Mrazek allowed four goals on 41 shots in the Red Wings 5-4 win over the Panthers on Tuesday. He will go again tonight in Tampa Bay having gone 6-1-0 with a 2.73 GAA and .909 SV% in the month of January. The Lightning present a tough challenge for Mrazek, but the way the Wings are rolling, he still makes for an average start tonight.
Bishop surrendered four goals on 22 shots in the Lightning’s 4-2 loss to the Hurricanes on Tuesday. The loss snapped a three-game winning streak for Bishop, who will start again tonight vs. the Red Wings. Detroit enters play on a six-game winning streak and atop the Atlantic Division.
Khudobin stopped 28 of 30 shots in the Hurricanes 4-2 win over the Lightning on Tuesday. Khudobin has grabbed the number-1 job and run with it. He has won six consecutive starts with a 1.44 GAA and .946 SV%. Despite his recent run, he draws a terrible matchup against a Blues team who are 7-0-1 in their last eight.
Bernier made 22 saves on 23 shots in the Maple Leafs 2-1 shootout loss to the Devils last night. Bernier will be back in goal for the second game in as many night as the Leafs look to snap a seven-game losing streak. Bernier has gone 1-6-1 with a 2.87 GAA and .887 SV% in January.
Despite having a one goal and four assists in his last six games, he will be a healthy scratch for the second straight game. Curtis Lazar will centre the fourth line with Legwand out.
Lupul has been out since December 31st with a lower-body injury, but he could return tonight vs. the Coyotes. Monitor his status during pre-game warmups that start at 7:00 PM ET.
Petrovic was recalled on Wednesday and will be in the lineup tonight. He will replace Dylan Olsen and likely be paired with Erik Gudbranson. Petrovic leads all San Antonio (AHL) blue liners with 19 points (3G / 16A) this season.
Raffl will likely miss his second straight game with an illness. With Raffl out, Petr Straka will stay in the lineup. Raffl is day-to-day.
Luongo was pulled after he allowed five goals on 17 shots in the Panthers 5-4 loss to Detroit on Tuesday. Bobby Lu was hung-out to dry for the majority of the night, but he draws an OK matchup tonight. Luongo enters tonight at 3-4-1 with a 2.86 GAA and .908 SV% in the month of January.
Moore has been a healthy scratch for the last five games, but will be in the lineup tonight vs. Montreal. He is expected to be paired with Kevin Klein—Moore has four assists in 27 games this season.
Visnovsky, who has been practicing since last week, will miss his ninth straight game with an upper-body injury. Monitor his status prior to Saturday’s game in Detroit.
Halak made 40 saves on 41 shots in the Islanders 4-1 win over the Rangers on Tuesday. It was a great return from the All Star break for Halak, who has won five of his last six starts with a 2.69 GAA and .910 SV%. He will start vs. the Bruins at home where he has gone 15-3-0 in 18 starts this season.
Bishop surrendered four goals on 22 shots in the Lightning’s 4-2 loss to the Hurricanes on Tuesday. The loss snapped a three-game winning streak for Bishop, who looks like he will start again tonight vs. the Red Wings. Detroit enters play on a six-game winning streak and atop the Atlantic Division.
Bernier made 22 saves on 23 shots in the Maple Leafs 2-1 shootout loss to the Devils last night. It looks like Bernier will be back in goal tonight as the Leafs look to snap a seven-game losing streak. Bernier has gone 1-6-1 with a 2.87 GAA and .887 SV% in January.
Craig Anderson is out with a hand injury, so Hammond has been called up to serve as Robin Lehner’s backup tonight vs. the Stars. Hammond is 7-13-2 with a 3.51 GAA and .898 SV% with Binghamton this season.
Robin Lehner was already scheduled to start, but Anderson will not be available to back-up because of a hand injury. Andrew Hammond has been recalled on an emergency basis and will serve as Lehner’s backup. Consider Anderson day-to-day.
Petrovic, 22, leads all San Antonio defensemen in points with 19 (3G / 16A) in 39 games. He has yet to play with the Panthers this season, but has one assist in 13 career games over the last two years.
Laughton will miss his sixth straight game with an upper-body injury, but his return to the ice for the morning skate is a good sign that Laughton is nearing a return and could be available for Saturday’s game vs. Toronto.
Mason allowed one goal on 23 shots after replacing Ray Emery in the Flyers come-from-behind win over the Coyotes on Tuesday. It was Mason’s first game back after missing six games with a lower-body injury. Mason enters play tonight at 9-12-6 with a 2.41 GAA and .921 SV%.
Leivo was a healthy scratch on Wednesday and with Leo Komarov and Peter Holland back in the lineup, Leivo wasn’t getting in the lineup anytime soon.
