Gustavsson surrendered four goals on 23 shots in a 5-4 shootout win over the Maple Leafs last Saturday. He was slated to start on Monday but was a late scratch due to a flare up of an ongoing groin issue. He will face the Panthers for the second time this season, in the first he stopped 35 of 37 in 2-1 loss early in December.
Scrivens stopped 37 of 40 shots in a loss to the Blackhawks on December 15. It appears he will get the nod tonight with the Kings in Nashville. Despite holding a 1.66 GAA and .941 SV% he has been pushed into a back-up role with the emergence of Martin Jones. He would make for a solid spot-start against a Preds team who have lost five straight.
Rask stopped all 33 shots that he faced in a 5-0 shutout win over the Senators on Friday. It appears he will get the call again, this time in Ottawa. The win was his 20th of the season and his 4th shutout. He continues to be a steady force in the Bruins net and is a must-start tonight should he actually get the call.
Soderberg was injured late on Friday's game in Boston and won't be available for the second game of the home-and-home with the Senators. He will be replaced by Nick Johnson.
Seidenberg sustained the injury late in Friday's game vs. the Senators. The lower-body ailment will keep him out of tonight's rematch and he will be replaced by David Warsofsky.
Steen will miss his second straight game tonight and will likely miss a couple of weeks after suffering what was revealed today as a concussion. This is a terrible break for the Blues and Steen who is having a career year after scoring 24 goals with 15 assists (39 points) in 35 games. Expect Jaden Schwartz to continue to see time on the Blues top line while Steen is sidelined.
Warsofsky has been recalled and will play tonight after Dennis Seidenberg was injured in Friday's game vs. the Senators. Warsofsky has no points and a minus-1 in three games with the Bruins.
Johnson has been recalled and will play tonight in Ottawa after Carl Soderberg suffered an injury last night and did not travel to Ottawa. In seven games with the Bruins, Johnson has averaged 9:44 TOI with no points and a minus-3 rating.
Despite Tim Thomas being 2-0-0 vs. the Red Wings this season, the Panthers will go with Clemmensen. In his last start he allowed six goals on 36 shots in a 6-1 loss to the Lightning on Monday. Clemmensen is 4-3-1 with a 3.00 GAA and .892 SV% and will take on a Red Wings who are slowly starting to get healthy.
Anderson stopped all 27 shots that he faced in a shutout 5-0 win over the Penguins on Monday. The Senators will need another strong game from Anderson tonight as they face-off with the Bruins for the second time in as many nights. They were shutout 5-0 on Friday. Anderson stopped 30 of 32 shots in a 4-2 win when he faced the Bruins in October.
Bozak was back on the ice on Saturday and was centering the top line with James van Riemsdyk and Phil Kessel. Bozak has missed the last 12 games but is almost certainly in the lineup tomorrow vs. Carolina. Bozak has four goals and 11 points in 16 games.
Nabokov stopped all 23 shots in a shutout win over the Red Wings on Monday. Since returning from his groin injury, Nabby is 2-1-2 with a 1.96 GAA and .928 SV%. Tonight he will take on the Devils for the second time, the first time he stopped 26 of 29 shots in a 4-3 shootout win in the season opener.
Despite Tim Thomas being 2-0-0 vs. the Red Wings this season, it appears the Panthers will go with Clemmensen. In his last start he allowed six goals on 36 shots in a 6-1 loss to the Lightning on Monday. Clemmensen is 4-3-1 with a 3.00 GAA and .892 SV% and will take on a Red Wings who are slowly starting to get healthy.
Bishop stopped 28 of 29 shots in a 6-1 win over the Panthers on Monday. The win was Bishop's 20th of the season and his fifth consecutive. Bishop will be upset to see December end, he is 6-1-1 with a 1.58 GAA and .944 SV% this month. The first time he faced the Habs he stopped 28 of 29 in a 2-1 shootout win.
Tavares who did not skate on Friday was declared as day-to-day with a lower-body injury that will keep him out of tonight's game vs. the Devils. Tavares has been extremely durable having only missed three games in the first four seasons of his NHL career. Brock Nelson will shift onto the first line with Tavares out.
Lehtonen stopped 30 of 32 shots in a win over the Kings on Monday. After a rough start to December, Lehtonen is 2-0-1 with a 1.62 GAA and .949 SV% in his last three starts. He will face a Nashville team who allowed three goals to in a 3-1 loss on December 12.
With Roberto Luongo on the shelf with a lower-body injury, Lack takes over as the temporary Canucks' starter. Lack stopped 15 of 16 shots altering replacing Luongo in Sunday's 2-1 win over the Jets. On Saturday he will face the Flames for the first time since he allowed four goals on 36 shots in a 5-4 OT win in his NHL debut (Oct. 6).
Canucks head coach John Tortorella told reporters that he is day-to-day and Eddie Lack will start Saturday. Luongo will not dress as Joacim Eriksson will serve as Lack's backup. There are very few details on Bobby Lu's injury, but it sounds like the Canucks are planning to have him back by next week. In the meantime, Lack is the #1 in Vancouver and should make for a great start on Saturday vs. the Flames.
Giguere stopped 25 of 28 shots in a 3-2 loss to the Stars on December 17. After starting the season 7-0-0, Giggy has lost each of his last two starts and will be in very tough tonight when the Avalanche are in Chicago. Giguere is 5-2-0 with a 2.08 GAA and .931 SV% in eight road starts.
Day-to-day could potentially be a few weeks without its first-line left wing. Parise has clearly been hampered on the ice and in pain off of it, and my guess is he probably did further damage to the foot. Last time, it was recommended he miss two to three weeks. He missed one game. “If he’s not a game player, I want to keep him off the ice completely and give him a good chance to heal,” Yeo said.
