McCormick was recalled prior to Monday’s contest but was held out of the lineup as a healthy scratch. It could have been a cap move to send him down and he could be “recalled” prior to Thursday’s game vs. the Red Wings.
Howard stopped 44 of 46 shots in the Red Wings’ shootout win over the Panthers on Saturday. The win snapped a five-game losing streak for Howard, who will make his 10th start of the season tonight vs. the Coyotes. Arizona won their first game last night, but Howie already has a ‘W’ against them this season and comes in ranking ninth in the NHL in SV% (.929).
Hellebuyck stopped 31 of 32 shots in the Jets’ win over the Penguins on Sunday. IT was another stellar performance from Hellebuyck, who now sits at 5-0-1 with a 2.05 GAA and .937 SV% on the season. One of those wins came against the Wild, who he will face again tonight—that evening he stooped 24 of 27 shots en route to a 4-2 victory.
Hjalmarsson suffered an upper-body injury in the Coyotes win in Philadelphia on Monday and will be replaced by Adam Clendening tonight in Detroit. There was no update on how serious the injury is, so consider the veteran as day-to-day for now.
Wedgewood allowed three goals on 31 shots in the Coyotes’ win in Philadelphia last night. It was a strong Arizona debut for the young netminder, who will start on back-to-back nights with Antti Raanta (lower-body) still on the mend. Going on back-to-back nights can be tough, but Wedgewood should be well rested and has a decent matchup in Detroit.
The Wild initially listed Niederreiter as a game-time decision for Tuesday, but head coach Bruce Boudreau told a local radio station that Niederreiter will make his return tonight vs. the Jets. Niederreiter has missed the last six games but is expected to draw in on a line with Eric Staal tonight. He is still searching for his first point of the season, but Niederreiter likely won’t have to wait too long for it to happen.
Stalock made 35 saves on 37 shots in the Wild’s win in Calgary 10 days ago. Stalock has only started two games this season, but he’s played well enough to earn another start tonight vs. the Jets. So far, he has stopped 73 of the 79 shots (.924 SV%) that he has faced. However, the matchup is far from ideal, making Stalock a risky spot-start option.
Fedun has split his 2017-18 season between the NHL and AHL so far this season. Fedun has one assist in two NHL games and two assists in four games with Rochester. He takes Zach Redmond’s spot on the roster.
DeSmith was recalled to serve as Matt Murray’s backup after Antti Niemi was claimed off of waivers by the Panthers. DeSmith made his NHL debut on Sunday, replacing Murray in the first period and went on to allow three goals on 15 shots.
Casey DeSmith was originally brought up to serve as Matt Murray’s backup, but Jarry took that spot on Monday. The 22-year-old, former second-round pick has gone 3-2-0 with a 3.18 GAA and .897 SV% in five AHL starts this season. It has been a disappointing start for Jarry, who was 28-15-1 with a 2.15 GAA and .925 SV% with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton last year. He could start one of the Penguins’ back-to-back games on Wednesday/Thursday.
Dansk appeared to have lost an edge and he fell awkwardly on John Tavares’ second goal of the game and was forced to depart with a lower-body injury. Dansk was replaced by Maxime Lagace, who struggled, but is now expected to get the nod on Tuesday. There’s no word on how long Dansk will be sidelined, but the Golden Knights’ goaltending injury woes continue.
Lagace entered Monday’s game in Brooklyn after Oscar Dansk suffered a lower-body injury and struggled, allowing four goals on 11 shots. With Dansk hurt, Gerard Gallant said “next man up” so Lagace is expected to go head-to-head with Henrik Lundqvist in his first career start. The Rangers come in at 3-7-2 while averaging 2.83 goals for per game.
Lundqvist allowed four goals on 24 shots in the Rangers’ loss to the Sharks last Monday. Ondrej Pavelec started the next two games, so they’ll go back to King Henrik tonight vs. the visiting Golden Knights. It’s been a tough start to the season for Lundqvist, but he is a must-start tonight against a Vegas team down the first three goalies on their depth chart.
Vasilevskiy allowed two goals on 31 shots in the Lightning’s win over the Red Wings last Thursday. Vasilevskiy was given a night off on Saturday, so they’ll come back to him tonight in Florida. The 23-year-old rolls in on an eight-game winning streak and has posted a 2.20 GAA, .936 SV% and one shutout in 10 starts this season. He is already 1-1-0 with a 4.08 GAA and .905 SV% in two starts vs. Florida.
Reimer turned away 36 of 38 shots in the Panthers’ shootout loss to the Red Wings on Saturday. Reimer has gone 3-3-1 with a 3.19 GAA and .912 SV% in six starts and one relief appearance so far this season. One of his wins came against Tampa Bay—he stopped 26 of 30 shots in a 5-4 win on October 7th.
