Kiprusoff played great in his first game back from injury stopping 32 of the 33 (.970 SV%) shots that he faced in a 4-1 win over San Jose. The Flames have quietly been on a bit of a tear of late, going 4-1-1 in their last six and picking up wins over Minnesota, Phoenix, Vancouver and San Jose. Kiprusoff has a tough matchup tonight vs. an Anaheim that sits in second in the Western Conference at 16-3-3 (35 points).
Fraser has 27 goals and 12 assists in 54 games in the AHL this season.
Getzlaf, 27, has appeared in 534 career NHL games with the Ducks, scoring 146-353=499 points with a +77 rating and 504 penalty minutes. Getzlaf is now signed through the 2020-21 season. He has nine goals, 18 assists and a plus-10 in 22 games this season.
Hackett posted a 3-6-0 record with a 2.38 GAA and .921 SV% in 12 appearances last season. He is 19-19-3 with a 2.56 GAA and .910 SV% this season in the AHL. He will have a tough matchup against the Vancouver Canucks.
This will be the third time that Backstrom has faced the Predators this season. In the previous two meeting Backstrom went 1-1-0 with a 1.94 GAA and .924 SV%. Nashville's 1.96 goals per game is the lowest in the NHL so Backstrom should make for a great fantasy start on Saturday.
Elliott didn't register a point and was a minus-4 in five games this season.
VandeVelde didn't record a point in 11 games in NHL.
The Bruins put Chris Bourque on waivers yesterday which opened up a roster spot for Caron. He has 10 goals and five assists in 44 games in the AHL this season.
Zolnierczyk was suspended four games for leaving his feet on a hit on Senators defenceman Mike Lundin. He served two games of his suspension before being reassigned to the AHL.
Howard could have three shutouts in three games this month if it weren't for some late third period goals. He does have one shutout after stopping all 22 shots that he faced last night vs. Edmonton. He his 2-0-1 with a 0.65 GAA and .978 SV% so far in March. He will look to continue his strong play tomorrow vs. Columbus.
The club announced after the game that he's likely to miss the rest of the season. It's a big blow for the Blue Jackets. Dorsett has three goals and six assists 24 games. Last season, he had 12 goals and 20 points -- both career highs.
Lehner will get his third start of the season.
Detroit is always a tough matchup and with so many games tonight you should be able to find a better start out there.
Tough matchup for Scrivens tonight.
Smith had the night off last night and will likely be back in the net tonight for the Coyotes.
Whitney broke his foot on February 2nd and could return to the lineup Tuesday. Consider him day-to-day for now and monitor his status before Tuesday's contest.
Sharp appeared to hurt his shoulder in yesterday's game vs. the Avalanche. Sharp won't travel with the team so he won't play tomorrow against Colorado.
Lehtonen has played well on the road this season, posting a 4-2-0 record with a 1.95 GAA and .938 SV%. He has a tough matchup tonight vs. Jonathan Quick and the Los Angeles Kings.
Grossman will be in the lineup tonight, so he won't miss any time with the lower-body injury that he suffered on Tuesday.
Read was supposed to be out 5-6 weeks but he is back after only two weeks. The speedy recovery is great news for the Flyers, Read had seven goals and six assists in 18 games before getting hurt. It is unknown who Read will play with tonight.
