Talbot allowed two goals on 31 shots in the Rangers 2-1 overtime loss to the Red Wings on Wednesday. He has won four out of his last six ames while posting a 1.97 GAA and .934 SV%. He has been great since taking over for Henrik Lundqvist, but has a rough matchup in Chicago—Talbot has gone 6-6-1 with a 3.02 GAA and .904 SV% on the road.
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Ramo allowed three goals on 37 shots in the Flames shootout win over the Bruins on Thursday. He has won three of his last five, while posting a 1.58 GAA and .952 SV%. Tonight he will face a surging Senators, who have played excellent in front of Andrew Hammond, but will get Craig Anderson back tonight.
Anderson will make his first start since January 21st when the Senators take on the Flames tonight. Anderson has gone 13-11-7 with a 2.37 GAA and .927 SV% in 31 starts this season. One of those losses came against Calgary—he allowed four goals on 25 shots in a 4-2 loss back in November.
It looks like Anderson will make his first start since January 21st when the Senators take on the Flames tonight. Anderson has gone 13-11-7 with a 2.37 GAA and .927 SV% in 31 starts this season. One of those losses came against Calgary—he allowed four goals on 25 shots in a 4-2 loss back in November.
Burakovsky was a healthy scratch last night, so the Capitals have assigned him to Hershey so he can play tonight. Expect him to be recalled again soon.
Seguin missed just three weeks after being given a 3-8 week timetable to return. It was super-fast recovery and the Stars were elated to have him in the lineup last night, as he potted two goals in the Stars 5-4 loss vs. Tampa Bay. Despite missing 10 games, Seguin remains just nine points back from the NHL scoring lead.
Teravainen was a healthy scratch on Friday, but head coach Joel Quenneville wants to shake his lineup up on Sunday, which means Teravainen in and Bryan Bickell likely out. Teravainen was centring the second line with Antoine Vermette and Brandon Saad as well as playing on the Hawks second power-play unit.
Manning, 24, has been recalled as a precaution because Michael Del Zotto was banged up in Saturday’s loss to the Bruins. Manning ranks second in defensemen scoring in the AHL, registering 42 points (10G / 32A) in 54 games. He has one assist in three games with the Flyers.
Varlamov stopped all 44 shots that he faced in the Avs’ 4-0 shutout win over the Blue Jackets last night. Varly was outstanding, earning his 21st win and fifth shutout of the season. He will start on back-to-back days for the fifth time this season—he has gone 0-4-0 with a 4.57 GAA and .871 SV% in the first four outings.
Talbot allowed two goals on 31 shots in the Rangers 2-1 overtime loss to the Red Wings on Wednesday. He has won four out of his last six ames while posting a 1.97 GAA and .934 SV%. He has been great since taking over for Henrik Lundqvist, but has a rough matchup in Chicago—Talbot has gone 6-6-1 with a 3.02 GAA and .904 SV% on the road.
Quick allowed three goals on 18 shots in the Kings win over Montreal on Thursday. He has won two in a row and the Kings have limited the opposition to 20.7 shots on Quick in the last three games. Tonight he faces a Penguins team who have ton five of six while averaging four goals per game over that stretch.
Seguin was given a 3-8 week time table to return from his knee injury and today makes the three-week point to the day. It was a tremendously fast return for the 23-year-old, who has 59 points (29G / 30A) in 55 games this season.
Ovechkin missed Thursday’s game, but will be back in vs. the Sabres tonight. He comes in leading the NHL in goals with 43 and is a great fantasy hockey option with the Sabres in town.
Seguin is taking part in line rushes which is a good sign that he will play tonight. We have to wait for official word from the team.
Bouwmeester is day-to-day with an illness. He will be replaced by Chris Butler.
Bernier surrendered four goals on 31 shots in the Maple Leafs loss in Tampa Bay on Thursday night. Things have been looking up for Bernier lately, but Thursday dropped him to 19-20-5 on the season. Tonight he will take on a Blues team who have lost two in a row, but remain very dangerous for opposing net minders.
Ovechkin was listed as a game-time decision and we won’t know if he will play for sure until after warmups. Ovechkin took part in line rushes, which is a good sign that he will play.
Ekblad will miss the first game of his NHL career. Ekblad will sit because he is not feeling well, so Willie Mitchell will get back into the lineup.
Enroth stopped all 10 shots that he faced, earning the victory over the Panthers after replacing Kari Lehtonen on Thursday. He is 1-4-0 with a 3.21 GAA and .877 SV% in four starts and two relief appearances since getting traded to Dallas. They just aren’t good defensively, making him a scary option tonight in Tampa.
Holtby allowed two goals 30 shots in the Capitals 2-1 loss to the Wild on Thursday. Holbty has gone 2-1-0 with a 1.68 GAA and .946 SV% in three starts in March. Holtby is having a career-year and tonight he takes on the Sabres…So you know what to do!