Bishop allowed two goals on 33 shots in the Stars win over the Predators in the Winter Classic. With Anton Khudobin set to start Wednesday in Los Angeles, Bishop will get the second-half of the back-to-back on Thursday. In his first two games against the Golden Knights, Bishop has gone 1-0-1 with a 2.48 GAA and .917 SV%.
Gilbert has played in 17 straight games but will be replaced by Slater Koekkoek in the lineup on Thursday. Gilbert has one goal and two assists in 20 games this season.
Bishop allowed two goals on 33 shots in the Stars win over the Predators in the Winter Classic. With Anton Khudobin set to start Wednesday in Los Angeles, Bishop will get the second-half of the back-to-back on Thursday. In his first two games against the Golden Knights, Bishop has gone 1-0-1 with a 2.48 GAA and .917 SV%.
Clague appeared in four games during his call-up but goes back to Ontario with Derek Forbert back with the Kings. The 21-year-old has 15 points (6G / 9A) in 27 AHL games.
Reimer allowed five goals on 24 shots in the Hurricanes loss in New York on December 27th. After getting hot for most of December, Reimer has struggled in his last two outings, allowing a combined eight goals on just 31 shots (.742 SV%). He'll face a Flyers team that has had a tough time on the road but it's just the third time Reimer has started on home-ice; he is 0-2-0 with an .883 SV% in the first two.
Pilut appeared in 33 NHL games last season but has spent the entire 2019-20 season in the AHL so far. The 24-year-old defenseman has picked up 21 points (5G / 16A) in 29 games with Rochester.
Lafferty will come out of the Penguins lineup on Saturday due to an illness, so Thomas Di Pauli will make his NHL debut in Montreal.
Clifton suffered an upper-body injury early in Sunday's game vs. the Sabres and will not play against the Devils tomorrow. With Clifton and Charlie McAvoy definitely out and Torey Krug not expected to travel, look for the recently recalled Jeremy Lauzon to play with Matt Grzelcyk.
Bishop allowed four goals on 29 shots in the Stars' 5-1 loss to the Flames last Sunday. Bishop has given up 10 goals in his last two starts and is on a four-game losing streak (0-3-1) while posting a 4.40 GAA and .862 SV%. In his first start against the Avalanche, Bishop stopped 36 of 37 shots in a 4-1 win in early-November.
Reimer was pulled after allowing three goals on seven shots in the Hurricanes 8-6 loss in Toronto on Monday afternoon. It was Reimer's first tough outing since early-November, but the Hurricanes will give him a chance to bounce back right after the Christmas break. He is 8-3-0 with a 2.33 GAA and .927 SV% on the road this year.
Clague made his NHL debut last Saturday but was a healthy scratch on Monday. He could draw back into the lineup tonight in San Jose. The 2016 second-round pick (No.51 overall) has 15 points (6G / 9A) in 27 AHL games this season.
Reimer was pulled after allowing three goals on seven shots in the Hurricanes 8-6 loss in Toronto on Monday afternoon. It was Reimer's first tough outing since early-November, but the Hurricanes will give him a chance to bounce back right after the Christmas break. He is 8-3-0 with a 2.33 GAA and .927 SV% on the road this year.
Bishop was yanked after giving up six goals on 20 shots in the Stars loss in Florida on Friday. Bishop has lost three in a row (0-2-1) while posting a 4.52 GAA and .863 SV%. Tonight he faces a Flames team that has lost three straight (0-2-1) while scoring just four goals (1.33 GF/gm).
Zucker broke his fibula last Sunday in Chicago but finished the game, logging 16:33 TOI but the broken bone was found post-game. Zucker underwent surgery and is expected to be out until early-February and Zach Parise is expected to continue to skate with the top-line moving forward.
Bishop allowed two goals on 28 shots in the Stars loss to the Oilers on Monday. Bishop has lost two straight but he's only allowed more than two goals in one of his last eight games--he is 4-2-2 with a 1.74 GAA, .945 SV% and one shutout over that span. He is also 3-3-1 with a 2.70 GAA and .912 SV% on the road this year.
Reimer stopped all 32 shots that he faced in the Hurricanes shutout win in Calgary last Saturday. Petr Mrazek started in Winnipeg on Tuesday but look for Reimer to start for the sixth time in the last 12 games. Reimer has been terrific in his previous five starts, going 4-1-0 while posting a 1.41 GAA, .956 SV% and two shutouts. He gets set to face a Colorado team that played last night but have won nine of their last 11 (9-1-1) while averaging 3.82 goals per game.
