Lyon will make his first NHL start of the season tonight in Buffalo. He was 2-2-0 with a 3.54 GAA and .910 SV% in four starts with Lehigh Valley (AHL) before being called-up. Lyon is 4-2-1 with a 2.75 GAA and .905 SV% in 11 career NHL appearances.
Crawford stopped 39 of 40 shots in the Blackhawks win over the Wild on Sunday. Crawford rediscovered his game last week, impressively stopping 98 of the 100 shots (.980 SV%) he faced in his three starts. The 33-year-old has been inconsistent this season and has really struggled on the road—1-4-0 with a 3.69 GAA and .892 SV% in five games.
Rinne allowed two goals on 31 shots in the Predators win over the Lightning on Monday. Since returning from injury, Rinne has gone 5-1-1 with a 1.42 GAA, .951 SV% and one shutout in his last seven starts. Tonight he faces a Blues team that just fired Mike Yeo in a building where Rinne is 5-1-0 this season.
Scandella was hurt in Monday’s win in Pittsburgh after being blasted in the foot by a Evgeni Malkin shot. Scandella will be replaced by Nathan Beaulieu vs. the Flyers.
Berglund was not on the ice for the Sabres morning skate and will come out of the lineup vs. the Flyers. With Berglund out, Evan Rodrigues will draw back into the lineup. Berglund will be evaluated later today.
Mermis, 24, has played just one game with the Coyotes and returns to the Roadrunners where he has five points (1G / 4A) in nine games. His return to the AHL suggests that one or both of Jakob Chychrun and Alex Goligoski will return on Wednesday.
Stralman will miss his sixth straight game with an upper-body injury, which means Erik Cernak will remain on the Lightning blueline.
Palat was on the ice for the Lightning’s morning skate, but will miss his 14th consecutive game. Palat is nearing a return, so monitor his status heading into Friday’s game vs. the Blackhawks.
Paquette missed Monday’s game in Nashville after getting hurt late in Saturday’s game in Philadelphia. Paquette, who has just four points (3G / 1A) in 20 games this season, averaging just 11:35 TOI/gm. He will replace Danick Martel on the fourth line.
Andersen allowed two goals on 39 shots in the Maple Leafs win over the Blue Jackets on Monday. Andersen has been simply dominate in the month of November. The ‘Great Dane’ has won six games in a row while stopping 206 of 214 shots (.963 SV%). Those numbers are incredible and Andersen is matchup-proof right now.
Dubnyk allowed three goals on 29 shots in the Wild’s loss to the Sabres on Saturday. Dubnyk was dominant in October and has been solid in November, going 4-3-0 with a 2.59 GAA and .903 SV% in his last seven starts. He’ll face a Senators team that has won three of five while averaging 4.00 goals for per game.
Holtby stopped all 22 shots that he faced after replacing Pheonix Copley in the Capitals overtime win in Montreal. It was an impressive return to the crease for Holtby, who missed the previous two games with an upper-body injury. The 29-year-old is 4-3-1 with a 2.75 GAA, .913 SV% and one shutout on home-ice.
Lehner was pulled after allowing three goals on 14 shots in the Islanders 6-2 loss to the Stars on Sunday. In his last three starts, Lehner has gone 0-3-0 while giving up nine goals on 70 shots (.871 SV%). The 27-year-old has gone 3-4-0 with a 2.93 GAA and .906 SV% on the road this season.
Domingue gave up three goals on 34 shots in the Lightning’s loss in Nashville on Monday. Domingue will continue to see a heavy workload with Andrei Vasilevskiy out. So far he has gone 2-1-0 while surrendering 13 goals on 112 shots (.884 SV%) in Vasilevskiy’s absence. Tonight he faces a Panthers team that has won six of their last eight, but will be without Vincent Trocheck tonight.
DeSmith gave up five goals on 40 shots in the Penguins overtime loss to the Sabres on Monday. Despite losing three in a row and allowing 11 goals on 89 shots (.876 SV%) in those games, DeSmith has been better than Matt Murray this season and will continue to start games tonight. He is 2-0-2 with a 2.70 GAA, .924 SV% and one shutout on home-ice this season.
Crosby has missed the last three games with an upper-body injury, but will play Wednesday vs. the Stars. Crosby will be back on the top line with Jake Guentzel and Patric Hornqvist on his wings.
Hutton allowed four goals on 40 shots in the Sabres win in Pittsburgh on Monday. Hutton is riding a five-game winning streak, allowing just nine goals on the last 140 shots (.936 SV%) that he has faced. The 32-year-old is 5-2-1 with a 2.62 GAA and .921 SV% in his first eight starts at the KeyBank Center.
McElhinney allowed just one goal on 34 shots in the Hurricanes win over the Devils on Sunday. McElhinney will make his third straight start tonight, facing the Maple Leafs, who put him on waivers at the start of the year. Overall, McElhinney has been steady, posting a 2.51 GAA and .903 SV% across six appearances
Howard gave up two goals on 36 shots in the Red Wings loss in Ottawa last Thursday. Jonathan Bernier started on Saturday, so Howard should be well rested coming into tonight’s game vs. the Bruins. The 34-year-old has an impressive 1.95 GAA and .938 SV% in November and is 4-3-1 with a 2.34 GAA and .931 SV% on home-ice this season.
