Hellebuyck allowed a single goal on 24 shots in the Jets shootout loss in Dallas on Thursday. Helleybuyck has gone 2-0-1 while allowing just three goals on 96 shots (.969 SV%) in his last three starts. Hellebuyck draws an excellent matchup this afternoon vs. the Sabres on home ice—Hellebuyck is 6-1-0 with 1.84 GAA and .940 SV% at the MTS Centre this season.
Faksa appeared in four games during his most recent call-up—he had one assist, which give him one goal and two assists in 18 games on the year. He heads back to Texas where he has 13 points (9G / 4A) in 19 games this season.
Talbot gave up three goals on 26 shots in the Oilers loss to the Lightning Friday. The loss snapped a brief two-game winning streak for Talbot, who is now 2-1-0 with a 1.93 GAA and .933 SV% to start January. He draws a terrible matchup vs. the NHL’s hottest team—the Panthers come in having won 11 in a row while averaging 3.46 goals per game.
Schneider allowed four goals on 31 shots in the Devils loss to the Bruins on Friday. He has dropped his last three starts while posting a 2.36 GAA and .909 SV%. It has been a tough start to 2016 for Schneider, who will start in Minnesota tonight—he is 10-5-2 with a 2.04 GAA and.934 SV% on the road this season.
Hellebuyck allowed a single goal on 24 shots in the Jets shootout loss in Dallas on Thursday. Helleybuyck has gone 2-0-1 while allowing just three goals on 96 shots (.969 SV%) in his last three starts. Hellebuyck draws an excellent matchup this afternoon vs. the Sabres on home ice—Hellebuyck is 6-1-0 with 1.84 GAA and .940 SV% at the MTS Centre this season.
Ullmark allowed four goals on 26 shots in the Sabres loss to the Panthers on Tuesday. Ullmark has not won since December 12th, losing his last four starts while posting a 2.57 GAA and .906 SV%. He gets the nod this afternoon on Winnipeg—Ullmark comes in at 2-1-2 with a 2.71 GAA and .920 SV% on the road this season.
Hammond allowed two goals on 38 shots in the Senators win over the Blues last Saturday. Craig Anderson started the first two games this week, but Hammond will start in the second game of the back-to-back. He draws a rough matchup vs. the Capitals, who are also on a back-to-back. Hammond is 2-2-1 with a 2.19 GAA and .936 SV% on the road.
Crawford stopped 28 of 29 shots in the Blackhawks win over the Sabres on Friday. Crawford has won four straight games while posting a 1.97 GAA and .938 SV%. Crawford has lost his only start against Colorado this season, but he is an impressive 14-5-1 with a 1.55 GAA and .947 SV% on home ice this season.
Luongo allowed two goals on 32 shots in the Panthers win in Ottawa on Thursday. Al Montoya helped extend the Panthers’ win streak to 12 on Sunday, but Luongo will go tonight in Vancouver. Of those 12 consecutive wins, Luongo has won nine of the them and posting a 1.34 GAA and .954 SV%. Tonight he faces his former team in Vancouver—he is 2-2-1 with a 2.59 GAA and .912 SV% in his career vs. the Canucks.
Montoya stopped 39 of 40 shots in the Panthers win over the Wild last Sunday. Montoya has been incredible when called upon this season, going 6-1-1 with a 1.69 GAA and .938 SV%. Montoya draws the duty of trying to extend the Panthers’ winning streak to 12 games. He’ll face an Oilers team that has lost five of their last seven, while averaging just 1.86 goals per game over that span.
Howard was pulled after allowing four goals on 14 shots in the Red Wings loss in Winnipeg on December 29th. Petr Mrazek has started the last five games, but Howie will go on the second game of their back-to-back. He has been pulled in his last two starts and has gone 0-2-3 with a 3.81 GAA and .891 SV% in his last five. Despite his recent struggles, the Kings are a team he’s had success against in his career (10-6-0).
Mrazek stopped 35 of 36 shots in the Red Wings 2-1 win in San Jose on Thursday. Mrazek has won three straight games while posting a 1.34 GAA and .957 SV%. Tonight Mrazek will start his fifth consecutive game—he will face the Ducks, who have won five of their last seven games, but have averaged just 2.14 goals per game over that span.
Varlamov allowed three goals on 22 shots in Colorado’s win over the Predators on Friday. Varlamov has won three straight games while posting a 2.28 GAA and .923 SV%. Tonight will be Varlamov’s third start of the season against the Blackhawks—the 27-year-old is 1-0-1 with a 1.94 GAA and .944 SV% in the first two meetings between these teams.
Quick made 25 saves on 26 shots in the Kings 2-1 win over the Maple Leafs on Thursday. Make that six straight victories for Quick, who has posted a 1.33 GAA, .955 SV% and one shutout during his winning streak. Tonight he faces the Blues at the STAPLES Center—he is 12-6-0 with a 2.16 GAA and .915 SV% on home ice this season.
Vasilevskiy made 30 saves on 32 shots in the Lightning’s win over the Wild last Saturday. With Ben Bishop starting last night, Vasilevskiy will start tonight in Vancouver. Overall, Vasilevskiy is 4-4-0 with a 2.78 GAA and .911 SV% on the season, including 3-3-0 with a 2.90 GAA and .910 SV% on the road.
Hutton allowed four goals on 25 shots in the Predators loss to the Blues on December 29th. Pekka RInne allowed four goals in a loss last night, so Hutton will get the nod tonight in Arizona. Louis Domingue has played very well for the Coyotes and Hutton comes in at 3-1-1 with a 2.95 GAA and .895 SV% on the road.
Niemi allowed six goals on 29 shots in the Stars loss in New York on Tuesday. Kari Lehtonen started and won on Thursday, but the Stars will go back to Niemi tonight against the Wild. Niemi has faced them twice this season, going 2-0-0 with a 2.08 GAA and .930 SV% in those two meetings.
Rask gave up three goals on 29 shots in the Bruins loss to the Capitals on Tuesday. Jonas Gustavsson started last night, soit will be Rask tonight in Ottawa. He has lost four of his last five starts and is 1-1-0 with a 2.52 GAA and .906 SV% in two starts vs. the Senators this season—he also comes in at 7-2-2 with a 1.85 GAA and .939 SV% on the road.
