Allen allowed one goal on 19 shots in the Blues loss in Chicago on Wednesday. It was a solid outing for Allen, who was on the verge of losing his starting job last week. He will make his second straight start tonight in Vegas, who he stopped 31 shots against in a win on November 1st.
Hischier has missed the last two games, but was back on the ice for practice on Friday and could be back on Saturday. Hischier has registered 12 points (3G / 9A) in 15 games this season.
Rodrigues played in the last five games, recording two assists and 13 shots, but will be replace by Patrik Berglund in the lineup on Friday. Rodrigues is still searching for his first goal to go along with six assists in 15 games this season.
Hischier will miss his second straight game with an upper-body injury. The second-year centre remains day-to-day and questionable for the Devils back-to-back vs. Detroit (Saturday) and in Carolina (Sunday) this weekend.
Allen allowed five goals on 45 shots in the Blues 5-1 loss to Minnesota on November 3rd. Chad Johnson ended up starting all three games last week, but Allen will start the first game this week. The 28-year-old has already faced the Blackhawks three times this season, going 1-0-2 with a putrid 4.34 GAA and .879 SV%.
Hellebuyck allowed two goals on 36 shots in the Jets win over the Devils on Sunday. Hellebuyck has won three of his last four starts while allowing 10 goals on 130 shots (.923 SV%). The 25-year-old is starting to play more like the Hellebuyck of 2017-18 and should be a solid start against a Capitals team on the tail-end of a back-to-back.
Hischier was forced to leave Sunday’s game with an upper-body injury and will not play against the Penguins. The Devils have not provided an update on the severity of Hischier’s injury, but he will be replace by Pavel Zacha tonight.
Pesce is listed as day-to-day with a lower-body injury that he suffered against the Red Wings on Saturday. Pesce was reportedly injured in a knee-on-knee collision, but is not expected to be sidelined long-term. With Pesce out, Trevor van Riemsdyk will draw back into the lineup on Monday.
Rittich gave up three goals on 15 shots in the Flames win over the Blackhawks last Saturday. Rittich has been rock-solid for the Flames this season, posting a 2.24 GAA and .927 SV% in seven games. He should make for a solid starting in Los Angeles.
Siegenthaler will make his NHL debut on Friday. The 21-year-old has picked up two assists in 14 games with Hershey this season. Siegenthaler will replace John Carlson (lower-body) in the lineup.
Bratt has missed the first 13 games of the season after suffering a fractured jaw in practice right before the season started. Brett had 35 points (13G / 22A) while firing 100 shots in 74 games last season.
Hellebuyck surrendered four goals on 26 shots in the Jets loss to the Panthers in Finland last Friday. Hellebuyck has now allowed three-plus goals in four of his last five starts, giving up a combined 17 goals on 168 shots (.899 SV%). Tonight he faces an Avalanche team that comes in fourth in the NHL in scoring (3.53 GF/PG).
Hellebuyck allowed two goals on 38 shots in the Jets win over the Panthers yesterday. The Jets and Panthers will wrap-up their Global Series this afternoon and Hellebuyck will look to duplicate his performance from yesterday. The 25-year-old netminder has won three of his last five games with a 2.81 GAA and .917 SV%.
