Quick allowed four goals on 28 shots in the Kings 6-4 win over the Blues on Thursday. Quick has been victorious in just two of his last six starts with a 2.82 GAA and .885 SV%. It has been a very non-Quick-like stretch of games, but he draws a great matchup today vs. Arizona—Quick enters play at 11-3-1 with a 1.69 GAA and .942 SV% at home.
Emery allowed one goal on 18 shots in the Flyers win over the Devils on December 11th. With Mason out, he could start both games this weekend. Tonight it looks like he will take on the Maple Leafs in Toronto. This does not setup well, considering the Leafs are the highest scoring team in the NHL and Emery is 2-3-0 with a 4.01 GAA and .858 SV% on the road.
With Steve Mason out for at least the next two games, the Flyers have recalled Zepp and he is expected to back-up Ray Emery today. He has gone 8-5-4 with a 2.70 GAA and .918 SV% with Lehigh Valley this season.
Hanzal and his wife had a baby girl on Friday and it is unclear if he will make it to Los Angeles in time for Saturday's game vs. the Kings. Monitor his status during pre-game warmups.
Dubnyk stopped 31 of 32 shots in the Coyotes 2-1 win over the Oilers on Tuesday. He will get his third straight start, having stopped 63 of 67 shots (.940 SV%) in his last two outings. If he keeps playing well he will completely supplant Mike Smith as the team’s starter. Today he takes on the Kings for the first time since his season debut—he made 24 saves in a 3-2 OT victory.
Heatley will play in his first game since game since November 9th. He will skate on the top line with Ryan Getzlaf and Jakob Silfverberg.
Lindholm took part in warmups but was a late scratch with a lower-body injury. He will be replaced by Mark Fistric tonight in Ottawa.
Bryzgalov allowed two goals on seven shots in relief of Frederik Andersen on Tuesday. He will get his first start for the Ducks this season snapping Andersen’s streak of 20 straight starts. He has a solid matchup in Ottawa.
Rask allowed two gaols on 40 shots in Tuesday’s shootout loss to the Predators. This might be one of the toughest stretches Rask has faced in his career. He has gone 1-3-2 with a 3.11 GAA and .900 SV% in six starts in December. The good news is, he should get some goal support tonight against a Jets team with a depleted blue line.
Schultz, 28, has registered three goals and six assists in 26 games with Manchester this season. He will replace Robyn Regehr who is out for 2-3 weeks with an upper-body injury.
Regehr suffered the injury while blocking a shot on Thursday. With Regehr out the Kings have recalled Jeff Schultz from Manchester (AHL).
Andrighetto, 21, has two goals and one assist in four games with Montreal this season. In 21 games with Hamilton, he has 18 points (9G / 9A) .
MacDonald is expected to backup Carey Price this weekend with Dustin Tokarski being sent down for conditioning stint. MacDonald is 6-4-3 with a 2.80 GAA and .906 SV% with Hamilton this season.
The Flyers will not travel to Toronto or Winnipeg and will be reevaluated on Monday. The speculation is that Mason’s upper-body injury is related to his back. Expect Ray Emery to start at least Saturday in Toronto.
Pacioretty was at the team facility today and has reportedly avoided serious injury despite being hospitalized last night. There is no word on whether or not he will play tomorrow, but it seems as if he is questionable. Monitor his status during Saturday’s game day skate.
Lundqvist allowed two goals on 31 shots in the Rangers win over Calgary on Tuesday. That is four wins in a row for King Henrik, who draws a wonderful matchup tonight in Carolina. During his four game winning streak, he has posted one shutout with a 1.48 GAA and .946 SV%. He is a must-start tonight.
Nabokov allowed three goals on 21 shots in a loss to the Penguins last Friday. With Ben Bishop sidelined it will be Nabokov tonight which means that Andrei Vasilevskiy will likely start tomorrow. Nabokov is 3-4-1 with a 2.99 GAA and .893 SV% on the season. He has been better lately and draws a nice matchup tonight vs. the offensively inept Devils.
Davidson, 23, did not recorded a point and was a minus-1 in four games with the Oilers. He heads back to the AHL where he has three points (1G / 2A) in 14 games this season.
Bollig has been a healthy scratch for the last two games, but will be back in the lineup tonight vs. Dallas. He has just two assists and a minus-6 rating in 27 games this season.
