Darling surrendered three goals on 27 shots in the Blackhawks’ win in Vancouver last Saturday. Corey Crawford started last night, so Darling will go tonight vs. the Kings. Darling is 4-0-0 with a 2.94 GAA and .904 SV% in four starts and two relief appearances this season.
Markstrom allowed four goals on 32 shots in the Canucks loss to the Blackhawks last Saturday. Ryan Miller started the last two games, but Markstrom will got tonight in Colorado on the second night of a back-to-back. Markstrom is 1-1-1 with a 2.23 GAA and .914 SV% on the road this season.
Jones allowed a single goal on 34 shots in the Sharks’ win over the Blackhawks on Wednesday. Aaron Dell got the nod yesterday, so they’ll go back to Jones tonight vs. the Ducks. Jones has gone 5-4-1 with a 2.05 GAA and .922 SV% in 10 starts in November. In his first start vs. Anaheim, Jones stopped 19 of 20 shots in a 2-1 OT win.
Bernier allowed two goals on 35 shots in the Ducks’ loss to the Islanders on Tuesday. John Gibson started last night, so Bernier will go tonight in San Jose. He has played well in his first season with the Ducks, posting a 2.02 GAA and .935 SV% in eight games. He will take on a Sharks team that has won three in a row.
Ward allowed two goals on 22 shots in the Hurricanes’ loss in Montreal on Thursday. The loss snapped a five-game winning streak for Ward, who will go again tonight in Ottawa. Ward has gone 6-2-2 with a 1.58 GAA and .943 SV% in 10 starts in November—one of those wins was against these Senators, he stopped 30 of 32 shots in a 2-1 OT loss that night.
Mrazek allowed three goals on 16 shots after replacing Jimmy Howard in the Red Wings’ overtime win in New Jersey last night. With Howard out for at least a week, Mrazek will get back in goal tonight vs. Montreal. Mrazek has struggled so far this season and comes in at 3-3-0 with a 3.33 GAA and .886 SV% in six starts on home ice.
Budaj surrendered two goals on 24 shots in the Kings’ win over the Islanders on Wednesday. Budaj has won four in a row while allowing two goals in each start and posting a .925 SV%. Tonight he’ll take on the Blackhawks for the second time—he stopped 26 of 28 in a 3-0 loss in their first meeting.
Luongo allowed three goals on 28 shots in the Panthers’ loss to the Flyers on Tuesday. The loss snapped a four-game winning streak for Luongo, who will make his 14th appearance tonight vs. the Blue Jackets. Bobby Lu has gone 5-3-0 with a 2.00 GAA and .925 SV% in eight starts on home-ice.
Allen gave up two goals on 41 shots in the Blues’ win in Boston on Tuesday. Carter Hutton got the nod on Wednesday, so they’ll go back to Allen tonight vs. Minnesota. Allen has won his last four starts while turning aside 121 of 127 shots (.953 SV%). Tonight he faces the Wild for the second time this season—he stopped 19 of 21 shots in a 3-2 win in the first meeting.
Price allowed on goal on 32 shots in the Canadiens’ win over the Hurricanes on Thursday. Price has now won 12 of his 14 starts of the season, while posting an impressive 1.71 GAA, .945 SV% and two shutouts. Tonight he will face the Red Wings for the second time this season—he stopped all 25 shots that he faced in a 5-0 shutout win in the first meeting.
Andersen allowed two goals on 29 shots in the Maple Leafs’ loss to the Hurricanes on Tuesday. Jhonas Enroth started on Wednesday, so they’ll go back to Andersen tonight vs. the Capitals. Andersen has gone 7-3-0 with a 2.86 GAA and .910 SV% in 10 starts on home-ice, but will be in tough against a Capitals team that has won four of five.
