Palat has been out since October 26th but will draw back into the lineup vs. the Sabres. Palat is expected to be back on the fourth line and on the second power-play unit in his return. He has five assists in nine games this season.
Lehner allowed five goals on 27 shots in the Islanders loss in New York on November 21st. Thomas Greiss started the last three games but it looks like Lehner will start tonight in Boston. Lehner has dropped each of his last four starts and is 3-5-0 with a 3.21 GAA and .896 SV% on the road this season.
Rask allowed two goals on 33 shots in the Bruins win in Montreal last Saturday. Since returning from a personal matter, Rask has gone 1-0-2 while allowing just six goals on 97 shots (.938 SV%). Tonight he takes on an Islanders tea that has dropped three of their last five while averaging just 2.2 goals per game.
Pasquale has been backing up Louis Domingue since Andrei Vaslievskiy was hurt but he’ll swap spots with Connor Ingram so he can get some playing time in Syracuse. He is 4-2-0 with a 2.85 GAA and .896 SV% in seven AHL games this season.
Ingram, 21, was a third-round pick in 2016 and has gone 7-3-0 with a 2.52 GAA and .918 SV% in 10 games with the Crunch. Ingram comes up so that he can backup Louis Domingue while Ed Pasquale heads back down to get some games in.
Domingue surrendered three goals on 22 shots in the Lightning’s loss to the Ducks on Tuesday. Domingue will make his ninth consecutive start, having gone 5-3-0 with a 2.90 GAA and .912 SV% in his previous eight. Tonight he faces a Sabres team that has won 10 in a row. Domingue stopped 17 of 19 shots in a 2-1 loss in his first start vs. Buffalo (Nov.13).
Schilling has recorded six assists in 15 games this season. The 30-year-old will likely serve as an extra defenseman. He has appeared in just six NHL games despite playing 441 AHL contests.
Copp has missed the last two games and his move to IR suggests that Copp will miss Thursday’s game vs. Chicago. His move created a roster spot for Cam Schilling to be called up from Manitoba (AHL).
Bishop has missed the last five games but head coach Jim Montgomery said that “Ben looks like he is a player for Saturday.” Bishop has been impressive this season, posting a 2.33 GAA, .923 SV% and two shutouts in 15 games.
Raanta was forced to leave Tuesday’s game in Minnesota with a lower-body injury. Raanta stopped 17 of 20 shots before not returning for the third period. Adin Hill took over for him and is likely to start on Thursday if Raanta is unavailable. Head coach Rick Tocchet said that Raanta was being re-evaluated on Wednesday.
Jarry stopped 35 of 37 shots in the Penguins overtime loss in Boston last Friday. Jarry’s first start of the season went very well and tonight he will start the tail-end of a back-to-back in Colorado. The Avalanche are first in the NHL in goal-scoring, so leaving Jarry on the bench is probably wise.
Khudobin stopped 30 of 31 shots in the Stars 1-0 loss in Edmonton last night. Khudobin was great but it wasn’t enough to walk away with the win. With Ben Bishop still out, Khudobin will start for the second straight night but draws a tough matchup in Calgary. The Flames have won four of their last five and are eighth in the NHL in goals (3.38 GF/pg).
Dell allowed six goals on 36 shots in the Sharks loss in Vegas on Saturday. Dell started for the second night in a row after posting back-to-back shutouts in his previous two starts. Dell has outplayed Martin Jones so far this season but is 1-2-2 with a 3.54 GAA and .893 SV% on the road. A matchup with a great Maple Leafs team, who might get Auston Matthews back is not ideal for Dell owners.
Howard was pulled after allowing three goals on 16 shots in the Red Wings 7-5 loss to the Blue Jackets on Monday. The poor performance ended a long streak of great games for Howard, who comes into Wednesday at 5-1-1 with a 2.25 GAA and .931 SV% in November. Tonight he faces a Blues team that has lost four of their last five games.
Gibson allowed four goals on 32 shots in the Ducks loss in Nashville on Sunday. The loss snapped a brief two-game winning streak for Gibson, who is now 4-4-2 with a 2.70 GAA and .910 SV% in November. With Ryan Miller facing the Lightning on Tuesday, Gibson will take on a Panthers team that has lost five of their last seven games (2-4-1).
Goulbourne was a healthy scratch on Tuesday after being in the lineup for the previous two games. The 24-year-old returns to the Phantoms, where he has four points (1G / 3A) in 10 games.
Barrie will sit out for a second straight game with an undisclosed injury. With Barrie out last night, Erik Johnson led all defensemen with 22:05 TOI and Samuel Girard was on the top power-play, seeing 2:24 PP TOI.
Grubauer allowed just one goal on 37 shots in Colorado’s win in Arizona last Friday. With Semyon Varlamov starting last night, Grubauer will get the second game of the back-to-back tonight vs. the Penguins. Grubauer is 2-0-2 with a 3.36 GAA and .898 SV% in four November starts.
