Beaulieu practiced on Monday and took part in Tuesday’s morning skate, but is not quite ready to return to the lineup. With Beaulieu still out, look for Darren Dietz to play for a second straight game.
Vasilevskiy allowed three goals on 39 shots in the Lightning’s loss in Philadelphia on March 7th. Ben Bishop started the last three games, but Vasilevskiy will go tonight vs. the Maple Leafs. It comes as no surprise. Vasilevskiy has faced the Leafs three times this season and has won all three while posting a rock-solid 1.65 GAA and .949 SV%.
Dubnyk turned aside 30 of 31 shots in the Wild’s win in Montreal on Saturday. Dubnyk has won five of his last six starts while posting a 1.97 GAA and .928 SV%. Dubnyk has not faced the Senators this season, but has struggled on the road this season—he has gone 12-12-3 with a 2.53 GAA and .915 SV% away from Minnesota.
Condon allowed three goals on 21 shots in the Canadiens loss to the Wild on Saturday. Condon has lost four of his last five starts while posting a 3.16 GAA and .899 SV%. Tonight he takes on a Panthers team that has surprisingly lost four of their last six—Condon has gone 9-10-3 with a 2.16 GAA and .916 SV% on home ice.
Wilson will miss his second straight game with an undisclosed injury. With Wilson out, Dominick Simon will remain in the lineup. Wilson is listed as day-to-day.
Filppula suffered an upper-body injury in the Lightning’s win in Columbus on Sunday. He played just 5:03 before retiring to the dressing room and now it looks like it will cost him a least a few games. With Filppula out, Brian Boyle will centre the third line.
Kucherov left Sunday’s game in Columbus after being sucker-punched by Dalton Prout. He took part in the morning skate and will play in Toronto on a line with Steven Stamkos and Alex Killorn. Kucherov has one goal and five assists (six points) in his last seven games.
Helm missed Sunday’s game vs. the Red Wings, but took part in Tuesday’s morning skate. Monitor Helm’s status during the pre-game warmups—if he can’t play, either Tomas Jurco or Teemu Pulkkinen will re-enter the lineup.
Mrazek allowed one goal on 27 shots in the Red Wings 1-0 shutout loss to the Maple Leafs on Sunday. It was a shocking loss for a desperate Red Wings team, who have a massive game tonight in Philadelphia. Mrazek is 13-7-1 with a 2.26 GAA and .927 SV% on the road this season and stopped 30 of 31 shots in a shootout loss in his first start vs. Philly.
Sharp will miss his sixth straight game with a lower-body injury. Stars’ head coach Lindy Ruff indicated on Monday that Sharp might return tonight, but he will sit tonight vs. the Kings. Monitor his status prior to Thursday’s game vs. Tampa Bay.
Vasilevskiy allowed three goals on 39 shots in the Lightning’s loss in Philadelphia on March 7th. Ben Bishop started the last three games, but it looks like Vasilevskiy will go tonight vs. the Maple Leafs. It comes as no surprise. Vasilevskiy has faced the Leafs three times this season and has won all three while posting a rock-solid 1.65 GAA and .949 SV%.
Mrazek allowed one goal on 27 shots in the Red Wings 1-0 shutout loss to the Maple Leafs on Sunday. It was a shocking loss for a desperate Red Wings team, who have a massive game tonight in Philadelphia. Mrazek is 13-7-1 with a 2.26 GAA and .927 SV% on the road this season and stopped 30 of 31 shots in a shootout loss in his first start vs. Philly.
Olsen has one assist in eight games with the Panthers this season, but has spent the majority of the year in Portland, where he has picked up 12 points (4G / 8A) in 38 games.
McKegg has registered 10 goals and 13 assists (23 points) in 47 games with Portland this season. He has appeared in six games with the Panthers, but has failed to record a point in his first 10 career NHL games.
Lehtonen allowed two goals on 23 shots in the Stars win over the Blackhawks on Friday. Antti Niemi struggled on Saturday, so it looks like the Stars will go back to Lehtonen tonight vs. the Kings. The 32-year-old netminder is 3-0-1 with a 2.23 GAA and .910 SV% in March, but gave up three goals on 29 shots in a 3-2 loss in his first start vs. Los Angeles.
Fleury allowed three goals on 27 shots in the Penguins win in New York on Sunday. Fleury has won his last two starts and sits at 3-2-0 with a 2.44 GAA and .914 SV% in March. Tonight will be his third start of the season vs. the Islanders—he has gone 1-1-0 with a 2.02 GAA and .940 SV% in the first three meetings, but the Islanders come in on the tail-end of a back-to-back.
Lack allowed four goals on 30 shots in the Hurricanes loss to the Lightning on March 5th. Cam Ward started the last three games, but Lack will go tonight in Washington. Lack stopped 30 of 32 shots in a 4-2 win in his first start vs. the Capitals. Despite that performance, Lack has struggled to a 7-6-3 record, 2.76 GAA and .900 SV% on the road this season.
Hainsey will be scratched on Tuesday due to an illness, so the Hurricanes have recalled Trevor Carrick from Charlotte and he will make his NHL debut tonight. Hainsey is listed as day-to-day.
Carrick, 21, has posted 37 points (9G / 28A) in 58 games with Charlotte this season. The 21-year-old defenseman will make his NHL debut on Tuesday with Ron Hainsey out with an illness.
Holtby allowed four goals on 30 shots in the Capitals loss in Los Angeles last Wednesday. Philipp Grubauer started on Saturday, but they will go back to Holtby tonight vs. the Hurricanes. Holtby faced the Hurricanes back in October, he stopped 18 of 19 shots in a 4-1 win, but has gone just 3-3-1 with a 2.79 GAA and .902 SV% in his last seven starts.
