Bishop will start Saturday in New Jersey. Bishop allowed four goals on 33 shots in the Stars loss to the Maple Leafs on Wednesday. Bishop has gone 1-2-0 with a 3.09 GAA and .882 SV% in his last four games (three starts) but draws a friendly matchup tonight in New Jersey. The Devils have lost four of their last five (1-3-1) while averaging 3.00 goals per game. Source: Sean Shapiro
Varlamov is expected to start Saturday afternoon vs. the Canucks. Varlamov allowed five goals on 29 shots in the Islanders loss to the Capitals on January 18th. Varlamov has lost four straight starts (0-3-1) while posting a 4.44 GAA and .864 SV%. Today he faces a Canucks team that has won four in a row while scoring 3.75 goals per game. Source: Andrew Gross
Bobrovsky led the Panthers onto the ice for warmups. Bobrovsky allowed three goals on 35 shots in the Panthers win in Chicago on January 21st. Bobrovsky went into the bye week on-fire, winning four straight while posting a 2.51 GAA and .922 SV%. He gave up five goals on 43 shots in a 6-5 win in his only start vs. the Canadiens this year. Source: Doug Plagens
Price led the Canadiens onto the ice for warmups. Price stopped 20 of 21 shots in the Canadiens win in Buffalo on Thursday. Price has gone 5-1-0 with a 1.64 GAA, .952 SV% and one shutout. In his first start against the Panthers, Price allowed six goals on 34 shots in a 6-5 loss in late-December. Source: Doug Plagens
Bernier led the Red Wings onto the ice for warmups. Bernier allowed two goals on 31 shots in the Red Wings win over the Senators on January 10th. He went on to miss the next seven games with a lower-body injury but is set to return tonight vs. the Rangers. In his last four starts, Bernier has gone 3-1-0 with a 1.96 GAA, .932 SV% and one shutout. Still, he has a really tough matchup in the second game of a home-and-home, making him one of the riskier options on the slate.Source: Ansar Khan
Anderson will start Saturday in Toronto. Anderson allowed two goals on 30 shots in the Senators win in Buffalo on Tuesday. The win snapped a five-game losing streak for the veteran netminder, who draws a horrendous matchup tonight in Toronto. In his first start vs. the Maple Leafs (season opener) he allowed five goals one 42 shots in a 5-3 loss. Source: @TSN1200
Hellebuyck will start Saturday vs. the Blues. Hellebuyck gave up four goals on 29 shots in the Jets loss in Carolina on January 21st. Hellebuyck is riding an ugly three-game losing streak, giving up a combined 13 goals on 73 shots (.822 SV%). Tonight he faces the Blues for the third time, he's gone 0-1-1 with a 3.99 GAA and .871 SV% in the first two meetings of year. Source: Ken Wiebe
Quick led the Kings onto the ice for warmups. Quick allowed three goals on 23 shots in the Kings loss to the Lightning on Wednesday. Jack Campbell started three of the last four games but they will likely turn to Quick tonight vs. the Ducks. He's 8-8-1 on home-ice and stopped 36 of 37 shots in a 2-1 win in his only start against the Ducks in 2020.Source: Dennis Bernstein
Lyon will start Saturday vs. the Avalanche.Lyon surrendered four goals on 40 shots in the Flyers loss to the Canadiens on January 16th. Lyon was busy in his season debut and is now 4-4-1 with a 3.14 GAA and .894 SV% in his NHL career. In his second start of the year, he'll face a Colorado team that went 5-2-2 with 3.89 goals per game in January. Source: Bill Meltzer
Fleury will start Saturday in Nashville. Fleury allowed three goals on 37 shots in the Golden Knights loss in Boston on January 21st. Fleury has struggled in his last six starts, going 1-4-1 with a 3.18 GAA and .886 SV%. In his first start vs. the Predators, Fleury allowed five goals on 39 shots in a 5-2 loss in mid-October. Source: Ben Gotz
Smith will start Saturday in Calgary. Smith allowed three goals on 28 shots in the Oilers loss to the Flames on Wednesday. Mikko Koskinen started last night so they'll come back to Smith for another meeting with Calgary. He's 7-5-2 with a 2.61 GAA and .914 SV% on the road this year and has allowed four goals on 35 shots (.886 SV%) in nearly 90 minutes of hockey vs. the Flames this season. Source: Derek Wills
Rittich will start Saturday vs. the Oilers. Rittich stopped 31 of 34 shots in the Flames shootout win in Edmonton on Wednesday. He'll get the nod again tonight in another instalment of the Battle of Alberta. He's 9-4-3 with a 2.74 GAA and .909 SV% on home-ice this year and is 2-0 while stopping 59 of 63 shots (.937 SV%) in two games against the Oilers this year. Source: Pat Steinberg