Panik will look to get back into head coach Jon Cooper's good side after being a healthy scratch on Tuesday. He has no points and a minus-2 rating in two games.
Tallinder (upper-body) will miss his third straight game tonight. For now consider him questionable for Saturday.
Brodeur's career is clearly on the decline and so far this season you have seen that. He has two OTL in his first two starts while posting a 3.24 GAA and .868 SV%. He starts against the up-start Flames who have surprised a few teams already this season.
Rinne recorded his first win of the season by turning aside 32 of 34 shots in a 3-2 victory over Minnesota. He will likely face the Maple Leafs, which is never an easy task. Rinne will look to continue trending in the right direction.
Grigorenko has seen his ice-time drop in every game this season. The 2012 third overall pick has struggled this season. “You have to find a way to be an impact in a game,” coach Ron Rolston said. “It’s his ability to put himself in positions where he can use those skills. That means you’ve got to go to the puck, you’ve got to get the puck, you’ve got to support the puck, you’ve got to be around the puck, you’ve got to battle for the puck. You can stickhandle in a phone booth and that doesn’t really translate unless you can be an impact on the game."
Carrick has one goal and a minus-2 rating while averaging 13:37 TOI in three games this season.
Urbom will make his Capitals debut tonight after being claimed off of waivers last week. He had eight assists in 68 games in the AHL last season.
Khudobin stopped 17 of 18 shots in a 2-1 win over the Flyers on Sunday. Cam Ward has yet to win so the Hurricanes will turn to Khudobin tonight against the Capitals. Facing Alex Ovechkin is never a great matchup. There are better options than Khudobin tonight.
Bishop has yet to lose this season. He has started 2-0 with a 1.90 GAA and .935 SV%. He will start against a Panthers team that is struggling right now. He should make for a good start tonight.
After sitting out two games with a groin injury, Miller will return to cage tonight against the Blue Jackets. He has played well so far posting a 1.53 GAA and .963 SV% in his first two starts. He will look to continue his strong play and get the Sabres their first win this season.
Holtby turned aside 19 of 21 shots in a 2-1 loss to Dallas on Saturday. He has had four days off since his last start so he should be well rested as he looks for his first win. He was 3-1-0 with a 1.75 GAA and .952 SV% in four starts against the Hurricanes last season.
Carter re-enters the lineup after being a healthy scratch on Tuesday. He has no points and a minus-4 in three games.
Loktionov has one assist and is a minus-1 while averaging 14:10 TOI in four games.
"I knew it was pretty minor. I was just being cautious. Jhonas [Enroth] was going to play in Pittsburgh anyways so I just took that opportunity to rest," Miller told the Sabres' website. "It just lingered a little longer and I wanted to make sure I clear up any issues because if you don't take care of it the right way it turns into weeks. Hopefully I get back in the rhythm where I was at and I'll go again."
Budaj went went 8-1-1 with a 2.28 GAA and .908 SV% in a backup role last season. He will face the high-octane Oilers offence tonight. Edmonton has scored 11 goals in their first three games.
Wellwood had 92 goals and 143 assists (235 points) in 489 games in his NHL career.
Neal will not accompany the Penguins to Florida, and coach Dan Bylsma is still listing him as “week-to-week,” though he did say Neal is “a little better.”
Kuemper appeared in two preseason games with the Wild this year and stopped all 18 shots faced in 47:12 of action. The 23-year-old went 1-2-0 with a 2.08 goals-against-average (GAA) and a .916 save percentage (SV%)in six regular season games (three starts) with Minnesota last season.
Pyatt, 26, broke the collarbone in the third period of what was his regular season debut. He’d missed the first two games of the year with an upper-body injury. A defensive forward with good checking skills that took plenty of faceoffs, Pyatt has had some success in Tampa Bay, scoring 12 goals and 19 points in 74 games during the 2011-12 campaign.
Quick allowed three goals on 28 shots including a rink-long goal that he drastically misplayed. Starting the season 1-2-0 with a 3.18 GAA and .893 SV% was not what Quick owners were looking for, but do not panic he will be fine. He will likely go head-to-head with Craig Anderson, in what should be a great goaltending battle.
