Lehner stopped 23 of 24 shots in the Islanders shootout loss to the Penguins on Monday. Lehner’s has been great in his last two appearances, stopping 58 of the 60 shots (.967 SV%) that he has faced. Tonight he faces a Golden Knights team that has gone 7-11-0 on the road this season.
Lehner missed two games with a minor undisclosed injury but served as Thomas Greiss’ backup over the weekend. Lehner was impressive in his last outing, stopping 35 of the Bruins’ 36 shots in a shootout loss on November 29th. Lehner was forced to leave his first start vs. the Penguins but made 23 saves on 25 shots in the first two periods. He is 1-0-1 with a 2.36 GAA and .933 SV% on home-ice.
Lehner missed two games with a minor undisclosed injury but served as Thomas Greiss’ backup over the weekend. Lehner was impressive in his last outing, stopping 35 of the Bruins’ 36 shots in a shootout loss on November 29th. Lehner was forced to leave his first start vs. the Penguins but made 23 saves on 25 shots in the first two periods. He is 1-0-1 with a 2.36 GAA and .933 SV% on home-ice.
Lehner has missed the last two games with an undisclosed injury but will be back as Thomas Greiss’ backup on Saturday. This opens the door for Lehner to start Monday’s game against the Penguins.
Hill gave up three goals on 28 shots in the Coyotes loss to the Capitals on Thursday. The loss snapped a four-game winning streak for Hill, who has a 1.09 GAA, .957 SV% and one shutout in six appearances this season. Tonight he takes on a Sharks team that is 5-8-3 on the road and one the tail-end of a back-to-back.
Hill stopped 25 of 26 shots in the Coyotes 2-1 win in Los Angeles on Tuesday. Hill extended his winning streak to four and he has now stopped 84 of the last 86 shots (.977 SV%) that he has faced. As good as Hill has been, the Capitals present a difficult challenge. Washington has won seven of their last nine (7-2-0) while averaging 4.22 goals for per game.
Hill allowed one goal on 26 shots in the Blues win over the Blues on Saturday. After being pressed into duty when Antti Raanta got hurt in Minnesota on Tuesday. Hill ended up stopping 59 of 60 shots (.983 SV%) to win three straight games. The 22-year-old netminder had an impressive showing and could keep things rolling tonight vs. a Kings team that ranks last in the NHL in goal-scoring (2.11 GF/pg).
Lehner will not be available on Tuesday, so Chris Gibson was called-up from the AHL to backup Thomas Greiss. Lehner “tweaked something” according to head coach Barry Trotz but it is a day-to-day injury and he will avoid injured reserve.
Pietrangelo miss Saturday’s game in Arizona after suffering a hand injury in Colorado on Friday. It sounds like Pietrangelo will need surgery, so he could be sidelined long-term. The Blues plan to re-evaluate him around Christmas. With Pietrangelo on IR, Colton Parayko will likely take on an expanded role and Chris Butler was recalled from San Antonio (AHL).
Pietrangelo suffered an apparent hand/wrist injury in Friday’s game in Colorado and is questionable for Saturday’s game in Arizona. Expect an update on Pietrangelo’s status around 6:00 pm ET.
Hill stopped all 29 shots that he faced in the Coyotes shutout win in Nashville on Thursday. Hill has stopped all 35 shots that he has faced this season and will look to keep his shutout streak going tonight vs. the Blues. St. Louis comes in having lost seven of his last 10 games.
Lehner allowed five goals on 27 shots in the Islanders loss in New York on November 21st. Thomas Greiss started the last three games but it looks like Lehner will start tonight in Boston. Lehner has dropped each of his last four starts and is 3-5-0 with a 3.21 GAA and .896 SV% on the road this season.
Hill stopped all five shots that he faced after replacing Antti Raanta to preserve the Coyotes win in Minnesota on Tuesday. With Raanta and Darcy Kuemper both day-to-day, Hill will make his first start of the season. The 22-year-old came up after going 4-1-0 with a 3.22 GAA and .871 SV% in Tucson (AHL).
Lehner allowed five goals on 27 shots in the Islanders loss in New York on November 21st. Thomas Greiss started the last three games but it looks like Lehner will start tonight in Boston. Lehner has dropped each of his last four starts and is 3-5-0 with a 3.21 GAA and .896 SV% on the road this season.
Hill has gone 4-1-0 with a 3.22 GAA and .871 SV% in six games with Tucson this season. With Darcy Kuemper listed as day-to-day, Hill will backup Antti Raanta on Sunday.
Lehner was pulled after allowing three goals on 14 shots in the Islanders 6-2 loss to the Stars on Sunday. In his last three starts, Lehner has gone 0-3-0 while giving up nine goals on 70 shots (.871 SV%). The 27-year-old has gone 3-4-0 with a 2.93 GAA and .906 SV% on the road this season.
Hertl has missed the last two games and five of the last seven, but is expected to play Tuesday vs. the Oilers. Hertl is expected to be back on a line with Logan Couture and Timo Meier, where he has spent the majority of the season. Hertl has 16 points (5G / 11A) in 16 games.
Hertl missed Thursday’s game vs. the Maple Leafs and is not expected to play on Saturday. When head coach Pete DeBoer was asked about Hertl’s status for Saturday’s game, he said “probably not.”
