Bernier allowed one goal on 35 shots in a win over the Devils last Friday. The Maple Leafs continue to get outshot on a nightly basis, but the tandem on Bernier and James Reimer have stood tall. Tonight he faces a tough 10-4-4 Wild team.
Lehtonen allowed four goals on 30 shots in Saturday's loss to the Blackhawks. The loss broke a three game winning streak but was only his third regulation loss of the season. Since returning from his lower-body injury on October 24 he has won five of nine starts with a 2.35 GAA and .920 SV% - he should make fora solid start tonight vs. Edmonton.
Dubnyk was in tough on Sunday vs. Chicago and allowed five goals on 31 shots in the loss. He has now lost three straight with a 4.08 GAA and .874 SV%, something he will need to fix if he doesn't want to lose his job to the recently signed Ilya Bryzgalov. Dubnyk has a fairly tough matchup vs. the speedy Stars tonight.
Emery allowed two goals on 24 shots in a loss to New Jersey last Thursday. After being expected to battle for the starting job at the start of the season, Emery is the clear number-2 in Philadelphia. He has a tough matchup tonight vs. Pittsburgh, making it hard to warrant him as a spot start option.
Fleury surrendered two goals on 32 shots in a 2-1 loss to the Blues on Saturday. It was his second straight loss and moved him to 10-4-0 with a 2.07 GAA and .921 SV% on the season. Tonight he takes on a Flyers team who are on the tail-end of a back-to-back.
Prust has been out of the Canadiens lineup since October 19 and has missed the last 11 games. He will bring more physicality and grit to the Habs lineup. Prust had two goals and one assist in eight games before getting hurt. He will play in either Friday's game at Columbus or Saturday when the Candiens host the Rangers.
The Capitals say that Green is day-to-day so his status for Friday's game in Detroit is in question. Monitor his status following Friday's morning skate. Green has no goals and 11 assists with a minus-6 rating in 19 games.
Bernier allowed one goal on 35 shots in a win over the Devils last Friday. The Maple Leafs continue to get outshot on a nightly basis, but the tandem on Bernier and James Reimer have stood tall. Tonight he faces a tough 10-4-4 Wild team.
This is great news for the Rangers, shedding the no-contact jersey is the next step in Nash's return to the lineup.
Stoner injured his leg last Thursday and missed Saturday's contest. He returns to the lineup with three assists and a plus-6 rating in 16 games.
Backstrom allowed five goals on 28 shots in his last start on October 28. He has clearly lost the starting gig to Harding, but will get the nod tonight vs. an injury depleted Maple Leafs squad.
Dumont failed to record a point in two games with the Candiens. He returns to Hamilton where he has four assists and 20 penalty minutes in 12 games.
Pateryn did not appear in a contest with the Habs. He returns to the Hamilton Bulldogs where he has three goals and four assists in seven games.
Harding gave up two goals on 29 shots in a win over the Hurricanes on Saturday. It was his sixth win in his last seven starts and his ninth of the season. Harding's 1.22 GAA leads the NHL while his .945 SV% is good for second. He has a decent match-up vs. an injury depleted Maple Leafs team tonight.
If Quick is sent back to L.A he won't be starting tomorrow vs. the Islanders and could miss Friday's game against the Devils as well. We will await an official word from the Kings.
Quick stretched to make a save in the extra-frame and then slid back and hit his leg off of the post. Quick stayed down clearly in pain. Quick had an easy night before getting injured, he allowed two goals on 17 shots. Ben Scrivens replaced Quick in overtime and was not forced to make a save. The game went to a shootout where the Sabres scored two of three shots on Scrivens to win 3-2. There is no word one the nature or severity of Quick’s injury but it had the look of a groin injury. He will be evaluated tomorrow and more details will be released.
Kundratek had one goal and six assists in 25 games with the Capitals last season. This year he had one goal in seven games with the Hershey Bears (AHL).
There is no timetable for Stamkos' return.
Bishop allowed two goals on 27 shots in an OT win over the Red Wings on Saturday. It was his fourth consecutive win and his league leading 11th of the season. Tonight he faces a Canadiens team who have lost four of their last five. It could become tougher for Bishop to win games with Steven Stamkos out of the lineup.
Brown was the 36th overall pick in 2009 - he appeared in three games with Phoenix earlier in the season without recording a point. Brown registered three goals and five assists in 10 games with Portland. He will dress on the Coyotes fourth line this evening.
