Lehner missed Tuesday’s game vs. the Flyers because of an illness and will not travel with the team on their brief two-game road trip on Thursday and Friday. With Lehner staying in Buffalo, Anders Nilsson will be the starter and Linus Ullmark will travel as the backup.
Plekanec missed the Canadiens’ morning skate and will be a game-time decision tonight vs. the Jets. The Canadiens are banged up, so add Plekanec to a lengthy list. He has one goal and one assist in his last two games and 18 points (4G / 14A) in 41 games this season.
Grant has picked up three assists and 19 penalty minutes across 35 games with the Sabres this season. The Sabers will planning to send him to Rochester (AHL), but the Predators have added some depth to their fourth line and sent Frederik Gauthier to Milwaukee (AHL).
Johnson allowed two goals on 27 shots in the Flames’ loss in Winnipeg on Monday. Despite the loss, Johnson played very well for the second straight game and has now stopped 53 of the last 56 shots (.946 SV%) that he has faced. Tonight he makes his third start vs. San Jose—he has gone 1-1-0 with a 3.00 GAA and .903 SV% in the first two.
Late Tuesday night, the Ducks acquired Enroth from Toronto to shore up their goaltending depth, particularly at the AHL level, with Dustin Tokarski battling an injury. Enroth has had a very difficult season, going 0-3-1 with a 3.94 GAA and .872 SV% with the Maple Leafs and 2-1-0 with a 3.03 GAA and .904 SV% with the Marlies.
Oleksiak left Tuesday’s game after playing just 6:32 TOI and did not return. Oleksiak could be out for a little bit, so expect Stephen Johns to draw back into the lineup on Thursday.
Condon allowed three goals on 38 shots in the Senators win over the Oilers on Sunday. The win snapped a four-game losing streak for Condon, who will start again tonight vs. the Penguins. The 26-year-old draws a tough matchup, but has gone 5-2-3 with a 1.97 GAA and .932 SV% at the Canadian Tire Centre.
Johnson allowed two goals on 27 shots in the Flames’ loss in Winnipeg on Monday. Despite the loss, Johnson played very well for the second straight game and has now stopped 53 of the last 56 shots (.946 SV%) that he has faced. Tonight he makes his third start vs. San Jose—he has gone 1-1-0 with a 3.00 GAA and .903 SV% in the first two.
Luongo stopped all 28 shots that he faced in the Panthers’ shutout in New Jersey on Monday. It was a great return to the crease for Luongo, who will make his 28th start of the season tonight in Brooklyn. In his first start against the Islanders, Luongo stopped 19 of 21 shots in a 3-2 overtime win.
Fleury allowed two goals on 30 shots in the Penguins’ win over the Lightning on Sunday. He has won five consecutive games while turning aside 128 of the last 136 shots that he has faced (.941 SV%). Tonight he starts vs. the Capitals for the second time this season—in the season opener he allowed two goals on 41 shots in a 3-2 shootout win.
Montoya allowed three goals on 42 shots in the Canadiens’ win in Dallas last Wednesday. Montoya has won his last two starts while turning aside 70 of 75 shots (.933 SV%). Tonight he will face his former team in Winnipeg for the first time this season. The Jets come into play having won three of their last four while averaging 3.75 goals for per game.
Trouba missed the morning skate for an unspecified reason, but head coach Paul Maurice said he expects Trouba to play, but he is considered a game-time decision.
Holtby allowed one goal on 23 shots in the Capitals’ win in Montreal on Monday. Holtby has now won three straight games while stopping 81 of 82 shots (.988 SV%). Holtby has been rolling, so tonight he will make his sixth straight start and his third start vs. the Penguins. Holtby is 1-0-1 with a 1.44 GAA and .946 SV% in his first two starts vs. Pittsburgh.
Hellebuyck stopped all 28 shots in the Jets’ shutout win over the Flames on Monday. Hellebuyck has won four of his six starts while posting a 2.52 GAA, .923 SV% and one shutout. Tonight he will make his sixth straight start and comes in with a 10-5-1 with a 2.32 GAA and .924 SV% on home-ice this season.
Oshie missed Monday’s game in Montreal, but will play tonight vs. the Penguins. Oshie has played well recently, scoring three goals with two assists (five points) in his last five games. He will skate on the top line with Alex Ovechkin and Nicklas Backstrom.
As expected, Hamonic will be held out of tonight’s game vs. the Panthers. Adam Pelech will replace Hamonic on the Islanders’ top pairing with Nick Leddy. Head coach Jack Capuano said that Hamonic is likely to “miss a couple of games,” so don’t expect him to play on Friday or Saturday either.
Carey was recalled prior to Monday’s game in case Tom Wilson couldn’t play, with Wilson playing, Carey sat out as a healthy scratch and was returned to the AHL on Tuesday.
O’Brien played just 6:08 TOI in his season debut on Monday, but it looks like T.J. Oshie is ready to play on Wednesday, so O’Brien returns to Hershey.
Greiss allowed one goal on 27 shots in the Islanders’ shootout loss in Arizona last Saturday. Greiss will start his fourth straight game and comes in at 1-0-2 with a 1.58 GAA and .958 SV% since Jaroslav Halak was sent to Bridgeport (AHL). Tonight he faces the 18-16-8 Panthers and has gone 6-3-0 with a 2.68 GAA and .912 SV%.
