





Rittich allowed three goals on 28 shots in the Flames win over the Golden Knights on Sunday. The win snapped a brief two game losing skid for Rittich, who is 3-2-0 with a 2.62 GAA and .908 SV% in his last five starts. Rittich’s play has dropped off a bit recently, but he is a must-start on home-ice vs. a Devils team that lost six in a row (0-5-1).

DeAngelo went on an extended run without being scratched but will come out of the lineup on Monday. DeAngelo has picked up 11 assists in his last 13 games but is expected to be replaced by Frederik Claesson in Edmonton.


Clutterbuck has missed the last three games with an upper-body injury that he suffered vs. Philadelphia on March 3rd. He will replace Michael Dal Colle in the lineup and skate in his usual spot on the fourth line.


Schneider allowed one goal on 17 shots in the Devils shootout loss to the Blue Jackets on Tuesday. Schneider has been inconsistent on a night-to-night basis, going 4-4-2 with a 2.28 GAA, .923 SV% and one shutout overall since returning from injury. Tonight he will face a Rangers team that is in the middle of a six-game losing skid, going 0-2-4 in the process.

Palmieri missed the last four games with a lower-body injury but will play Friday in Washington. Palmieri, who will skate on the top line with Travis Zajac and Kenny Agostino, has 26 goals and 22 assists (48 points) in 63 games this season.

Schneider allowed one goal on 17 shots in the Devils shootout loss to the Blue Jackets on Tuesday. Schneider has been inconsistent on a night-to-night basis, going 4-4-2 with a 2.28 GAA, .923 SV% and one shutout overall since returning from injury. Tonight he should be left on the bench vs. a Capitals team that has won five straight games while averaging 4.60 goals for per game.


Rittich surrendered six goals on 32 shots in the Flames loss to the Maple Leafs on Monday. It was a rough outing for Rittich, who has gone 2-2-1 with an ugly 3.59 GAA and .857 SV% in his last six starts. Tonight he faces a Golden Knights team that has not lost (4-0-0) while averaging 4.00 goals per game since adding Mark Stone at the deadline.

Varlamov allowed four goals on 40 shots in Colorado’s loss in San Jose last Friday. Philipp Grubauer started in Anaheim on Sunday but they’ll come back to Varlamov on Tuesday. Varlamov has been average as of late but is a great option vs. the Red Wings—he stopped all 24 shots that he faced in a 2-0 shutout win in his first start against Detroit.

Schneider allowed five goals on 23 shots in the Devils loss to the Flyers last Friday. It was a rough outing for the veteran netminder, but Schneider has been solid since the middle of February—going 4-2-0 with a 1.99 GAA, .936 SV% and one shutout in his last six outings.

Rittich stopped 19 of 20 shots in the Flames win in New Jersey last Wednesday. Mike Smith started on Saturday but Rittich will start for the third time in five games. Rittich comes in having won his last two games while stopping 41 of 43 shots (.954 SV%). Tonight he takes on a Maple Leafs team that has won four of their last five games.


