Smith allowed five goals on 33 shots in the Coyotes loss to the Rangers last Saturday. With a full week off, it looks like Smith will go tonight vs. the Lightning. He has one win in his last six games and sits at 2-4-1 with a 2.26 GAA and .930 SV% in February.
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Crawford allowed four goals on 30 shots in the Blackhawks 4-1 loss to the Avalanche. He has gone 2-1-2 with a 2.53 GAA and .917 SV% in his last five starts. Tonight he will take on a Bruins team who have lost six straight games while being outscored 25-13.
Spooner has been recalled because David Krejci suffered an injury last night. If he can’t go on Sunday, expect Spooner to play. He has 26 points (8G / 18A) in 33 games with Providence.
Quincey was listed as questionable with a minor undisclosed injury, but he was not on the ice for the morning skate, so it looks like Jakub Kindl will be back in the lineup for Quincey.
Bolduc has missed the last four games with an injury but will return to the Portland Pirates where he will look to work his way back to the Coyotes.
Montoya allowed two goals on 28 shots in the Panthers loss to the Stars on February 13th. Montoya has gone 4-5-2 with a 2.82 GAA and .899 SV% in 10 starts and six relief appearances this season. Tonight he starts against a Penguins team who are 5-4-1 while averaging just 2.20 goals per game in the month of February.
Luongo allowed two goals on 39 shots in the Panthers 3-2 shootout win over the Canadiens on Thursday. He has won two in a row while stopping 64 of 68 shots (.941 SV%) that he has faced. Tonight it looks like he will face a Senators team who he made 22 saves against in 1-0 loss back in October.
Greiss allowed four goals on 33 shots in the Penguins win in Ottawa on February 12th. He is 6-3-3 with a 2.88 GAA and .906 SV% on the year. Tonight he has a scary matchup in St. Louis—Greiss has gone 4-2-3 with a 2.91 GAA and .908 SV% on the road.
Howard allowed two goals on 34 shots in the Red Wings shootout win over the Blackhawks on Wednesday. The win was his first since returning from a groin injury. Tonight he starts in Dallas, having gone 6-4-2 with a 1.99 GAA and .930 SV% on the road.
Khudobin allowed three goals on 29 shots in a loss to the Islanders on Tuesday. With Cam Ward starting last night, Khudobin will start tonight in New Jersey. He has gone 0-2-1 with a 4.36 GAA and .843 SV% in his last start. He made 18 saves in the Canes 2-1 shootout win in his last start vs. the Devils.
Rinne had an characteristically bad night on Thursday, allowing five goals on 40 shots in the lost to the Isles. Today he starts in Philadelphia, having gone 5-2-0 with a 2.28 GAA and .930 SV% in the month of February.
Porter has been out since December 29th but will return tonight. The Blues did not disclose who will come out of the lineup tonight vs. the Penguins.
Lehtonen was pulled on Thursday after allowing three goals on 17 shots in the Stars loss to the Sharks. The loss snapped a four game winning streak for Lehtonen, who will face the Red Wings tonight. He has gone 4-2-1 with a 2.31 GAA and .930 SV% in seven starts this month.
Lupul missed the last four games with a lower-body injury, but will be back in tonight vs. Winnipeg. Lupul is expected to replace Brandon Kozun and should skate in the Leafs top-6. He has 19 points (9G / 10A) in 32 games this season.
Bennett, 18, has not played all season because of a shoulder injury. He has been skating with the Flames recently and is set to return to action, but that will happen in the OHL. Bennett had 91 points (36G / 51A) and 118 PIMS in 57 games with Kingston last season.
Visnovsky will be a healthy scratch for the second time in three games. He has one assist and a minus-1 rating in his last six games.
de Haan was a healthy scratch on Thursday, but will be back in the lineup on Saturday in Washington. He has just one assist and a plus-4 rating in his last 10 games.
Galchenyuk will miss his second game with a the flu. After tonight the Habs are off until Tuesday, so there is a good chance that Galchenyuk will return for their next game.
Ducks
Bernier allowed three goals on 17 in the Maple Leafs loss to the Panthers on Tuesday. Things have absolutely unravelled for Bernier, who now sits a 16-18-5 with a 2.72 GAA and .914 SV% on the season. He is 0-4-2 with a 2.53 GAA and .919 SV% since the All Star break.