Andersen allowed four goals on 32 shots in the Ducks loss to the Stars on Wednesday. Andersen has won three of four while posting a 2.23 GAA and .922 SV%. Andersen will make his fourth start against the Coyotes this season. He has gone 2-0-2 with a 1.20 GAA and .955 SV%.
Bishop allowed four goals on 24 shots in the Lightning’s win over the Devils on Thursday. Bishop comes in as a winner of three of his last four while positing a 1.95 GAA and .933 SV%. Tonight he will look to knock the Bruins out of the playoffs—he is 1-1-1 with a 2.94 GAA and .902 SV% against Boston this season.
Rask surrendered four goals on 30 shots in the Bruins 4-2 loss to the Panthers on Thursday. He has lost two straight at the worst time. In those two games he has allowed a combined seven goals on 63 shots (.889 SV%). He will need to win tonight if the Bruins are going to make the playoffs—he has gone 2-1-0 with a 3.54 GAA and .868 SV% vs. Tampa Bay this season.
Hutton allowed four goals on 29 shots in the Predators loss to Flames on March 29th. With the Predators locked into facing the Blackhawks in the first round, they will go with Hutton in the season finale in Dallas. Hutton comes in at 6-6-4 with a 2.59 GAA and .904 SV% on the season.
Halak stopped 37 of 38 shots in the Islanders win over the Penguins last night. He has won three of five while posting a 2.57 GAA and .913 SV%. Tonight Halak will start on back-to-back nights because Michal Neuvirth is day-to-day with an undisclosed injury. He has gone 1-0-1 with a 2.88 GAA and .921 SV% in his first two starts vs the Blue Jackets.
Pouliot will miss his second straight game with an upper-body injury that he suffered on Tuesday. With Pouliot out, the Penguins will be forced to go with five defensemen once again.
Gibson is reportedly nursing an injury that he suffered in practice on Friday. The Ducks did not hold a morning skate, but a few players did take the ice, but Gibson was not one of them. If Gibson is not available tonight, expect Frederik Andersen to get the nod with the recently recalled Jason Labarbera serving as his backup.
Labarbera has gone 2-0-1 with a 2.61 GAA and .909 SV% in five games with the Ducks this season. In his time in Norfolk he has gone 9-16-7 with a 2.62 GAA and .912 SV%. He will likely back-up Frederik Andersen tonight if John Gibson is not available.
With Neuvirth day-to-day, the Islanders have recalled Kevin Poulin from Bridgeport (AHL) and he could get the nod in the season finale. There is no word if Neuvirth will be good to go for the start of the playoffs.
Murray returned to the lineup for the last two games, but will be held out of the lineup in the season finale. He has had two injury ravaged seasons so they will let him rest tonight in a meaningless game vs. the Islanders.
McElhinney will make his first start since March 18th. That night he stopped 44 of 47 shots in the Blue Jackets shootout win over the Oilers. He has gone 11-14-2 with a 2.83 GAA and .925 SV% in 27 starts this season. He will start against an Islanders team who played last night and are already locked into a playoff spot.
Poulin, 24, has been recalled because Michal Neuvirth is day-to-day with an undisclosed injury. With Jaroslav Halak starting last night, there is a chance that Poulin could make his second start of the season. He has gone 16-19-7 with a 2.84 GAA and .913 SV% in 43 games with Bridgeport this season.
Fleury allowed three goals on 26 shots in the Penguins loss to the Islanders last night. That loss made tonight’s game in Buffalo very meaningful for Fleury and the Penguins. He has lost his last four games while posting an ugly 3.76 GAA and .889 SV%. He will look to continue his success over the Sabres this season—he has gone 2-0-0 with a 0.50 GAA and .974 SV% in the first two meetings.
Lindback allowed three goals on 39 shots in the Sabres loss to the Blue Jackets last night. Despite the busy evening, he will go again tonight vs. the Penguins. He has made 85 saves on the last 91 shots that he has faced (.934 SV%). He will be assigned with the duty of trying to knock the Pittsburgh Penguins out of the playoffs.
Enroth stopped all 19 shots that he faced in the Stars 4-0 shutout win over the Ducks on Wednesday. He has won three in a row while posting a 1.13 GAA and .953 SV%. He could make for a nice start tonight considering he is playing well and the Predators will be resting some key players.
Scrivens surrendered four goals on 29 shots in the Oilers loss to the Flames last Saturday. Scrivens has sat out the last two games, but will start the final game of the season tonight in Vancouver. He is 15-26-10 with a 3.11 GAA and .892 SV% on the season and has not beat the Canucks this season…so don’t try to get fancy on the last day.
