Fleury allowed three goals on 22 shots in the Penguins loss in Colorado on Wednesday. He was given last night off, but will be back in the lineup tonight in Los Angeles. In his first start against the Kings, Fleury posted a 36-save shutout in a 3-0 win.
Hackett, 25, will make his first start of the season tonight vs. the Capitals. He has gone 7-4-3 with a 2.72 GAA and .907 SV% in 14 games with Rochester this season. Hackett has gone 4-14-1 with a 2.89 GAA and .910 SV% in his NHL career.
Fleury allowed three goals on 22 shots in the Penguins loss in Colorado on Wednesday. He was given last night off, but will be back in the lineup tonight in Los Angeles. In his first start against the Kings, Fleury posted a 36-save shutout in a 3-0 win.
Lack allowed two goals on 35 shots in the Canucks 3-2 shootout loss in Arizona on Thursday. The Canucks have lost three of their last four, with Lack starting three of those games with on relief appearances, posting 3.26 GAA and .893 SV%. Tonight he will take on a Sharks team who chased Jacob Markstrom on Tuesday.
Bachman has gone 14-4-3 with a 2.30 GAA and .921 SV% in 22 games with Oklahoma City (AHL) this season. He has one NHL appearance this season and is 14-12-2 with a 3.02 GAA and .901 SV% in his NHL career. He gets the nod in a battle between the 27th and 29th ranked teams.
Racine, 21, has five assists and 109 PIMS in 53 games with San Antonio this season. He will likely be in the lineup on Saturday if Aaron Ekblad (illness) can’t play.
Fedun, 26, has registered 29 points (5G / 24A) in 56 games with Worcester this season. He has been recalled to serve as the Sharks extra defenseman with Matt Irwin out.
Irwin suffered an upper-body injury in practice yesterday and it will keep him out of tonight’s game vs. the Canucks. Irwin will be replaced by Scott Hannan. Consider Irwin day-to-day.
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.
Niemi allowed two goals on 28 shots in the Sharks win in Vancouver on Tuesday. The win snapped a three-game losing streak for Niemi, who sits 25-17-7 with a 2.61 GAA and .913 SV% on the year. Tonight he will face the Canucks again, having gone 2-1-0 with a 2.02 GAA and .926 SV% in the first three meetings.
Crawford stopped 46 of 47 shots in the Blackhawks 2-1 win over the Oilers on Friday. He has won three straight games, while turning aside 93 of 96 shots (.969 SV%). Tonight he goes up against a Rangers squad who have won five of this last seven while averaging 2.71 goals per game.
Mike Babcock moved Glendening to the Red Wings first line with Pavel Datsyuk and Tomas Tatar on Saturday. It probably is not a permanent move, but he will start Sunday’s game there. He has 12 points (8G / 4A) in 63 games.
Gustavsson allowed three goals on 40 shots in the Red Wings 4-3 win over Nashville on February 28th. Since returning to the Detroit crease, Gustavsson has gone 2-1-0 with a 1.87 GAA and .942 SV%. This afternoon he will take on a Bruins team who have won three of four, including an OT win yesterday vs. Philadelphia.
Murphy has been out with a leg injury since February 4th, but will be back in the lineup tomorrow vs. Edmonton. The 21-year-old has seven points (1G / 6A) in 21 games this season.
Ward was yanked after allowing four goals on 18 shots in the Hurricanes 5-2 loss to Chicago last Monday. Despite the rough outing, he has still won four of his last five while posting a 2.57 GAA and .902 SV%. He makes for a stellar start today with Richard Bachman and the Oilers in town.
The Stars announced on Friday that Seguin would not be playing tonight, but he will now take part in warmups and the Stars will make a decision on his status after. He is an ultra-competitive guy, so it seems like there is a pretty good chance he will play.
Rinne allowed four goals on 26 shots in the Predators loss to the Islanders on Thursday. He has lost four in a row while recording a 3.67 GAA and .882 SV%. He will look to break the slump tonight vs a banged up Jets team. RInne is 23-6-1 with a 2.03 GAA and .926 SV% at home.
Mason allowed one goal on 29 shots in the Flyers win over St. Louis on Thursday. Since returning from injury, Mason has gone 2-1-1 with a 1.96 GAA and .930 SV%. Mason has gone 0-1-0 with 1.82 GAA and .947 SV% in two starts against the Bruins.
Rask allowed three goals on 32 shots in the Bruins shootout loss to the Flames on Thursday. He has registered a strong 2.35 GAA and .920 SV% this season, but that has only translated into 25 wins in 53 starts. Today he starts against a Flyers team he is 2-0-0 with a 1.00 GAA and .956 SV% against this year.
Jokinen will replace Marcel Goc and play on the Blues fourth line tonight vs. the Maple Leafs. He has one assist in six games while he was with Toronto.
