The Predators said they want to be cautious with Ellis, which is why he was held out of Saturday’s game and why he will not play tonight vs. the Devils. He remains day-to-day until the Predators believe he is 100%.
Lindback has not played since February 7th, when he was still with Dallas. With Michal Neuvirth now on Long Island, Lindback will get the first shot at winning the Sabres starting job tonight vs. Tampa Bay. He was 2-8-0 with a 3.71 GAA and .875 SV% with the Stars and is an extremely risky start tonight vs. the high-powered Lightning.
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.
Ramo allowed one goal on 38 shots in the Flames 2-1 loss to the Islanders on Friday. He has gone 1-2-0 despite posting a 1.02 GAA and .968 SV% in his last three starts. Tonight he will start in Philadelphia, having gone 5-4-0 with a 1.86 GAA and .937 SV% on the road this season.
Lehtonen surrendered four goals on 23 shots in the Stars loss to the Avalanche last Friday. Jhonas Enroth has started three of the last four games, but it will be Lehtonen tonight vs. the Islanders. He will face an Islanders team who have averaged 3.50 goals per game in their last 10 games and 3.09 on the season.
Bernier gave up three goals on 22 shots in the Maple Leafs 3-0 loss to the Canadiens on Saturday. James Reimer started on Sunday, but it will be Bernier tonight in Florida. Bernier went 2-4-1 with a 2.74 GAA and .915 SV% in February. The Leafs haven’t scored a goal in two games, so it is tough to bank on a Bernier victory tonight.
Holtby stopped all 32 shots that he faced in the Capitals 4-0 shutout win over the Maple Leafs on Sunday. The win snapped a three-game losing streak for Holtby and the Capitals. Holtby ranks first in the NHL in games played (55), second in shutouts (7), fourth in GAA (2.16), fifth in wins (30) and seventh in SV% (.925).
Bishop allowed four goals on 26 shots in the Lightning’s 4-3 loss to the Panthers on Sunday. The loss snapped a four-game winning streak for Bishop, who draws an excellent matchup tonight vs. the Sabres. Bishop has gone 2-0-0 with a 0.50 GAA and .971 SV% vs. Buffalo this season.
Luongo allowed three goals on 14 shots in the Panthers win over the Sabres on Saturday. He was given Sunday off, but will be back in goal tonight vs. the Maple Leafs. In his first two starts against the Maple Leafs, Bobby Lu has gone 2-0-0 with a 3.00 GAA and .882 SV%.
Granlund had no points and six shots in four games during his recall. With Granlund going back to the minors, Drew Shore will be in his spot tonight vs. the Flyers.
Luongo allowed three goals on 14 shots in the Panthers win over the Sabres on Saturday. He was given Sunday off, but will be back in goal tonight vs. the Maple Leafs. In his first two starts against the Maple Leafs, Bobby Lu has gone 2-0-0 with a 3.00 GAA and .882 SV%.
Bishop allowed four goals on 26 shots in the Lightning’s 4-3 loss to the Panthers on Sunday. The loss snapped a four-game winning streak for Bishop, who draws an excellent matchup tonight vs. the Sabres. Bishop has gone 2-0-0 with a 0.50 GAA and .971 SV% vs. Buffalo this season.
Drouin was bumped up to the Lightning’s third line with Valtteri Filppula and Cedric Paquette in the morning skate. He will take on an increased role with Connolly out of town, which should lead to more production. Drouin has two goals and 24 assists (26 points) in 53 games.
Severson has been out with a fractured ankle since December 15th. Tonight he will return to the lineup vs. Nashville and the Devils will go with seven blue liners. He is expected to be paired with Jon Merrill.
Havlat will be a healthy scratch for the second straight game, as the Devils get Damon Severson back and will go with seven defensemen vs. the Predators.
Ryder will not play for the eighth time in the last 10 games. The Devils will go with seven defensemen tonight vs. Nashville.
Bobrovsky has missed the last 17 games, but he will make his first start since January 21st tonight vs. the Capitals. Bobrovsky has gone 16-15-2 with a 2.85 GAA and .913 SV% this season. Tonight will be his third start vs. Washington—he is 1-0-1 with a 3.35 GAA and .909 SV% in the first two.
D’Amigo, 24, has 19 points (6G / 13A) with Rochester this season. Overall he has nine goals and 17 assists (26 points) in 59 games in the AHL, between Rochester and Springfield.
Schaller, 24, has 40 points (15G / 25A) in 55 games with Rochester this season. He is expected to be back in the Sabres lineup on Tuesday—he has one goal in six games with Buffalo.
Grigorenko, 20, has registered 10 goals and 21 assists (31 points) in 38 games with Rochester. With the Sabres breaking down their roster at the deadline, it looks like Grigorenko will be with the team for the remainder of the season. He has two points (1G / 1A) in 12 games with Buffalo.
