Burrows suffered a neck injury in Saturday’s game vs. the Kings when he was hit by Nick Shore. He reportedly couldn’t move his neck on Monday and has been moved to IR which means he will miss a minimum of seven days.
Andersen allowed four goals on 35 shots in the Maple Leafs’ shootout loss in Chicago on Saturday. Andersen has struggled early on, winning just one of his first four starts while posting a 3.64 GAA and .879 SV%. Andersen will make for a risky start tonight—the Lightning sit at 4-1-0 while averaging 3.20 goals per game.
Jones allowed three goals on 32 shots in the Sharks’ loss in Detroit on Saturday. Jones won his first two starts of the season, but has now lost three in a row while allowing a combined 11 goals on 79 shots (.861 SV%). Jones draws a strong matchup tonight vs. Anaheim—the Ducks are 2-3-1 and have averaged just 2.33 goals per game to start the year.
Budaj allowed three goals on 25 shots in the Kings win over the Canucks on Saturday. He has won his first two starts of the year despite allowing six goals on 45 shots (.867 SV%). The Kings have been doing a great job limiting the shots on Budaj, but tonight they face a Blue Jackets team that has won two in a row vs. the Blackhawks and Stars.
Hutchinson allowed four goals on 40 shots in the Jets’ overtime win over the Maple Leafs last Wednesday. Hutchinson and Connor Hellebuyck will continue to rotate games, which means Hutchinson goes tonight in Dallas. The Stars are extremely banged up, but they’re still averaging a respectable 2.80 goals per game through their first five contests.
Spezza left Monday’s practice with an injury and did not take part in the Stars’ morning skate on Tuesday, so all signs are pointing towards Spezza not play vs. the Jets. Head coach Lindy Ruff said that Spezza’s status for tonight’s game is “still a decision that we have to make,” so consider him a game-time decision.
Eaves missed Saturday’s game vs. the Blue Jackets, but is expected to play against the Jets tonight. Eaves has picked up there assists in four games this season.
McGinn missed the first five games of the season, but he will make his debut tonight in New Jersey. McGinn, who had 22 goals and 17 assists (39 points) in 84 games last year, will skate on a line with Jordan Martinook and Anthony Duclair.
Grossmann appeared in the Flames’ season opener, but has served as a healthy scratch for the last six games. Tonight he will replace Jyrki Jokipakka in St. Louis.
Tkachuk was a healthy scratch in each of the last two games, but will replace Freddie Hamilton in the lineup tonight. Tkachuk has averaged 11:55 TOI per game and has one goal on nine shots in his first five NHL games.
Peters stopped 23 of 24 shots after replacing Louis Domingue in the Coyotes loss in Montreal last Thursday. With Domingue struggling and Mike Smith still sidelined, Peters will make his first start of the season. The 30-year-old has made 81 career NHL appearances and has totalled 25 wins with a 3.07 GAA and .901 SV% over six seasons. However, Peters draws a favourable matchup tonight.
Elliott was awful in his firs three starts with the Flames, but was excellent last night, stopping 31 of 33 shots and all seven shootout attempts in a win over the Blackhawks. Tonight, he makes a return to St. Louis, where he played the last five years. It is a rough matchup, especially starting on back-to-back nights, but hopefully Monday was a sign of things to come from the veteran goalie.
Ward allowed three goals on 28 shots in the Hurricanes loss in Edmonton on October 18th. Eddie Lack started the last two games, but they will go back to Ward tonight in Detroit. Ward has lost each of his first twostarts while allowing a combined eight goals on 54 shots (.852 SV%). He draws a tough matchup against a Red Wings team that has won four in a row.
Peters stopped 23 of 24 shots after replacing Louis Domingue in the Coyotes loss in Montreal last Thursday. With Domingue struggling and Mike Smith still sidelined, Peters will make his first start of the season. The 30-year-old has made 81 career NHL appearances and has totalled 25 wins with a 3.07 GAA and .901 SV% over six seasons.
Dubnyk allowed two goals on 32 shots in the Wild’s loss in New Jersey on Saturday. Darcy Kuemper started on Sunday, so they’ll come back to Dubnyk tonight in Boston. So far he has two wins in four starts while posting a 2.52 GAA and .912 SV%. He draws a strong matchup tonight with Malcolm Subban starting for a Bruins team that is missing David Backes.
Bishop surrendered four goals on 16 shots in the Lightning’s loss to the Avalanche last Thursday. Andrei Vasilevskiy started on Saturday, so they’ll go back to Bishop tonight in Toronto. The mammoth of a netminder has struggled in the early-going, allowing a combined 11 goals on 79 shots (.861 SV%). Things won’t get any easier tonight against a Maple Leafs team that ranks fourth in the NHL with 3.60 goals per game.
Niemi was pulled after he allowed five goals on 20 shots in the Stars loss in Colorado back on October 15th. Kari Lehtonen has started the last three games, but Niemi will get back into the crease tonight. He will be taking on a Winnipeg team that was shutout on Sunday and who are averaging 2.80 goals per game (tied with Dallas for 19th).
Price stopped 31 of 32 shots in the Canadiens’ win over the Flyers on Monday. Al Montoya started last night, so Price will go tonight vs. the Lightning. He has won each of his first three starts while posting an impressive 1.67 GAA and .939 SV%. Price has reasserted himself as one of the best goalies in the NHL and is a must-start whenever he gets the nod.
Montoya stopped all 36 shots that he faced in the Canadiens’ shutout win over the Penguins on October 18th. Carey Price has started the last three games, but Montoya will get the first game of their Wednesday-Thursday back-to-back. Montoya has won two of his first starts while posting an impressive 1.30 GAA, .962 SV% and one shutout.
Mrazek allowed three goals on 33 shots in the Red Wings’ win over the Predators on Friday. Jimmy Howard started and shutout the Sharks on Saturday, but it looks like Mrazek will go on Tuesday vs. the Hurricanes. Mrazke has won each of his last two starts while stopping 61 of 65 shots (.939 SV%). Carolina is 1-2-2 while averaging 3.20 goals per game in their first five games.
