Hutchinson allowed three goals on 30 shots in the Jets win in Dallas on Thursday. Hutchinson will start his third game in the Jets last four—he has allowed a combined six goals on (.903 SV%). Hutchinson will face a Penguins team that has won seven of their last nine on home ice.
Domingue allowed three goals on 25 shots in the Coyotes loss in Florida on Thursday. He has lost his last four starts while posting an ugly 3.48 GAA and .900 SV%. Today will be his fifth start in eight days and he will take on a Flyers team that has won three of five and rank 24th in the NHL in scoring (2.43 G/PG).
Danault, 23, was the 26th overall pick in 2011 and has appeared in 30 of his 33 career NHL games this season, collecting one goal and fourth assists. The centre is a Quebec native heading home.
Fleischmann, 31, is a pending unrestricted free agent, so the Blackhawks have acquired him as a rental winger, who will likely play on their third line. The veteran winger has 10 goals and 10 assists (20 points) in 57 games this season and is expected to make his Blackhawks’ debut on Saturday.
Weise, 27, is a pending unrestricted free agent and the Canadiens playoff hopes are slim, so they’ve moved him to a contender. Weise is having a career-year, having posted 14 goals and 12 assists (26 points) in 56 games with Montreal.
Dubnyk will get the night off for “maintenance” reasons, which means that Niklas Backstrom will dress as Darcu Kuemper’s backup. The Wild are back in action on Sunday, so monitor Dubnyk’s status leading up to their meeting with the Panthers.
Scuderi, 37, has been traded twice this season. He was acquired by the Blackhawks earlier in the season as a part of the Trevor Daley trade, but didn’t have a point in 17 games with Chicago. He heads to Los Angeles to provide depth on the blueline, but should play a larger role with the Kings than he did with the Hawks.
Ehrhoff, 33, has been acquired by the Blackhawks to provide depth on the blueline. He has not been the same player since having concussion issues with the Penguins last season. He had 10 points (2G / 8A) in 40 games with the Kings and three assists in five games with Ontario (AHL) this season. He has offensive ability, but likely won’t play a large enough role in Chicago to be a fantasy contributor.
Talbot stopped 34 of 36 shots in the Oilers 2-1 loss to the Kings last night. Anders Nilsson was originally slated to start, but Talbot will go on back-to-back nights after losing his last five starts. During his five-game losing skid, Talbot has posted a 3.09 GAA and .896 SV%, but it is hard to blame him with the way the Oilers have played.
Dubnyk allowed three goals on 31 shots in the Wild’s loss to the Flyers last night and has started three games in the last five nights which means that Darcy Kuemper could get the call in Washington.
Johnson allowed four goals on 30 shots in the Sabres win over the Habs back on February 12th. Robin Lehner has started the last five games, but they’ll turn to Johnson tonight in San Jose. Johnson is 6-9-0 with a 2.76 GAA and .914 SV% on the road and allowed two goals on 32 shots in a 2-1 OT loss in his first start vs. San Jose.
Jones allowed three goals on 41 shots in the Sharks shootout loss in Colorado on Wednesday. Jones has allowed a combined 10 goals on 105 shots (.905 SV%), but he comes in having won five of his last seven. Jones stopped 30 of 31 shots in the Sharks win over the Sabres back in November and Buffalo comes in tonight after being shutout by the Ducks on Wednesday.
Rask stopped 41 of 42 shots in the Bruins 5-1 win in Pittsburgh on Wednesday. Rask stood on his head to earn his 23rd win of the season and third in four games. Tonight will be Rask’s 45th start of the season and it comes in Carolina. He is 13-5-3 with a 2.10 GAA and .932 SV% on the road this season and the Hurricanes are coming off of a 3-1 loss to the lowly Maple Leafs last night.
