Halak was a late scratch in Friday's game in San Jose, but he said that he just needed the night off and he is OK. Braden Holtby played very well vs. the Sharks, so it won't be surprising if Halak gets another night off on Tuesday.

Halak was scheduled to make his eighth consecutive start on Saturday, but started the game on the bench with what the Capitals are calling a lower-body injury. They have not elaborated any further, but consider him day-to-day. Braden Holtby who started in his spot, stopped 34 of 36 shots in a 3-2 win. That performance will likely earn him another start while Halak is ailing.

Halak stopped 27 of 28 shots in a tough-luck shootout loss to the Kings on Thursday. Since be acquired by the Capitals, he has started all seven games, posting a 4-2-1 record with a 2.13 GAA and .935 SV%. Tonight, he faces a Sharks team he was 0-2-0 against with the Blues.

Halak stopped 43 of 45 shots in a win over the Ducks on Tuesday. He has won three in a row while posting a 2.33 GAA and .939 SV%. Halak is looking like a strong investment for the Caps having gone 4-2-0 with a 2.35 GAA and .931 SV% in his first six starts with Washington. He will take on a Kings team who have lost three in a row after winning their previous eight.

Halak stopped 27 of 29 shots in a 4-2 win over the Maple Leafs on Sunday. Halak has won three of his first five starts with the Capitals, while posting a 2.42 GAA and .924 SV%. Tonight he will start vs. Hiller in Anaheim. The Ducks started out as one of the best home teams in the NHL, but have dropped six of their last eight at the Honda Center.

Halak stopped 27 of 29 shots in a 4-2 win over the Maple Leafs on Sunday. Halak has won three of his first five starts with the Capitals, while posting a 2.42 GAA and .924 SV%. Tonight he will start vs. Hiller in Anaheim. The Ducks started out as one of the best home teams in the NHL, but have dropped six of their last eight at the Honda Center.

Halak stopped 38 of 41 shots in a 4-3 win over the Canucks on Friday. After back-to-back tough losses to the Penguins, Halak got back into the win column, his second with Washington. He has posted a 2.53 GAA and .922 SV% in his first four starts with the Capitals. He takes on a Maple Leafs team who have won four of their last five.

Halak stopped 32 of 34 shots in a 2-0 loss to the Penguins on Tuesday. Halak played very well in both games of a back-to-back vs. the Pens, but only had two goals of goal support in those games. He will get his fourth straight start tonight vs. Vancouver. Halak has gone 1-2-0 with 2.37 GAA and .920 SV% in his first three starts with Washington.

Halak stopped 32 of 34 shots in a 2-0 loss to the Penguins on Tuesday. Halak played very well in both games of a back-to-back vs. the Pens, but only had two goals of goal support in those games. It looks like he will get his fourth straight start tonight vs. Vancouver. Halak has gone 1-2-0 with 2.37 GAA and .920 SV% in his first three starts with Washington.

Halak gave up three goals on 20 shots in a loss to the Penguins last night. The Caps were dominated by Crosby's line, which has become a regular occurrence in Caps-Pens games. He will get a second taste at the rivalry tonight in Pittsburgh. He has stopped 48 of 53 shots (.906 SV%) in his first two starts with Washington.

Halak stopped 31 of 33 shots to earn his first victory with the Capitals in his debut on Saturday. He will get a taste of the Penguins-Capitals rivalry tonight in his second start with Washington. He won his only start vs. the Pens when he was with St. Louis, but tonight will be a much different game.

Halak was a Buffalo Sabre for one game, he sat on the bench holding a clipboard, before being dealt to the Capitals on Wednesday. Halak was not given a chance to make his Caps debut on Thursday, but it will come on Saturday vs. Phoenix. Halak was 24-9-4 with a 2.23 GAA and .917 SV% in St. Louis, but the Caps defense is noticeably less talented.

Halak has gone 24-9-4 with a 2.23 GAA and .917 SV% with the Blues this season. He will go to the Capitals, a team he single handedly shutdown the Capitals in the 2010 playoffs. He will battle with Braden Holtby for crease time.

We may never get the chance to see Halak in a Sabres uniform. There are talks that Halak will be traded again after just being acquired in the Ryan Miller trade on Friday. If Halak is not playing, look for Jhonas Enroth to get the start in goal.

Halak, 28, has played 40 games for the Blues, posting a 24-9-4 record with a .917 save percentage and 2.23 goals against average. He has four shutouts this season, tied for second in the NHL, and is best known for leading the Montreal Canadiens to the Eastern Conference finals in 2010.

Halak stopped 34 of 35 shots in a 1-0 loss to the Canucks on Wednesday. It was a good return for Halak, who had a rough time in Sochi. The stellar outing earned him a shot at redemption tonight in Anaheim. The first time he faced the Ducks he was pulled just 7:29 into the game after allowing three goals on eight shots.

Halak had an ugly Olympics, but with that behind him, he will look to pick-up where he left off with St. Louis. He had won four of his last six while posting a 2.00 GAA and .938 SV%. He lost his only other start vs. the Canucks this season, 3-2 in OT way back on Oct. 25.

Halak was yanked after giving up five goals on 25 shots in Thursday's blowout loss to the United States. Peter Budaj didn't do any better allowing two on eight shots, so Slovakia will return to Halak as they need a win over Anze Kopitar and Slovenia this morning.

Halak was 3-3 at the 2010 Olympics with a 2.41 goals-against average en route to fourth place finish, the best ever for Slovakia at the Olympics. Halak is 24-8-4 with a 2.26 GAA and .915 SV% with St. Louis this season. Today he will face Blues teammates David Backes, T.J. Oshie and Kevin Shattenkirk.

Halak gave up four goals on 31 shots in a 5-4 shootout loss to the Senators on Tuesday. After losing two in row, Halak gets a tough matchup tonight when he faces the Bruins. In his first outing vs. the B's he stopped 29 of 31 shots in 3-2 shootout win.