Anderson said he is ready to go if he is called upon, but with Robin Lehner leaving pracitce early with an apparent injury, one would think that Anderson will make his return to the crease after backing up the last two games. He has not played since getting hurt on March 10th, and would draw an awful matchup with the Blackhawks in town.
Bickell will miss his fourth straight game with an upper-body injury. The Blackhawks did not rule him out for Friday's meeting with the Senators.
Price stopped all 24 shots that he faced in a 2-0 win over the Sabres on Tuesday. Price has won four of five starts with a 2.62 GAA and .920 SV% since returning from a lower-body injury. Tonight, he faces a desperate Red Wings team and probably the NHL's hottest player, Gustav Nyquist.
Gudbranson has missed the last nine games, but should be back in tonight. Great timing for the Panthers as they just found out Tom Gilbert is done for the season. Although the games don't mean much anymore, Gudbranson says he’s bound and determined to finish up strong heading into the offseason. He has two goals and five assists in 56 games this season.
Khudobin stopped 21 of 23 shots he faced after replacing Cam Ward real early in Tuesday's 5-4 loss to the Isles. Khudobin has gone 2-5-0 with a 2.55 GAA and .927 SV% in March, and has only won twice in his last 11 outings. Tonight, he faces a Panthers team he is 2-0-0 against this season.
Grabovski has been out since February 27th with a sprained ankle. With the Capitals right in the middle of the playoff race, they could use their second line centreman back so that Jay Beagle can be bumped from Alex Ovechkin's line. If Grabo says he is good to go, expect him to play vs. the Bruins. He has 12 goals and 21 assists (33 points) in 50 games this season.
Gilbert, who had a hot start to the season, had been in a huge offensive rut as of late. His season will wrap up with him totalling 28 points (3G / 25A) in 73 games. With the Panthers well out of the playoffs, Gilbert will undergo the surgery now with recovery expected to be about 6 weeks.
Neither details of the repair work on a damaged finge nor a timeline for Burish's recovery and return was available. Sharks coach Todd McLellan said after Tuesday's win that Burish likely would not be in the lineup for a while. The Sharks have recalled Freddie Hamilton to round-out the roster.
With Adam Bursish suffering a grusome hand injury on Tuesday, Hamilton has been recalled to fill that spot. Hamilton has no points in 11 games with the Sharks this season. While in Worcester he has tallied 19 goals with 18 assists (37 points) in 54 games.
Datsyuk says he will skate by himself tomorrow but will need some practices with the team before he returns to the lineup. When that return will be remains without a timeline.
Rask allowed a single goal on 22 shots in Monday's 2-1 shootout loss to the Canadiens. The loss snapped a seven-game winning streak for Rask, but it was still a strong outing for fantasy's number-1 goalie. Tonight, he faces Chicago having gone 7-1-1 with a 1.75 GAA and .938 SV% in March.
Crawford stopped 25 of 27 shots in a win over the Stars on Tuesday. He has won six of his last eight starts while only giving up 12 goals on 188 shots (.936 SV%). Tonight, he faces the beast of the East in Boston. Crawford turned aside 34 in their first meeting en route to a 3-2 shootout win.
Nabokov stopped all 41 shots that he faced in a 2- win over the Blue Jackets on Sunday. After allowing 26 goals in his previous seven starts (3.71 G/G), no one saw a 41-save shutout coming. Despite the shutout, he is not a good option tonight in Tampa Bay vs. Steven Stamkos who has seven goals and three assists in his last seven games.
Hutton stopped 10 of 11 shots after replacing Pekka Rinne in Calgary last Friday. With the Sabres in town, tonight is a good night to get Hutton a start. In his first outing vs. the Sabres, Hutton stopped 24 of 25 shots in a 4-1 win, so he should make for a good spot-start tonight. The Sabres have just seven goals in their last six games.
Fleury allowed three goals on 29 shots in a loss to the Coyotes on Tuesday. Fleury has been stuck at 34 wins since March 11th, having lost his last five starts. In those five games Fleury has struggled with a 3.76 GAA and .887 SV%. With Sergei Bobrovsky out with an illness, the Penguins will face a back-up for the fifth straight game.
Looks like it will be a battle of former Manchester Monarchs (AHL) goalies tonight with Jones going head-to-head with Jeff Zatkoff. Jones allowed two goals on 20 shots in a loss to the Ducks on March 15th. He sits at 10-5-0 with a 1.90 GAA and .932 SV% on the season, but it is never easy to face Sidney Crosby in Pittsburgh.
Korpikoski missed the last two games after being hit in the face with a puck in practice on Monday. He will re-enter the lineup and Paul Bissonnette will take a seat. Korpikoski has nine goals and 15 assists (24 points) in 55 games this season.
Martin will have his next set of X-rays this weekend and the Penguins will determine where to go from there. Assuming the X-rays go well and Martin's hand is healing properly, expect to see him back in the lineup next week.
Zatkoff, who was originally drafted by the Kings in 2006, spent four seasons with their AHL affiliate in Manchester before moving to Pittsburgh last season. In his last start, he stopped 21 of 24 shots in a 4-3 OT win over the Lightning. He has won three of four with a 2.32 GAA and .929 SV%. He will face an L.A team who have won four in a row.
Bishop allowed three goals on 32 shots in a OT loss to the Senators on Monday. Previous to Monday he had a five-game winning streak. Tonight, he should be considered a must-start with the Islanders in town. Bishop is third in wins (34), third in SV% (.927) and sixth in GAA (2.18).
