Schwartz will play for the first time since November 16th. Schwartz, who has two goals and seven assists (nine points) in 15 games, will start on the second line with Brayden Schenn and David Perron tonight.
Brossoit allowed three goals on 39 shots in the Jets win in New Jersey on December 1st. Brossoit has been one of the better backups in the NHL this season, posting a 2.16 GAA and .935 SV% in seven games. Even more impressive, Brossoit is 2-0-1 with a 1.62 GAA and .958 SV% on home-ice and is an excellent spot-start option vs. the Blackhawks tonight.
Rask allowed one goal on 28 shots in the Bruins win in Ottawa on Sunday. In his last five starts, Rask has gone 3-2-0 with a 1.97 GAA and .932 SV%. The 31-year-old is playing very well and has a great matchup tonight with the Coyotes in town. Rask is 4-3-0 with a 2.31 GAA and .917 SV% on home-ice.
Berglund will come out of the Sabres lineup on Tuesday and will be replaced by Zemgus Girgensons on the fourth line.
Wedgewood was recalled to serve as Linus Ullmark’s backup on Saturday with Carter Hutton sidelined. Hutton will return as the backup on Tuesday, so Wedgewood heads back to the AHL.
Markstrom allowed one goal on 23 shots in the Canucks win in St. Louis on Sunday. Markstrom has won back-to-back games, while stopping 48 of the 52 shots (.923 SV%) that he has faced. Tonight he makes his first start against the Blue Jackets—Markstrom is 4-5-2 with a 3.23 GAA and .894 SV% on the road.
Hutton missed Saturday’s game against the Flyers with an upper-body injury but is healthy enough to be Linus Ullmark’s backup on Tuesday. This should put Hutton in-line to start Thursday’s game against the Coyotes.
Ullmark surrendered six goals on 41 shots in the Sabres loss to the Flyers on Saturday. Even though Carter Hutton is available tonight, the Sabres will tick with Ullmark after a rough outing. Ullmark has dropped three straight games while allowing a combined 13 goals on 114 shots (.886 SV%). Despite a recent stretch of poor play, he has a great matchup with the Kings in town on a back-to-back.
Ferland missed the last four games with a concussion will be back against the Maple Leafs on Tuesday. Ferland is expected to skate in the bottom-6 to start the game, so he doesn’t have as much fantasy value as he did earlier in the year.
Oshie has missed the last 11 games with a concussion but will play Tuesday vs. the Red Wings. Oshie has a chance to get on the scoresheet right away as he will skate on the right wing with Nicklas Backstrom and Alex Ovechkin. So far this season, Oshie has scored nine goals with five assists (14 points) in 18 games.
Holtby stopped all 28 shots that he faced in the Capitals shutout win in Columbus on Saturday. The win snapped a brief two-game losing streak for Holtby, who is 6-2-0 with a 2.22 GAA and .930 SV% in eight games since returning from injury. In his first start against the Red Wings, Holtby stopped 31 of 32 shots in a 3-1 win.
Dubnyk was pulled after allowing three goals on six shots in the Wild’s loss in Edmonton last Friday. In his first 15 starts, Dubnyk went 9-4-2 with a 2.32 GAA, .926 SV% and two shutouts but has been terrible since. In his last seven games, Dubnyk has gone 1-5-0 with a 4.06 GAA and .847 SV%. He has a solid matchup with Antti Niemi in the other net but Dubnyk’s recent struggles make him a risky start.
Ullmark surrendered six goals on 41 shots in the Sabres loss to the Flyers on Saturday. Even though Carter Hutton is available tonight, the Sabres will tick with Ullmark after a rough outing. Ullmark has dropped three straight games while allowing a combined 13 goals on 114 shots (.886 SV%). Despite a recent stretch of poor play, he has a great matchup with the Kings in town on a back-to-back.
Mrazek stopped 18 of 19 shots in the Hurricanes win in Anaheim last Friday. Since returning to the Hurricanes’ crease, Mrazek has stopped 51 of 53 shots (.962 SV%) in two appearances. With Curtis McElhinney still banged up, look for Mrazek tonight vs. the visiting Maple Leafs. So far Mrazek is 2-1-1 with a 2.97 GAA and .862 SV% on home-ice.
Fogarty has not registered a point in 10 games with the Rangers this season. His return to the AHL suggests that Mats Zucarrello will be back against the Coyotes on Friday.
Schneider came up as a reserve forward and heads back to the Wolf Pack, where he has 17 points (8G / 9A) in 25 games this season.
Quick made 29 saves on 30 shots in the Kings win over the Golden Knights on Saturday. Quick has started five games since returning from a knee injury and he has gone 2-3-0 with a 2.23 GAA, .928 SV% and one shutout. Tonight he faces a Red Wings team that is tied for the most points since late-October—Detroit is 12-6-2 while averaging 3.25 goals for per game in their last 20.
