Price allowed four goals on 43 shots in the Canadiens 5-3 loss to the Lightning on Monday. Price was 5-5-2 with 2.08 GAA, .949 SV% and three shutouts in March. Tonight he will start against the Capitals for the second time this season—Price posted a 36-save shutouts in the first meeting.
Hammond allowed one goal on 17 shots in the Senators 2-1 shootout win over the Red Wings on Tuesday. Hammond has gone 15-1-1 with a 1.85 GAA and .938 SV% since being recalled. Tonight he draws a rough matchup against the Lightning—Hammond has gone 7-1-0 with a 2.74 GAA and .908 SV% at home this season.
Dubnyk made 31 saves on 32 shots in the Wild’s win over the Kings on Saturday. Four days off in between games is a huge help for Dubnyk, who will be starting his 35th consecutive game tonight vs. New York. Dubnyk comes in with a ridiculous 26-6-1 record, 1.70 GAA, .939 SV% and five shutouts since being traded to the Wild.
Holtby allowed two goals on 25 shots in the Capitals 4-2 win over the Hurricanes on Tuesday. Holtby has won three of his last four starts while posting a 2.76 GAA and .904 SV%. Holtby has gone 0-0-2 despite posting a 0.94 GAA and .963 SV% in his first two starts against the Canadiens this season.
Halak allowed four goals on 25 shots in the Islanders win over the Red Wings on Sunday. March was quite the up-and-down month for Halak, who finished at 3-3-2 with a 2.24 GAA and .924 SV%. Tonight Halak will go up against a Blue Jackets team who have won seven consecutive games.
Monitor Datsyuk’s status leading up to Saturday’s game in Minnesota. He skated prior to Thursday’s game and said he feels better and is hoping to be back in on the weekend.
Cole will miss his fifth consecutive game with an upper-body injury. He did not skate this morning which is not good news for his availability for Saturday’s game. Continue to monitor his status leading up to the clash with the Wild.
Jurco took part in the Red Wings morning skate, but won’t play due to an upper-body ailment. Jurco is expected to be replaced by Riley Sheahan, who should be returning from an upper-body injury. Jurco is day-to-day.
Kinkaid allowed three goals on 32 shots in the Devils loss in Carolina on Saturday. Cory Schneider started the last two games, but Kinkaid will go tonight vs. Montreal. Kinkaid has gone 0-2-0 with a 4.57 GAA and .870 SV% in his first two starts against the Canadiens this season.
Datsyuk will miss his second straight game and the seventh of the last nine games. He skated this morning, but won’t be available tonight vs. the Sens. He said he is feeling better and hopes to be back in the lineup on Saturday.
Miller left Tuesday’s game after he has his face cut by a skate. He had around 60 stitches to close the cut but luckily didn’t suffer any damage to his eye. He will be in the lineup tonight despite the gruesome looking cut.
With Torey Krug missing the morning skate with an illness, the Bruins have recalled Morrow as insurance incase Krug can’t play. Morrow has one goal in 15 games with the Bruins this season—while in Providence he has registered eight points (3G / 5A) in 27 games.
Luongo allowed three goals on 29 shots in the Panthers loss in Boston on Tuesday. Luongo has gone 1-2-1 with a 2.74 GAA and .894 SV% in his last four outings. Tonight he will take on a Hurricanes team who have lost six of their last eight outings.
Orlov had three assists in three games during his conditioning stint. He has missed the entire season with a wrist injury, but he could be back in the lineup this weekend after completing his conditioning stint with some success.
Nichushkin, 20, recorded three assists and nine shots on goal during his three-game conditioning stint with Texas (AHL). Nichushkin has been out since November but it looks like he’ll be in tomorrow vs. the Blues.
After serving his three-game suspension, Boll will be back in the lineup tonight vs. the Islanders. Boll will replace Marko Dano in the lineup. Boll has five points (1G / 4A), a minus-12 rating and 109 PIMS in 71 games this season.
Bobrovsky allowed two goals on 26 shots in the Blue Jackets 3-2 overtime win over the Devils on Tuesday. Goalie Bob has won six consecutive games while posting a 2.14 GAA and .938 SV%. Bobrovsky is red-hot and the Islanders are not, having lost seven of their last nine games entering play tonight.
Johnson was sent home this morning because of an illness and he is questionable for tonight’s game against the Islanders. Monitor his status leading up to and during pre-game warmups. Justin Falk will play if Johnson can’t go.
Hamilton will miss his sixth straight game tonight, but he is expected to start skating again next week and could be back in the lineup before the end of the season.
Dano has registered 16 points (7G / 9A) in 30 games with the Blue Jackets. With Jared Boll coming back to the lineup after a three-game suspension, Dano will be given the night off.
