Rinne allowed two goals on 25 shots in the Predators’ shootout loss to the Hurricanes on Saturday. Rinne has now lost seven of his first nine starts (2-4-3) while posting a 2.63 GAA and .916 SV%. Despite a limited number of wins, Rinne has played well recently, posting a .939 SV% across his last three starts. Tonight he faces the Senators on home ice, where he is 1-1-1 with a 1.97 GAA and .930 SV% this season.
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Allen stopped 22 of 23 shots in the Blues’ win over the Avalanche on Sunday. The win snapped a brief two-game winning streak for Allen, who moved to .500 on the season, despite posting a strong 2.39 GAA, but his .903 SV% still needs some work. Tonight will be Allen’s second start vs. the Blackhawks—he allowed two goals on 19 shots in in a 5-2 win in their first meeting.
Talbot allowed three goals on 33 shots in the Oilers’ shootout win over the Islanders on Saturday. The win snapped a three-game losing streak for Talbot, who was given Sunday night off, but will be back in goal tonight in Pittsburgh. Talbot has won eight of his 12 starts while posting a 2.36 GAA and .925 SV%, placing him firmly as a No.1 fantasy netminder.
Lehtonen gave up four goals on 33 shots in the Stars’ loss in Chicago on Sunday. Lehtonen has now given up four goals in three of his last four starts and he’s posted an 0-2-2 record, 3.44 GAA and .875 SV% over that stretch. Lehtonen’s numbers aren’t good, the team in front of him isn’t good and his matchup isn’t good. Look elsewhere tonight.
Trouba was back on the ice with the Jets on Tuesday after signing a two-year deal on Monday. The blur liner skated as an extra and will be scratched on Tuesday, but head coach Paul Maurice said Trouba could play as early as Thursday.
Faulk was injured in Sunday’s game vs. the Devils and will likely miss at least two weeks with an upper-body injury. With Faulk out, Jaccob Slavin and Brett Pesce will make up the Hurricanes’ top-pair. Noah Hanifin should take over Faulk’s duties on the top power-play unit.
Puljujarvi missed Sunday’s game in Detroit because of a thigh injury, but he has a chance to return to the lineup on Tuesday. Puljujarvi is listed as a game-time decision, so monitor his status when the Oilers hit the ice for warmups at 6:30 p.m. ET.
Myers has missed the last five games with a lower-body injury, but will return to the Jets’ line tonight vs. the Stars. Myers, who has two goals in eight games, will skate on the second pairing with Tobias Enstrom and should also see some power-play time on the second unit.
Larsen has picked up just four assists in the first 13 games in his return to the NHL after two years in the KHL. Larsen will be replaced by Troy Stecher in the lineup on Tuesday.
Stecher sat out of Monday’s game in Brooklyn, but will be back in the lineup tonight vs. the Rangers. Stecehr will replace Philip Larsen and comes into play with one assist and a minus-3 rating in four games with the Canucks this season. The rookie defenseman will skate on the top-pair with Alex Edler and should see some power-play time as well.
Virtanen was a healthy scratch on Monday and will be scratched again tonight in New York. The former sixth overall pick has collected just one assist while averaging 10:09 TOI in the first 10 games of the season. With Virtanen sitting and Jannik Hansen injured, Alex Burrows will again skate in the top-6.
Ruhwedel, 26, was with the Sabres’ organization from 2013-2016 before signing with the Penguins this summer. The undrafted defenseman has seven points (2G / 5A) in 10 games with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, but will serve as a healthy scratch during Tuesday’s game.
Oleksy has one goal and three assists (four points) in 10 games with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (AHL) this season. The 30-year-old blueliner has appeared in 62 career NHL games with the Capitals, but will be a healthy scratch on Tuesday following his call-up to the Penguins.
Ward allowed two goals on 27 shots in the Hurricanes win in Nashville on Saturday. Eddie Lack started on Sunday, but they’ll go back to Ward tonight in New Jersey. Ward has gone 2-1-1 with a 2.43 GAA and .915 SV% in his last four starts. Tonight he will take on a Devils team that is 4-1-2 while averaging 2.86 goals per game.
Budaj stopped all 24 shots that he faced in the Kings’ 5-0 shutout win vs. the Flames on Saturday. Budaj has won two in a row and six of his nine starts while posting a 2.06 GAA and .912 SV%. Tonight he will take on a Maple Leafs team that has won three in a row and sit at 5-4-3, while averaging 3.08 goals per game (tied for sixth) so far this season.
Howard allowed two goals on 28 shots in the Red Wings’ 2-1 loss to the Oilers on Sunday. It was the first time that Howard has allowed more than one goal in a game and will make a second straight start tonight in Philadelphia. Howard has registered a fantastic 1.12 GAA and .965 SV% in four starts and one relief appearance this season.
Markstrom allowed on goal on 24 shots in the Canucks’ 1-0 shutout loss in Ottawa last Thursday. After winning his first three starts, Markstrom has dropped his last three games (0-2-1) while posting a 2.63 GAA and .910 SV%. Markstrom is a risky start whenever he gets the call, but even more so tonight vs. the Rangers, who lead the NHL with 4.23 goals per game.
Hellebuyck was pulled after he allowed four goals on 16 shots in the Jets’ loss in New York on Sunday. It was a rough outing for Hellebuyck, who will make his third consecutive start tonight vs. the Stars. Hellebuyck has a pedestrian .900 SV% in eight appearances this season, but his matchup makes him an interesting option on Tuesday—the banged up Stars are 18th in the NHL in scoring (2.58 G/PG).
Price allowed four goals on 38 shots in the Canadiens’ win over the Flyers on Saturday. Price has won all seven of his starts to start 2016-17, while posting 1.57 GAA, .952 SV% and one shutout. Tonight he will take on a Boston team that he has dominated in his career—he stopped 19 of 21 shots in a 4-2 win over the Bruins in his second start of the year (Oct. 22).
Labanc has picked up 10 points (4G / 6A) in six games with the Barracuda, earning himself his first NHL call-up. Lebanc was a sixth round pick in 2014, but had an absurd 234 points (70G / 164A) in the last two season with the Barrie Colts (OHL). Lebanc is skating on a line with Logan Couture and Joonas Donskoi in Tuesday’s morning skate.