Hellebuyck allowed three goals on 38 shots in the Jets loss in Minnesota last Friday. Hellebuyck has lost two in a row and is now 5-2-0 with a 2.8- GAA and .913 SV% in eight starts in November. Tonight he faces a Penguins team that has lost five of their last seven while averaging 3.43 goals for per game.
Noesen has missed the last two games, but will replace Jean-Sebastian Dea in the lineup on Sunday. Noesen, who has played a mostly limited role, has three points (1G / 2A) in 15 games this season.
Siegenthaler has been a healthy scratch for the last two games, but will play in his third career NHL game on Saturday. Siegenthaler has no points while averaging 11:37 TOI/gm in his first two.
Pesce has been out since November 10th and was moved to IR to open up a roster spot to call-up Trevor Carrick. Pesce remains day-ro-day, so it’s unclear when he’ll be back on the Hurricanes blueline.
Rittich allowed three goals on 40 shots in the Flames win over the Jets on Wednesday. Rittich continues to play very well, winning six in a row while allowing just 11 goals on 153 shots (.928 SV%). Even more impressive is the fact that Rittich is 4-1-0 with a 1.32 GAA and .959 SV% on the road this season.
Hellebuyck was pulled after allowed three goals on nine shots in the Jets loss to the Flames on Wednesday. The loss snapped a four-game winning streak for Hellebuyck, who is now 5-1-0 with a 2.76 GAA and .911 SV% in seven starts in November.
Hellebuyck allowed three goals on 25 shots in the Jets win in Vancouver on Monday. Hellebuyck has won four straight games while posting a 2.00 GAA and .933 SV% and is now 9-5-1 with a 2.74 GAA and .913 SV% on the season. Tonight he takes on a Flames team that is 10th in the NHL in goal-scoring (3.29 GF/pg).
Rittich surrendered two goals on 22 shots in the Flames blowout win over the Golden Knights on Monday. The win extended Rittich’s winning streak to five games, stopping 105 of 113 shots (.929 SV%) with one shutout over that span. Rittich has impressed the season, but has difficult matchup tonight with the Jets in town.
Allen stopped 25 of 26 shots in the Blues 2-0 loss to the Kings on Monday. Allen has had his fair share of struggles so far this season, but has allowed just three goals on 78 shots (.962 SV%) in his last three starts. Allen’s play is improving, but he has a terrible matchup tonight in Nashville.
Hischier has missed the last four games with a hand injury but will play Wednesday vs. the Canadiens. Hischier will be back on the top-line with Taylor Hall and Kyle Palmieri.
Hischier has missed the last four games with what he said was a hand injury on Tuesday. Hischier will likely be re-united with Taylor Hall on the Devils top-line vs. Montreal on Wednesday. He has 12 points (3G / 9A) in 15 games so far this season.
Hellebuyck stopped 27 of 28 shots in the Jets win over the Capitals last Wednesday. Laurent Brossoit started on Friday, so Hellebuyck comes into tonight’s game well rested. The 25-year-old has won three straight games and stopped 26 of 27 shots in a 4-1 win in his first start against the Canucks.
Allen stopped 32 of 33 shots in the Blues win in Vegas last Friday. Allen has had some struggles this season, but he has stopped 50 of the last 52 shots (.962 SV%) that he’s faced coming into Monday. Tonight he faces a Kings team that has lost four of their last five and will be playing their third game in four nights.
Rittich made 24 saves on 26 shots in the Flames 4-2 win over the Oilers on Saturday. It was another strong outing for Rittich, who has now recorded wins in four straight games while allowing just six goals on 91 shots (.934 SV%). Rittich seems to have taken over the No.1 job in Calgary for the time being and will see a Vegas team on the tail-end of a back-to-back tonight.
Hischier will miss his third straight game with an upper-body injury, but he was originally listed as a game-time decision which suggests that he is close. With Hischier still out, Travis Zajac is expected to remain on the Devils’ top-line.
Rittich stopped all 21 shots that he faced in the Flames shutout win in Los Angeles last Saturday. Rittich has been way better than Mike Smith this season and could finally be handed the job as the Flames’ No.1 netminder. He comes in on a three-game winning streak, stopping 61 of the last 65 shots (.939 SV%) that he has faced.
