Lehtonen allowed three goals on 23 shots in the Stars win over the Capitals on Saturday. Antti Niemi started last night, so look for Lehtonen to go tonight in St. Louis. He has won three in a row while posting a 2.70 GAA and .919 SV%, but he will need to be great as he goes head-to-head with the red-hot Brian Elliott.
Elliott stopped 37 of 38 shots in the Blues win in Tampa Bay on Sunday. Elliott’s great play continues and tonight he will start for a 15th consecutive game. Elliott has gone 9-3-3 with a 1.78 GAA and .945 SV% since Jake Allen was injured. He’ll be in tough tonight vs. a Stars team that has won four in a row.
McQuaid has been sidelined with an upper-body injury since January 5th, but is listed as a game-time decision for Tuesday’s game. McQuaid skated as an extra in the morning skate, so I would expect him to miss at least one more game.
Bergeron took part in the Bruins morning skate, but reportedly didn’t look 100 percent. Bergeron has missed the last two games and is listed as a game-time decision for tonight’s game in Columbus.
Rask was pulled after he allowed five goals on 24 shots in the Bruins loss in Detroit on Sunday. Rask has gone 3-1-1 with a 3.63 GAA and .902 SV% in six starts since the All-Star break. Tonight he faces the Blue Jackets on the road—Columbus has won four of five and Rask has been much better on the road than at home this season.
Quick has missed the last three games with a lower-body injury, but it looks like he will return to the crease tonight in Washington. Quick stopped 35 of 37 shots in the Kings win in Boston last Tuesday. Quick has gone 14-4-1 with a 2.06 GAA and .932 SV% on the road this season, but draws a rough matchup tonight in Washington.
Pardy has not played since January 15th, but with Mark Stuart out, he will get back into the lineup tonight in Carolina. Pardy has one assist and seven shots in 11 games this season.
Jones stopped 22 of 23 shots in the Sharks win over the Coyotes on Saturday. Jones has won two in a row and three of his last four while posting a 1.76 GAA, .938 SV% and one shutout. Tonight Jones gets the nod in Tampa Bay—Jones has gone 16-5-2 with a 2.25 GAA and .922 SV% on the road this season.
Neuvirth allowed two goals on 24 shots in the Flyers loss to the Devils on Saturday. Steve Mason started on Sunday, but they’ll go back to Neuvirth tonight in New Jersey. Coming off of a loss vs. the Devils, Neuvirth is 1-0-1 with a 2.39 GAA and .881 SV% in two starts against New Jersey this season—they come in having won three in a row.
Namestnikov was banged up on Sunday, but took part in Tuesday’s morning skate and is listed as a game-time decision. Namestnikov skated on the fourth line this morning and is expected to be replaced by Erik Condra if he is unable to play.
Borowiecki suffered an upper-body injury on Saturday and will not play on Tuesday vs. the Sabres. With Borowiecki out, Patrick Wiercioch will draw back into the lineup. Borowiecki is listed as day-to-day.
Pavelec stopped 21 of 22 shots in the Jets shootout win over the Oilers on Saturday. It was a heck of a return to the crease for Pavelec, who was making his first start in 85 days. He will make a second straight start and it will come vs. a Hurricanes team that has gone 2-1-2 while averaging 2.80 goals per game since the All-Star break.
Zibanejad missed Monday’s practice and Tuesday’s morning skate with an illness and is listed as a game-time decision. If Zibanejad can’t play, Nick Paul, who was recalled from Binghamton (AHL) this morning would make his NHL debut.
Hurricanes head coach Bill Peters said that Faulk is getting close, but will not play on Tuesday. He is expected to practice again on Wednesday and could be back in the lineup on Thursday in Ottawa.
Lack allowed one goal on 10 shots after replacing the injured Cam Ward in Saturday’s win over the Islanders. Lack has gone 3-2-0 with a 2.03 GAA, .931 SV% and two shutouts in his last five starts plus Saturday’s relief appearance. Lack is 3-5-1 with a 2.68 GAA and .903 SV% in nine starts at PNC Arena this season.
Orpik has been sidelined by a lower-body injury since November 10th, but will return to the lineup tonight vs. the Kings. Taylor Chorney will serve as a healthy scratch with Orpik back in. The 35-year-old has three points (1G / 2A) in 14 games this season.
de Haan suffered a lower-body injury in the Islanders win over the Red Wings on Monday afternoon. The Islanders are taking Tuesday off, so there likely won’t be an update on de Haan’s status until Wednesday morning.
