Nikolay Kulemin skated on the top-line in practice on Friday, but the Islanders are going to give Conacher another chance to play with John Tavares and Kyle Okposo. However, Kulemin will be moved to that line if Conacher is not playing well.
Lehner stopped 38 of 40 shots in a win over Columbus last Saturday. He has stopped 76 of 80 shots (.950 SV%) in two starts (both Wins) to start the season. He makes for a good spot-start option tonight against a Devils team who have lost four in a row, including a 3-2 loss to the Stars last night.
Johnson stopped 30 of 32 shots in a 3-2 win over the Bruins on Thursday, so it looks like the Isles will reward him with back-to-back starts. He has won each of his two starts with a 2.15 GAA and .918 SV%, but he draws a very difficult matchup tonight vs. a red-hot Dallas Stars' first line.
Grabovski is on the ice for the Islanders morning skate, so it looks like he will be back in the lineup on Saturday night. He said that if everything goes well in the A.M skate that he would be in the lineup---so far so good. We will get confirmation after the skate.
Johnson stopped 30 of 32 shots in a 3-2 win over the Bruins on Thursday, so it looks like the Isles will reward him with back-to-back starts. He has won each of his two starts with a 2.15 GAA and .918 SV%, but will draw a very difficult matchup tonight vs. a red-hot Dallas Stars' first line.
Clemmensen is expected to make his first start of the season tonight in Ottawa. He stopped six of seven shots in a relief appearance on October 16, but that is the only action he has seen this year. The 37-year-old was 6-7-1 with a 3.08 GAA and .896 SV% with the Panthers last season.
Bernier allowed two goals on 36 shots in the Maple Leafs win over the Islanders on Tuesday. He was not scheduled to start the game that was postponed in Ottawa, but the Leafs will turn to Bernier for his third straight start tonight vs. the Bruins. Bernier was 1-1-0 with a 3.26 GAA and .915 SV% vs. Boston last year.
The Senators have a back-to-back this weekend so it looks like the will go with Lehner tonight vs. the Devils and Craig Anderson tomorrow vs. Chicago. Lehner stopped 38 of 40 shots in a win over Columbus last Saturday. He has stopped 76 of 80 shots (.950 SV%) in two starts (both Wins) to start the season.
With Steve Mason struggling in the early part of the season, the Flyers will go with Emery for the second straight game tonight vs. Detroit. He stopped 22 of 25 shots in a 5-3 win over the Penguins and carries a 2.84 GAA and .897 SV% into tonight's game. He allowed four goals in a loss in his only starts vs. the Wings last year.
Gostisbehere, 21, was the Flyers third round pick (78th overall) in 2012. The 5-foot-11, 170 lbs. D-man has two assists in three games in his first full year in the AHL. He is expected to make his NHL debut on Saturday vs. the Red Wings because of an injury to Andrew MacDonald.
Emery has won two games in a row, while Steve Mason has yet to win and holds an ugly .878 SV%. Emery was the first goalie off of the ice at Friday's practice, which is not as good of an indication as the first off at the morning skate, but given he has the hot hand, it looks like the Flyers will go with Emery vs. the Red Wings.
Connolly suffered the lower-body injury early in Friday's game and he did not return. With Connolly unlikely to play, the Lightning will have to recall another forward from Syracuse before Saturday's meeting with the Wild.
Brown suffered an upper-body injury in the first period of Friday's game and did not return. With Brown unlikely to play, the Lightning will have to recall another forward from Syracuse before Saturday's meeting with the Wild.
Price stopped 27 of 28 shots in a 2-1 OT win vs. the Red Wings on Tuesday. With three games off between games, the Habs will come back with Price tonight vs. the Rangers. He has won three straight and now sits at 5-1-0 with a 2.96 GAA and .902 SV% on the year. Tonight will mark the first time he has faced the Rangers since being injured in game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals.
Bobrovsky allowed four goals on 37 shots in a 5-4 comeback win over the Sharks last night. With Curtis McElhinney on IR the Blue Jackets will go to Bob again tonight in Anaheim. It is a tough matchup, but Bobrovsky is rocking a 2.37 GAA and .923 SV% going head-to-head with a rookie, it would be hard to put him on your bench.
Gibson will make his first start since the season opener on October 9. He made two appearances in the AHL last weekend, where he posted a 1-1-0 record with a 3.05 GAA and .902 SV%. Gibson is an elite prospect and with a great future ahead of him. He has an average matchup against the Blue Jackets who played last night.
Lack stopped 14 of 15 shots in a relief effort of Ryan Miller on Tuesday. Tonight will be Lack's second start and third appearance of the season, he has a 3.13 GAA and .872 SV% so far this season. He takes on an Avalanche team who rank 28th in the NHL with 1.71 goals per game.
Jaskin, 21, has one goal and three assists (four points) in four games with Chicago this season. In 20 career NHL games, he has two points (1G / 1A). They placed Paul Stastny on IR to make room for Jaskin.
Stastny has skated the last two days, but has yet to start shooting the puck. He remains week-to-week and his designation to IR allowed the Blues to recall Dmitrij Jaskin from Chicago, but he is eligible to return to the lineup whenever he is healthy.
Bobrovsky allowed four goals on 37 shots in a 5-4 comeback win over the Sharks last night. With Curtis McElhinney on IR expect Bob to go again tonight in Anaheim. It is a tough matchup, but Bobrovsky is rocking a 2.37 GAA and .923 SV% going head-to-head with a rookie, it would be hard to put him on your bench.