Hamonic has been a healthy scratch for the last three games, but he'll replace Nick Jensen (undisclosed) in the lineup on Saturday. Hamonic has three assists and a minus-14 rating though 51 games this season.
Soucy has played in four straight games with the Rangers, but it looks like he'll be scratched if Fox returns to the lineup on Saturday. Head coach Peter Laviolette said that Fox is "tending" towards playing, so expect Soucy to sit.
Kozak will skate in his first NHL games since January 31st, replacing Josh Norris, who is sidelined with an undisclosed injury. Kozak has one assist and six shots on goal in 11 NHL games this season.
The Sabres said that Norris would be re-evaluated on Friday but he will not play Saturday vs. Vegas. Expect the Sabres to release a detailed injury update in the near future. Tyson Kozak will replace him in the lineup on Saturday.
Hill stopped all 27 shots that he faced in the Golden Knights' shutout win in Columbus on Thursday. Hill has been on fire recently, going 5-1-0 with a 2.30 GAA and .940 SV% in his last six starts. He's a great option on Saturday, as the Golden Knights are -198 road favourites.
Luukkonen gave up seven goals on 29 shots in the Sabres' loss in Detroit on Wednesday. Luukkonen has struggled recently, going 1-5-0 with a 4.67 GAA and .849 SV% in his last seven appearances. He's a risky option on Saturday as the Sabres host the Golden Knights as +177 home underdogs.
Gustavsson allowed three goals on 31 shots in the Wild's loss to the Rangers on Thursday. Gustavsson has played extremely well in March, going 3-1-1 with a 1.77 GAA, .937 SV% and one shutout. Tonight he will see the Blues for the fourth-time this season, he is 2-0-0 with a 2.91 GAA and .900 SV% in the first three appearances.
Ullmark allowed three goals on 25 shots in the Senators win over the Bruins on Thursday. Ullmark is riding a four-game winning streak, stopping 107 of the 117 shots he's faced (.915 SV%). Tonight he'll face the Lightning for the second time this season, he allowed three goals on 37 shots in a 4-3 loss in early-February.
Shesterkin allowed two goals on 28 shots in the Rangers overtime win in Minnesota on Thursday. Tonight he'll start a massive game vs. the Blue Jackets, who the Rangers are battling for a Wild Card spot with. In his only start against Columbus this season, Shesterkin stopped all 27 shots that he faced in 1-0 shutout/shootout win.
Fox has missed the last eight games with an upper-body injury but he was a full participant in Saturday's morning skate and is "trending" towards playing according to head coach Peter Laviolette. It appeared as if Carson Soucy would sit if Fox plays.
Shesterkin allowed two goals on 28 shots in the Rangers overtime win in Minnesota on Thursday. Tonight he'll start a massive game vs. the Blue Jackets, who the Rangers are battling for a Wild Card spot with. In his only start against Columbus this season, Shesterkin stopped all 27 shots that he faced in 1-0 shutout/shootout win.
Kampf, who has just one assist in his last eight games, will come out of the lineup on Saturday. Nicholas Robertson will draw back into the lineup to replace him in the bottom-6.
Robertson has been a healthy scratch for the last two games but will replace David Kampf in the lineup on Saturday. Robertson, who will skate on the fourth line with Pontus Holmberg and Steven Lorentz, has 11 goals and six assists (17 points) in 55 games this season.
Stolarz allowed three goals on 25 shots in the Maple Leafs loss to the Panthers on Thursday. Stolarz has not recorded a win in March, going 0-2-1 with a 3.18 GAA and .876 SV% in four appearances (three starts). Tonight he'll face the Senators on home-ice, where the Maple Leafs are -137 favourites.
Fischer played 9:39 TOI and was a minus-1 in his Blue Jackets debut on Thursday. He'll come back out of the lineup with Yegor Chinakhov replacing him vs. the Rangers.
Chinakhov was a healthy scratch on Thursday but he will re-enter the lineup for Christian Fischer on Saturday. Chinakhov has failed to record a point in four games since returning from injury on March 4th.
Johnson has been out of the lineup for the last nine games, but he will replace Jake Christansen in the lineup on Saturday. Johnson has just five assists in 34 games this season.
With Elvis Merzlikins temporarily unavailable due to personal reasons, Tarasov will start Saturday vs. the Rangers. Tarasov comes in on a three-game winning streak with a 2.32 GAA and .930 SV%. Tarasov has faced the Rangers twice this season, going 1-0-1 while stopping 58 of 61 shots (.951 SV%) and one shutout.
Ersson allowed three goals on 20 shots I the Flyers shootout win over the Lightning. The win snapped a four-game losing skid for Ersson, but it was the fifth consecutive game that he's allowed three-plus goals--he has an ugly .826 SV% over that stretch. Ersson enters Saturday at 12-6-0 with a 2.87 GAA and .890 SV% on home ice this season.
With Elvis Merzlikins temporarily unavailable due to personal reasons, Tarasov will start Saturday vs. the Rangers. Tarasov comes in on a three-game winning streak with a 2.32 GAA and .930 SV%. Tarasov has faced the Rangers twice this season, going 1-0-1 while stopping 58 of 61 shots (.951 SV%) and one shutout.
