Schneider allowed two goals on 25 shots in the Devils loss to Columbus on Wednesday. Schneider has gone 4-4-0 with a 1.90 GAA and .936 SV% in the month of November. Overall, Schneider has a 2.05 GAA on the year, but the Devils are averaging just 2.47 goals per game in front of him.
Schneider allowed two goals on 25 shots in the Devils loss to Columbus on Wednesday. Schneider has gone 4-4-0 with a 1.90 GAA and .936 SV% in the month of November. Overall, Schneider has a 2.05 GAA on the year, but the Devils are averaging just 2.47 goals per game in front of him.
Niemi was pulled after allowing five goals on 16 shots in the Stars loss to the Senators on Tuesday. With Kari Lehtonen out with an upper-body injury, Niemi will start tonight vs. the Canucks. Niemi has gone 2-3-0 with a 2.70 GAA and .891 SV% in five starts this month. Tonight he faces the Canucks for the second time this season—he stopped 29 of 32 in a 4-3 OT win in the first meeting.
Johnson stopped all 12 shots that he faced after replacing Linus Ullmark in Wednesday’s loss to Nashville. Johnson has fallen behind Ullmark on the depth chart but he will start tonight vs. the Hurricanes. Johnson has gone 4-7-1 with a 2.58 GAA and a .904 SV% this season.
Howard allowed three goals on 33 shots in the Red Wings 4-3 OT win in St. Louis last Saturday. Howard has allowed three goals per game in his last three starts, going 2-1-0 with an .875 SV% over that span. He draws a great matchup tonight with the Oilers in town—Edmonton has lost five of six while averaging 2.33 goals over game.
Luongo allowed two goals on 23 shots after coming in for an injured Al Montoya on Wednesday. The Panthers have lost three in a row behind Luongo’s .904 SV%. Overall, Luongo is 6-8-3 on the season and tonight he will face the Islanders at home, where he is 5-5-1 with a 2.34 GAA and .927 SV% this season.
Howard allowed three goals on 33 shots in the Red Wings 4-3 OT win in St. Louis last Saturday. Howard has allowed three goals per game in his last three starts, going 2-1-0 with an .875 SV% over that span. He draws a great matchup tonight with the Oilers in town—Edmonton has lost five of six while averaging 2.33 goals over game.
Bobrovsky stopped 27 of 28 shots in the Blue Jackets 2-1 win in New Jersey on Wednesday. Bobrovsky has been great recently, winning five of six with a 1.50 GAA and .948 SV%. After a rough start, Goalie Bob has turned things around and tonight he will face the Penguins for the second time this season—he stopped 28 of 29 in a 2-1 win in the first meeting.
Cousins, 22, has 18 points (5G / 13A) in 15 games with Lehigh Valley this season. He will make his season debut on Friday, replacing Taylor Leier, who was sent down. He will centre the fourth line with Colin McDonald and Scott Laughton on his wings.
Strome struggled with the Islanders at the start of the season, posting just one goal and four assists in 12 games. After being reassigned, he picked up two goals and two assists in eight games with Bridgeport. Strome will be in the Isles’ lineup on Friday.
Salomaki hasn’t played in the last three games and has been placed on IR with an undisclosed injury. There is no word on the nature or severity of the injury, but he will remain out of the lineup.
Sissons, 22, had one goal in five games with the Predators before being sent back to the AHL. With Paul Gaustad reportedly banged up again, look for Sissons to be in the lineup on Friday. While with Milwaukee, he had eight points (3G / 5A) in 12 games.
