Crawford stopped 26 of 27 shots in a 1-0 shutout loss to the Jets on Sunday. Since returning from an upper-body injury, Crawford has lost both starts while stopped 50 of 54 shots (.926 SV%). He draws a rough matchup tonight vs. a Habes team who are 4-1-0 at home.
Lehtonen allowed four goals on 30 shots in the Stars loss to Minnesota on Saturday. He has lost each of his last three starts while posting a 3.27 GAA and .877 SV%. With no solid choice behind him, the Stars will roll Lehtonen out there again tonight in a difficult matchup vs. the Kings.
Pavelec stopped all 38 shots that he faced in a 1-0 shootout win over the Rangers on Saturday. He was given Sunday off, but Michael Hutchinson posted a 1-0 shutout of his own, so Pavelec enters play tonight with a two-game shutout streak on the line for the Jets. He allowed two goals on 27 shots in a loss to the Predators in their first meeting.
Luongo stopped 36 of 37 shots in Saturday's 2-1 win over the Flyers. Bobby Lu has been on fire lately, winning four of five games with a 1.38 GAA and .959 SV%. Luongo has certainly worked his way into the number-1 goalie conversation, which is great for people who drafted him as a backup.
Nichushkin appears set to return to the Stars lineup tonight and it looks like he will do so on the top line with Benn and Seguin. He has no points in two games this season, but playing on that powerful top-line should provide a lot of scoring opportunities.
Seguin missed yesterday's practice because he had his wisdom teeth removed on Sunday, but he is back on the ice today and will be in the lineup tonight vs. the Kings. He will centre the top line with Jamie Benn and Valeri Nichushkin on his wings.
Murray's setback is presumably related to his knee injury that forced him to miss the start of the season. Murray had played in the last four games after missing the first seven, but it looks like he could be out for a bit again. The troubles with his knee continue.
Gaudreau has been on fire lately, posting two goals and six assists in seven games since being a healthy scratch on October 17th. Expect Brian McGrattan to slide into the lineup if Gaudreau can't go.
Krejci will miss his second straight game with lingering pain in the same hip that caused him to miss three games at the start of the season. Head coach Claude Julien said that he does not think the injury is serious and expects to have Krejci back in the lineup soon.
Bournival will play his first game of the season on the Canadiens fourth line with Manny Malhotra and Brandon Prust. Bournival had 14 points (7G / 7A) in 60 games with the Canadiens last season.
Holtby gave up four goals on 28 shots in Saturday's 4-3 loss to the Lightning. He has allowed four goals in each of his last two starts while posting an .840 SV%. Tonight, he faces the up-start Flames, who he beat on October 25th with a 20-save performance.
Rask stopped 27 of 29 shots in the Bruins 4-2 win over the Senators on Saturday. October was not Rask's best month, but he has turned things around as of late, winning three of his last four starts with a 2.52 GAA and .928 SV%. He is a must-start tonight with the Panthers in Beantown.
After a bad 6-2 loss to the Flames on Sunday, the Canadiens will shake up their D-pairings tonight vs. the Blackhawks. Their changes will see Markov skating on the top-pair with Subban. Markov currently leads the team in ice time, averaging 25:36 per game (3:41 on the PP).
The second year forward played a season-high 15:04 and scored one goal with one assist against Arizona on Sunday. This morning he is skating with Alex Ovehckin and Nicklas Backstrom, so it looks like he will be taking on a larger offensive role. Head coach Barry Trotz expressed his interest in having this trio together in the preseason and it has materialized.
Krejci was not at practice on Monday either so it looks like he will miss his second straight game with lingering hip pain. Chris Kelly will centre Milan Lucic and Seth Griffith with Krejci out. Head coach Claude Julien called him day-to-day on Monday.
The Devils placed Scott Clemmensen on waivers on Monday, so it looks like he will be sent down, which means Kinkaid is on his way up to be Cory Schneider's backup. Kinkaid has gone 4-0-2 with a 1.95 GAA and .931 SV% in six AHL starts this season.
With Matt Calvert and Boone Jenner ready to return to the lineup tonight, the Blue Jackets had to make some roster decisions. They have sent Collins back after he played two games with them over the weekend. He had no points and a minus-1 rating.
Price gave up five goals on 35 shots in a blowout 6-2 loss to the Flames on Sunday. After a five-game winning streak, Price has lost his last two starts and sits with a 2.73 GAA and .913 SV% in 10 starts this season. Tonight, he will take on the Hawks at the Bell Centre, where he is 4-1-0 this season.
Calvert missed the last four games with an upper-body injury that he suffered on October 24th. He will start tonight's game on the third line with Alexander Wennberg and Boone Jenner, who is making his season debut. Calvert has one goal and one assist in seven games.
Jenner has not played yet this season because of a broken hand that he suffered in the preseason. He was expected to open the season on the Blue Jacket top line with Ryan Johansen, but he will make his season debut on the third line with Alexander Wennberg and Matt Calvert, who also returns to the lineup tonight.
