Gudbranson will be back in the Panthers lineup on Saturday.
Gudbranson was a healthy scratch on Thursday, but will get back into the lineup on Saturday. Gudbranson has 12 points (4G / 8A), a minus-3 rating and 54 PIMS in 69 games this season.
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Goalie Start
Smith start on Saturday vs. the Penguins.
Smith allowed three goals on 35 shots in the Coyotes 4-3 overtime win over Buffalo on Thursday. He has gone 3-7-0 with a 2.39 GAA and .934 SV% in his last 10 starts. On Saturday he goes up against a Penguins team who have lost six of their last seven, but who might get Evgeni Malkin back in the lineup this afternoon.
Goalie Start
Stalock will be in goal in Philadelphia on Saturday.
Stalock gave up two goals on 12 shots after replacing Antti Niemi in the Sharks loss in Winnipeg on March 17th. Stalock has gone 2-4-1 with a 3.26 GAA and .892 SV% in seven starts and two relief appearances on the road this season. He will face a Flyers team who are 21-9-6 at home.
Goalie Start
Lehtonen starts in goal in Edmonton.
Lehtonen allowed three goals on 34 shots in the Stars 4-3 win over the Flames on Wednesday. Lehtonen has won four in a row while posting a 1.71 GAA and .945 SV%. He has been red-hot as of late and set a franchise record with nine-straight road victories. He draws a nice matchup in Edmonton with Richard Bachman getting the nod for the Oilers.
Mueller (hand) is out indefinitely.
Mueller had his hand/wrist wrapped on Friday after blocking a shot on Thursday in Detroit. He left the game and did not return and will miss at least the remainder of the Sharks road-trip (two games min.)
Line Change
Lecavalier will be back in the Flyers lineup on Saturday.
Lecavalier has been a healthy scratch in the last three games, but will be back in the lineup on Saturday vs. the Sharks. Lecavalier has just 18 points (7G / 11A) in 51 games this season.
Goalie Start
Lehtonen is the Stars probable starter.
Lehtonen allowed three goals on 34 shots in the Stars 4-3 win over the Flames on Wednesday. Lehtonen has won four in a row while posting a 1.71 GAA and .945 SV%. He has been red-hot as of late and set a franchise record with nine-straight road victories. He draws a nice matchup in Edmonton with Richard Bachman getting the nod for the Oilers.
Hornqvist (undisclosed) will be a game-time decision on Saturday.
Hornqvist has missed the last five games but could return tomorrow vs. the Blue Jackets. It appeared in practice this afternoon that Evgeni Malkin is closer to returning than Hornqvist, but monitor his status tomorrow afternoon.
Malkin (lower-body) will be a game-time decision on Saturday.
Malkin skated on on the Penguins second line in practice on Friday and said that there is a very good chance that he plays tomorrow vs. the Blue Jackets. Since it is an afternoon game, there will be no morning skate, so monitor Malkin’s status a few hours prior to puck-drop and during warmups.
Ehrhoff (upper-body) will not play this weekend.
Ehrhoff is not expected to resume practicing until next week, so he will miss both games of the Penguins back-to-back this weekend. It has been couple of months for Ehrhoff, who has appeared in just six games since the end of January.
Goalie Start
Fleury will start on Sunday vs. the Sharks.
Fleury allowed five goals on 28 shots in the Penguins loss to the Hurricanes on Thursday. Fleury has lost four of his last five starts while posting a 3.39 GAA and .890 SV%. Tonight he will face a Sharks team who will be looking to close out their road-trip on a three-game winning streak—they have scored nine goals in their last two games.
Goalie Start
Greiss will start on Saturday vs. the Coyotes.
Greiss allowed one goal on 18 shots in the Penguins 2-0 loss to the Devils on March 17th. He has seen three starts and one relief appearances in March—he has gone 1-2-0 with a 1.43 GAA and .941 SV% this month. He makes for a great spot-start with a matchup against the Coyotes and their 29th ranked offence.
Goalie Start
Luongo will start on Saturday vs. the Habs.
Luongo made 24 saves on 25 shots in the Panthers win over the Maple Leafs on Thursday. Luongo has won three of his last four while posting a 1.72 GAA and .933 SV%. Tonight he will take on a Montreal team he is 1-0-1 with a 1.38 GAA and .959 SV% against this season.
Sheahan (upper-body) is out “for a bit”
Sheahan missed Friday’s practice and is expected to miss at least a couple of games because of an upper-body injury. Consider Sheahan day-to-day.
Injury
Fayne (shoulder) will not play on Friday.
Fayne left Wednesday’s game with a shoulder injury and it will keep him out of tonight’s game against the Stars. Fayne will be replaced by Brandon Davidson, who was recalled on an emergency basis.
Goalie Start
Reimer starts Saturday vs. the Senators.
Reimer stopped all 11 shots that he faced after replacing Jonathan Bernier in the Maple Leafs loss to the Panthers on Thursday. Reimer has gone 0-2-0 with a 3.70 GAA and .888 SV% in three starts and three relief appearances this month. He has gone 1-1-0 with a 4.24 GAA and .882 SV% in three starts against the Senators this season.
Gunnarsson (upper-body) is expected to play on Saturday.
Gunnarsson has missed the last two games with an upper-body injury but he will be back in the lineup tomorrow vs. the Blue Jackets. Gunnarsson will be paired with Alex Pietrangelo.
Goalie Start
Bachman starts Friday vs. the Stars.
Bachman allowed two goals and 21 shots after replacing Ben Scrivens in the Oilers 6-2 loss to the Penguins on March 12th. He only has one start this season, he allowed six goals that night. Overall he is 0-2-0 with a 5.27 GAA and .854 SV% with the Oilers this season. He should be left on free agency tonight.
Call up / Send down
The Sabres have recalled Tim Schaller from Rochester (AHL).
Schaller was sent down the other day, but was recalled almost immediately because Tyler Ennis is out with an injury. Schaller has one goal and one assist in 14 games with the Sabres this season.
Semin (undisclosed) is questionable for Saturday.
Semin reportedly suffered an undisclosed injury on Thursday and is questionable for Saturday’s game. Semin has two goals in his last 10 games.
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