Andersen allowed three goals on 11 shots in the Ducks loss in the Islanders on December 21st. John Gibson has started the last four games, but Andersen will start the second game of the back-to-back. Andersen is 5-8-4 with a2.59 GAA and .911 SV% on the season and draws a strong matchup against the 14-15-9 Canucks.
Tokarski was 1-3-0 with a 3.18 GAA and .878 SV% in his time with the Canadiens. Montreal acquired Ben Scrivens this morning, so he will become their new backup with Tokarski going back to St. John’s. Tokarski has gone 2-3-3 with a 3.20 GAA and .900 SV% with the IceCaps this season.
Andersen stopped 21 of 22 shots that he faced in the Ducks win in New Jersey on Saturday. It was a nice return to the crease for Andersen, who will get a second straight start tonight, in the first game of the back-to-back. Andersen is 5-7-4 with a 2.46 GAA and .915 SV% on the year.
Tokarski stopped all four shots that he faced after replacing a struggling Mike Condon on Saturday. Without Carey Price, the Canadiens have struggled as of late, but Tokarski will be back in goal in Nashville. Tokarski has gone 1-2-0 with a 2.95 GAA and .893 SV% with the Habs this season—he will face a Predators team that has lost six of nine.
Tokarski stopped all four shots that he faced after replacing a struggling Mike Condon on Saturday. Without Carey Price, the Canadiens have struggled as of late, but look for Tokarski to get back in goal in Nashville. Tokarski has gone 1-2-0 with a 2.95 GAA and .893 SV% with the Habs this season—he will face a Predators team that has lost six of nine.
Dzingel, 23, was a seventh round pick (204th overall) in 2011 and is getting his first taste of the NHL. Dzingel has registered 22 points (7G / 15A) in 26 games with Binghamton this season. The Ohio State standout could make his NHL debut on Tuesday vs. the Panthers.
Andersen allowed one goal on six shots after replacing John Gibson in the Ducks loss to Carolina on December 11th. Tonight will be Andersen’s first start since November 21st after missing time due to illness. Andersen is 4-7-4 with a 2.55 GAA and .913 SV% on the season and tonight he will start in New Jersey—he comes in at 1-6-1 with a 2.85 GAA and .907 SV% on the road.
Stepan has been sidelined since November 27th and on Thursday he will miss his 11th consecutive game. However, it looks like there is a chance that he returns on Friday. Monitor his status prior to Friday’s contest.
Tokarski turned aside 25 of 26 shots in the Canadiens’ 3-1 victory over the Senators last Saturday. Tokarski has stopped 51 of 55 shots (.921 SV%) in two starts and will make his third consecutive start on Tuesday vs. the Sharks. With Mike Condon struggling, Tokarski is getting a chance to show his worth—he will take on a San Jose team that has lost six straight games while averaging just 1.5 goals per game.
Tokarski allowed three goals on 29 shots in the Canadiens loss in Detroit. Tokarski played really well but allowed a couple of late goals. Tokarski has been an average NHL goaltender and he draws a tough matchup against a Senators team that is fourth in the NHL in goals; averaging 3.03 goals per game.
The only NHL action that Tokarski has seen this season is a third period back in November, when he allowed two goals on 13 shots in what turned out to be a 6-1 loss to the Avalanche. In his time with St. John’s (AHL) he has gone 2-3-3 with a 3.20 GAA and .900 SV%. He is a career 9-9-5, 2.85 GAA and .906 SV% NHL goalie, so he is hard to trust against a Detroit team that is 7-0-4 in their last 11.
Slavin was only sent down for one game and the Hurricanes must like what Slavin brought to the team versus what Ryan Murphy did on Thursday. Savin had one assist in six games with the Hurricanes before he was sent down.
Slavin, 21, had one assists in six games during his time with Carolina. He heads back to Charlotte, where he has seven assists in 14 games last season.
