Gibson allowed one goal on 26 shots in the Ducks win over the Wild on Tuesday. Gibson has gone 3-3-0 with a 2.27 GAA and .913 SV% in January and tonight he will make his second start of the season vs. the Red Wings. His first was 13 days ago, when he allowed two goals on 24 shots in a 2-1 defeat.
Korpisalo allowed two goals on 14 shots after replacing Sergei Bobrovsky in Thursday’s loss to the Flames. Korpisalo has gone 3-5-1 with a 3.06 GAA and .906 SV% this season and tonight he starts in Boston—he has gone 1-3-1 with a 3.91 GAA and .893 SV% in four road starts. Boston comes in having won three of their last four while averaging 3.25 goals per game.
Farnham has served his four-game suspension, but will be back in the lineup tonight in Winnipeg. Farnham has two goals in his last three games and eight points (7G / 1A) in 24 games with the Devils this season.
Schneider allowed three goals on 32 shots in the Devils win over the Senators on Thursday. Schneider has won three straight games while posting a strong 1.67 GAA and .949 SV%. Schneider will get the nod tonight in Winnipeg—Schneider has been rock solid on the road this season, going 12-6-2 with a 1.88 GAA and .938 SV%.
Pouliot, 22, will make his season debut this afternoon vs. Vancouver. Pouliot has six goals and 17 assists (23 points) in 37 games with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton. He has seven points (2G / 5A) in 34 career NHL games.
Bennett has been out with an upper-body injury since December 14th, but will be back in the lineup this afternoon. Injuries have crippled Bennett’s career—he comes in with 10 points (5G / 5A) in 24 games this season.
Bishop stopped 17 of 18 shots in the Lightning’s win over the Blackhawks on Thursday. Bishop has won his last four starts while posting a 1.00 GAA and .957 SV%. Tonight he will face the Panthers for the third time this season—he has gone 1-0-1 with a 2.40 GAA and .900 SV%. Florida comes in on the tail end of a back-to-back after winning last night.
Bennett has been out since December 14th, but he is on the ice for warmups, which suggests he will be back in the lineup this afternoon.
Kalinin will be scratched on Saturday due to an illness. He will be replaced by Bobby Farnham, who returns from a four-game suspension. Kalinin is listed as day-to-day.
Niemi allowed two goals on 25 shots in the Stars win over the Oilers on Thursday. It was Niemi’s first win since December 31st and 17th of the season. Tonight it looks like he will start vs. the Avalanche for the second time this season—he was torched for six goals on 28 shots in a 6-3 loss in Colorado back in October.
Hellebuyck allowed three goals on 27 shots in the Jets loss to the Predators on Thursday. Hellebuyck has lost two in a row and is now 4-4-1 with a 1.99 GAA and .933 SV% in January. Tonight, Hellebuyck will start for the 20th time in the Jets last 23 games. He will take on a Devils team that has surprisingly won three in a row despite battling a wad of injuries.
Bennett has been sidelined for over one month, but he was in practice on Friday and could return to the lineup on Saturday afternoon. If Bennett plays, expect Conor Sheary to come out of the lineup.
Kunitz missed Friday’s practice because of a lower-body injury, but is expected to be in the lineup this afternoon. Monitor his status during pre-game warmups which will start at noon ET.
Fleury gave up three goals on 32 shots in the Penguins win over the Flyers on Thursday. That is back-to-back wins for Fleury, who will be between the pipes this afternoon vs. the Canucks. Fleury has gone 6-2-2 with a 2.58 GAA, .918 SV% and one shutout in his last 10 starts on home ice. This afternoon he takes on a Canucks team hat has won three of their last four.
Domingue allowed two goals on 22 shots in the Coyotes loss to the Sharks on Thursday. After rattling off four straight wins from January 4th to January 12th, Domingue has lost three in a row while posting a 2.34 GAA and .907 SV%. Tonight will be his second start vs. the Kings—he allowed four goals on 33 shots in a 4-3 OT loss in the first meeting.
Rask allowed three goals on 26 shots in the Bruins loss to the Canucks on Thursday. The loss snapped a two-game winning streak for Rask, who is 2-5-1 with a 2.64 GAA and .914 SV% in January. He draws a fantastic matchup tonight vs. the Blue Jackets, who have lost six of their last eight games.
Luongo stopped all 27 shots that he faced in the Panthers’ 4-0 shutout loss to the Blackhawks last night. Florida usually starts Al Montoya in the second game of back-to-backs, but they will go back to Luongo tonight vs. the Lightning. Bobby Lu has gone 2-1-0 with a 1.96 GAA and .939 SV% in his first three starts against the Lightning the season.
Darling made 28 saves on 29 shots in the Blackhawks win over the Maple Leafs last Friday. Corey Crawford started last night, so Darling will go tonight in Florida. Darling has won three in a row while posting a 1.64 GAA and .935 SV%. He will take on a Panthers team that has lost four in a row.
