Rask will start Saturday against the Islanders. Rask allowed four goals on 30 shots in the Bruins 5-2 loss to the Flames on Tuesday. Rask’s last two starts have not gone very well, giving up a combined 10 goals on just 57 shots (.825 SV%). He’ll look to get back on-track against an Islanders team that he has played well against this season—going 1-0-1 while stopping 54 of the 58 shots (.931 SV%) that he’s faced. Source: Brian Compton
Varlamov led the Islanders onto the ice for warmups. Varlamov allowed four goals on 28 shots in the Islanders overtime loss to the Rangers on Tuesday. Thomas Greiss started Thursday in St. Louis but they’ll come back to Varlamov today vs. Boston. Varlamov is 11-5-4 with a 2.78 GAA and .910 SV% on home ice this season and is 1-0-1 with a 2.37 GAA and .919 SV% in his first two games vs. the Bruins. Source: Andrew Gross
Bernier led the Red Wings onto the ice for warmups.Bernier allowed two goals on nine shots after replacing Jimmy Howard in the Red Wing loss to the Wild on Thursday. Bernier has gone 1-6-0 with a 3.43 GAA and .888 SV% in his last seven starts (plus two relief appearances). Bernier has gone 1-2-0 with a 3.30 GAA and .901 SV% in three games against the Senators this season. Source: Dana Wakiji
Rittich led the Flames onto the ice for warmups. Rittich allowed four goals on 38 shots in the Flames loss in Nashville on Thursday. Tonight he’ll make his fourth straight game and comes in at 2-1-1 with a 3.65 GAA and .887 SV% in his last five starts. Today he faces a Lightning team that has lost four straight games while averaging 2.75 goals for and 5.25 goals against per game. Source: Wes Gilbertson
Bobrovsky will start Saturday vs. the Blackhawks. Bobrovsky surrendered four goals on 28 shots in the Panthers loss to the Maple Leafs on Thursday. The veteran has been very inconsistent in the month of February, going 4-7-1 with a 3.33 GAA and .903 SV% in 12 starts. Today he’ll try and keep the Panthers in the playoff hunt with a win over the Blackhawks—he stopped 32 of 35 shots in a 4-3 win in his first start vs. Chicago. Source: Jameson Olive
Francouz led the Avalanche onto the ice for warmups. Francouz allowed two goals on 47 shots in Colorado’s win in Carolina last night. With Philipp Grubauer still out, Francouz will start for the second straight night and will be looking for his sixth straight win. He’s posted a 1.18 GAA, .961 SV% and one shutout in his previous five outings. Source: Conor McGahey
Saros led the Predators onto the ice for warmups. Saros surrendered three goals on 39 shots in the Predators win over the Flames on Thursday. Saros is on a three-game winning streak while posting a 2.58 GAA and .932 SV%. Tonight he will face a Colorado team that has won five straight while averaging just 2.40 goals for and 1.20 goals against per game.Source: Brooks Bratten
Blackwood will start Saturday in Los Angeles. Blackwood allowed two goals on 35 shots in the Devils win over the Capitals last Saturday. Cory Schneider started the first two games of the week but Blackwood will face the Kings on Saturday afternoon. Blackwood is riding a six-game winning streak with an amazing 1.15 GAA, .970 SV% and two shutouts. Now he faces a Kings team that has gone 4-2-1 with 3.00 goals per game in their last seven games. Source: Amanda Stein