Talbot gave up three goals on 29 shots in the Olers loss to the Avalanche last Saturday. Talbot has dropped three straight starts while posting a 3.48 GAA and .881 SV% and tonight he faces the Senators for the second time this season—he stopped 36 of 38 shots in the Oilers win in Ottawa back on February 4th. Ottawa comes in having won three straight.
Halak turned aside all 27 shots that he faced in the Islanders shutout win in New Jersey last Friday. Each of his last five starts have come on the road, like tonight. In those five games, he has gone 2-3-0 with a 3.54 GAA and .877 SV%. Tonight he faces a Wild team that has caught fire, winning four in a row while averaging 5.25 goals per game.
Domingue allowed three goals on 34 shots in the Coyotes loss in Washington last night. Despite the busy workload, he will go again tonight in Tampa Bay. Domingue is 3-5-1 with a 3.39 GAA and .893 SV% in February and his opponent tonight has won three in a row while averaging 4.33 goals per game. It's a rough matchup, especially on no rest.
Neuvirth stopped nine of 10 shots after replacing Steve Mason in the Flyers win in Toronto on Saturday. Neuvirth has gone 2-0-2 with a 2.34 GAA and .910 SV% in February and tonight he faces the Hurricanes for the third time this season. Neuvirth was 2-0-0 wit ha 2.46 GAA and .923 SV% in his first two starts against Carolina.
Lundqvist stopped all 22 shots that he faced in the Rangers’ shutout, OT win over the Red Wings on Sunday. Lundqvist has been superb since the All-Star break, going 6-2-0 with a 1.61 GAA and .934 SV% in his last eight starts. Tonight he faces the Devils for the fourth time—he is 1-1-1 with a 1.98 GAA and .922 SV% in the first three.
Pavelec allowed five goals on 26 shots in the Jets loss in Tampa Bay last Thursday. Pavelec is 1-1-1 with a 2.56 GAA and .896 SV% in three starts since returning from a knee injury. Tonight he faces a Stars team that has surprisingly lost three in a row while being outscored 15-7. On a busy slate, Pavelec makes a low-end fantasy option given the Stars ability to score goals in bunches.
The Red Wings have sent Kindl to Grand Rapids to create a roster spot and salary space for Niklas Kronwall to be activated from IR for tonight’s game vs. the Blue Jackets. Kindl has three points (2G / 1A) in nine games with the Griffins this season.
Kucherov missed Monday’s game with a lower-body injury, but took part in today’s morning skate and is listed as a game-time decision. If Kucherov can’t play, look for Jonathan Marchessault to skate on the Lightning’s second line.
Helgeson had one assist in 12 games, but will come out tonight vs. the Rangers. Helgeson will be replaced by Damon Severson, who was a healthy scratch for the last two games.
Severson was a healthy scratch for the last two games, but will return tonight vs. the Rangers. Severson has not registered a point in his last four games and comes in with 13 points (1G / 12A) in 54 games this season.
Faulk has missed the last six games with a leg injury, but is listed as a game-time decision tonight and could return vs. the Flyers. Monitor Faulk’s status when pregame warmups start at 6:30 pm ET.
Vasilevskiy allowed five goals on 41 shots in the Lightning’s win over the Jets. Vasilevskiy has gone 7-1-0 in his last eight starts despite posting a 3.04 GAA and .903 SV%—the Lightning have averaged 3.63 goals per game in front of him over that span. Vasilevskiy faces a Coyotes team that lost last night vs. the Capitals.
