Andersen stopped 26 of 27 shots in the Ducks 2-1 victory over the Coyotes on Sunday. Tonight will set a new career-high for Andersen as he makes his ninth consecutive start. He is 2-1-4 with a 2.64 GAA and .898 SV% in his previous eight outings. The Ducks 2.63 goals for over that span explains the four extra time losses for Freddie.
Lehner stopped 30 of 33 shots in a 3-2 loss to the Blues on Saturday afternoon. With Craig Anderson getting the call on Monday night in Detroit, it will be Lehner to face the Blues once again, this time in St. Louis. Lehner has been good for the last week, stopped 63 of 68 (.926 SV%).
Jones allowed two goals on 27 shots in a loss to the Stars on November 13th. The Kings have a back-to-back tonight and tomorrow, so it looks like Jones will go tonight, which leaves Jonathan Quick for the Wild tomorrow. Jones is 1-2-0 with a 1.83 GAA and .928 SV% in limited playing time this season.
Smith stopped 28 of 30 shots in the Coyotes 2-1 loss to the Ducks on Sunday night. Smith has lost each of last six outings while posting a 2.86 GAA and .901 SV%. It has been a tumultuous start for the Canadian Olympian, who can’t seem to find any consistency in his game. At least tonight, he faces an Avalanche who rank 24th in scoring.
Fasth stopped 15 of 17 shots after replacing Ben Scrivens in the Blackhawks beatdown of the Oilers on Saturday. Fasth has not been spectacular, but he has won two of his last four starts with a 2.86 GAA and. 898 SV%. The Oilers are a mess right now, so it is hard to trust Fasth in Dallas tonight.
Bouwmeester will miss his second straight game tonight, however head coach Ken Hitchcock said the injury is not serious and if “it were a playoff game, he’d play.” After tonight the Blues are off until Friday, expect Bouwmeester to be back vs. the Oilers. Barrett Jackman will skate with Alex Pietrangelo.
As expected, Green will miss Wednesday’s game with an upper-body injury that he suffered on Saturday. He did not practice today so it is unclear how long Green will be sidelined. Consider him day-to-day for now.
Lupul missed the last 12 games with a broken hand that he suffered on October 28th. He struggled before the injury, scoring just two goals and one assist in nine games. He has skated on the fourth line with Trevor Smith and David Booth over the last few days, so expect him to start there tomorrow vs. Pittsburgh.
There is no word on the severity of Ovechkin’s upper-body injury, but it sounds like it is not very serious and that it should no effect him in tomorrow’s game vs. the Islanders. He has just one goal and one assist in his last five games.
There is no word when Enstrom suffered the injury, but it will keep him out of tonight’s game vs. the Blue Jackets. Grant Clitsome will get into the lineup with Enstrom sidelined.
Hutchinson stopped 21 of 22 shots in the Jets 3-1 win over the Devils last Tuesday. Hutchinson has gone 2-0-1 with an impressive 0.82 GAA, .968 SV% and one shutout in his last three starts. Despite being red-hot, Ondrej Pavelec continues to get the majority of the starts. Another strong outing tonight would go a long way in earning more starts.
Gorges injured his knee on November 11th and was expected to miss multiple weeks. He has missed the last five games, but being on the ice again this morning suggests that he is only about 7-10 days away from returning to the Sabres blue line.
Rinne allowed two goals on 30 shots in the in Saturday’s shootout win over the Panthers. He continues to be absolutely scorching hot—winning seven of his last eight with a 1.86 GAA and .933 SV%. He draws a tough matchup vs. the Kings, but Rinne is a must-start in all formats and his 7-1-1 home record should ease your worries.
Elliott made 24 saves on 26 shots in the Blues’ 3-2 win over the Senators on Saturday afternoon. Tonight, he will get another crack at Ottawa, who are on the tail-end of a back-to-back. Given he just beat them and the fact that he has a 1.90 GAA and .927 SV% on the year, he is a must-start tonight.
Rinne allowed two goals on 30 shots in the in Saturday’s shootout win over the Panthers. He continues to be absolutely scorching hot—winning seven of his last eight with a 1.86 GAA and .933 SV%. He draws a tough matchup vs. the Kings, but Rinne is a must-start in all formats and his 7-1-1 home record should ease your worries.
Lehtonen made 37 saves on 41 shots in the Stars 5-4 win over the Kings on Saturday. He was spotted a 4-0 lead in the first 23 minutes and limped to a victory. For the Stars it doesn’t matter how he got the W, they’re just happy Lehtonen could chalk one up in the win column. November has not been pretty, winnings four of 10 starts with a 3.15 GAA and .903 SV%.
Bouwmeester, who missed Sunday’s game, is not on the ice for the Blues’ morning skate, so it looks like he will miss a second straight game tonight vs. Ottawa. Bouwmeester is not used to missing games, but it seems like he will miss his second game in the last 739 games. Carl Gunnarsson is expected to skate with Alex Pietrangelo.
Hutchinson stopped 21 of 22 shots in the Jets 3-1 win over the Devils last Tuesday. Hutchinson has gone 2-0-1 with an impressive 0.82 GAA, .968 SV% and one shutout in his last three starts. Despite being red-hot, Ondrej Pavelec continues to get the majority of the starts. Another strong outing tonight would go a long way in earning more starts.
Pirri had two shots in 15:44 TOI in his return to the Panthers lineup on Monday. He centred the third line last night, but is skating with Nick Bjugstad and Jonathan Huberdeau on the Panthers’ top-line this morning. He had three goals in three games before being injured and the move to the top-line should give him more scoring opportunities. He is someone worth keeping an eye on in deep leagues.
Bobrovsky allowed four goals on 37 shots in Saturday’s 4-2 loss to the Flyers. Since returning from a broken pinky finger, Bob has gone 1-2-1 while posting a 3.20 GAA and .916 SV%—he has faced an average of 38.75 shots over that span. He faces a Jets team who have lost four of their last five.
