Andersen allowed two goals on 37 shots in the Maple Leafs win over the Sabres on Saturday. Andersen is riding a four-game winning streak, posting a 2.50 GAA and .930 SV%. Tonight he faces a red-hot Flames team, that has won seven of their last eight games while averaging 3.13 goals for per game.
Dzingel has enjoyed a breakout season, scoring 22 goals and 22 assists (44 points) in 57 games. Dzingel brings a ton of speed to the Blue Jackets lineup and could lineup with Matt Duchene, who was also acquired from Ottawa on Friday. Dzingel has played 52.5 percent of his 5v5 minutes with Duchene this season and the duo has averaged 27 ScoringChancesFor/60.
Staal has been out with a concussion since December 22nd but is set to return to the lineup on Saturday. Activating him from IR all but guarantees that he will play for the first time in the 2019 calendar year.
Staal has been sidelined by a concussion since December 22nd but says he’s feeling good and expects to play on Saturday. It remains to be seen where Staal will slot into the lineup but he will most likely serve as the Hurricanes second-line centre and force either Greg McKegg or Saku Manalanen out of the lineup and likely back to the AHL. Staal has 11 points (5G / 6A) in 29 games this season.
Ehlers has been out since January 4th but will return to the Jets lineup Friday in Vegas. Head coach Paul Maurice did not disclosed who Ehlers will play with, but he returns to the lineup with 15 goals and 12 assists (27 points) in 40 games this season. Brendan Lemieux will sit as the healthy scratch.
Andersen allowed three goals on 33 shots in the Maple Leafs win in Vegas on Thursday. Andersen extended his winning streak to five games, stopping 163 of the 176 shots (.926 SV%) that he has faced. He is a must-start in Arizona even though he allowed three goals on 30 shots in a 4-2 loss in their first meeting of the season (Jan.20).
Walker reportedly took a puck to the face against the Canucks on Thursday and is day-to-day with what the Kings are calling an upper-body injury.
