Pyotr Kochetkov will start Tuesday vs. Detroit. Kochetkov stopped 16 of 16 shots for his 2nd shutout of the season in a win over the New York Islanders his last time out. Carolina's unexpected starter has been phenomenal this season, with a 6-1-4 record, .918 SV% and 2.21 GAA. He takes on the Detroit Red Wings, who have lost two straight and are 17th in the NHL in goals per game (3.07).Source: Walt Ruff
Elvis Mezlikins will start Tuesday vs. Florida. Merzlikins allowed five goals on 38 shots (.868 SV%) but still picked up the victory as he defeated Los Angeles in his last start. It has been a tough go so far for the 28-year-old, with a 4-7-0 record, .862 SV% and 4.83 GAA. He faces the Florida Panthers, who have lost three of their last four games but are first in the NHL in shots per game (37.8).Source: Jeff Svoboda
Bobrovsky will start Tuesday vs. the Blue Jackets. Bobrovsky allowed four goals on 31 shots (.871 SV%) as he picked up his second straight loss in a defeat to Seattle his last time out. The 34-year-old has been having a horrific season, posting a .884 SV%, 3.58 GAA and a 5-8-1 record. He takes on the Columbus Blue Jackets, who have won their last two games but are 27th in the NHL in shots per game (29.6) Source: Colby Guy
John Gibson will start vs. the Toronto Maple Leafs. John Gibson allowed four goals on 19 shots (.789 SV%) and took his fourth loss in five starts as he was downed by San Jose in his last start. The 29-year-old is having an incredibly down year, as he has a 5-13-3 record, .894 SV% and 3.99 GAA. He takes on one of the league's hottest teams the Toronto Maple Leafs, who have gotten at least a point in 15 straight contests (12-0-3).Source: Aly Lozoff
Phillipp Grubauer will start Tuesday vs. Tampa Bay.Grubauer allowed only two goals on 36 shots (.944 SV%) but still took his second straight loss in a defeat to Washington in his last start. The 31-year-old has struggled yet again this season after a horrific 2021-22, with a 2-3-1 record, 3.21 GAA and .882 SV% through his eight starts. He will face the Tampa Bay Lightning, who are on a bit of a roll after winning four of their last five games. Source: Piper Shaw
Copley led the Kings onto the ice for warmups. Copley stopped 20 of 22 shots (.909 SV%) as he picked up his second victory in as many starts with a win over Montreal. Since being recalled last week from Ontario (AHL), Copley has been sensational, with a 2-0-0 record, .927 SV% and 2.00 GAA. He takes on the Buffalo Sabres, who are on a two-game losing streak but rank second in the NHL in goals per game (3.86).Source: Zach Dooley
Sandstrom will start Tuesday in Colorado. Sandstrom allowed five goals on 23 shots (.783 SV%) as he picked up his third straight loss in a defeat to the New York Islanders in his last start. The 25-year-old backup has struggled to find any sort of success this season with his 1-5-1 record, .889 SV% and 3.40 GAA. He takes on the Colorado Avalanche, who have struggled as of late snapping a four-game losing streak with a win over St. Louis in their last game. Source: @NHLFlyers
Hill led the Golden Knights onto the ice for warmups. Hill stopped 27 of 28 shots (.964 SV%) for his second win in a row as Vegas beat Philadelphia in his previous start. The Golden Knights' backup has been great in his first season in Vegas, with a 7-2-1 record, a 2.38 GAA and .914 SV%. He takes on the Winnipeg Jets, who snapped a four-game winning streak with a 5-2 loss to Washington in their last game.Source: @GoldenKnights
Hellebuyck will start Tuesday vs. the Golden Knights. Hellebuyck allowed four goals on 35 shots (.886 SV%) as he snapped a personal six-game winning streak with a loss to Washington. He currently ranks second in the NHL in wins with his 14-6-1 record, fourth in GAA (2.33) and third in SV% (.930). He faces the Vegas Golden Knights, who are 1st in the Pacific Division even though they lost their last outing to Boston. Source: Ken Wiebe
Scott Wedgewood starts Tuesday vs. New Jersey. Wedgewood last took the crease on Dec. 4th when he stopped 14 of 15 shots (.933 SV%) in an overtime loss to Minnesota. The Stars' backup has been solid this season, with his 5-4-2 record, .908 SV% and 3.05 GAA. He takes on the New Jersey Devils, who are third in the NHL in goals per game (3.68) and fourth in shots (34.7). Source: Matthew DeFranks
Lindgren led the Capitals onto the ice for warmups. Lindgren stopped 29 of 31 shots (.935 SV%) as he picked up his fourth win in four starts with a victory over Winnipeg in his last start. Fresh off winning the NHL's first star of the week, Lindgren has been sensational as he fills in for the injured Darcy Kuemper, posting a 6-3-2 record with a .910 SV% and 2.79 GAA. He takes on the Chicago Blackhawks, who have lost three straight and are second last in the NHL in both goals per game (2.38) and shots per game (25.6).Source: Tom Gulitti
Francouz will start Tuesday vs. the Flyers. Francouz will draw his second straight start after stopping 30 of 32 shots (.938 SV%) in a victory over the St. Louis Blues on Sunday. The Avalanche's backup has been up and down this season as shown by his 3-5-0 record, .911 SV% and 2.91 GAA. He takes on the Philadelphia Flyers, whose only win in the last five contests came against the Colorado Avalanche as they defeated them 5-3 last Monday.Source: Kyle Fredrickson