Brossoit backed up Al Montoya on Thursday but with Cam Talbot ready to go this weekend, Brossoit returns to Bakersfield where he is 3-3-1 with a 2.65 GAA and .916 SV% since being sent down.
Rowney was officially listed as a game-time decision this morning but activating him from IR opens up the door for him to return tonight. Jean-Sebastian Dea was sent to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (AHL) to open up a roster spot for him.
Jean-Sebastian Dea, 23, had one goal in five games with the Penguins during his call-up. With Carter Rowney set to return tonight, Dea returns to the AHL where he has 10 goals and 14 assists (24 points) in 37 games this season.
Murray stopped 40 of 42 shots in the Penguins win over the Sharks on Tuesday. It was an exceptional return to the crease for Murray, who is now 10-4-1 with a 2.61 GAA and .921 SV% at the PPG Paints Arena this season. Tonight he will face the Capitals for the third time this season—he is 1-1-0 with a 2.51 GAA and .904 SV% in the first two meetings.
Holtby gave up three goals on 30 shots in the Capitals win over the Flyers on Wednesday. Holtby has won his last two starts while stopping 59 of the 64 shots (.922 SV%) he has faced. The 28-year-old netminder has gone 1-1-0 with a 2.03 GAA and .938 SV% in his first two starts against the Penguins this season.
Buchnevich sustained a concussion when he took an elbow to the jaw in the second period of the Rangers loss to the Maple Leafs on Thursday. Buchnevich is in concussion protocol and is out indefinitely.
Head coach Bill Peters would not disclose his starting goalie this morning so we will have to wait until warmups at 6:30 pm ET to figure out if they will go back to Cam Ward or roll with Scott Darling. Darling was on the ice with a handful of players this morning, which suggests it will be Ward, who stopped all 27 shots that he faced in a 2-0 shutout win over Montreal last night.
Rowney has been out since January 2nd but could be back in tonight vs. the Capitals. Rowney has been an effective piece in the Penguins bottom-6 but doesn’t have any fantasy relevance having picked up just four points (2G / 2A) in 27 games this season.
Niederreiter has missed the last eight games but will draw back in tonight vs.the Golden Knights. Injuries have limited Niederreiter to just 31 of a possible 50 games this season, but he has played well when healthy, scoring at a 34-goal, 16-assist (50 points) per 82-game pace. Niederreiter will start on the second line with Eric Staal and Tyler Ennis.
Jones allowed one goal on 44 shots in the Sharks’ shootout loss to the Red Wings on Wednesday. Jones was excellent in Detroit but got beat up on pretty back in the shootout to give him three straight losses. Tonight he makes his third start in four nights and will be facing a Blue Jackets team that has lost four of six.
Jones allowed one goal on 44 shots in the Sharks’ shootout loss to the Red Wings on Wednesday. Jones was excellent in Detroit but got beat up on pretty back in the shootout to give him three straight losses. Tonight he makes his third start in four nights and will be facing a Blue Jackets team that has lost four of six.
Dubnyk allowed two goals on 30 shots in Minnesota’s win in Columbus on Tuesday. Dubnyk has won four of his last six starts (4-1-1) while posting a 2.31 GAA and .922 SV%. He catches a break with the Golden Knights in town on the tail-end of a back-to-back but it still won’t be an easy test.
Hannikainen has spent the majority of the year with the Blue Jackets, where he has two goals and two assists in 27 games. During his time Cleveland, the 24-year-old winger registered three assists in seven games. He is not expected to draw into the lineup on Friday.
Bobrovsky allowed two goals on 43 shots in the Blue Jackets shootout loss to Minnesota on Tuesday. Bobrovsky bounced back from a difficult December to finish 4-4-1 with a 2.30 GAA and .932 SV% in nine January starts. He will look to keep things rolling into February, starting tonight with the Sharks, who are in town as losers of four in a row.
Hayes was a healthy scratch for the last two games as the Devils went with 11 forwards and seven defensemen. Hayes has just nine points (3G / 6A) in 26 games this season and will play in the AHL for the first time since 2013-14.
Quenneville, 21, has recorded 10 goals and 11 assists (21 points) in 31 AHL games this season. Quenneville has four points (1G / 3A) in 12 career NHL games (all in 2016-17) and could make his season debut vs. the Penguins on Saturday.
Santini has not played in the last nine games and with the return of Mirco Mueller, Santini became their eighth defenseman. Santini has 10 points (2G / 8A) in 36 games with the Devils this season and will likely make his AHL season debut this weekend.
