Saros surrendered four goals on 34 shots in the Predators 5-3 loss to the Oilers on Saturday afternoon. Saros has been average this season, going 5-2-0 with a 2.73 GAA and .912 SV%. Pekka Rinne was in the starter’s crease this morning, but Saros was the first goalie off, suggesting that Saros will make his fifth straight start.
Lehner allowed one goal on 23 shots in the Islanders 6-1 win in Philadelphia on Saturday afternoon. The win snapped a brief two-game losing skid for Lehner, who comes into Tuesday’s game at 3-2-1 with a 2.39 GAA, .929 SV% and one shutout in his first six starts with the Islanders.
Lundqvist allowed four goals on 40 shots in the Rangers 4-3 loss in Los Angeles on Sunday. Lundqvist has had a rough go as of late, losing four in a row while allowing a combined 15 goals on 140 shots (.893 SV%). Tonight he faces the Sharks for the second time this season—he allowed two goals on 43 shots in a 3-2 overtime win on October 11th.
Elliott surrendered two goals on 24 shots in the Flyers 3-0 loss in Boston last Thursday. Elliott has lost two in a row and is 1-2-0 with a 2.70 GAA and .904 SV% on the road this year. He will face a Ducks team that has scored the forth fewest goals in the NHL, but Elliott remains a risky option.
Despite picking up one goal and one assist with a plus-3 rating in his last two games, it looks like Buchnevich will come out of the Rangers lineup on Tuesday. Vinni Lettieri is expected to replace the young winger.
Condon allowed five goals on 29 shots in the Coyotes 6-3 loss in Boston on October 8th. Condon has not started for over three weeks, but will draw back between the pipes tonight in Arizona. The Coyotes have been heating up, winning three in a row while outscoring their opponents 15-to-3.
Manson got dinged up on Sunday and is questionable to play Tuesday vs. the Flyers. The Ducks continue to get banged up and if Manson can’t go tonight, Luke Schenn will draw back into the lineup.
Ritchie missed Sunday’s game vs. the Sharks with an upper-body injury, but he has been upgraded to questionable for tonight’s game vs. Philadelphia. Monitor Ritchie’s status as the Ducks hit the ice for warmups at 9:30pm ET.
Quick was not available vs. the Rangers on Sunday and it sounds like he will miss an extended period of time for the second time this month. Once again the Kings will turn to Jack Campbell as their No.1 netminder and Peter Budaj will be the backup.
Aube-Kubel was recalled to provide a spark to the Flyers’ bottom-6 after they’ve lost three in a row. Aube-Kubel had seven points (3G / 4A) in eight games with Lehigh Valley (AHL) prior to his call-up and will make his NHL debut tonight.
Andrighetto missed the first four games of the season with a lower-body injury and will miss at least two more games with another lower-body issue. The Avalanche will need to recall a forward or two for the road-trip.
Grubauer allowed three goals on 24 shots in Colorado’s 6-3 win over the Senators last Friday. After a loss in his Avalanche debut, Grubauer has won three in a row with a 2.34 GAA and .928 SV%. Tonight he faces a Canucks team that has won their last two games, but come in ranked 24th in the NHL in goal-scoring (2.79 GF/PG) and 20th on the power-play (17.5%).
Varlamov allowed two goals on 27 shots in Colorado’s 3-2 loss in Minnesota on Saturday. Varlamov has just one win in his last five starts (1-2-2) despite posting an unreal 1.79 GAA and .948 SV%. Varlamov heads to Calgary at 2-1-1 with a 1.48 GAA and .957 SV% on the road this season.
Strome was a healthy scratch on Saturday, but will play tonight vs. the Lightning. There is no word on who Strome will replace, but he returns to the lineup with two goals on 19 shots (10.5 SH%) in nine games this season.
Crawford surrendered six goals on 36 shots in the Blackhawks loss in St. Louis on Saturday. It was Crawford’s first rough outing of the season and moved him to 3-2-0 with a 2.44 GAA and .919 SV%. Tonight he faces a Canucks team with a few quality forwards but are averaging the seventh fewest goals per game (2.69).
Read played just 8:34 TOI last night, but will be replaced J.T. Brown tonight in Vancouver. With Read out, Joel Eriksson Ek is expected to move back to the third line.
Brown was a healthy scratch last night, but will replace Matt Read tonight in Vancouver. The fourth-line winger has one assist, six shots and eight PIMS in eight games this season.
Pacioretty will mis at least the next two games so the next chance he’ll have to play is at home vs. the Hurricanes on Saturday. With Pacioretty still out, Tomas Hyka will skate on the second line again.
