The guess is that neither Alex Chiasson (shoulder) nor Lane MacDermid (upper body) will be ready to go Thursday. Or, if either is questionable, the Stars would like to have Smith at practice Wednesday and ready to go on Thursday vs. Vancouver.
Lehner allowed four goals on 30 shots in a 4-2 loss on April 5th. He will get the nod against the Flyers tonight after Anderson lost each of his first two starts back from injury. This start will be Lehner's seventh on the road this season. He is 1-2-3 with a 2.59 GAA and .934 SV% in his six previous starts away from Ottawa.
Lehner allowed four goals on 30 shots in a 4-2 loss on April 5th. He could get the nod against the Flyers tonight after Anderson lost each of his first two starts back from injury. The start would be Lehner's seventh on the road this season. He is 1-2-3 with a 2.59 GAA and .934 SV% in his six previous starts away from Ottawa.
Craig Anderson is getting really close to returning and it was originally believed that he might be back tonight. However it will be Lehner after they traded Ben Bishop to the Lightning on Wednesday. Lehner stopped 47 of 50 shots in a 3-2 loss to the Bruins on Tuesday. He has a much easier matchup tonight vs. the Sabres.
Craig Anderson is getting really close to returning and it was originally believed that he might be back tonight. However it looks like it will be Lehner after they traded Ben Bishop to the Lightning on Wednesday. Lehner stopped 47 of 50 shots in a 3-2 loss to the Bruins on Tuesday. He has a much easier matchup tonight vs. the Sabres.
This will be Lehner's first start since March 23rd when he allowed three goals on 32 shots in a 5-3 win over Tampa Bay. He will make his fourth start against the Bruins this season. He is 0-1-2 with a 1.91 GAA and .945 SV% in his three previous starts vs. Boston.
Of course this doesn't rule out a trade of any of the three goaltenders prior to the deadline. Lehner has been fantastic in 8 starts for the Sens this season (2.05 GAA and .940 sv%).
Smith was sent down yesterday, but has been called up once again. He three goals and three assists in 28 games with the Stars this season.
Smith had one assist and a minus-2 in his last seven games.
Lehner stopped 27 of 29 shots in a 2-1 loss to the Bruins on Thursday. He will start Saturday vs. the Lightning. It is a decent matchup for Lehner. If he is available in your league he could be worth a pick-up the way he has been playing (1.92 GAA, .941 SV% in March).
Lehner has played very well since being called-up to the Senators. He has yet to lose in regulation going 2-0-4 in six starts. He has posted a superb 1.90 GAA and .946 SV% thus far. He will face the Bruins tomorrow for the third time. In his two previous starts he was 0-0-2 with a 1.87 GAA and .951 SV%.
Pietrangelo missed the Blues last game with the flu but he is expected to return to the lineup tonight vs. the Canucks. He is one of the best young defensemen in the NHL. He has five goals and 13 assists in 27 games this season.
Both teams are playing the second of B2B games.
Late scratch for the Blues.
Lehner has seen a lot of rubber in his four starts, but has only managed to win one game despite putting up great numbers (1.89 GAA and .947 SV%). He has a tough matchup tonight against the Habs who sit atop the Eastern Conference.
Ben Bishop was reported to get the start yesterday but Lehner was the first goalie off of the ice this morning, indicating he will get the start. We will consider the likely starter for now and wait for confirmation later in the day. Lehner has seen a lot of rubber in his four starts, but has only managed to win one game despite putting up great numbers (1.89 GAA and .947 SV%).
A quick confirmation that Lehner will be in net to start tonight vs. the Bruins.
MacLean has not indicated who the starter will be tonight but after Bishop's struggles the last time out, anticipation is that Lehner will get a look vs. the Bruins.
Lehner will get his third start of the season.
Lehner played great in his first start this season stopping 44 of 46 shots that he faced in 2-1 overtime loss. He has a great matchup vs. the Islanders today, and should make for a great spot start.
