Lehtonen stopped all 27 shots in the Stars 2-0 shutout win over the Canucks on Wednesday. It was Lehtonen’s second shutout of the season and a much needed one for his confidence. Lehtonen has now won three of his last four starts with a 2.03 GAA and .924 SV%. Tonight he faces Calgary, who have lost six in a row while averaging just 1.67 goals per game.
Quick gave up four goals on 22 shots in the Kings’ 5-2 loss to the Blues on Tuesday. It was a rough night for Quick, who has now lost four of his last five starts with a 2.59 GAA and .892 SV%. He gets another crack at the Blues tonight, this time at home where he is 10-3-1 with a 1.52 GAA and .948 SV% this season.
Crosby has missed the last three games with mumps. He was listed as a game time decision, but will play vs. The Avs. He will skate with Nick Spaling and Patrick Hornqvist.
Bernier allowed two goals on 42 shots in the Maple Leafs win over the Ducks on Tuesday. He has been red-hot lately, winning four in a row and allowing just six goals on 149 shots (.960 SV%). He has a nice matchup tonight vs. the Hurricanes.
The Jets are without Zach Bogosian, Tobias Enstrom, Mark Stuart and Jacob Trouba for the next little while, so they have gone out and addressed a huge need on the back-end. Harrison, 32, has one goal and three assists in 20 games with the Hurricanes this season. He has totalled 21 goals and 49 assists (70 points) in 337 career NHL games with the Hurricanes and Maple Leafs organizations.
Scrivens stopped 42 of 44 shots in the Oilers 2-1 OT loss to the Coyotes. Oliver Ekman-Larsson scored with one second left to make Scrivens 5-11-4 on the season. It has been a struggle for Scrivens and the Oilers. Tonight he will face the Sharks, who he is 1-1-0 with a 3.01 GAA and .867 SV% against this season.
Jonas Hiller will start in goal tomorrow vs. the Stars. Ramo is expected to take part in the morning skate and serve as Hiller’s backup. The Flames have a back-to-back on Friday and Saturday, so if Ramo is healthy he could start Saturday vs. Vancouver.
Stempniak is expected to be isolated from the team until Tuesday which means he will likely miss the next three games and won’t be back until after the Christmas break. The Rangers are already without Derick Brassard who is out with mumps.
Niemi stopped all 29 shots that he faced in the Sharks’ 2-0 shutout win over the Predators on Saturday. It was Niemi’s 12th win and second shutout of the season. He has won his last five starts with a 2.20 GAA And .927 SV%. He has been great lately and draws an excellent matchup tonight.
Burrows has just one assist in his last eight games, so he swapped places with Jannik Hansen and skated on the fourth line with Bo Horvat and Derek Dorsett.
Quick gave up four goals on 22 shots in the Kings’ 5-2 loss to the Blues on Tuesday. It was a rough night for Quick, who has now lost four of his last five starts with a 2.59 GAA and .892 SV%. He gets another crack at the Blues tonight, this time at home where he is 10-3-1 with a 1.52 GAA and .948 SV% this season.
Hiller stopped all nine shots that he faced in relief of Karri Ramo in Tuesday’s 5-2 loss to the Rangers. He has failed to record a win since November 18th, but he has played well, posting a 2.07 GAA and .919 SV% in his last three starts. He will face a Stars team who have won three of their last four and rank ninth in the league in scoring (2.87 G/PG).
Niemi stopped all 29 shots that he faced in the Sharks’ 2-0 shutout win over the Predators on Saturday. It was Niemi’s 12th win and second shutout of the season. He has won his last five starts with a 2.20 GAA And .927 SV%. He has been great lately and draws an excellent matchup tonight
Brassard has missed the last two games with mumps, but he will be back on the ice tomorrow. Depending on how he feels will determine whether he will play in the Rangers’ home-and-home vs. Carolina on Saturday and Sunday.
The Jets are without four of their regular six defensemen so getting Enstrom back is a huge for the team. It is a positive sign that Enstrom is on track and has not suffered a setback.
Stuart was injured in a fight at the end of Sabres game on Tuesday. The Jets blue line takes another huge blow. They are now without Stuart, Zach Bogosian, Jacob Trouba and Tobias Enstrom for at least the rest of December and early January.
Earlier in the week Bishop was hopeful that he would be able to skate today and return to the crease this weekend. He said that he might skate tomorrow, but the chances of him playing on Friday and Saturday appears slim.
Teammate Radko Gudas missed three games with an illness, so there is a chance that Johnson may have caught that bug. His status for Friday’s game is unknown. Monitor Johnson’s status during tomorrow’s morning skate.
Palat said that he had his “best day yet” on Thursday. He has missed the last four games, but could be back in tomorrow. He skated on the second line with Valtteri Filppula and Nikita Kucherov today, because Tyler Johnson missed practice with an illness.
Gudas has missed the last three games with a stomach virus, but should be back in the lineup tomorrow vs. the Devils. With Gudas coming back in, expect Mark Barberio to take a seat. Gudas has two goals and three assists in 26 games this season.
