Lehner allowed four goals on 43 shots in the Sabres’ loss to the Ducks on Thursday. Lehner has lost four of his last five starts while posting a 2.59 GAA, .934 SV% and one shutout. Lehner has played pretty well this season, but the Sabres haven’t been great in front of him. The 25-year-old is 0-1-0 with a 3.40 GAA and .889 SV% in two starts vs.the Maple Leafs.
Khudobin will make his first NHL start since December 23rd this afternoon. The 30-year-old has gone 1-5-1 with a 3.06 GAA and .885 SV% in seven starts and one relief appearance with the Bruins. During his time with Providence (AHL), Khudobin has gone 7-3-1 with a 2.69 GAA and .896 SV%. He is a risky spot-start even against the Canucks.
Pacioretty missed the Canadiens' morning skate because of an illness, but he is listed as a game-time decision. Brian Flynn was a placeholder for Pacioretty this morning, so expect their lines to be shuffled if Pacioretty cannot play tonight.
Dell allowed two goals on 20 shots after replacing Martin Jones in the Sharks’ loss in Boston on Thursday. Dell has gone 6-3-0 with a 2.05 GAA, .928 SV% and one shutout this season. The shutout came against the Flyers, who he’ll face again this afternoon. He stopped all 21 shots he faced in late-December.
Greiss allowed one goal on 35 shots in the Islanders win in Philadelphia on Thursday. Greiss has won five of his last six starts while posting a 2.66 GAA and .904 SV%. Greiss has played very well since becoming the Islanders’ No.1 and enters play this afternoon at 6-4-2 with a 2.36 GAA and .929 SV% on the road.
Miller stopped all 33 shots that he faced in the Canucks’ shutout win in Columbus on Thursday. It was a huge bounce-back performance from Miller, who had lost four in a row prior to Thursday. He’ll start in Boston this afternoon, but Miller is an ugly 3-8-2 with a 2.94 GAA and .911 SV% on the road this season.
Miller stopped all 33 shots that he faced in the Canucks’ shutout win in Columbus on Thursday. It was a huge bounce-back performance from Miller, who had lost four in a row prior to Thursday. It looks like he’ll start in Boston this afternoon, but Miller is an ugly 3-8-2 with a 2.94 GAA and .911 SV% on the road this season.
Bishop stopped all 28 shots that he faced in the Lightning’s shutout win over the Kings on Tuesday. Andrei Vasilevskiy gave him a night off yesterday, but Bishop will start tonight in Winnipeg. Bishop has earned back-to-back wins while stopping 42 of the last 44 shots (.955 SV%) that he has faced .
Andersen stopped 38 of 40 shots in the Maple Leafs’ overtime loss to the Blues on Thursday. Andersen has lost four of his last five starts while posting an ugly 4.96 GAA and .864 SV%, but Thursday was a much improved performance. The 27-year-old has gone 2-0-0 with 2.00 GAA and .943 SV% in two starts vs. the Sabres this season.
Anderson will make his first start since December 5th, when he left the team to be with his wife. Anderson has been practicing with the team and is set to return this afternoon vs. the Islanders. The veteran netminder is 12-6-1 with a 2.46 GAA, .924 SV% and three shutouts in 19 games this season.
Montoya stopped all 32 shots that he faced in the Canadiens’ shutout win over the Oilers on February 5th. Montoya has been one of the better backups in the NHL this season and comes into play tonight with a 7-4-3 record, 2.52 GAA and .915 SV%.. Montoya has stopped all 73 shots that he’s faced on home-ice this season.
Vatanen has missed the last three games with a lower-body injury and isn’t expected to play this weekend. Vatanen was on the ice for practice on Friday but was not a full-participant, which suggests that he still has a ways to go in his recovery.
Soshnikov was a late scratch for Thursday’s game vs. the Blues and despite skating on Friday, he remains a question mark for Saturday’s contest. This shouldn’t be a huge concern to fantasy players, as the young winger has tallied just four goals and three assists (seven points) in 42 games this season.
Nielsen missed the last three games with an upper-body injury that he suffered last Friday vs. the Islanders. Nielsen is set to return tomorrow and should skate between Tomas Tatar and Dylan Larkin tomorrow. Nielsen has had one of his worst seasons in a long time, having recorded just 26 points (10G / 16A) in 51 games in his first year with the Red Wings.
Kronwall missed the last three games with a lower-body injury, but is expected to return tomorrow in Columbus. Kronwall will replace Jonathan Ericsson, who suffered a fractured wrist last night. The veteran defenseman has just five assists in 30 games this season.
Ryan, 23, was a seventh round pick in 2012 and has nearly topped his career-high in AHL points already this season. The New Jersey native has 25 points (5G / 20A) in 39 games with the Barracuda and patiently awaits his NHL debut.
Carpenter was back in the lineup last night in Boston after sitting for two straight games and has totalled four points (2G / 2A) in 11 games with the Sharks. He returns to the Barracuda where he has registered 20 points (8G / 12A) in 29 games this season.
Heed has been called up a few occasions, but has only appeared in one game with the Sharks this season. The 26-year-old blueliner has posted fantastic numbers with the Barracuda so far this season, collecting 11 goals and 26 assists (37 points) in 34 games—that is good for second on the team and leads all San Jose defensemen.
Labanc was sent down for a quick stint with the Barracuda and returns to the Sharks after missing the last two games. The rookie winger has collected seven goals and seven assists (14 points) in 40 games and should draw back into the lineup on Saturday.
Darling allowed four goals on 32 shots in the Blackhawks’ loss to the Jets on January 26th. Darling is arguably the best backup in the NHL and comes into Saturday with a 12-5-2 record, 2.31 GAA, .925 SV% and two shutouts. Tonight he will take on an Oilers team that comes in ranked 12th in the NHL in scoring (2.76 GF/PG).
