Khudobin allowed two goals on 20 shots in the Bruins 3-2 win over the Oilers on Tuesday. Khudobin has won his last three starts while posting a 2.01 GAA and .925 SV%. This afternoon he will face the Sabres for the third time this season—he is 1-0-1 with a 2.44 GAA and .936 SV% in the first two meetings.
Khudobin’s last start was a 35-save effort in a 5-3 win over the Devils on February 11th. Khudobin has been as good as any backup in the league this year, posting a 12-3-4 record and a .923 SV%. He draws another good matchup tonight in Edmonton.
Weber recently began skating on his own, but is yet to return to practice. He has been out since December 16th and remains without a timetable for his return.
Shaw has 19 points (10G/9A) in 43 games this season. He has been out since January 13th with a lower-body injury and has yet to return to practice. It seems unlikely he will return before the end of the Habs' four-game road trip.
Dickinson has been a healthy scratch for the last two games, but will be back in the lineup vs. the Penguins. Dickinson has not registered a point in 12 games with the Stars. There’s no word on who will come out in favour of Dickinson, but head coach Ken Hitchcock said Dickinson will play.
Martinez missed Saturday’s game vs. the Coyotes and will be a game-time decision tonight vs. the Oilers. However, Martinez stayed on for extra work at the morning skate, which suggests that he will miss his second straight game.
Weber has been out for nearly two months with a foot injury but returned to the ice on Wednesday morning. This is obviously the next step in Weber’s recovery but he remains without a timetable for his return to the lineup.
Khudobin allowed two goals on 26 shots in the Bruins loss to the Ducks on January 30th. Tuukka Rask has started six of the last seven games, but Khudobin will start the tail-end of their back-to-back tonight in New York. The 31-year-old netminder has ben really good this season—he is 6-1-2 with a 2.02 GAA and .938 SV% on the road this season.
Brossoit backed up Al Montoya on Thursday but with Cam Talbot ready to go this weekend, Brossoit returns to Bakersfield where he is 3-3-1 with a 2.65 GAA and .916 SV% since being sent down.
Bjork left Tuesday’s game after being cross-checked in the arm/shoulder by Francois Beauchemin. Post-game head coach Bruce Cassidy said that he’ll miss some time but the Bruins were unsure of a timetable for his return. Peter Cehlarik was recalled to take Bjork’s spot on the roster.
