Luongo was scheduled to start on back-to-back nights, but he ended up getting held out because his previously injured shoulder was still bothering him, so the Panthers elected to give him the night off.
Gibson allowed four goals on 26 shots in the Ducks loss to the Blue Jackets on Tuesday. Frederik Andersen started the last two games, including last night, but Gibson will be back in goal tonight vs. the Devils. Gibson has gone 5-2-0 with a 2.69 GAA and .913 SV% in seven starts in March.
Weber will miss his second straight game with a lower-body injury. He will once again be replaced by Anton Volchekov and is listed as day-to-day. Monitor his status leading up to Tuesday’s game vs. the Canucks.
Rask left Saturday’s game because of dehydration, but he is hydrated and ready to go tonight in Carolina. He stopped all 14 shots that he faced and was awarded the win yesterday vs. the Rangers. It was a much-needed win for Rask, who had lost his previous five starts. Tonight will be his third start against the Hurricanes—he has gone 1-0-1 with a 0.96 GAA and .971 SV% in the first two meetings.
Hutton has not started since March 3rd. That evening he allowed two goals on 23 shots in the Predators loss to the Devils than evening. Overall he is 6-5-4 with a 2.48 GAA and .907 SV% this season.Tonight he will take on a Flames team who have dropped three of their last four.
Luongo surrendered three goals on 25 shots in the Panthers overtime loss to the Canadiens last night. Since returning from a shoulder injury Luongo has gone 3-1-1 with a 1.96 GAA and .922 SV% in five starts. Bobby Lu has gone 0-2-0 with a 2.52 GAA and .919 SV% in his first two starts against the Senators this season.
Halak gave up three goals on 37 shots in the Islanders loss to the Kings on Thursday. Michal Neuvirth started on Saturday, so it will be Halak tonight vs. the Red Wings. Halak has lost four of his last five starts despite posting a 1.59 GAA, .945 SV% and one shutout. He will take on a Red Wings team who have gone 3-3-1 while averaging 3.00 goals per game in their last seven games.
Bellemore has been a healthy scratch for the last three games, but he will be in the lineup tonight vs. the Bruins. Bellemore has nine points (1G / 8A) in 43 games this season.
Semin missed last night’s game, but he will be back in the lineup tonight vs. the Bruins. Semin has just 17 points (5G / 12A) in 49 games this season. He will replace Brad Malone.
Khudobin allowed two goals on 24 shots in the Hurricanes loss to Chicago on Monday. Cam Ward started the last two games, including last night, but it will be Khudobin tonight vs. the Bruins. Khudobuin has gone 4-7-2 with a 2.14 GAA and .919 SV% in 14 starts at home this season.
Summers has one assist in 10 games since being traded to the Rangers organization. He had three assists in 17 games with the Coyotes earlier this season. He will replace Matt Hunwick who is out with an upper-body injury.
Hunwick will be held out of the lineup on Sunday because of an upper-body injury that he suffered on Saturday. He will be replaced by Chris Summers, who was recalled from Hartford (AHL) this afternoon.
Cowen was a healthy scratch for the last five games, but he will dress tonight vs. Florida. Cowen has nine points (3G / 6A) and a minus-12 rating in 53 games this season.
Greening was a healthy scratch on Saturday, but will be back in the lineup tonight vs. the Panthers. Greening was a minus-1 with two shots in two games since being recalled.
Hammond didn’t dress on Saturday, but will be Craig Anderson’s backup tonight vs. the Panthers. Dressing suggests that he will be available to start on Tuesday in Detroit.
Anderson allowed four goals on 31 shots in the Senators 4-3 loss to the Maple Leafs last night. Despite the loss, Anderson will go again tonight vs. the Panthers. In his first two starts against Florida, Anderson has gone 1-1-0 with a 1.52 GAA and .961 SV%.
Perreault will be in the lineup for the first time since February 16th after missing nearly six weeks with a lower-body injury. Perreault was red-hot before getting injured—he comes in with 18 goals and 18 assists (36 points) in 56 games.
Holtby was pulled after allowing three goals on 13 shots in the Capitals 4-3 loss to the Predators yesterday. Despite the rough outing, he will go again this afternoon vs. the Rangers. In his first two start against New York, Holtby has gone 0-2-0 with a 3.61 GAA and .879 SV%. In five starts on no rest Holtby has gone 2-3-1 with a 2.99 GAA and .900 SV%.
