Khudobin allowed one goal on 19 shots in the Hurricanes win over the Devils on December 23rd. It was his first win of the season after losing his first 10 outings. Tonight he will far a Bruins team who have lost three of their last four, including a shootout loss yesterday. Khudobin is 0-3-0 at home despite positing a 2.06 GAA and .924 SV%.
Neil has been out since suffering a knee injury on December 11th vs. the Kings. He returned to the ice for the Senators optional morning skate ahead of their game vs. the Lightning. He was originally expected to miss “at least a few weeks” —he is already three and a half weeks removed from the injury so he appears to be right on schedule.
Lehner allowed four goals on 29 shots in the Senators loss to the Canadiens on December 20th. He has sat for the last four straight games, but should be back in tonight when the Sens host the Lightning. Lehner is 1-1-0 vs. Tampa Bay this season and 2-2-1 with a 2.99 GAA and .910 SV% at home.
Martin Brodeur started last night, so Elliott will get the nod tonight in San Jose. He allowed three goals on 47 shots in a loss to the Predators in his return from a knee injury on Tuesday. He has been great this year going 8-5-1 with a 1.90 GAA and .931 SV%, but draws a rough road matchup tonight.
Giroux was listed as a game-time decision and the Flyers said that he would take warmups, but he is not on the ice for warmups and will not play vs. the Devils. With Giroux and Scott Laughton out, the Flyers will go with seven defensemen.
Reimer allowed three goals on 41 shots in the Maple Leafs’ 3-2 loss to the Lightning on Monday. Reimer has sat the last two games, including last night, so he will start the second game of the back-to-back. The Winnipeg native was pulled after allowing four goals on 19 shots in his only start at MTS Centre last season.
Bickel served as a healthy scratch last night, but will be back in at forward tonight in Dallas. He has one assist in eight games and despite averaging just 5:56 TOI, the Wild are actually 5-2-1 with Bickel in the lineup.
Zucker will return to the lineup tonight after missing the last four games with an illness. With Zucker coming back in, Justin Fontaine will take a seat. Zucker ranks third on the team in goals with 12 in 32 games.
Kuemper stopped 34 of 35 shots in the Wild’s win over the Maple Leafs last night. Despite the busy evening, he will be in goal again tonight vs. the Stars. Kuemper has gone 3-0-0 with a 1.98 GAA and .935 SV% in his first three starts against Dallas this season.
Schneider allowed three goals on 28 shots in the Devils 3-1 loss to the Red Wings on Wednesday. He was given last night off, but will be in goal tonight vs. the Flyers. He finished December at 3-8-1 with a 2.23 GAA and .924 SV%—as you can tell, not really his fault. The Devils averaged 1.50 goals per game with Schneider in net last month.
Martin will miss his eighth consecutive game with an undisclosed injury, but the Penguins are hopeful that Martin can return next Wednesday vs. the Bruins.
Staal will take part in warmups before deciding if he will play tonight. Staal’s grandfather passed away and he has not been on the ice for the last two games, so he could sit tonight’s game out.
Emery allowed three goals on 37 shots in the Flyers loss to the Predators on December 27th. Steve Mason started the last three games, but Emery will get back in goal in the second game of a back-to-back. He has won three of his last four starts with a 2.51 GAA and .904 SV%.
Laughton is dealing with some type of injury, but coach coach Berube would not specify what the nature of the injury is. With Laughton out, Zac Rinaldo will be back in the lineup.
Neuvirth stopped 31 of 33 shots in the Sabres 2-0 loss to the Panthers last night. He did everything he could, but the Sabres couldn’t get one by Roberto Luongo at the other end. Neuvirth has not registered a win since November 18th—he has lost his last four starts while posting a 4.06 GAA and .900 SV%.
Giroux who was cut near his ankle in Friday’s game, will take part in warmups and then he, along with Flyers medical and coaching staff will determined whether Giroux will be in the lineup vs. the Devils. Giroux has 15 points (6G / 9A) in 13 games over the last month.
Parenteau left Friday night's game with an undisclosed injury and it will keep him out of tonight's game vs. the Penguins. He will be replaced by Manny Malhotra and is listed as day-to-day.
Fleischmann, who missed Friday’s game with an undisclosed injury, also missed practice on Saturday and is unlikely to play on Sunday vs. the Capitals.
Gudbranson missed Panthers practice on Saturday and will likely miss his second straight game with an upper-body injury. Monitor his status during the morning skate, but don’t get your hopes up.
Maroon had to be helped off of the ice this afternoon, but his upper-body injury is not believed to be serious. Monitor his status during the Ducks morning skate on Sunday.
