Price stopped 20 of 21 shots in the Canadiens win in Buffalo on Thursday. Price has gone 5-1-0 with a 1.64 GAA, .952 SV% and one shutout. In his first start against the Panthers, Price allowed six goals on 34 shots in a 6-5 loss in late-December.
Bobrovsky allowed three goals on 35 shots in the Panthers win in Chicago on January 21st. Bobrovsky went into the bye week on-fire, winning four straight while posting a 2.51 GAA and .922 SV%. He gave up five goals on 43 shots in a 6-5 win in his only start vs. the Canadiens this year.
Sekera was a healthy scratch on Monday, played vs. the Maple Leafs on Wednesday but will come back out of the lineup tonight in New Jersey. Stephen Johns will replace the veteran on the blueline.
After playing his first two games of the season before and after the bye week, Johns was a healthy scratch on Wednesday but will replace Andrej Sekera tonight in New Jersey. He has four shots and two PIMS in his two games this season.
Strome has missed the last seven games with an ankle injury but will play tonight in his third career game back in Arizona since being dealt to the Blackhawks. Strome has picked up 30 points (10G / 20A) in 40 games this season.
Both Demers and Oliver Ekman-Larsson will be game-time decisions tonight vs. the Blackhawks. If neither plays, it would leave the Coyotes without two top-4 defenseman and force them to dress Jordan Oesterle and Kyle Capobianco.
Crawford allowed two goals on 33 shots in the Blackhawks win in Toronto on January 18th. Crawford has won his last two starts while stopping 63 of of the 66 shots (.955 SV%) that he faced. The Blackhawks offence has been hot lately, so he makes for a solid option against a Coyotes team that could be shorthanded.
Richardson has missed the last four games with a lower-body injury but could return tonight vs. the Blackhawks. Monitor Richardson's status when the Coyotes hit the ice for warmups at 7:30 pm ET.
Ekman-Larsson was forced to leave Thursday's game vs. the Kings and will be a game-time decision tonight vs. the Blackhawks. Kyle Capobianco was recalled from the AHL and could play if O.E.L can't play on Saturday.
Rittich stopped 31 of 34 shots in the Flames shootout win in Edmonton on Wednesday. He'll get the nod again tonight in another instalment of the Battle of Alberta. He's 9-4-3 with a 2.74 GAA and .909 SV% on home-ice this year and is 2-0 while stopping 59 of 63 shots (.937 SV%) in two games against the Oilers this year.
Greiss allowed two goals on 42 shots in the Islanders win in New York on January 21st. Semyon Varlamov was the first goalie off of the ice yesterday but it will be Greiss making his third straight start this afternoon. In his last five outings, Greiss is 3-0-1 with a 1.86 GAA and .945 SV%.
Hintz was on the ice for Friday's practice and Saturday's morning skate but will miss his second straight games with an upper-body injury. With Hintz and Justin Dowling out, Joel Kiviranta was recalled from the AHL and will play in New Jersey.
Kiviranta has no points in seven NHL games but has 20 points (11G / 9A) in 38 AHL games this season. With Roope Hintz and Justin Dowling out, Kiviranta will be on the fourth line on Saturday.
Bishop allowed four goals on 33 shots in the Stars loss to the Maple Leafs on Wednesday. Bishop has gone 1-2-0 with a 3.09 GAA and .882 SV% in his last four games (three starts) but draws a friendly matchup tonight in New Jersey. The Devils have lost four of their last five (1-3-1) while averaging 3.00 goals per game.
Oliver Ekman-Larsson was forced to leave Thursday's game with a lower-body injury, so Capobianco returns to the NHL where he has one goal in eight games this season.
Dermott missed Friday's practice and will not play Saturday vs. the Senators. With Dermott sidelined, Martin Marincin will draw back into the lineup after sitting for the last two games.
Donskoi has been out for the last five games but will play tonight in Philadelphia. Donskoi, who has spent most of the year in the top-6, will start on the fourth line on Saturday.
Okposo suffered an upper-body injury vs. the Canadiens on Thursday and will miss at least a couple of weeks. J-S Dea was recalled from the AHL and is expected to replace Okposo in the lineup on Saturday afternoon.
