Zuccarello will be one of three players sitting out Saturday's game in Nashville. Bobby Brink will replace Zuccarello in the lineup, but Vladimir Tarasenko will replace him on the first line.
Eriksson Ek will be one of three players sitting out Saturday's game in Nashville. Nico Sturm will replace Eriksson Ek in the lineup, but Danila Yurov will replace him on the second line.
Joseph has been a healthy scratch for the last three games but he'll replace Jeff Malott (undisclosed) in the lineup on Saturday. Joseph has not registered a point in his first five games with the Kings.
Oettinger allowed four goals on 31 shots in the Stars' win over the Wild on Thursday. Oettinger comes into Saturday's game riding a three-game winining streak, allowing seven goals on 73 shots (.904 SV%). The Stars are still playing for home-ice advantage in Round 1 vs. the Wild, so Oettinger should be a reliable start on Saturday vs. the Rangers as -181 home favourites.
Wallstedt allowed two goals on 27 shots in the Wild's win over the Kraken on Tuesday. Wallstedt hasn't been the most consistent this season, but he's played very well since the start of March, going 3-2-2 with a clean 1.96 GAA and .929 SV%--those splits both rank third in the NHL over that time. Tonight he'll face a desperate Nashville team who have lost five of their last eight games.
Lankinen has missed the last four games with an upper-body injury but will start Saturday in San Jose. Lankinen has giving up three-plus goals in five straight games, going 1-3-0 with an ugly .869 SV%. One of those games was against the Sharks, who he'll face again tonight. He played just 5:55 and gave up three goals on six shots in that game.
Ingram allowed two goals on 10 shots before leaving Wednesday's game in San Jose with an injury. Despite getting banged up a few days ago, Ingram will start Saturday in Los Angeles. Ingram has been the better of the two goalies as of late, coming into Saturday at 4-1-0 with a .909 SV% in his last five starts.
Forsberg stopped 24 of 25 shots in the Kings win over the Canucks on Thursday. Forsberg has emerged as the Kings' No.1 netminder at a crucial time of year, and comes into Saturday's game having won three in a row and stopping 87 of the last 91 shots (.956 SV%) that he's faced. He'll look to stay hot against an Oilers team that is without Leon Draisaitl, Zach Hyman and Jason Dickinson. The Kings are -116 home favourites.
Gudas has missed the last five games with a lower-body injury, but was on the ice for Saturday's practice and will be a game-time decision on Sunday. The Ducks went 1-4-0 in those five games without Gudas.
Askarov allowed six goals on 30 shots in the Sharks lineup in Anaheim on Thursday. Askarov has struggled in his last two starts, allowing 11 goals on 63 shots (.825 SV%) in back-to-back losses. Despite his recent struggles, Askarov comes into Saturday's game with strong streamer appeal. The Sharks are -201 home favourites vs. the Canucks.
Shesterkin allowed four goals on 26 shots in the Rangers' loss to the Sabres on Wednesday. It was the first tough outing for Shesterkin in a while. He's gone 3-2-0 with a sparkling 2.02 GAA and .918 SV% in his last five games. Despite his strong record of late, he draws a tough assignment in Dallas on Saturday.
Kudryavtsev has two goals and 16 assists (18 points) in 42 games with Abbotsford this season. If he plays for the Canucks on Saturday, it will be his season debut and third career NHL game.
Andersen allowed two goals on 25 shots in the Hurricanes' win in Chicago on Thursday. For the second time in a couple weeks, the Hurricanes will stick with Andersen for a second game in a row. Andersen has cleaned things up a bit recently and comes into Saturday at 7-3-0 with a 3.00 GAA and .862 SV% in his last 10 starts.
Hague missed the last two games with an upper-body injury, but could play Saturday in Utah. Hague is considered a game-time decision, so monitor his status as the Predators hit the ice for warmups at 4:30 PM ET.
Josi was a late scratch for Thursday's game in Anaheim, but could play Saturday in Utah. Josi, who is on a four-game point streak (1G / 5A) is considered a game-time decision. Monitor his status when the Predators hit the ice for warmups at 4:30 PM ET.
Regenda played in his first game since March 24th on Thursday, but it looks like he will come back out after a minus-2 performance in Anaheim. Regenda will be replaced by Igor Chernyshov in the lineup vs. the Canucks.
Chernyshov was a healthy scratch in Anaheim on Thursday but is expected to replace Pavol Regenda in the lineup on Saturday. Chernyshov has gone pointless in his last five games but has 13 points (5G / 9A) in 24 games with the Sharks this season.
With the Penguins resting all kinds of players on Saturday, Koivunen is one of three forwards who were recalled from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton under emergency conditions. Koivunen has two goals and five assists (seven points) in 36 games with Pittsburgh this season.
With the Penguins resting all kinds of players on Saturday, McGroarty is one of three forwards who were recalled from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton under emergency conditions. McGroarty has two goals and three assists (five points) in 21 games with Pittsburgh this season.
