Savard suffered an ankle injury on December 15 at Dallas and is expected to miss four weeks. He has collected 13 assists and 29 penalty minutes in 33 games with the Blue Jackets this season.
Mason stopped all 36 shots that he faced in the Flyers shutout win over the Canucks on Thursday. The win snapped a two-game losing streak for Mason, who will start against his former team for the second time this season. He allowed four goals on 34 shots in a 4-1 loss in the first meeting.
Quick stopped all 45 shots in the Kings win in Montreal on Thursday. It was a nice bounce-back performance from Quick, who was torched for five goals in his previous outing. Quick has gone 7-1-0 with a 1.95 GAA and .925 SV% in his last eight starts. Quick has been excellent and is an absolute must-start against Jonathan Bernier, who has not won a game this season.
Condon allowed two goals on 19 shots in the Canadiens loss vs. the Kings on Thursday. Condon has not registered a win since December 1st. Over that span Condon has gone 0-4-0 with a 2.53 GAA and .885 SV%. It has been a rough go for Condon, who will be in tough tonight in Dallas. However, Condon is 4-1-1 with a 2.01 GAA and .932 SV% on the road.
Crawford stopped all 33 shots that he faced in the Blackhawks shutout win over the Oilers on Thursday. Crawford has won five of his last six starts with a 0.67 GAA, .978 SV% and three shutouts. Crawford is one of the hottest goalies in the NHL right now and a matchup with the Sabres makes him a must-start.
Niemi allowed three goals on 26 shots in the Stars loss in St. Louis last Saturday. Kari Lehtonen started the last two games, but it looks like Niemi will start tonight in Montreal. Niemi has gone 2-1-2 with a 2.14 GAA and .912 SV% in December and tonight would be his 10 start on home ice—he has gone 8-2-0 with a 2.37 GAA and .912 SV% at American Airlines Center this season.
Korpisalo allowed four goals on 27 shots in the Blue Jackets loss in Dallas on Tuesday. He has allowed a combined six goals on 56 shots (.893 SV%) to start his NHL career. With Curtis McElhinney losing on Thursday, the Blue Jackets will go back to Korpisalo tonight vs. Philadelphia. Philly comes in have won three of four.
Elliott allowed three goals on 28 shots in the Blues loss to the Flyers on December 10th. Elliott has fallen way behind Jake Allen in terms of starts, but will go today vs. the Flames. Elliott has lost his last three starts, but has posted a solid 1.98 GAA and .933 SV%. He has been unlucky this season and today he draws a tough matchup vs. a surging Flames team that has won seven straight games.
Ramo turned aside 35 of 36 shots in the Flames win in Dallas on Thursday. Ramo has suddenly won five straight games while posting an impressive 2.14 GAA and .930 SV%. He has been red-hot but today he’ll face another quality opponent—St. Louis comes in having won three of four while outscoring their opponents 10-5.
Rask stopped all 34 shots in the Bruins 2-0 shutout win over the Penguins on Wednesday. Rask has been superb as of late, winning four in a row with a 0.50 GAA, .982 SV% and two shutouts. Coming off of a shutout vs. the Penguins, he should make for an excellent start tonight in Pittsburgh.
