Mrazek allowed four goals on 36 shots in the Red Wings’ win over the Islanders last night. Mrazek looked shaky, but it was enough for him to get the win and earn another start tonight. Mrazek has had a tough season and wins have been hard to come by, expect that to be the case again tonight in Nashville.
Crawford allowed three goals on 27 shots in the Blackhawks’ win in Arizona on Thursday. Crawford wasn’t great, but did just enough to earn his 19th win of the season. Crawford is notorious for being better at home than on the road and this year is no different—he is 8-8-0 with a 2.91 GAA and .906 SV% on the road.
Neuvirth allowed one goal on 16 shots in the Flyers’ win over the Canadiens on Thursday. It was an easy night for Neuvirth, who has won his last two starts while turning aside 42 of 44 shots (.955 SV%). This afternoon he faces the Kings for the second time this season—he stopped 23 of 25 shots in a 4-2 win in his first start of the season.
Budaj stopped all 22 shots that he faced in the Kings’ shutout win over the Avalanche on Wednesday. Budaj has won four in a row while allowing just three goals on 101 shots (.970 SV%) with two shutouts. This afternoon he starts in Philadelphia—the 34-year-old is 9-9-2 with a 1.81 GAA and .934 SV% on the road this season.
Reinhart has not appeared in a game with the Oilers this season after suiting up for 29 last year. In 29 games with Bakersfield, the 23-year-old has collected five goals and six assists (11 points).
Oesterle, 24, has registered three goals on 15 assists (18 points) in 24 games with Bakersfield this season, but has not appeared in a game with the Oilers. The Michigan native has six assists in 23 career NHL games.
Khaira has missed the last seven games with an upper-body injury and was finally moved to IR today in order to create a roster spot for the Oilers to recalled Griffin Reinhart from Bakersfield (AHL).
Benning left after playing just 4:15 TOI in last night’s loss in Carolina. Benin’s injury will keep him out for at least seven days, so the Oilers placed him on IR to create a roster spot to recall Jordan Oesterle.
Allen allowed one goal on 27 shots in the Blues’ win over the Maple Leafs on Thursday. It was a much-needed win for Allen, who had been struggling mightily before Thursday. It’s been a tough season for Allen, but his numbers on home-ice are solid—13-5-2 with a 2.44 GAA and .908 SV%.
Marchenko was a healthy scratch for the last five games and has recorded just six assists in 30 games this season. With Brendan Smith returning to action on Saturday, the Red Wings had to waive a defenseman and Marchenko was the casualty. Marchenko played under Maple Leafs head coach Mike Babcock in 2014-15.
Toffoli has been sidelined since December 20th, but will return to the Kings lineup this afternoon in Philadelphia. Toffoli will be back on a line with Jeff Carter and Tanner Pearson and comes into play with 20 points (8G / 12A) in 32 games this season.
Palat was hurt Thursday vs. the Senators and is not expected to be in the lineup tonight vs. the Ducks. Palat is listed as day-to-day and is expected to be replaced by Joel Vermin.
Lehtonen allowed four goals on 29 shots in the Stars’ loss to the Jets on Thursday. Lehtonen will make his 10th straight appearance tonight and his third start of the season vs. Chicago. The 33-year-old has gone 0-1-1 with a 3.43 GAA and .883 SV% in his first two starts against the Blackhawks this season.
Condon allowed two goals on 21 shots in the Senators win in Tampa Bay on Thursday. Condon has gone 5-2-1 with a 2.82 GAA and .903 SV% in his last eight starts. In his first start against the Sabres, Condon turned aside 31 of 32 shots in a 2-1 shootout win.
Bergeron was hurt in Wednesday’s game in Washington and missed Friday’s practice, but is expected to be in the lineup tonight vs. the Maple Leafs. Bergeron has been great in his last 17 games, having collected seven goals and nine assists (16 points).
Williams missed Wednesday’s game vs. the Bruins, but will return this afternoon in Montreal. Williams has five goals and two assists in his last eight contests. He’ll replace Chandler Stephenson in the lineup.
Bogosian played just 5:33 TOI before leaving Thursday’s game with a rib issue. Bogosian will miss some time because of the injury, but luckily for the Sabres both Jake McCabe and Josh Gorges are set to return to the lineup on Saturday.
Bailey has spent the majority of the season in Rochester, where he has recorded 29 points (19G / 10A) in 39 AHL games. During some time in Buffalo, the 21-year-old has one goal in nine games. He’ll draw in for game No.10 tonight because Will Carrier is dealing with a knee injury.
