Tonight will be Andersen’s first start since suffering a neck injury on Feb. 8th. He has been great for the Ducks this season, going 29-8-5 with a 2.37 GAA and .916 SV% so far. Tonight he has a great chance to earn his 30th win of the season as he gets set to take on the Coyotes. The 25-year-old is 1-0-2 with a 1.27 GAA and .951 SV% against Arizona this season.
Dubnyk turned aside 33 of 34 shots in the Wild’s 3-1 win in Colorado on Saturday. He was the player of the month in February for good reason—he was 11-2-1 with a 1.64 GAA, .939 SV% and three shutouts in 14 starts last month. Tonight he starts vs. the Sens at home, where he is 7-2-0.
Markstrom has not played an NHL game yet this season, but has performed admirably at the AHL level, going 17-7-2 with a 1.95 GAA and .932 SV% in 26 games with Utica. He will face the Sharks, who sit just five points behind them in the Pacific Division.
Quick allowed four goals on 21 shots in the Kings loss in Winnipeg on Sunday. Los Angeles did not really show up for this one, so it is hard to pin it on Quick. He has run into a bit of a rough patch, but should be able to get back in the win column tonight vs. the Oilers. He has gone 1-0-1 with a 1.44 GAA and .943 SV% vs. Edmonton this season.
Tonight will be Andersen’s first start since suffering a neck injury on Feb. 8th. He has been great for the Ducks this season, going 29-8-5 with a 2.37 GAA and .916 SV% so far. Tonight he has a great chance to earn his 30th win of the season as he gets set to take on the Coyotes. The 25-year-old is 1-0-2 with a 1.27 GAA and .951 SV% against Arizona this season.
Fleischmann will make his Ducks debut on the second line with Ryan Kesler and Jakob Silfverberg. Fleischmann comes into play tonight with 21 points (7G / 14A) in 52 games on the season.
Despres was acquired from the Penguins yesterday and will be in the lineup tonight vs. the Coyotes. He could line up on the second pair alongside Cam Fowler in his first game as a Duck.
Wagner was sent down yesterday to make himself eligible for the AHL playoffs if need be. He has been recalled but is expected to serve as a healthy scratch in tonight’s contest.
Lazar missed Saturday’s game in San Jose with an illness, but will be back in for Colin Greening tonight in Minnesota. Lazar has just one goal in his last 10 games.
Howard allowed two goals on 22 shots in the in the Red Wings 3-2 win over the Sharks last Thursday. He missed a lot of time in February, but went 2-1-2 with a 2.81 GAA and .902 SV% in the six starts he was able to make. Tonight he takes on the Rangers at Joe Louis Arena, where he is 11-4-6 with a 2.16 GAA and .916 SV% this season.
Hishon, 23, was a first round pick (17th overall) in 2010. He is expected to make his NHL debut tonight after scoring 14 goals and 18 assists (32 points) in 50 games with Lake Erie this season.
Corrado was sent down yesterday, but with Chris Tanev and Alex Edler both still sidelined, he had to be recalled to be in the lineup tonight. He has not played since February 1st because of an upper-body injury, but will play tonight vs. the Sharks. He has one goal in seven games with the Canucks tis season.
Cowen served his three-game suspension, but will miss tonight’s game because of the flu. The Senators will use the same six D-men that they have been while he was suspended.
Smith was pulled after heH allowed four goals on 20 shots in the Coyotes loss in Boston on Saturday. He has gone 0-8-0 with a 3.77 GAA and .885 SV% in his last eight starts. It has been so ugly for Smith all season and they just dismantled the team at the deadline, so it is only going to get worse.
Kennedy was acquired from the Sharks at yesterday’s trade deadline. He will make his debut tonight in Dallas on the Islanders second line with Frans Nielsen and Michael Grabner. Kennedy has four goals and five assists (9 points) in 25 games this year.
Visnovsky was a healthy scratch on Saturday but will be back in tonight in Dallas. He has shuffled in and out of the lineup recently, points 13 points (4G / 9A) in 40 games on the season.
Halak allowed one goal on 27 shots in the Islanders win over the Flames last Friday. Halak went 7-3-0 with a 2.60 GAA and .910 SV% in 10 starts in February. Tonight he faces a Stars who have dropped six games in a row while being outscored 30-17.
Nemeth has been out with an arm injury since October 18th, but could be back in the lineup tonight vs. the Islanders. There is no word on who will come out of the lineup for Nemeth. The 23-year-old has one assist in five games with Texas, and no points in five games with Dallas.
Scrivens allowed two goals on 27 shots in the Oilers loss to the Blues on Saturday. Scrivens is 2-3-0 with a 2.38 GAA and .921 SV% in his last five starts. Tonight he will face a Kings team who have lost three in a row while scoring just five goals.
Pekka Rinne skated in an optional morning skate this morning, which suggests that Hutton will start the second game of the back-to-back. Hutton allowed one goal on 17 shots in the Predators win in Buffalo on February 22nd. He has gone 6-4-4 with a 2.51 GAA and .906 SV% this season. He has a strong matchup against the Devils.
