Mason gave up two goals on 32 shots in the Flyers’ win in Nashville on Sunday. Mason has been great recently, winning his last four starts while posting a 1.71 GAA and .945 SV%. He’s playing well and tonight he faces the Panthers for the second time—he stopped 38 of 39 shots in a 3-1 win in the first meeting.
Lundqvist allowed two goals on 28 shots in the Rangers’ win over the Hurricanes on Saturday. Lundqvist has won three of his last four while posting a 2.51 GAA and .924 SV% and he is expected to make his 20th start tonight. In his first start against the Islanders, King Henrik stopped 25 of 28 shots in a 5-3 win.
Halak allowed four goals on 34 shots in the Islanders’ overtime loss to the Red Wings on Sunday. Halak’s loss moved him to 3-2-4 with a 2.81 GAA and .907 SV% at Barclays Center, where he’ll face the Rangers tonight. In his first start vs. the Rangers, Halak allowed four goals on 38 shots in a 5-3 loss.
Hammond will continue to be a yo-yo for the Senators while Craig Anderson comes and goes to be with his wife. Hammond will head out west with the team, likely to serve as Mike Condon’s backup.
Curtis Lazar was injured in Monday’s loss and will not travel out west with the team, so Varone has been recalled and will go with the team. Varone has no points in three games with Ottawa this season, but has picked up five goals and eight assists (13 points) in 18 games with Binghamton.
Anderson continues to leave the team to be with his wife and this time he leaves after playing just one game—he allowed seven goals on 43 shots in an 8-5 loss in Pittsburgh last night. The Senators will continue to lean on Mike Condon as their starter and have recalled Andrew Hammond from Binghamton (AHL) to be their backup.
Lazar left Monday’s game with an undisclosed injury and did not return and will head to Ottawa to undergo further evaluation. With Lazar out, the Senators recalled Phil Varone to take his place on the Senators’ west coast road trip.
Beleskey left Saturday’s game with a knee injury and the Bruins announced that he will miss approximately six weeks. Beleskey has struggled in 2016-17, but this is still a tough loss for the Bruins. Expect Anton Blidh to stay with the team for the foreseeable future.
Landeskog will miss his ninth consecutive game with a lower-body injury. Head coach Jared Bednar said that Landeskog is progressing and practiced in a no-contact sweater on Monday, but he will still sit out vs. the Predators. Monitor his status leading up to Thursday’s game in Boston.
Galchenyuk was hurt during Sunday’s shootout win in Los Angeles, but traveled to St. Louis with the team. After undergoing some testing in St. Louis, Galchenyuk will return to Montreal to undergo further testing. Expect a more definitive timetable to be revealed later this week. In the meantime, Andrew Shaw will likely shift to centre for Tuesday’s game.
Yandle left Monday’s game after playing just 4:51 and did not return. After the game, Panthers’ head coach Tom Rowe said that Yandle will be out for “a while.” Yandle has appeared in 577 consecutive games, a streak that will come to an end on Tuesday. Look for Dylan McIlrath to draw back into the lineup for Florida.
Leier, 22, was a fourth round pick (117 overall) in 2012 and is expected to make his season debut on Tuesday. Leier has been recalled because Matt Read (upper-body) will miss approximately four weeks. Leier has picked up 20 points (6G / 14A) in 22 games with Lehigh Valley this season, but has failed to record a point in his first six NHL games.
Read was injured during Sunday’s win over the Predators when he was hit into the net by Filip Forsberg. Read will miss approximately one month and his injury has left to the Flyers recalling Taylor Leier from Lehigh Valley (AHL)—he is expected to replace Read on Tuesday.
Kalinin has missed the last two games with an illness, but will be available on Tuesday vs. the Canucks. Kalinin has just one assist in 17 games this season, so he is not fantasy relevant.
Bennett has missed the last three games with a leg laceration, but he is set to return on Tuesday. With Pavel Zacha (face) out, Bennett will likely slide onto the the third line. Bennett enters play with seven points (1G / 6A) in 20 games this season.
Zacha was cut during Saturday’s win in Nashville and will miss his first game of the season on Tuesday. Zacha has picked up two goals and five assists (seven points) in 24 games this season—expect Zacha to be replaced by either Beau Bennett or Sergey Kalinin, who were both cleared to play on Monday.
Luongo allowed two goals on 21 shots in the Panthers’ 2-0 shutout loss in Ottawa on Saturday. Luongo is 3-2-1 with a 1.47 GAA and .950 SV% in his last six starts and tonight he faces the Bruins for the second time this season. In the first meeting, he allowed two goals on 26 shots in a 2-1 loss on home-ice.
Bobrovsky allowed two goals on 20 shots in the Blue Jackets’ win in Colorado on Thursday. Bobrovsky was given Saturday night off, so he is expected to face the Coyotes tonight on home-ice. Goalie Bob has won three of his last four while posting a 1.72 GAA and .929 SV%. Bobrovsky has also gone 8-3-0 with a 2.11 GAA and .932 SV% on home-ice this season.
Varlamov gave up two goals on 32 shots in Colorado’s loss to the Stars on Saturday. Varlamov has lost his las three starts while posting a 3.44 GAA and .908 SV%. The Russian netminder has had a tough season and tonight he faces the Predators for the second time—in the first meeting he was shredded for five goals on 36 shots in a 5-1 loss.
Dorsett will undergo cervical disc surgery in his neck and will miss a significant amount of time. Dorsett is expected to make a full recovery and return to game action, but there’s no timetable for his return at this point.
