Khudobin allowed one goal on 31 shots in a 4-1 win over the Penguins on Tuesday. He has won three of his last seven starts despite holding the opposition to 1.71 goals per game. Tonight, it looks like he will start against a Dallas team who have won five of their last six games.
Mason allowed three goals on 30 in a 4-3 shootout loss to the Bruins on Sunday. Mason will be sad to see March go after going 8-2-2 with a 2.48 GAA and .917 SV% in 12 March starts. He will face his former team tonight, he was victorious in the first reunion.
Bernier stopped 22 of 24 shots in a win over the Flames on Tuesday. The win snapped a person four-game losing streak for Bernier and a eight-game skid for the Leafs. The win keeps the Maple Leafs afloat in the Eastern Conference playoff race, but they will be in tough tonight vs. the Bruins. Bernier is 1-1-0 with a 3.58 GAA and .911 SV% against Boston this season.
Varlamov allowed two goals on 26 shots in a 3-2 OT win over the Avalanche on Tuesday. Varly has won four straight starts allowing 10 goals on 139 shots (.928 SV%). Varlamov was lit up for five goals in his first start against New York.
Ashton, 23, has three assists in 31 games with the Leafs this season. In the AHL he has 21 points (16G / 5A) in 22 games. Ashton is still searching for his first career NHL goal.
Quick surrendered three goals on 20 shots in a 3-2 defeat to the Wild on Monday. He will start his eighth game in the Kings' last nine. Quick has been red-hot as of late. He has won 11 of his last 14 starts while holding his opponents to 1.79 goals per game with a .928 SV%. However, he has struggled against the Coyotes, going 1-2-0 with a 3.69 GAA and .869 SV% in the first three meetings.
Tonight will be the first game since 2007 that Iginla has missed due to injury. Jordan Caron will slide into the lineup for Iggy.
Leopold has missed the last 18 games. It is believed that he was cleared to return from the ankle injury eight games ago, but an illness has kept him sidelined. Leopold is expected to replace Carlo Colaiacovo on the Blues' blueline. He has six points (1G / 5A) in 24 games.
Harding has not played since December 31 because of complications with his multiple sclerosis. He has not skated since mid-March and is not expected to return any time soon. However, this is the first time he has joined his teammates on a road-trip in a long time, so this is a step in the right direction.
Rozsival has not played since March 16th, but should be back by this weekend. Rozsival has one goal and six assists in 38 games for Chicago this season.
Fowler will miss his ninth straight game tonight, but appears to be on pace to play in a few games before the playoffs start. He has been great this season recording 36 points (6G / 30A) with a plus-15 rating in 67 games this season.
Bickell has missed the last six games with an upper-body injury, but will be back in tomorrow vs. the Wild. Jonathan Toews out, Bickell in? Does not really seem like a recipe for success, but we are almost in the post-season where Bickell splashed onto the scene last season.
With Toews out for the rest of the regular season, Shaw will get a boost in minutes and fantasy value for the next six games. Shaw has tallied 36 points (19G / 17A) in 74 games this season.
Kane will miss the rest of the regular season, but if he does get back onto the ice this week, he will have two weeks to get ready for the post-season. He won the Conn Smythe Trophy last season, so he will look to win two in a row this year.
Crawford allowed three goals on 26 shots in a 4-1 loss to the Penguins on Sunday. Crawford has dropped three of his last four outings, and things are about to get more difficult with Jonathan Toews out for the rest of the regular season. Overall, Crawford was 7-5-0 with a 1.85 GAA and .924 SV% in March. He has gone 1-2-0 vs. the Wild this season.
Fasth has sat out the last four games with a sore neck, but will be back in goal tonight vs. the Ducks. Fasth has gone 2-1-1 with a 2.77 GAA and .899 SV% in four starts with the Oilers. He will face the guy who replaced him as Jonas Hiller's crease-mate. The Ducks have won four of their last five while averaging 4.4 goals per game.
Andersen gave up four goals on 37 shots in Monday's 5-4 OT victory over the Jets. He has won his two previous starts while stopping 64 of 69 shots (.928 SV%) that he has faced. Tonight, he comes into play vs. the Oilers with a 9-2-0 record accompanied by a 2.19 GAA and .933 SV% at home this season.
Originally the Blackhawks said that Toews injury was not that serious, but it will cost him at least the next two weeks. Reports are that Toews will be 100 per cent for playoffs, so you can't blame the Hawks for playing it safe and shutting him down when they have playoff spot locked up. The Blackhawks recalled Joakim Nordstrom on Wednesday, but there is no word how their lines will shakeout without Toews and Patrick Kane.
Bryzgalov allowed two goals on 20 shots in a 3-2 win over Los Angeles on Monday. He has won back-to-back games and four of six with a 2.16 GAA and .909 SV%. He draws a typically ugly matchup vs. Chicago tomorrow. However Bryz catches a break, the Hawks will be without Jonathan Toews Patrick Kane for the rest of the regular season.
Elliott stopped all 33 shots that he faced in a 1-0 regulation win over the Penguins on March 23. He has gone 2-0-0 with a .088 GAA and .964 SV% since the Blues acquired Ryan Miller. He makes for an excellent spot-start vs. Miller's former team on Thursday.
