Gibson allowed six goals on 28 shots in the Ducks loss to the Golden Knights on Sunday. Gibson has lost five of his last six starts (1-3-2) while posting a 3.36 GAA and .893 SV%. The Ducks have struggled mightily in front of him, so it's probably wise to leave him on the bench against Connor McDavid, Leon Draisaitl and the Oilers.
Stalock allowed three goals on 26 shots in the Wild's win in Edmonton last Friday. Stalock has played terrific in February, going 4-1-1 with a 1.81 GAA, .930 SV% and one shutout in six starts. Stalock comes in at 10-3-2 with a 2.12 GAA and .922 SV% on home-ice with a good matchup against a Blue Jackets team that played last night.
Fowler has missed the last three games but will likely miss at least seven more games. With Fowler out Michael Del Zotto has been playing over 20 minutes per game and seeing second power-play unit time.
Gibson stopped 28 of 29 shots in the Ducks loss to the Avalanche on Friday. It was a great effort from Gibson, who has been solid recently, stopping 93 of the last 98 shots (.949 SV%) that he has faced. He’s gone 1-2-0 with a 4.04 GAA and .900 SV% in his first three starts against the Golden Knights this season.
Gudas was a healthy scratch during Saturday's game in New Jersey but will replace Jonas Siegenthaler in the lineup on Sunday afternoon. Gudas has picked up just one assist in his last 15 games.
Gibson allowed three goals on 27 shots in the Ducks loss in Montreal last Thursday. Since their bye week, Gibson has gone 2-2-1 with a 3.00 GAA and .892 SV% and draws a terrible matchup tonight with the Blues in town. Gibson is 1-1-0 while allowing just five goals on 72 shots (.931 SV%) in two games vs. St. Louis this season.
Fabbri was forced to leave Sunday's game after taking a high hit by Chris Wagner and did not return. Head coach Jeff Blashill ruled Fabbri out for tonight's game in Buffalo but Anthony Mantha returns to take Fabbri's spot.
Stalock allowed two goals on 26 shots inn the Wild's win over the Canucks last Thursday. Devan Dubnyk started the last two games but Stalock will make his 26th start of the season tonight. Stalock has won four of his last five starts (4-1-0) while posting a 2.20 GAA, .913 SV% and one shutout. As well as he's played, he draws a terrible matchup with Vegas in town--they've scored 3.88 goals per game in their last eight games and will get William Karlsson back tonight.
Fabbri left Sunday's game vs. the Bruins after being hit by Chris Wagner and did not return. Head coach Jeff Blashill clarified that Fabbri is dealing with a jaw injury and is questionable to play Tuesday in Buffalo. Luckily for the Red Wings, they will be getting Anthony Mantha back.
The Capitals have been rotating a defenseman in and out of the lineup since Martin Fehervary joined the team. Tonight Nick Jensen will draw back in with Radko Gudas sitting for the first time all season.
Jeremy Lauzon is likely facing a suspension, so Vaakanainen is here to replace him in the lineup in Detroit. The 21-year-old, former first-round pick (No.18 overall in 2017) has 12 points (4G / 8A) in 42 AHL games this season.
