Darling allowed four goals on 29 shots in a loss in Tampa Bay on February 27th. Darling has gone 6-3-0 with a 2.18 GAA and.930 SV% with the Blackhawks this season. He draws a rough matchup against the Rangers on the second half of a back-to-back.
McElhinney allowed three goals on 12 shots in the Blue Jackets 4-0 loss to the Avalanche on March 7th. McElhinney is 0-5-1 in his last six starts, but has a nice matchup tonight vs. the Oilers tonight. He is 6-6-2 with a 2.56 GAA and .924 SV% on the road this season.
Little has missed the last five games and will miss his sixth consecutive game tomorrow vs. the Blues, but he is hopeful that he will be back on Saturday vs. the Capitals.
The Canucks announced this afternoon that they will be without Miller for the remainder of the regular season. They will have to roll with Eddie Lack, who has gone 6-3-1 with a 2.20 GAA and .929 SV% since Miller went down.
Talbot stopped 38 of 39 shots in the Rangers 2-1 win over the Panthers on Sunday. Talbot has won four games in a row while posting a 0.75 GAA, .976 SV% and one shutout. That shutout came on a 29-save performance against these Blackhawks 10 days ago.
Dubnyk allowed two goals on 27 shots in the Wild’s win in Nashville on Tuesday. He stopped 66 of 69 shots (.956 SV%) in two straight wins. He has bee simply outrageous with the Wild—he is 2-0-0 vs. Washington this season, but only one of those came with Minnesota; he stopped 24 of 25 in a 2-1 win in early March.
Khudobin allowed two goals on 33 shots in the Hurricanes OT loss to the Senators on Tuesday. He has stopped 53 of 57 shots (.930 SV%) in his last two starts. He draws a difficult math cup in Montreal—Khudobin has gone 4-7-3 with a 2.99 GAA and .893 SV% in 14 games on the road.
Quick turned aside all 25 shots that he faced in the Kings 1-0 shutout win over the Coyotes on Monday. Quick has won five of his last seven starts while posting a 1.41 GAA, .933 SV% and two shutouts. Tonight will be his fourth start against the Ducks—he has gone 1-0-2 with a 2.81 GAA and .917 SV%.
Gibson allowed two goals on 27 shots in the Ducks win over the Predators on Sunday. He has won each of his last two starts while stopping 57 of 60 shots (.950 SV%). Tonight will be his second start of the season vs. Los Angeles—Gibson made 20 saves in a 4-2 win over the Kings back on February 27th.
Krejci was in practice again on Wednesday and will travel with the team for Thursday’s game in Ottawa. While he is not expected to play tomorrow, he could suit up for Saturday or Sunday’s contests.
Nikitin has been out since January 29th with a shoulder injury, but he will get back in tonight vs. the Blue Jackets. Nikitin will replace Keith Aulie and be paired with Andrew Ference. He has eight points (3G / 5A) in 34 games this season.
Scrivens allowed one goal on 29 shots in the Oilers 4-1 win over the Maple Leafs on Monday. It was his first win since February 24th, but it must have felt nice to get the W over his former team. Tonight he starts at home vs. the Blue Jackets—Scrivens is 11-14-2 with a 2.83 GAA and .902 SV% in 27 starts at Rexall Place this season.
Miller, 26, has registered 25 goals and 31 assists (56 points) in 58 games with OKC this season. He could make his NHL debut tonight with Matt Fraser out with a concussion.
Holland missed the last two games and is expected to miss at least two more with a lower-body injury. With Holland out and Nazem Kadri suspended, the Maple Leafs will likely recall Sam Carrick from the Marlies.
Latta has missed the last six games, but he is expected to return tomorrow vs. the Wild. Latta is expected to return on the fourth line. He has no goals and five assists in 42 games this season.
Datsyuk has missed practice for the last two days and will not play on Thursday or Friday. Coach Mike Babcock said he wasn’t sure whether or not Datsyuk would be available on Sunday. His absence likely means an increased role for Riley Sheahan.
Kadri was suspended for four games for an elbow to the head of Oilers forward Matt Fraser on Monday. The suspension will keep him out of the lineup until next Saturday vs. the Senators. With Peter Holland still out with a lower-body injury, the Leafs will likely recall a centre.
Byfuglien was listed as a game-time decision, but was not quite ready to return to the lineup. He was believed to be close last night, so it seems like a safe bet that he will be back tomorrow vs. the Blues.
Kassian was held out of Tuesday’s game with tightness in his back. He was replaced by Alex Burrows on the Canucks top-line. Burrows scored two goals, so it could be tough for Kassian to work his way back to the first line.
Greiss stopped eight of nine shots after replacing Marc-Andre Fleury in the Penguins 5-1 loss to Detroit on Sunday. He has turned aside 63 of 67 shots (.940 SV%) in his last three outings. Greiss has gone 6-2-3 with a 2.75 GAA and .910 SV% on the road this season.
