Howard stopped all six shots that he faced after replacing Petr Mrazek in the Red Wings’ loss in Pittsburgh on Thursday. Mrazek started on Saturday night, so Howard is expected to start tonight in New York. He has lost 10 in a row and is 2-4-3 with a 3.34 GAA and .897 SV% on the road this season.
Bishop allowed two goals on 39 shots in the Lightning’s win in Pittsburgh yesterday. Despite a busy afternoon, Bishop will start again tonight in Carolina. Bishop is 4-3-0 with a 2.75 GAA and .906 SV% since the All-Star break and 9-8-1 with a 2.22 GAA and .922 SV% on the road this season.
Dubnyk allowed three goals on 28 shots in the Wild’s win in Calgary on Wednesday. Darcy Kuemper started the second game of the back-to-back, but Dubnyk is expected to start in today’s outdoor game. Dubnyk has won two in a row while stopping 49 of 54 shots (.907 SV%).
Fleury was scratched from his scheduled start yesterday due to an illness, but has been pegged to start today in Buffalo. Fleury is 4-2-1 with a 2.71 GAA and .906 SV% since the All-Star break and 8-7-4 with a 2.20 GAA and .927 SV% on the road this season.
Ward allowed two goals on 24 shots in the Hurricanes 5-2 win over the Sharks on Friday. Ward has played very well since the All-Star break, going 3-0-2 with a 1.88 GAA and .934 SV% in five starts in February. Tonight he faces the Lightning for the second time this season, he allowed four goals on 31 shots in a 4-3 loss back in November.
Huberdeau left the game after being hit by Jets’ defenseman Jacob Trouba and Huberdeau appeared to hit his head off of the ice as he went down. There was no update after the game, but the Panthers are off until Thursday, so he has some time to recover.
Ekman-Larsson left after getting tangled up with Vladimir Tarasenko and never returned. The Coyotes did not provide an update on OEL’s status, but if the Coyotes have a shot at making the playoffs, they need Ekman-Larsson in the lineup.
Steen crashed into the boards after being hit by Coyotes’ defenseman Kevin Connauton. He got up hold his arm and went directly to the locker room. The Blues did not provide a post-game update on Steen’s status, but it did not look good.
Hiller allowed two goals on 28 shots in the Flames win over the Canucks on Friday. Hiller snapped a three-game losing streak for Hiller, who is 4-2-0 with a 3.29 GAA and .901 SV% in February. He’ll face his former team for the second time in a week—he was yanked after allowing four goals on 17 shots in a 6-4 loss on Monday.
Lehner stopped all 38 shots he faced in the Sabres shutout win over the Blue Jackets on Friday. Lehner has caught fire recently, winning two of his last three while stopping 87 of 89 shots (.978 SV%). He’ll face a Penguins team that lost 4-2 to the Lightning yesterday, making it three losses in their last five.
