Murray surrendered one goal on 29 shots in the Penguins’ win in Florida on Thursday. Murray has won back-to-back starts while stopping 45 of 47 shots (.958 SV%). Murray is playing very well, the Penguins are scoring at will and the Lightning come into play having lost six of their last seven games.
Smith gave up two goals on 35 shots in the Coyotes’ overtime loss to the Flames on Thursday. Despite posting a .929 SV% over his last five starts, Smith is winless (0-2-3) over that stretch. Tonight he will take on the Predators on home-ice, where he is 3-2-2 with a 2.85 GAA and .925 SV% this season.
Johnson allowed one goal on 28 shots in the Flames win in Arizona on Thursday. Johnson has won five games in a row while allowing just seven goals on 155 shots (.955 SV%) and one shutout. Johnson has been one of the biggest surprises of the season and you should continue to trot him out there until he slows down.
Domi was hurt in Thursday’s game vs. the Flames and is expected to miss at least a couple of weeks with an upper-body injury. With Domi on IR, the Coyotes will have an even more difficult time finding offence. They have recalled Laurent Dauphin to take his spot on the roster.
Despite being activated from IR on Friday, Hudler will be held out of the lineup on Saturday afternoon.
Methot has missed the last four games with a lower-body injury, but skated with Erik Karlsson on Friday and should play this afternoon in Los Angeles. Methot has just three assists in 23 games despite playing with Karlsson the majority of the time.
Lehtonen allowed two goals on 36 shots in the Stars win over the Predators on Thursday. Lehtonen has won two of his last three starts with a 1.34 GAA, .949 SV% and one shutout, earning himself a fourth consecutive start today in Philadelphia. The Flyers enter play riding a seven-game winning streak.
Mason allowed five goals on 32 shots in the Flyers’ win over the Oilers on Thursday. Mason has won six consecutive games while posting a 2.27 GAA and .931 SV%. Mason has been excellent as of late and he’ll kick a back-to-back set off with an afternoon game vs. Dallas, who have lost four of their last six.
Murray surrendered one goal on 29 shots in the Penguins’ win in Florida on Thursday. Murray has won back-to-back starts while stopping 45 of 47 shots (.958 SV%). Murray is playing very well, the Penguins are scoring at will and the Lightning come into play having lost six of their last seven games.
Halak allowed two goals on 38 shots in the Islanders’ win over the Rangers on Tuesday. Thomas Greiss got the nod on Thursday, but they’ll come back to Halak for the fourth time in five games. He has won two of his last three while posting a 1.99 GAA and .945 SV%. Columbus comes in riding a five-game winning streak.
Markstrom allowed three goals on 22 shots in the Canucks’ loss in New Jersey on Tuesday. He also had to step in for a banged up Ryan Miller on Thursday and will get the nod against his former team tonight in Florida. The Panthers have lost six of their last seven and Markstrom is 2-2-1 with a 2.27 GAA and. 914 SV% on the road.
Luongo gave up four goals on 29 shots in the Panthers’ loss to the Penguins on Thursday. Luongo has now lost three in a row while allowing a combined 10 goals on 86 shots (.884 SV%). Despite a rough stretch, he is a must-start against his former team on home ice, where he is 6-4-0 with a 2.09 GAA and .925 SV% this season.
Rask surrendered four goals on 20 shots in the Bruins’ overtime loss in Washington on Wednesday. Rask has gone 6-2-0 with a 2.00 GAA and .921 SV% in eight starts on home ice this season and tonight he will take on a Maple Leafs team that has lost six of their last eight games coming into Saturday.
Vasilevskiy allowed one goal on 10 shots after replacing Ben Bishop in the Lightning’s loss to the Canucks on Thursday. Vasilevskiy hasn’t been great in his last two starts either, allowing a combined nine goals on 54 shots (.833 SV%). Tonight he’ll take on a Penguins team that is on an absolute tear—they’ve won four in a row and outscored their opponent 24-11.
Vasilevskiy allowed one goal on 10 shots after replacing Ben Bishop in the Lightning’s loss to the Canucks on Thursday. Vasilevskiy hasn’t been great in his last two starts either, allowing a combined nine goals on 54 shots (.833 SV%). Tonight he’ll take on a Penguins team that is on an absolute tear—they’ve won four in a row and outscored their opponent 24-11.
Price allowed two goals on 21 shots in the Canadiens’ win over the Devils on Thursday. Price has won his last two starts and is tied for the NHL lead in wins (15), is fourth in SV% (.940) and tied for fifth in GAA (1.83). He is a must-start vs. an Avalanche team that has lost six of seven and rank 28th in scoring.
Landeskog has been sidelined for 10 games, but it looks like he’ll be back in the lineup tonight in Montreal. In his first 15 games of the season, Landeskog collected eight points (4G / 4A) and should jump onto a line with Nathan MacKinnon.
Condon allowed two goals on 37 shots in the Canadiens’ win in San Jose on Wednesday. Condon has gone 2-0-1 with a 1.60 GAA, .947 SV% and out shutout in his last three starts. Tonight he will face a Kings team that has lost three of their last four while being outscored 14-10. Los Angeles is 9-4-1 on home-ice this season.
Bernier gave up a whopping eight goals on 25 shots in the Ducks’ 8-3 loss in Calgary on Sunday. John Gibson allowed five on Wednesday, so they’ll give Bernier a chance to redeem himself tonight vs. San Jose. He has faced the Sharks twice already this season and has gone 1-0-0 with a 2.25 GAA and .912 SV%.
Ericsson is listed as day-to-day with back spasms, so he will be replaced by Alexey Marchenko, who has missed the last eight games.
