Budaj turned aside 18 of 19 shots in the Kings win over the Blackhawks on Saturday. The win extended Budaj’s winning streak to five games—over that time he has posted a 1.80 GAA and .929 SV%. Tonight, Budaj will take on the Sharks for the first time this season—he has gone 9-1-0 with a 2.02 GAA and .913 SV% on home ice.
Enroth allowed four goals on 30 shots in the Maple Leafs loss in New Jersey last Wednesday. Enroth has lost all three of his starts this year while posting a 4.20 GAA and .866 SV% across five appearances. Tonight he will take on a Flames team that has lost two straight and three of his last five.
Varlamov allowed five goals on 40 shots in Colorado’s loss to the Oilers on November 23rd. Calvin Pickard started the last two games, but Varlamov will go tonight vs. the Blue Jackets. The 28-year-old has struggled for the better part of 2016-17, but he stopped 40 of 42 shots in an OT win in his first start vs. the Blue Jackets.
Jones allowed one goal on 19 shots in the Sharks OT win over the Coyotes last night. Jones has won three of his last four starts while stopping 100 of 105 shots (.952 SV%). It will be the first time this season that he has started on no rest and his second start vs. the Kings—he stopped 21 of 22 shots in a 2-1 win in the first.
The Predators have moved Anthony Bitetto to IR and Ryan Ellis is out, so they needed an NHL body. Pardy had been playing with the Predators’ AHL affiliate on an AHL deal, where he has collected two goals and three assists (five points) in 12 games.
Ekman-Larsson left Tuesday’s game with an upper-body injury, but head coach Dave Tippett said that he doesn’t think his injury is serious and they will know more on Thursday. For his status for tomorrow’s game vs. Los Angeles monitor OEL’s status during the morning skate, but be thankful the injury doesn’t appear to be significant.
Perreault has missed the last 14 games with an undisclosed injury, but he declared himself fit to play on Thursday. Head coach Paul Maurice did not confirm that he would return, but said that he will play if all goes well during Thursday’s morning skate.
Andersen stopped 28 of 30 shots in the Maple Leafs’ win over the Oilers last night. Jhonas Enroth skated with the scratches this morning, which suggests that Andersen will go again tonight in Calgary. He has won four of six with a 1.85 GAA and .940 SV%.
Salomaki has been on IR since getting hurt in the Predators second game of the season. Salomaki will head to Milwaukee to get back up to game speed before rejoining the Predators lineup.
Bitetto lasted only three games before finding himself back on IR. Bitetto had one assist last night before leaving the game and not returning. He is dealing with an upper-body injury and will miss at least one week.
Condon allowed five goals on 40 shots in the Senators’ loss to Nashville on November 17th. With Craig Anderson leaving the team again, Condon will start tonight vs. the Flyers. Condon has gone 2-1-0 with a 1.95 GAA, .939 SV% and one shutout in three starts since being acquired by the Senators.
Budaj turned aside 18 of 19 shots in the Kings win over the Blackhawks on Saturday. The win extended Budaj’s winning streak to five games—over that time he has posted a 1.80 GAA and .929 SV%. Tonight, Budaj will take on the Sharks for the first time this season—he has gone 9-1-0 with a 2.02 GAA and .913 SV% on home ice.
Nilsson gave up three goals on 29 shots after replacing Robin Lehner in the Sabres’ win over the Senators on Tuesday. Nilsson has played very well in his first season in Buffalo, posting a 2.20 GAA and .939 SV% in seven appearances. With Lehner still battling a hip injury, Nilsson will face the NHL’s highest scoring team tonight.
Enstrom has missed the last three games because he returned to Sweden to deal with a personal matter. With Enstrom back, expect him to be back in the lineup on Thursday. Expect either Mark Stuart or Paul Postma to come out of the lineup.
Lehner left Tuesday’s game with a hip injury after allowing one goal on six shots. Sabres’ head coach Dan Bylsma said that Lehner is day-to-day and they don’t know if they will need to recall a goalie prior to Thursday’s game vs. the Rangers.
Hornqvist hast missed the last six games with a concussion, but barring any setbacks, he will return to the lineup tonight in Brooklyn. Hornqvist will skate on a line with Sidney Crosby—he enters play with five goals and eight assists (13 points) in 16 games.
Murray allowed three goals on 30 shots in the Penguins’ shootout win over the Devils on Saturday. Murray has won his last three starts while turning aside 63 of 69 shots (.913 SV%). Tonight he will face an Islanders team that has lost six of their last eight games—Murray stopped 20 of 22 shots in a 3-2 OT win in his first start vs. the Islanders.
Bournival, 24, has picked up five goals and six assists (11 points) in 17 games with Syracuse. He has collected 10 goals and nine assists (19 points) in 89 career NHL games with the Canadiens—his recall is likely related to Ryan Callahan’s injury.
Vermin, 24, has picked up six goals and five assists (11 points) in 17 games with Syracuse this season. Vermin has one assist in six career NHL games, his recall is likely related to Ryan Callahan’s injury.
Johnson gave up five goals on 43 shots in the Flames’ loss in Philadelphia on Saturday. Brian Elliott played well on Sunday, but Johnson will go tonight vs. Toronto. Johnson has gone 6-3-0 with a 2.01 GAA and .930 SV% in nine November starts and has gone 2-2-0 on home-ice this season.
