Kane suffered an upper-body injury in the second period of Monday’s loss in Detroit and likely won’t play tonight in Pittsburgh. If Kane isn’t able to play, look for Cal O’Reilly to get back in the Sabres lineup.
Greiss allowed six goals on 41 shots in the Islanders loss in Tampa Bay last Friday. J-F Berube has started two of the last three games, but they’ll go back to Greiss, who is on a personal four-game losing streak. The 30-year-old netminder has faltered since Jaroslav Halak went down. He is 3-5-1 with a 2.99 GAA and .907 SV% in March.
Varlamov allowed three goals on 35 shots in Colorado’s win in Nashville last night. With the Avalanche fighting for a playoff spot, they’ll go back to Varlamov for the second straight night. Varlamov has gone 5-3-0 with a 2.40 GAA and .932 SV% in March and tonight he will take on the Blues for the fourth time this season—surprisingly, the 27-year-old has gone 3-0-0 with a 1.60 GAA and .957 SV% while facing an average of 38.3 shots per game.
Bernier gave up two goals on 32 shots in the Maple Leafs’ 2-1 loss to the Bruins on Saturday. Garret Sparks got the nod last night in Tampa Bay, so Bernier will go tonight in Florida. March has been his best month of the season by far—so far he is 3-4-0 with a 1.90 GAA and .937 SV%. One of those losses came against the Panthers, he allowed two goals on 30 shots in a 4-1 loss on March 17th.
Quick allowed four goals on 29 shots in the Kings win over the Oilers on Saturday. The win snapped a three-game losing streak for Quick, who is now 38-20-4 with a 2.21 GAA, .918 SV% and four shutouts on the season. He will be looking for his first win over the Sharks this year—he is 0-2-0 with a 4.52 GAA and .833 SV% in the first two meetings.
Rinne stopped 18 of 19 shots in the Predators win over the Blue Jackets on Saturday. Rinne has won five consecutive starts while posting a 1.78 GAA and .929 SV%. RInne has been excellent in March and tonight he makes his fourth start vs. the Avalanche—he has gone 1-2-0 with a 3.07 GAA and .897 SV% in the first three meetings.
Sparks allowed five goals on 38 shots in the Maple Leafs OT win over the Ducks on Thursday. Jonathan Bernier has started five of the last seven games, but it looks like Sparks will go tonight in Tampa Bay. He faced the Lightning back in late February, allowing two goals on 28 shots in a 2-1 loss. Tampa comes in having won three of their last four.
Quick allowed four goals on 29 shots in the Kings win over the Oilers on Saturday. The win snapped a three-game losing streak for Quick, who is now 38-20-4 with a 2.21 GAA, .918 SV% and four shutouts on the season. He will be looking for his first win over the Sharks this year—he is 0-2-0 with a 4.52 GAA and .833 SV% in the first two meetings .
Gibson allowed four goals on 23 shots in the Ducks loss in Montreal last Tuesday. Gibson has gone 2-3-1 with a 2.26 GAA and .913 SV% in March. Tonight he makes his second start vs. the Oilers, in the first meeting he stopped all 21 shots that he faced in a 1-0 shutout win. Edmonton has lost rare of their last four games.
Domingue allowed one goal on 38 shots in the Coyotes win over the Stars last Thursday. Domingue is 3-2-1 with a 1.59 GAA and .951 SV% in March and tonight he faces the Flames for the fourth time this season—he has gone 3-0-0 with a 1.00 GAA and .962 SV% in the first three meetings between these two squads.
Jones allowed three goals on 16 shots in the Sharks loss to the Stars on Saturday. He has lost his last two starts while allowing a combined four goals on 43 shots (.907 SV%) and is now 4-4-0 with a 1.76 GAA and .932 SV% in March. Tonight will be his fifth start vs. the Kings—he has gone 2-1-1 with a 2.70 GAA and .906 SV% in the first four meetings.
Varlamov allowed three goals on 34 shots in Colorado’s loss to the Wild on Saturday. He has lost two in a row despite stopping 72 of 78 shots (.923 SV%). Varlamov has gone 4-3-0 with a 2.32 GAA and .934 SV% in March and tonight he faces Nashville for the third time this season—he has gone 2-0-0 with a 2.50 GAA and .914 SV% in the first two meetings.
