Quick allowed five goals on 21 shots in the Kings loss in Ottawa on Monday. The loss snapped a six game winning streak for Quick, who lost his first game since November 25th. Tonight Quick will face a struggling Canadiens team on the road—he has gone 6-3-1 with a 2.41 GAA and .917 SV% away from home this season.
McElhinney stopped six of seven shots after replacing Joonas Korpisalo in Dallas on Tuesday. In his last four appearances McElhinney has allowed a combined 11 goals on just 67 shots (.836 SV%). Despite an appealing matchup vs. the Coyotes, McElhinney remains an unappealing start.
There are conflicting reports as to who will be starting in goal for the Blue Jackets, but McElhinney stopped six of seven shots after replacing Joonas Korpisalo in Dallas on Tuesday. In his last four appearances McElhinney has allowed a combined 11 goals on just 67 shots (.836 SV%). Despite an appealing matchup vs. the Coyotes, McElhinney remains an unappealing start.
Lehtonen made 34 saves on 35 shots in the Stars 5-1 win over Columbus on Tuesday. It was a fantastic outing for Lehtonen, who will start his second straight game tonight vs. the Flames. Lehtonen should make for a great start again tonight—Calgary has been winning recently, but have struggled on the road, going 4-9-2 this season.
Lundqvist was sprung into duty last night after Antti Raanta left with a head injury. Lundqvist gave up four goals on 31 shots in the Rangers 5-2 loss in Minnesota. Lundqvist has struggled in December, going 2-2-1 with a 2.70 GAA and .912 SV% this month. Tonight he will face a Jets team that has lost three of four.
Raanta allowed five goals on 27 shots in the Rangers loss in Calgary last Saturday. Raanta will start the first game of the Rangers’ back-to-back with Henrik Lundqvist going on Friday. After starting his Rangers’ career 4-0-0, Raanta has gone 0-3-1 in his last five games while posting a 2.60 GAA and .905 SV%. Tonight Raanta will face a Wild team that has won five of their last seven.
Greiss stopped all 27 shots that he faced in the Islanders shutout win vs. New Jersey on Sunday. Jaroslav Halak struggled on Tuesday, so Greiss will go tonight in Colorado. Greiss has won four consecutive games with a 1.47 GAA and .949 SV% . Greiss carries the NHL’s fourth best GAA (2.03) and fifth SV% (.933).
Raanta allowed five goals on 27 shots in the Rangers loss in Calgary last Saturday. Raanta will start the first game of the Rangers’ back-to-back with Henrik Lundqvist going on Friday. After starting his Rangers’ career 4-0-0, Raanta has gone 0-3-1 in his last five games while posting a 2.60 GAA and .905 SV%. Tonight Raanta will face a Wild team that has won five of their last seven.
Ramo stopped 21 of 22 shots in the Flames win in Nashville on Tuesday. The win moved him to 4-0-0 with a 2.42 GAA and .918 SV% in the month of December. Ramo has been playing really well as of late and tonight he takes on a Stars team that he beat 16 days ago. However, Ramo is just 3-6-1 with a 3.00 GAA and .901 SV% on the road
Carter was held off of the ice this morning, but he is expected to play tonight vs. the Candadiens. Carter looks like he will have a new linemate tonight with Milan Lucic moving to the top line and Michael Mersch moving to Carter’s wing. He has 11 goals and 16 assists (27 points) in 30 games this season.
