Neuvirth allowed two goals on 32 shots in the Flyers loss in Los Angeles on Saturday. He played well, but his teammates could only get one past Jonathan Quick at the other end. Neuvirth earned a second straight start and will face the Habs on home ice, where he is 5-1-1 with a 1.61 GAA and .949 SV% this season—Montreal is tied for fourth in the NHL with 3.00 goals per game on the road.
Lundqvist allowed there goals on 20 shots in the Rangers loss in Florida on Saturday. Everyone is losing to the Panthers right now, but it is alarming that Lundqvist continues to struggle—he has given up three-plus goals in five of his last seven outings. Things certainly don’t get any easier tonight with the Stars in town.
Di Giuseppe suffered a concussion in the second period of Saturday’s game after getting tangled up and taken into the boards by Eric Nostrum. With DI Giuseppe out, Brock McGinn has been recalled and took his spot in the lineup on Monday.
Neuvirth allowed two goals on 32 shots in the Flyers loss in Los Angeles on Saturday. He played well, but his teammates could only get one past Jonathan Quick at the other end. Neuvirth earned a second straight start and will face the Habs on home ice, where he is 5-1-1 with a 1.61 GAA and .949 SV% this season—Montreal is tied for fourth in the NHL with 3.00 goals per game on the road.
Goloubef has not played since November 20th because of a broken jaw, but will be back in the lineup on Tuesday when the Blue Jackets take on the Wild. Goloubef has one goal and four assists in 16 games this season.
Nosek, 23, did not record a point in six games with the Red Wings. His return to the AHL will create a roster spot for Drew Miller to be activated from IR prior to Thursday’s game in San Jose. Nosek has seven points (2G / 5A) in 25 games with Grand Rapids.
Megna has 18 points (7G / 11A) in 34 games with Hartford this season. He is expected to make his Rangers debut on Tuesday with Chris Kreider sidelined with a hand injury. He has 10 career NHL points in 48 games.
Forsberg stopped all six shots that he faced after replacing the injured Curtis McElhinney in the Blue Jackets improbable win over the Capitals on Saturday. In his time with Lake Erie, Forsberg has gone 12-6-2 with a 2.60 GAA and .900 SV%. Tonight he faces a Wild team that is averaging just 2.00 goals per game in the first three games on their current road trip.
Rinne made 27 saves on 28 shots in the Predators win in Carolina on Saturday. It was a nice way to start January after a rough month of December for Rinne. Rinne leads the NHL with 33 starts and is eighth in wins (16), but ranks 17th in GAA (2.41) and 33rd in SV% (.909)—not exactly the numbers we’ve come to expect from Pekka Rinne. Tonight he’ll face a Jets team averaging just 2.36 goals per game on the road.
Enroth allowed five goals on 34 shots in the Kings loss in Toronto on December 19th. Jonathan Quick started the last six games including four games in a six-day span, so he will get the night off tonight. Enroth has gone 2-2-1 with a 2.06 GAA and .933 SV% on the road this season
Pastrnak has not played for the Bruins since October 31st. He was sidelined by a foot injury for an extended period of time and just returned from a loan to the Czech Republic at the World Junior Championships, where he had four points in four games. He suffered a finger injury during the tournament, so maybe the Bruins just want to get him back up to speed in the North American game before bringing him back to the big club.
Hayes was a healthy scratch for the last two games, but will get back into the lineup on Tuesday. Alain Vigneault has not been impressed with the 23-year-olds game lately so he sat him for a couple of nights. The second-year forward had 45 points (17G / 28A) last year, but has just 17 points (6G / 11A) in 37 games this season—on pace for 37 points (13G / 24A). Maybe this time off will wake Hayes’ offensive game up and he can become fantasy relevant again.
Ward allowed three goals on 24 shots in the Hurricanes loss in New Jersey last Tuesday. Eddie Lack started the last two games but Ward will go tonight. Ward was 4-3-0 with a 2.49 GAA and .905 SV% in December and tonight will be his second start of the season vs. Edmonton—Ward stopped 30 of 31 shots in a 4-1 win in their first meeting.
Markstrom made 27 saves on 28 shots in the Canucks victory over the Ducks on Friday. He will start his fifth consecutive game and comes in having won four of his last five while posting a 1.93 GAA and .937 SV%. Markstrom is playing much better than he did earlier in the year and tonight he faces a Coyotes team that has lost three of five while giving up an average of 3.60 goals per game.
Despite getting hurt on Saturday, it looks like Prust will still be in the lineup tonight vs. the Coyotes. With Prust likely playing, Ronalds Kenins is expected to come out.
Enroth allowed five goals on 34 shots in the Kings loss in Toronto on December 19th. Jonathan Quick started the last six games including four games in a six-day span, so it looks like he will get the night off tonight. Enroth has gone 2-2-1 with a 2.06 GAA and .933 SV% on the road this h
Kreider suffered a laceration on his hand in Saturday's loss in Florida and it looks like it will force him to miss Tuesday's game. Kreider missed Monday's practice, but shouldn't be considered anything more than day-to-day.
Hudler left Saturday’s game with a lower-body injury. He did not skate on Monday and definitely will not play on Tuesday. He will be reevaluated on Monday afternoon and more information on his injury should be released in the next 24 hours.
Deslauriers suffered the injury in Saturday’s loss to the Red Wings, but finished the game. The injury will keep him out until late January, early February.
Tennyson had been assigned to the Barracuda on a conditioning assignment. Tennyson, 25, has appeared in 23 games with San Jose this season, scoring one goal and two assists. In three games with the Barracuda, Tennyson recorded seven shots on goal.
