Saros will start Wednesday in Washington. Saros allowed four goals on 27 shots in the Predators' loss to the Ducks on January 16th. Saros has stumbled recently, going 1-1-2 with a 3.63 GAA and .882 SV% in his last six appearances (five starts). He'll face a Capitals team that has lost four of their last five home games while scoring just 2.00 goals per game. Source: Adam Vingan
Vasilevskiy starts Wednesday in Los Angeles.Vasilevskiy allowed three goals on 35 shots in the Lightning's overtime loss in Dallas on Monday. The loss snapped a 10-game winning streak for Vasilevskiy, who is now 11-4-2 with a 2.28 GAA and .926 SV% on the road this season. In his first start vs. the Kings, Vasilevskiy stopped 38 of 41 shots in a 4-3 shootout win (Jan.14).Source: Caley Chelios
Rittich will start Wednesday in Edmonton. Rittich gave up four goals on 20 shots in the Flames loss in Ottawa on January 18th. Rittich has been inconsistent since the Christmas break, going 3-4-0 with a 3.05 GAA and .903 SV% in seven starts. Rittich has gone 3-2-1 with a 2.04 GAA and .928 SV% in six career starts against their Alberta rivals. Source: Eric Francis
Smith is expected to start Wednesday vs. the Flames. Smith allowed three goals on 30 shots in the Oilers win over the Coyotes on January 18th. Smith extended his winning streak to five games, posting a 2.41 GAA and .930 SV% in the process. The Flames have won the first two instalments of the Battle of Alberta but they played last night and have scored just 2.00 goals per game while going 1-2-1 in their last four. Source: @EdmontonOilers
Gibson starts Wednesday vs. the Coyotes. Gibson allowed four goals on 31 shots in the Ducks loss in San Jose on Monday. Gibson has lost four of his last five outings while posting a 3.25 GAA and .899 SV%. Tonight he faces the Coyotes for the fourth time this season--he's gone 1-1-1 with a 2.62 GAA and .916 SV% in the first three meetings. Source: Eric Stephens