Luongo allowed two goals on 40 shots in the Panthers win over the Lightning on Saturday. Luongo responded to a three-game losing streak with back-to-back wins and will start again tonight vs. the Maple Leafs. He has yet to face Toronto this season, but he comes in at 5-2-1 with a 1.90 GAA and .943 SV% in January.
Zalewski had one assist while averaging 11:51 TOI in two games during his call up. With Brandon Sutter expected to be back on Tuesday, Zalewski heads back to Utica, where he has 17 points (8G / 9A) in 36 games this season.
Bernier gave up three goals on 45 shots in the Maple Leafs loss in Boston on January 16th. James Reimer started the last four games, but Bernier will go tonight in the second game of a back-to-back. Bernier has lost two in a row while allowing a combined 10 goals and tonight he draws a brutal matchup in Tampa Bay. The Lightning have gone 8-2-0 in January.
Reimer stopped 27 of 29 shots, but it wasn’t enough as the Maple Leafs fell to the Canadiens in a shootout on Saturday. Reimer has posted a 1.99 GAA and .938 SV% in January, but that has resulted in a 1-3-2 record because the Maple Leafs have averaged just 1.33 goals per game in those games.
Mrazek stopped all 19 shots that he faced in the Red Wings shutout win in Buffalo on Friday. Jimmy Howard started on Saturday, so Mrazek will go tonight in Brooklyn. Mrazek has been exceptional in January, going 6-1-1 with a 1.24 GAA, .955 SV% and two shutouts this month. He will face an Islanders team that has won three of their last four.
Methot is expected to miss his fifth straight game with an undisclosed injury. Methot will likely play it safe and return after the All-Star break.
Anderson stopped all 35 shots that he faced in the Senators shutout win over the Rangers on Sunday. It was Anderson’s 20th win and third shutout of the season and tonight he will wrap up the Senators pre All-Star break schedule vs. the Sabres—he made 26 saves in a 3-1 win in his first start vs. Buffalo this season.
Domingue surrendered two goals on 28 shots in the Coyotes win over the Kings on Saturday. The win snapped a three-game losing streak for Domingue, who is 5-2-2 with a 1.97 GAA and .931 SV% in January. Domingue draws a strong matchup against the Wild, who have lost six of their last seven games entering tonight.
Korpisalo allowed two goals on 34 shots in the Blue Jackets shootout loss in Boston on Saturday. Korpisalo has gone 2-1-2 with a 2.20 GAA and .933 SV% in January. Tonight he will take on a Canadiens team that has gone 1-4-1 while averaging just 2.00 goals per game in their last six games.
Rask allowed three goals on 26 shots in the Bruins loss to the Canucks on Thursday. Jonas Gustavsson started on Saturday, so it looks like they’ll go back to Rask tonight in Philadelphia. Rask has lost six of his last eight starts while posting a 2.64 GAA and .914 SV%. Tonight will be his third start against the Flyers—he is 0-1-1 with a 4.00 GAA and .862 SV% in the first two.
Niemi allowed three goals on 15 shots in the Stars’ 3-1 loss to the Avalanche on Saturday. Despite the Stars badly outplaying Colorado, Semyon Varlamov outplayed Niemi. It looks like he will make his third consecutive start tonight, having gone 1-3-2 with a 3.36 GAA and .877 SV% in the month of January.
McNeill, 22, was the Blackhawks’ first round pick (18th overall) in 2011. He has 19 points (9G / 10A) in 29 games with Rockford this season and could make his NHL debut before the All-Star break.
The Blues are done until after the All-Star break so they’ve sent Rattie down to play with Chicago. Rattie had three goals in his last six games, but Jaden Schwartz will likely be back after the break, so Rattie will probably stick in the minors.
The Blues are done until after the All-Star break so they’ve sent Binnington down to play with Chicago until after the break. If Jake Allen isn’t ready to go immediately following the break, then Binnington will likely be called back up.
Mrazek stopped all 19 shots that he faced in the Red Wings shutout win in Buffalo on Friday. Jimmy Howard started on Saturday, so look for Mrazek to go tonight in Brooklyn. Mrazek has been exceptional in January, going 6-1-1 with a 1.24 GAA, .955 SV% and two shutouts this month. He will face an Islanders team that has won three of their last four.
Johnson stopped 26 of 27 shots in the Sabres win in Arizona last Monday. Robin Lehner started the last two games, but Johnson will go tonight having won his last two starts while stopping 59 of 61 shots (.967 SV%). Tonight he will make his 15 road start of the season—he has gone 6-8-0 with a 2.60 GAA and .919 SV% in cities not named Buffalo this season.
Umberger has just six assists in 31 games this season and has not played over 10 minutes in his last four games, so expect him to sit tonight vs. the Bruins.
Despite posting one goal, two assists and a plus-3 rating in his last seven games, Medvedev will come out of the lineup on Monday. He will be replaced by Brandon Manning.
Manning was a healthy scratch in the last four games, but is expected to replace Yevgeni Medvedev in the lineup tonight. Manning has just three assists in 30 games this season.
Weal was acquired in the Vincent Lecavalier, Luke Schenn deal, but served as a healthy scratch in his first nine games with the Flyers. On Monday, that is expected to change. Weal had no points in 10 games with the Kings, but had 69 points (20G / 49A) in 73 games with Manchester (AHL) last season.
