks—he stopped 36 of 37 shots in a 2-1 shootout loss in the first meeting.
Crawford stopped 33 of 34 shots in the Blackhawks win over the Red Wings on Sunday. Crawford has won three consecutive starts while posting a 1.67 GAA and .948 SV%. Tonight will be his fourth start of the season vs. the St. Louis Blues—he has gone 2-0-1 with a 2.61 GAA and .906 SV% in the first three meetings.
Hunwick will undergo season-ending sports hernia surgery that he originally suffered in mid-February. The recovery period is expected to be 10 weeks, which will wrap Hunwick’s season up with 10 points (2G / 8A) and a minus-17 rating in 60 games. With Hunwick out, the Maple Leafs have recalled Viktor Loov from Toronto (AHL).
Sparks allowed three goals on 27 shots in the Maple Leafs shootout loss to the Sabres on Monday. It looked like Sparks was going to cruise to a win, up 3-1 in the third period, but then the wheels fell off. He has posted a 2.32 GAA and .909 SV% in three starts since being recalled from the Marlies and tonight he will start for the fourth time in six games.
Lehner stopped 28 of 30 shots in the Sabres 3-2 shootout loss to the Wild on Saturday. Lehner has lost five of his last six starts despite posting a 2.30 GAA and .928 SV%. Lehner has not played enough games to qualify to be a league leader, but he currently holds a .931 SV%, which is better than Thomas Greiss, who leads the NHL with .930. He'll face a Rangers team that has won four of six.
Rinne allowed two goals on 36 shots in the Predators win in Colorado on Saturday. Rinne has won five of his last six starts while posting a 1.97 GAA, .941 SV% and one shutout. Rinne draws a fantastic matchup in Winnipeg this evening. The Jets have lost eight of their last 10, however, they have averaged 2.70 goals per game over that span.
Parenteau has missed the last five games with an upper-body injury, but will be back in the lineup on Wednesday vs. his former team. Parenteau has been one of the lone bright spots for the Maple Leafs this season, picking up 32 points (16G / 16A) in 60 games. He is expected to skate on a line with two rookies, William Nylander and Zach Hyman.
Ekman-Larsson left Monday’s game with an upper-body injury and is listed as day-to-day. O.E.L is the backbone of the Coyotes’ lineup and it would be crippling if he can’t play on Wednesday. Monitor Ekman-Larsson’s status during the Coyotes’ morning skate.
Armia played a season-high 19:24 TOI on Sunday and had just started taking on a larger role in Winnipeg, but will miss at least one week with a lower-body injury. With Armia out, Marko Dano will move into the Jets top-6.
Datsyuk was a late scratch form Sunday’s game in Chicago, but practiced on Monday and took part in today’s morning skate, so look for him to be in the lineup in Columbus. Datsyuk has just one goal in his last six games, but remains a high-end centre option.
Klingberg remains day-to-day and will not play tonight in Montreal. There is no word on exactly how serious the injury is, but monitor his status leading up to the Stars’ back-to-back on Friday and Saturday. With Klingberg out, Kris Russell will play on the top pair and top power-play.
Hammond allowed two goals on 25 shots in the Senators loss to the Stars on Sunday. Since taking over for an injured Craig Anderson, Hammond has gone 1-2-0 with a 2.03 GAA and .938 SV%. Tonight he faces the Hurricanes, who weakened their team at the trade deadline and come in having lost four of their last five games while averaging just 2.00 goals per game.
The Penguins have not announced what is ailing Hagelin, but he remains day-to-day and will not play tonight in Brooklyn. With Hagelin out, Scott Wilson will once again skate on the Penguins top-line alongside Sidney Crosby and Patric Hornqvist.
Fleury allowed four goals on 30 shots in the Penguins loss to the Flames on Saturday. Matt Murray got the nod on Sunday, so the Penguins will come back to Fleury against the Islanders tonight. Fleury was victorious in his first starts vs. the Islanders, but they come in having won six of their last seven games.
