Batherson’s NHL career got off to a nice start but he has picked up just one assist in his last nine games. Batherson heads back to Belleville, where he had 20 points (7G / 13A) in 14 games earlier this season.
Hall has missed the last two games with a lower-body injury but will play Tuesday vs. the Maple Leafs. Hall will be back on the top line with Nico Hischier and that duo has a 55.1 CF% and are averaging an impressive 33 scoring chances for/60 in 280:15 5v5 TOI together this season. Overall, Hall has eight goals and 23 assists (31 points) in 29 games.
Hart will be a sixth goalie to dress for the Flyers this season and will be leaned on to save their season. The 20-year-old was a second-round pick in 2016 and is viewed as one of the NHL’s top goaltending prospects. Hart was 9-5-1 with a 3.05 GAA and .901 SV% in his first 17 professional games with Lehigh Valley (AHL) but was impressive in his last five games, going 4-1-0 with a 1.82 GAA and .939 SV%.
Lehner allowed three goals on 17 shots in the Islanders 3-2 loss to the Golden Knights last Wednesday. Lehner has not registered a win since October 30th and is 0-4-2 with a 2.87 GAA and .891 SV% in six starts and one relief appearance since. Tonight he faces a Coyotes team that has lost five of their last six with 1.67 goals for per game.
Subban gave up seven goals on 32 shots in the Golden Knights loss in Calgary on November 19th. Marc-Andre Fleury has played the vast majority of the games so far this season, leaving Subban with just four starts in the first 35 games. He has an ugly 4.02 GAA and .859 SV% on the year, so streaming him to start the week comes with some risk.
Crawford was removed from Sunday’s game with a concussion after his teammate Dylan Strome collided with him, driving his head back into the net. Crawford missed most of last season and the start of this year with lingering concussion-like symptoms, so this is bad news for the Blackhawks’ No.1 netminder. With Chicago sitting last in the Central Division at 10-19-6, don’t expect them to rush Crawford back into the crease.
Klingberg is four weeks into what was originally a five-week timetable. It looks like Klingberg will be back a couple of days early as he appears to be on-pace to play Thursday. The 26-year-old was tied for sixth among defensemen in points with 13 (5G / 8A) in 15 games before getting hurt.
Georgiev will make his first start since December 1st. Georgiev surrendered five goals on 41 shots in the Rangers loss in Montreal that night and has gone 4-4-0 with a 3.37 GAA and .899 SV% in eight games this season. He will face a Ducks team that is on the tail-end of back-to-back but have won nine of their last 10 games.
Greiss made 18 saves on 21 shots but it was enough to earn a shootout victory over the Red Wings on Saturday. Greiss has won two straight and three of his first five starts in December while posting a 2.97 GAA and .883 SV%. Greiss draws a brutal matchup in Colorado, where the Avalanche are 35-14-5 dating back to last season.
