Lehtonen stopped 32 of 33 shots in a win over the Jets last night. He will get the start in both games of the back-to-back set. He has stopped 58 of the last 60 shots he has faced to win two in a row. Tonight, he has the tough task of beating the Blackhawks in Chicago.
Rinne stopped all 29 shots he faced in a 2-0 win over the Blackhawks on Sunday. It was a great outing against a great team. Rinne had lost each of his previous three starts with 13 goals against. Tonight, he will get the call against the 44-21-6 Avalanche.
The Coyotes let one slip away on Monday, so they are making a couple of changes for Tuesday's meeting with the Penguins. Ribeiro, who was a minus-4 with one assist in his last two games, will be replaced by pugilist Paul Bissonnette.
There was a report from Bob McKenzie that said he might have a broken hand and could miss one month. It was deleted rather quickly, so the nature of Kreider's injury is unknown at this time. The Rangers said he will not play tomorrow, but would provide no further update. Expect a more detailed injury report tom come on Wednesday.
Phillips left Monday's game in the first period and did not return. He will be replaced Patrick Weircioch in the linkup tonight. He is listed as day-to-day.
Zibanejad must have been injured in Monday's win over the Lightning. He did only play 10:18, which suggest that he left early (averages 14:17). He will be replaced by Matt Kassian.
Craig Anderson is still not ready which leaves Lehner to make his seventh straight start. He stopped 35 of 38 shots in a shootout win over the Lightning last night. The win snapped a five-game losing streak for the young goaltender. He has a nice matchup tonight vs. the Panthers.
Quick stopped 30 of 32 shots in a 3-2 win over the Flyers last night. He has won each of his last three starts, which will earn him the start on back-to-back nights. This is the second time this season that he has started both games of a back-to-back, he is 0-2 in the second games so far.
Bernier is 25-16-7 with a 2.61 GAA and .925 SV% this season. His return could not have come at a better time. The Leafs are sliding in the wrong direction in the Eastern Conference playoff race. Tonight, they have a tough test with Maple Leafs killer Ryan Miller in goal for the Western Conferences best squad.
Weise will see a specialist, at this time there is no word on how long he will be out.
Eller missed just one game with a lower-body injury. Eller will replace Dale Weise (wrist) in the Habs lineup.
Crawford stopped 15 of 17 shots in a 2-0 loss to the Predators on Sunday. The loss snapped a three-game winning streak for the Chicago twinetender. Despite the loss, the Hawks will return to Crawford tonight vs. Dallas. He has gone 2-1-0 with a 2.30 GAA and .913 SV% against the Stars this season.
Niemi surrendered two goals on 25 shots in a 3-2 shootout loss to the Capitals on Saturday. He was given last night off so he should be back in goal tonight vs. the Oilers. Niemi has gone 6-1-1 with a 1.86 GAA and .931 SV% in March. He has posted a 2.01 GAA and .922 SV% while going 1-1 vs. the Oilers this season.
Bertuzzi missed Sunday's game with the flu, but will be back in the lineup tonight in Columbus. Bertuzzi is obviously far from the player he was in 2002-03 when he had 97 points with the Canucks, but he had been a 40-point player in recent years the Red Wings. Clearly with only nine goals and seven assists (16 points) in 54 games this season, he is not going to come close to 40 points.
Jurco skated this morning for the first time in more than two weeks this morning. He will miss his seventh straight game tonight in Columbus, but this could be the last one that he misses. He has 10 points (5G / 5A) in 26 games this season.
Abdelkader will miss his fifth straight game tonight, but is expected to miss four more games at most.
Korpikoski will miss his second straight game after being hit in the face with a puck in practice on Monday. This means Rob Klinkhammer will remain in the lineup. Korpikoski is day-to-day.
Yakupov will miss his fourth straight game with what is now being called a fractured ankle. There is no timetable for Yak's return, but with the Oilers clearly out of the playoff mix, there is no reason to rush him back.
Niemi surrendered two goals on 25 shots in a 3-2 shootout loss to the Capitals on Saturday. He was given last night off so he should be back in goal tonight vs. the Oilers. Niemi has gone 6-1-1 with a 1.86 GAA and .931 SV% in March. He has posted a 2.01 GAA and .922 SV% while going 1-1 vs. the Oilers this season.
Howard gave up four goals on 25 shots in a 4-3 OT loss to the Wild on Sunday. The Red Wings were flat in the third period, but despite an ugly stat line, Howie was great yet again. He has won four of his last six with a 2.74 GAA and .907 SV%. He will get another start tonight in a huge clash with the Blue Jackets.
