Holtby allowed one goal on 36 shots in the Capitals 2-1 win over the Red Wings on Sunday. Holtby has won four of his last five while posting a 2.53 GAA and .908 SV%. Tonight he will face the Bruins for the third time this season—he has posted a 29-save and 32-save shutouts in his first two starts against Boston.
Murray has been out since March 18th, but he will be back in tonight with Kevin Connauton coming out. Murray had two assists in 10 games before getting injured yet again. He has had a tough time staying healthy, but he makes for a nice add for the last week of the season due to his offensive upside and with the Leafs, Sabres and Islanders on the schedule.
Tyutin missed Monday’s game and will be held out of tonight’s game as well. With Tyutin out, Justin Falk will stay in the lineup. He is listed as day-to-day.
Holtby allowed one goal on 36 shots in the Capitals 2-1 win over the Red Wings on Sunday. Holtby has won four of his last five while posting a 2.53 GAA and .908 SV%. Tonight he will face the Bruins for the third time this season—he has posted a 29-save and 32-save shutouts in his first two starts against Boston.
Bobrovsky allowed four goals on 42 shots in the Blue Jackets overtime loss to the Rangers on Monday. The loss snapped an eight-game winning streak for Bob, who still played extremely well. He’ll face the Maple Leafs in a meaningless game for everything except fantasy hockey, in which he makes a great option.
Jones allowed one goal on 10 shots after replacing Jonathan Quick in the Kings loss to the Wild on March 28th. He will be making his first start since February 27th and just his second start in the Kings last 36 games. Jones is 4-4-2 with a 2.18 GAA and .909 SV% this season.
Rinne allowed four goals on 24 shots in the Predators loss to Dallas on Saturday. He has lost two in a row while allowing eight goals on 49 shots (.837 SV%). He will make his third starts against the Avalanche—he is 2-0-0 with a 1.00 GAA and .957 SV% in the first two meetings.
Warmups get underway in 10 minutes so we will wait until then for confirmation.
Zucker has been sidelined since February 9th, but will be back in tonight vs. the Blackhawks. Zucker will skate on a line with Mikko Koivu and Chris Stewart. Zucker has 18 goals and five assists (23 points) in 48 games this season.
Khudobin allowed six goals on 35 shots in the Hurricanes loss in Florida last Thursday. He has not won since March 15th having lost his last six outings. Tonight he will face the Red Wings in Detroit—Khudobin is 4-9-3 with a 3.24 GAA and .885 SV% on the road this season.
Zuccarello will sit out of tonight’s game with general body soreness. With Zuccarello out, Jesper Fast will bump up into the top-6 and James Sheppard will draw into the lineup.
Mason made 46 saves on 47 shots in the Flyers win over the Penguins on Sunday. It was an outstanding performance from Mason, who has had a fantastic year despite the Flyers missing the playoffs. Mason is third in the NHL in SV% (.929) and fourth in GAA (2.19) but that has only translated into a 29th best 17 wins this season.
Montoya went through another practice Tuesday and says he would like to play in Florida's season finale Saturday against the Devils as Coach Gallant said Roberto Luongo would play Thursday. "I'm feeling better every day,” said Montoya. “I just want to give the team a chance to win if I get in there. I would like to play, off course, but it's not up to me.''
Luongo allowed four goals on 22 shots in the Panthers loss to the Lightning on Saturday. He was given Sunday off, but he will be back between the pipes tonight looking to play spoiler against the Bruins. Bobby Lu has gone 1-1-1 with a 1.92 GAA and .926 SV% in his first three outings against Boston this season.
Crawford allowed two goals on 33 shots in the Blackhawks loss to the Blues on Sunday. Crawford has lost four of his last seven and tonight it looks like he will make his fourth start of the season against the Wild—in the first three meetings he went 2-1-0 with a 2.00 GAA and .952 SV%.
Smith allowed three goals on 45 shots in the Coyotes win over the Sharks on Saturday. Smith has won three of his last five starts while posting a 2.99 GAA and .924 SV%. Tonight it will be his fourth start against the Flames—he is 0-3-0 with a 4.05 GAA and .833 SV% in the first three contests.
Murray has missed the last nine games with an ankle injury, but there is a chance that he could get back in the lineup tomorrow vs. the Maple Leafs. Monitor his status during Wednesday’s morning skate and pre-game warmups.
Tyutin missed Monday’s game against the Rangers and he could be in danger of missing Wednesday’s game vs. the Maple Leafs. Monitor his status during the morning skate and ultimately pre-game warmups.
