Anderson was pulled after allowing three goals on nine shots in the Senators 5-2 loss to Colorado on Thursday. It was a terrible outing for Andy, who will look to bounce back tonight in Arizona. He has gone 5-5-3 with a 2.84 GAA and .917 SV% in 13 starts against Western Conference teams this season.
Raanta made 11 saves on 12 shots after replacing Corey Crawford in the Blackhawks loss to the Jets on December 23rd. With Crawford making 42 saves last night and the easy matchup, the Hawks will give Raanta his first start since December 21st. He is 6-2-0 with a 1.73 GAA and .944 SV% and makes for a great spot-start tonight. But add him at your own risk, because he is not confirmed.
Despite the Blue Jackets being extremely banged up all year long, Bobrovsky has managed to go 15-10-2 with a 2.75 GAA and .917 SV%. He is emerging as one of the NHL’s premier goaltenders and is now being paid like it. Bob was set to become a restricted free agent at the end of the season, but is now signed through the 2018-19 season.
Raanta made 11 saves on 12 shots after replacing Corey Crawford in the Blackhawks loss to the Jets on December 23rd. With Crawford making 42 saves last night and the easy matchup, it makes sense for the Hawks to give Raanta his first start since December 21st. He is 6-2-0 with a 1.73 GAA and .944 SV% and makes for a great spot-start tonight. But add him at your own risk, because he is not confirmed.
Jurco will miss at least the next three games with a disc issue in his back. Should be be shutdown until after the All-Star break, then he will miss at least six games. This should let the Red Wings take a long look at Teemu Pulkinen.
Salomaki scored a goal on four shots in his NHL debut last night. Despite a strong debut, with Matt Cullen and Taylor Beck coming back from IR, he has been squeezed back to the minors.
Beck has missed the last four games with an illness, but will return to the lineup on Saturday vs. the Wild. He skated on the second line this afternoon in practice, so that is where he is expected to start tomorrow’s game. He has eight points (4G / 4A) in 28 games this season.
Cullen has missed the last six games with an upper-body injury but will be back in the lineup on Saturday vs. the Wild. Expect him to start on the wing on the third line with Calle Jarnkrok in the middle and Olli Jokinen on the other flank.
Higgins was held out of Thursday’s game and was not on the ice for the Canucks’ practice on Friday because of the flu. If Higgins is not good-to-go on Saturday, expect Linden Vey to remain in the lineup.
Elliott allowed two goals on 26 shots in the Blues 7-2 win over the Sharks on Thursday. He extended his winning streak to three games, while posting a 1.34 GAA and .942 SV% in the process. He draws a great matchup with the Hurricanes in town—Elliott is 6-2-0 with a 1.63 GAA and .940 SV% at Scottrade Center this season.
Grossmann suffered the injury in the first period of Thursday’s overtime win vs. the Capitals. He was replaced on the top-pair by Andrew MacDonald this morning. Look for him to be back in the early stages of February.
Parise missed Tuesday’s game to be with his ailing father and then missed Thursday’s game after he passed away from lung cancer. Parise said he plans to be in the lineup and said that his dad would have been mad that he missed two games. Parise, who has 30 points (14G / 16A) in 32 games will be a huge boost to the Wild lineup.
Parenteau will miss his third straight game with an upper-body injury that he suffered last Friday vs. the Devils. Coach Therrien said that Parenteau is progressing, but will be held out of the lineup tomorrow. Look for him to be back next Wednesday in Columbus.
Bobrovsky allowed two goals on 26 shots in the Blue Jackets win over the Stars on Tuesday. It was a nice bounce-back for Bob who had a rough outing vs. the Coyotes on the weekend. Tonight he will face a Maple Leafs team in a state of flux—they have a new head coach and have dropped eight of their last 10 games.
Smid has missed the last 10 games with an upper-body injury but will be back in the lineup tonight vs. the Panthers. He will replace Raphael Diaz.
Scrivens allowed two goals on 33 shots in the Oilers win over the Islanders on Sunday. He was given Tuesday night off, but will be back in goal tonight vs. the Blackhawks. It is not a desirable matchup for any net minder, but especially not an Oilers goalie. Scrivens has a 3.01 GAA and .898 SV% on the year.
Neuvirth was pulled after he allowed four goals on nine shots in the Sabres loss to the Rangers last Friday. Neuvirth has lost his last five outings with a 4.83 GAA and .870 SV%. He is a risky option, especially vs. the high-powered Lightning offence.
Prosser has missed the last two games with an illness, but returned to practice this afternoon. His return to the ice suggests that he could be back in the lineup on Saturday vs. the Predators.
Eriksson was on the ice this morning, but he still remains questionable for tomorrow’s game vs. the Flyers. It is an afternoon start, so the Bruins will not have a morning skate, monitor his status prior to game-time (1PM ET).
Letang missed practice on Thursday, but returned to practice on Friday and is fully expected to play tomorrow vs. the Canadiens. Monitor his status during the Pens’ morning skate.
