NHL Hockey Player News

Greiss starts for the Penguins.

Greiss allowed four goals on 35 shots in the Penguins loss to the Islanders last Saturday. Despite the loss, Greiss has been really good, posting a 2.46 GAA and .924 SV% in four games this season. If you are looking for a spot-start tonight, Greiss might be your guy as they get set to take on the Hurricanes.

Thomas Greiss
Lindback is expected to start in goal for the Stars.

Lindback allowed two goals on nine shots after replacing Kari Lehtonen on November 18th. He has really struggled this season and could be making his last start of the season tonight if he struggles.

Anders Lindback
Backstrom is expected to start for the Wild.

Backstrom stopped all 12 shots that he faced after replacing Darcy Kuemper in the Wild’s 4-0 loss to the Kings on Wednesday. He has a 2.04 GAA and .914 SV% in seven games this season. He is a risky start with the Blues in town.

Niklas Backstrom
Crawford starts in goal for the Blackhawks.

Crawford stopped 23 of 24 shots in the Blackhawks win over the Ducks last night. He will get the back-to-back starts tonight in Los Angeles.He has won five of six and is one of the hottest goalies in the league right now. Crawford is 6-3-0 with a 2.00 GAA and .931 SV% in the road this season.

Corey Crawford
Howard starts for the Wings on Sunday.

Howard allowed two goals on 24 shots in the Red Wings win over the Flyers on Wednesday. He has won three of his last four and will make his final start of November tonight having gone 5-3-2 with a 2.18 GAA and .912 SV% this month.

Jimmy Howard
Niemi was the first goalie off at the Sharks morning skate.

Niemi gave up a single goal on 18 shots in the Sharks 2-0 loss to Calgary on Wednesday. He has lost his last four starts despite posting a 1.94 GAA and .919 SV%. He stopped 33 shots in a 4-1 win in his only start vs. Anaheim this year.

Antti Niemi
Dubnyk will start in goal for the Coyotes.

Dubnyk allowed three goals on 43 shots in the Coyotes win over the Sharks last Saturday. He has been much better than Mike Smith this season and with another win tonight he could carve out a larger role. He has gone 5-0-1 with a 2.34 GAA and .926 SV% on the year.

Devan Dubnyk
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