Berra stopped 26 of 27 shots in a 2-0 loss to the Oilers on Thursday. Despite the loss it was another strong performance in what has been an ultimately good month for Berra. So far he is 2-3-0 with a 1.79 GAA and .939 SV% in December and will take on Vancouver at home on Sunday, he is 2-5-2 in Calgary this season.
Greiss will make his first start since December 10, when he stopped 29 of 30 shots in a 3-1 win over the Avalanche. Greiss has been one of the NHL's best spot-start options this season going 4-2-0 with a 2.20 GAA and .926 SV% in five starts. That being said, tonight's matchup with the Ducks is not an ideal spot-start setup.
Downie missed the last two games after suffering an upper-body injury last week. Downie has two goals and 10 assists in 20 games since being traded to the Flyers. He will likely slot in on the fourth line with Adam Hall and Zac Rinaldo.
Montoya stopped 22 of 23 shots after replacing Ondrej Pavelec in Thursday's win over the Wild. Pavelec has had his struggles this season while Montoya has played his way to a 6-1-2, 2.14 GAA and .923 SV% in eight starts and 11 appearances. On Sunday he will face an Avalanche team who pushed three passed him in a 3-2 loss on October 27.
Lundqvist will be back in goal on Sunday after sitting out the last three games. In his last start he allowed four goals on 19 shots in a 5-3 loss to the Islanders on December 20. Sunday he will face the Bolts for the first time since November 25 when he was yanked after allowing four goals on 22 shots in the two periods.
Mason stopped 26 of 27 shots in a win over the Wild on Monday. It was his third straight win and 14th o the season. Tonight he will go head-to-head with former Flyers goalie Ilya Bryzgalov as the Flyers travel to Edmonton. Mason won his first start vs. the Oilers and is 4-3-4 with a 2.57 GAA and .920 SV% on the road.
Potter was injured in Friday's game against the Flames and will be replaced by Martin Marincin in tonight's lineup.
Salvador was taken off injured reserve and activated while forward Tim Sestito was assigned to Albany (AHL). Salvador has missed 30 games since being hit in the foot by a Jack Johnson shot October 22 in Columbus. The Devils are expected to dress seven defenseman tonight after the emergence of rookies Eric Gelinas and Jon Merrill as capable NHL defensemen.
Halak allowed three goals on 29 shots in a shootout loss to the Flames on Monday. Tonight he will get his third crack at the Blackhawks after going 2-0-0 with a 1.92 GAA and .930 SV% in the first two meetings. He is also a fantastic 10-3-2 with a 2.31 GAA and .907 SV% at home.
Sobotka missed the last five games with an upper-body injury that he suffered on December 14 vs. Columbus. This is positive news for the Blues, but they found out today that leading scorer Alex Steen is out indefinitely. Sobotka will skate with Patrik Berglund and Vladimir Tarasenko.
Schneider allowed five goals on 37 shots in a loss to the Blackhawks on Monday. Schneider has lost five straight while allowing at least three goals in each contest and 17 overall. Tonight he will face the Isles in New York, he is 2-6-2 with a 2.59 GAA and .904 SV% on the road.
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.
