Injury
Heed (upper-body) will return after a five-game absence.
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Dillon will return from his one-game suspension on Saturday.
Goalie Start
Lundqvist will start Saturday vs. the Devils.
Lundqvist gave up four goals on 40 shots in the Rangers’ loss in Washington last night. Lundqvist is by far the Rangers best option in net, so they’ll go back to him tonight on the tail-end of a back-to-back. Lundqvist has gone 10-3-2 with a 2.47 GAA and .916 SV% on home ice and the Devils have been average as of late, going 7-4-2 over their last 13.
Line Change
Line Change
Zacha will be back in to centre the Devils second line on Saturday.
Drouin (illness) will return to the Canadiens lineup on Saturday.
Goalie Start
Anderson will start Saturday in San Jose.
Anderson allowed two goals on 21 shots in the Senators loss in Anaheim on Wednesday. Anderson has not recorded a win since November 11th and comes in at 3-4-0 with a 2.73 GAA and .900 SV% on the road this season. Anderson will take on a Sharks team that has been victorious in four of their last six games.
Goalie Start
Darling is projected to start Saturday in Los Angeles.
Darling allowed three goals on 22 shots in the Hurricanes loss in Vancouver on Tuesday. Darling has now lost three in a row while allowing a combined eight goals on 84 shots (.905 SV%). Tonight he will take on a Kings team that has been really impressive through the first two and a half months and Darling has struggled on the road, going 3-5-2 with a 2.48 GAA and .909 SV%.
Goalie Start
Quick was the first goalie off of the ice at the Kings morning skate.
Quick allowed two goals on 21 shots in the Kings win over the Wild on Tuesday. Darcy Kuemper started Thursday vs. the Senators, but it looks like Quick will go tonight vs. the Hurricanes. Quick comes in on a personal five-game winning streak, having posted a 1.38 GAA and .944 SV% in the process.
Goalie Start
Varlamov will start Saturday in Florida.
Varlamov allowed four goals on 31 shots in Colorado’s loss in Tampa Bay on Thursday. In his last five appearances, Varlamov has posted a 2.94 GAA and .905 SV% and tonight he will make his 17th start of the season. Varlamov has gone 3-5-0 with a 3.48 GAA and .888 SV% in eight road games this season.
Goodrow is expected to miss one week with a lower-body injury.
Schwartz left Saturday’s game with a lower-body injury and will not return.
Call up / Send down
Martin is heading to San Jose (AHL) on a conditioning stint.
Goalie Start
Varlamov is projected to start Saturday in Florida.
Varlamov allowed four goals on 31 shots in Colorado’s loss in Tampa Bay on Thursday. In his last five appearances, Varlamov has posted a 2.94 GAA and .905 SV% and tonight he will make his 17th start of the season. Varlamov has gone 3-5-0 with a 3.48 GAA and .888 SV% in eight road games this season.
Goalie Start
Nilsson will start Saturday in Calgary.
Nilsson allowed three goals on 32 shots in the Canucks win in Nashville on November 30th. Jacob Markstrom has started the last three games, but Nilsson will go tonight in Calgary. Nilsson has gone 5-2-0 with a 2.59 GAA and .928 SV% in seven road starts this season and tonight he faces a Flames team that has lost three of their last four.
Goalie Start
Dell will start Saturday vs. the Senators.
Dell allowed one goal on 30 shots in the Sharks win in Florida on December 1st. Martin Jones started the last three games, but Dell will face the Senators in the front-end of the Sharks back-to-back. Dell has gone 1-2-0 with a 1.65 GAA and .941 SV% in three starts and two relief appearances on home ice this season.
Goalie Start
Vasilevskiy will start Saturday vs. the Jets.
Vasilevskiy allowed two goals on 31 shots in the Lightning’s win over the Islanders on Tuesday. Peter Budaj gave him a breather on Thursday, so Vasilevskiy will obviously start tonight vs. the Jets. The young netminder leads the NHL with 18 wins and has allowed just seven goals on 128 shots (.945 SV%) in his last four starts.
Goalie Start
Smith will start Saturday vs. the Canucks.
Smith allowed one goal on 29 shots in the Flames 2-1 loss in Toronto on Wednesday. David Rittich gave him the night off on Thursday, so Smith gets back in the crease tonight vs. the Canucks. Smith was good on Wednesday, but has now lost three in a row while allowing a combined 11 goals on 77 shots (.857 SV%). Smith has gone 1-1-0 with a 3.58 GAA and .860 SV% in two starts against the Canucks this season.
Goalie Start
Jarry will start Saturday vs. the Maple Leafs.
Jarry allowed three goals on 26 shots in the Penguins win over the Islanders on Thursday. In his last six appearances, Jarry has posted a 2.21 GAA, .928 SV% and one shutout and he will continue to start tonight with Mattu Murray still on the shelf. He will take on a Maple Leafs team that has won three of their last four contests.
Kuhnhackl (upper-body) will be a game-time decision on Saturday.
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