Saros was fantastic for a second straight start in his last time out, stopping 32 of 33 shots (.970 SV%) in a win over Minnesota. The star goaltender has struggled this season, posting a 5-6-0 record with a 3.03 GAA and .907 SV%. He takes on the surging New York Islanders, who have won four of their last five games after a win over Ottawa their last time out.
Saros was fantastic for a second straight start in his last time out, stopping 32 of 33 shots (.970 SV%) in a win over Minnesota. The star goaltender has struggled this season posting a 5-6-0 record with a 3.03 GAA and .907 SV%. He takes on the surging New York Islanders who have won four of their last five games after a win over Ottawa their last time out.
Bellows will head to the press box for the first time since being acquired off waivers earlier in the season. The 23-year-old has had little impact in his five games with the Flyers as he has zero points and five SOG with a -1 plus/minus.
Allison missed the Flyers' game Sunday due to a lower-body injury that he had picked up in Saturday's game vs. Ottawa. The 25-year-old was placed on the injured reserve and will miss the next few games after scoring three goals and four points in 14 games to start the season.
Blankenburg will miss 6-8 weeks with a broken ankle after playing 22:25 TOI and scoring a goal last game vs. Philadelphia. The 24-year-old had been enjoying a solid first full NHL season, collecting two goals and an assist on 13 SOG through seven games so far this season.
With Pittsburgh dealing with an array of injuries on their back end, Mark Friedman has been brought up from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the AHL for some defensive relief. Before his promotion to Pittsburgh, he had two assists and was a +2 plus/minus through 10 games.
McCarron will head to the press box after playing eight games with the Predators so far this season. He has two points (1G/1A) and is a +1 plus/minus with 10 SOG on the season.
Murray will head back to Texas after getting recalled over a week ago after Jake Oettinger went down with injury. He will work on his solid AHL numbers as he left with a .926 SV% and 2.00 GAA through five games with Texas.
Saros had his best start of the season his last time out, stopping 42 of 45 shots (.933 SV%) in a 4-3 win over Vancouver. It was good for Saros as he has not been his usual dominant self this season, posting a 3-5-1 record with a 3.12 GAA and .904 SV%. He faces off against the Seattle Kraken who finds themselves on a four-game winning streak after their 3-2 win over Pittsburgh Saturday.
Blankenburg has been solid this season, collecting a game-winning goal, two points (1G/1A) and eight shots in four games all while only playing 16:05 TOI nightly. He will be back in Columbus' lineup Friday as they take on the Avalanche in Finland.
Blankenburg has missed the last three games with an upper-body injury that he suffered in New York on October 23rd but could be back in the lineup on Friday. If he plays, expect Blankenburg to skate on the top defensive pairing with Zach Werenski.
Murray is the second of the same name to enter the league, with the 24-year-old signing a one-year contract with the Dallas Stars Monday. The undrafted rookie get the call after it was announced Jake Oettinger would be out at least a week due to injury. In five games so far this season with Texas, Murray is 2-2-0 with an impressive .926 SV%.
The Predators will be without one of their most physical presences as Borowiecki misses an indefinite amount of time due to an upper-body injury. The veteran has been out since October 22nd, and has failed to collect a point through his first four games while also picking up 12 PIMs.
