Lehner stopped 31 of 33 shots in the Sabres 6-2 win over the Oilers on Sunday. It was an excellent game for Lehner, who needed a bounce-back after a bad season opener. The 25-year-old has a solid .916 SV% in his NHL career and is capable of being a good No.1 goalie in this league, but he only needs to stay healthy, which has been tough for him to do.
Rask was set to start Saturday’s game in Toronto, but he was held out because he was dinged up. However, Rask is good to go tonight. Rask stopped 28 of 31 shots in the Bruins’ season opening win in Columbus last Thursday.
Mrazek allowed three goals on 37 shots in the Red Wings’ 4-1 loss in Florida on Saturday. Mrazek has faced an average of 36 shots per game and has posted a 4.06 GAA and .889 SV% in his first two starts. Mrazek’s numbers don’t tell the whole story. Detroit has left him out to dry and if it weren’t for Mrazek, the Lightning and Panthers would have had eight goals a piece.
Johnson stopped 30 of 31 shots in the Flames’ shootout loss in Vancouver on Saturday. It was a strong debut for Johnson, who will start a second straight game after Brian Elliott struggled mightily in his first two starts with Calgary. Johnson will start against the Sabres, who he played for last year—Buffalo is 1-1-0 with a terrible game and a great game to start the year.
Hudler missed the Stars’ practice on Monday and is doubtful for Tuesday’s game in Nashville. Hudler has no points or shots and is a minus-3 in his first two games with the Stars. Monitor his status during the Stars' morning skate.
Crawford allowed three goals on 27 shots in the Blackhawks’ loss in Nashville last Friday. Crawford lost his first two starts of the season while posting a 3.10 GAA and .898 SV%, but he will go for his first win tonight vs. the visiting Flyers. Crawford was insanely good on home ice last year (20-9-2 / 1.85 GAA / .940 SV%) so you should be able to trust him tonight.
Bergeron will miss his third consecutive game with a lower-body injury on Monday. Bergeron is expected to practice on Wednesday, which could put him on-pace to return to the lineup on Thursday or Saturday.
Hellebuyck gave up four goals on 27 shots in the Jets’ overtime win over the Hurricanes on Thursday. Michael Hutchinson started Saturday, but they will go back to Hellebuyck tonight vs. the Bruins. The Jets are the worst possession team in the NHL through two games, which doesn’t bode well for Hellebuyck on Monday.
Salomaki was injured while blocking a shot in Saturday’s game in Chicago and will miss 6-8 weeks with what is being listed as an “upper-body” injury. With Salomaki out, look for Cody Bass to be in the lineup on Tuesday.
Bitetto was injured in a fight with Blackhawks’ forward Jordin Tootoo on Friday and will miss 4-6 weeks. With Bitetto out, Yannick Weber will land a permanent role on the Predators’ blueline.
Raymond is a minus-2 with just three shots on goal while averaging just 9:34 TOI/GM through the first three games of the season. His placement on waivers will likely open up a roster spot for Emerson Etem to get into the lineup.
McCollum was the 30th overall pick in 2008, but never made it to the NHL. Last year he was 15-13-0 with a 2.42 GAA and .923 SV% in 30 games with Grand Rapids (AHL).
Stuart had one shot on goal with two blocked shots in 11:02 on Saturday. Tonight he will be a healthy scratch for the second time in three games and will be replaced by Ben Chiarot.
Chiarot played 15:08 in the season opener but was a healthy scratch on Saturday. Tonight he will replace Mark Stuart in the lineup and will be paired with Paul Postma.
Gunnarsson played just 9:55 before leaving Saturday’s game with an upper-body injury. Gunnarsson will travel to Vancouver, but he may sit out of Tuesday’s game. If he’s out, look for Robert Bortuzzo to get back in the lineup.
Brodziak played just 2:22 in Saturday’s win vs. the Rangers on Saturday before leaving with an upper-body injury. Brodziak will travel to Vancouver, but he is day-to-day and may miss Tuesday’s game. If he’s out look for Dmitrij Jaskin to centre the fourth line.
Lehtera left Saturday’s game vs. the Rangers with an upper-body injury and will miss at least Tuesday’s game vs. the Canucks. With Lehtera out, Alex Steen is expected to shift to centre and Jaden Schwartz (elbow) could take his spot in the lineup.
Craig Anderson started the first two games of the season, but they will turn to Andrew Hammond in Detroit. Hammond has three career appearances against the Red Wings (two starts, one relief) and has gone 2-0-0 with a 0.78 GAA and .966 SV%. Hammond gets the first game of the back-to-back and could be a sneaky spot-start against a struggling Red Wings team.
Martin Jones has started the first three games of the season, including last night, when he was lit up for five goals on 22 shots, so look for Dell to make his NHL debut on Tuesday. The 27-year-old was undrafted and paid his dues in the ECHL and AHL before becoming the Sharks’ backup this season. Del was 17-16-6 with a 2.42 GAA and .922 SV% in 40 games with the San Jose Barracuda (AHL) last season.
Rask was set to start Saturday’s game in Toronto, but he was held out because he was dinged up. The Bruins are optimistic that Rask will be good to go tonight, but there will not be confirmation until after their morning skate. Rask stopped 28 of 31 shots in the Bruins’ season opening win in Columbus last Thursday.
