Palat has missed the last three games and will miss at least the next two. Palat did not travel for the Lightning’s back-to-back which starts in Montreal on Saturday and finishes in Ottawa on Sunday.
Markstrom allowed two goals on 26 shots in the Canucks win over the Blackhawks on Wednesday. Markstrom has won two straight and four of his last five starts while posting a 2.34 GAA and .928 SV%. Tonight he faces an Avalanche team that is on the tail-end of a back-to-back and have lost three of their last four.
Allen allowed three goals on 19 shots before leaving Saturday’s win over the Blackhawks with an injury. Allen healed quickly and is set to start again tonight vs. the Golden Knights. The 28-year-old has gone 3-2-3 with an ugly 3.99 GAA and .874 SV% in his first nine starts this season.
Noesen, who has just one goal and one assist in nine games this season, will come out of the lineup on Thursday due to an upper-body ailment. Joey Anderson will replace him in the Devils’ bottom-6.
Markstrom allowed two goals on 39 shots in the Canucks 5-2 win over the Wild on Monday. With Anders Nilsson on IR, Markstrom is expected to start for the foreseeable future. Markstrom has won three of his last four starts while posting a 2.42 GAA and .929 SV%.
Markstrom allowed two goals on 39 shots in the Canucks 5-2 win over the Wild on Monday. With Anders Nilsson on IR, Markstrom is expected to start for the foreseeable future. Markstrom has won three of his last four starts while posting a 2.42 GAA and .929 SV%.
Allen was forced to leave Saturday’s game with an undisclosed injury, but could play on Thursday. Allen said he’s good to go tomorrow, but the Blues have not made a decision on who will start.
Allen was forced to leave Saturday’s game vs. the Blackhawks in the second period after allowing three goals on 19 shots. Allen was replaced by Chad Johnson and Ville Husso was called-up this morning, suggesting that Allen may not be available vs. the Golden Knights on Thursday.
Markstrom surrendered five goals on 35 shots in the Canucks 5-0 loss to the Penguins on Saturday. With Anders Nilsson out for a couple of weeks, Markstrom will get a long run between the pipes for Vancouver. Markstrom has lost three of his last five (2-3-0) with a 3.52 GAA and .893 SV%.
Bratt has missed the first eight games of the season but is nearing his season debut. Bratt will travel on the Devils upcoming road-trip, but that doesn’t guarantee that he will play Tuesday in Tampa Bay. Monitor his status as the week moves along.
Palat will not play Tuesday vs. the Devils or Thursday vs. the Predators, but could be back Saturday in Montreal. With Palat out, the Lightning shuffled their lines at Monday’s practice, reuniting J.T. Miller-Steven Stamkos-Nikita Kucherov.
Markstrom stopped 33 of 35 shots in the Canucks win in Vegas on Wednesday. Markstrom has now won two straight while stopping 63 of the 66 shots (.955 SV%) As good as Markstrom has been in recent games, he has a terrible matchup tonight vs. the red-hot Penguins.
Markstrom stopped 33 of 35 shots in the Canucks win in Vegas on Wednesday. Markstrom has now won two straight while stopping 63 of the 66 shots (.955 SV%) As good as Markstrom has been in recent games, he has a terrible matchup tonight vs. the red-hot Penguins.
Allen was pulled after allowing four goals on 21 shots in the Blues loss to the Blue Jackets on Thursday. Allen has struggled to a 3.93 GAA and .876 SV% in his first eight starts of the season. Tonight he faces the Blackhawks for the third time this season—he has gone 0-0-2 with a 4.25 GAA and .888 SV% in their first two meetings.
Dowling recorded an assist in his season debut on Tuesday, playing extremely well on the Stars second line. They will reward him with a chance to play with Tyler Seguin and Jamie Benn tonight vs. the Ducks. Dowling had six points (2G / 4A) in seven games with Texas (AHL) before being called-up.
Allen gave up five goals on 36 shots in the Blues loss in Winnipeg on Monday. Allen had a great outing in Toronto, but struggled in an equally tough matchup in Winnipeg two days later. The 28-year-old comes into Thursday at 1-1-1 with a 4.28 GAA and .854 SV% in three starts on home-ice this season.
Markstrom made 30 saves on 31 shots in the Canucks win over the Bruins on Saturday. Anders Nilsson started Monday, but they’ll come back to Markstrom tonight in Vegas. He is coming off of his best performance of the year, but has a tough matchup in Vegas—the Golden Knights are 31-11-2 in their first 44 games on home-ice.
