Saros allowed five goals on 24 shots in the Predators loss in Florida last Thursday. Pekka Rinne started the last two games but Saros will start the second-half of their back-to-back vs. the Lightning. Saros has lost four of his last five starts while allowing a combined 18 goals on 123 shots (.854 SV%).
Saros surrendered four goals on 27 shots in the Predators loss in Tampa Bay on Monday. Saros has now lost three of his last four starts while allowing 13 goals on 99 shots (.869 SV%). The 25-year-old has struggled on the road, going 0-3-0 with a 4.62 GAA and .821 SV%.
The Islanders will shuffle some players around after losing four straight games. Bellows, Leo Komarov and Oliver Wahlstrom will go to the taxi squad with Austin Czarnik, Dmytro Timashov and Ilya Sorokin coming up.
Borowicecki was a healthy scratch on Wednesday but will replace Jared Tinordi tonight in Tampa Bay. Borowiecki has opened the season with one assist, a plus-2 rating and eight PIMS in six games.
Schenn had to sit out the Lightning's season opener due to salary cap reasons but will play Friday vs. the Blackhawks. The Lightning did not announce who he will replace but it will most likely be rookie Cal Foote.
In 2020, Saros set a new career-high in starts (34) but a career-worst in GAA (2.70) and SV% (.914). After posting a .924 SV% in the first two years of his career, Saros is t-14th in SV% (.915) over the last two years. Tonight will be the first time that someone other than Pekka Rinne starts a Predators' season opener since 2009.
In 2020, Saros set a new career-high in starts (34) but a career-worst in GAA (2.70) and SV% (.914). After posting a .924 SV% in the first two years of his career, Saros is t-14th in SV% (.915) over the last two years. Tonight will be the first time that someone other than Pekka Rinne starts a Predators' season opener since 2009.
The Coyotes did not tender the RFA, letting him hit the open market and signing on with the Panthers. The former sixth-round pick had a great debut season in Arizona, posting 39 points (16G / 23A) but struggled to just 22 points (5G / 17A) last season. Hinostroza is a good bounce-back candidate in Florida, where he'll be a middle-6 winger.
