Niemi gave up five goals on 29 shots in the Sharks 6-2 loss to the Blackhawks on Saturday. It was a rough night, but the Sharks will not hesitate to go back to Niemi tonight in Winnipeg. Niemi has gone 3-2-0 with a 2.19 GAA and .924 SV% in five starts in March.
Dubnyk made 41 saves on 42 shots in the Wild’s 3-1 win in St. Louis on Saturday. There are no words to describe how brilliant Dubnyk has been since coming to the Wild. It will be his 28th straight start with Minnesota—he has gone 20-5-1 with a 1.66 GAA and .939 SV% in the previous 27 starts.
Neuvirth allowed two goals on 29 shots in the Islanders loss to the Canadiens on Saturday. With Jaroslav Halak out, Neuvirth will start his second game in a row. He has gone 1-1-1 with a 2.56 GAA and .889 SV% since coming to the Islanders. He draws a tough matchup against the Blackhawks, who have won four of five.
The entire Penguins lineup will be a game-time decision tonight in New Jersey. Greiss stopped eight of nine shots after replacing Marc-Andre Fleury in the Penguins 5-1 loss to Detroit on Sunday. He has turned aside 63 of 67 shots (.940 SV%) in his last three outings. Greiss has gone 6-2-3 with a 2.75 GAA and .910 SV% on the road this season.
Byfuglien missed the last four games, but it looks like he could get back in the lineup tonight vs. the Sharks. Byfuglien has registered 15 goals and 27 assists (42 points) in 65 games this season.
Myers missed Saturday’s game with upper-body injury, but he will be back in the lineup tonight vs. San Jose. Myers has been great, posting nine point in his first 12 games with the Jets. Myers will be on the top-pair with Tobias Enstrom.
Neal will miss his third straight game with an upper-body injury. He is listed as day-to-day and could be back in the Predators next game on Saturday vs. the Sabres.
Howard allowed seven goals on 36 shots in the Red Wings 7-2 loss to the Flyers last Saturday. Petr Mrazek has started the last two games, including yesterday’s loss, so it will be Howie tonight in Tampa Bay. Howard has gone 2-3-0 with a 3.45 GAA and .894 SV% in March.
Mrazek stopped 42 of 43 shots in the Red Wings 5-1 win over the Penguins on Sunday. The 42 saves is a bit misleading as the Red Wings were in control of this game from start-to-finish. He has been very strong this season going 14-5-1 with a 2.47 GAA and .914 SV% and should make for a nice start tonight vs. a Panthers team he is already 1-0 against this season.
Hiller allowed three goals on 28 shots in the Flames dominating 6-3 win over the Maple Leafs last Friday. hiller has stopped 77 of the last 82 shots (.939 SV%) that he has faced. In his firsts tart against St. Louis, he allowed four goals on 39 shots in a 4-1 loss.
Rask is reportedly feeling a little “under the weather” so he might not dress tonight vs. the Sabres. Jeremy Smith has been recalled and will dress as Niklas Svedberg’s backup if Rask is unable to dress.
Tuukka Rask is reportedly under the weather, so it sounds like Smith might get called upon to backup Niklas Svedberg tonight vs. the Sabres.
Tokarski allowed three goals on 29 shots in the Canadiens loss to the Kings on March 5th. Tokarski has lost his last four games while posting a 3.19 GAA and .905 SV%. In his first start against the Panthers, he stopped 36 of 37 shots in a 2-1 shootout win.
Conner has three shots on goal while averaging 8:49 TOI in two games during his call-up.
Grubauer served as Braden Holtby’s backup on Monday, but his return to the AHL is either to save money since they’re off until Thursday or suggests that Justin Peters will be good-to-go in Minnesota.
Pavelec stopped 15 of 16 shots in the Jets 2-1 win over the Lightning last Saturday. It was Pavelec’s first win since February 8th. Tonight he will make his second start against the Sharks and 17th at the MTS Centre. Pavelec has gone 7-6-3 with a 2.71 GAA and .897 SV% at home this season. He made 23 saves in a 3-0 loss in his first start vs. San Jose.
Neal has missed the last two games with an upper-body injury and it looks like he will miss a third consecutive game based on his absence in the morning skate.
Murphy has missed the last two games with an illness, but he is expected to play tonight vs. the Senators. Murphy has registered two assists in three games since returning to the Hurricanes lineup.
Dubinsky left the morning skate early because he is reportedly “banged up.” Dubinsky just missed two games because of an illness, but he must have suffered a minor injury on Sunday vs. the Hurricanes.
Jenner will miss at least the next two games, but could return on Saturday in Calgary.
