Hawryluk was absolutely destroyed by Nikita Zadorov in the Panthers/Avalanche game on Wednesday. With no reserve forwards, the Panthers will need to recall or a forward or go with 11 forwards and seven defensemen on Saturday.
Anderson made 34 saves on 36 shots in the Senators win over the Sharks last Sunday. The Senators have had a lot of time off but return to ice with a terrible matchup on Saturday. The Bruins are the best team in the NHL right now at 9-1-2 (.833 P%) and are currently averaging the 10th most goals per game (3.42) through 12 games.
Ullmark allowed three goals on 32 shots in the Sabres win in San Jose on Saturday. The Sabres broke their goalie rotation on Thursday but that leaves Ullmark to start the tail-end of a back-to-back in Detroit. The 26-year-old is 2-1-1 with a 3.18 GAA and .913 SV% in his first four starts of the year and has had a lot of success vs. Detroit in his career—3-0-2 with a 2.50 GAA and .924 SV%.
Gaudette has been a healthy scratch for the last five games so the Canucks are returning him to Utica to get some playing time. The last time the 23-year-old was in the AHL, he had 11 points (5G / 6A) in 14 games in 2018-19.
Gregor was a fourth-round pick in 2016 and had three points (1G / 2A) in three AHL games before being recalled. He spent last year in the WHL, scoring 43 goals with 45 assists (88 points) in 63 games.
Anderson stopped 33 of 34 shots in the Senators' loss to the Wild on Monday. After a tough start to the season, Anderson has played well in his last two outings. The veteran netminder has stopped 52 of the last 55 shots (.945 SV%) that he has faced but he remains a risky option against a Coyotes team that is in the top-10 in shots per game (33.3) right now.
Cousins had 27 points (7G / 20A) in 81 games with the Coyotes last year and signed a one-year, $1.0M AAV deal with the Canadiens this summer. Cousins will make his Montreal debut on the fourth line with Nate Thompson and Nick Suzuki.
Gaudette has appeared in the last three games, playing 11:30 ATOI with one assist, but is expected to be replaced by Tyler Motte on the fourth line on Tuesday.
Hawryluk has been in the lineup for the last four games, posting a minus-3 rating, two shots and two PIMS while averaging just 7:54 TOI/gm. Hawryluk will be replaced by Henrik Borgstrom in the Panthers’ bottom-6.
Anderson stopped 19 of 21 shots in the Senators’ surprising win over the Lightning on Saturday. It was Anderson’s first win of the season and earned him another start this afternoon. Anderson has gone 1-1-0 while stopping 45 of 51 shots (.882 SV%) in two starts in Ottawa this season. Today he will take on a Wild team that is 0-4-0 while averaging just 2.50 goals per game to start 2019-20.
Abramov scored a goal in his season debut but returns to the AHL with Mikkel Boedker likely taking his spot in the lineup on Monday. Abramov didn’t have a point in his AHL season debut but had seven points (4G / 3A) in 18 AHL games last year.
Anderson surrendered four goals on 30 shots in the Senators' loss to the Rangers last Saturday. Anders Nilsson started on Thursday, so they’ll come back to Anderson today vs. the Lightning. He should be left on the bench/free agency against a Tampa Bay team that just destroyed Toronto and is averaging 4.50 goals per game through four games.
Ullmark allowed four goals on 40 shots in the Sabres overtime loss in Columbus on Monday. Ullmark was the Sabres’ best player on the ice by a wide margin and earned himself another start tonight vs. the Sabres. The 26-year-old was 8-6-3 with a 3.48 GAA, .893 SV% and one shutout in 17 games at KeyBank Center last season.
Cousins has not played in the first two games of the season and suffered a back injury in Monday’s practice. Cousins will not travel to Buffalo for Wednesday’s game, so expect their lineup to remain the same from Saturday’s win in Toronto.
Ullmark appeared in a career-high 37 games in 2019-20, going 15-14-5 with a 3.11 GAA and .905 SV%. Carter Hutton has had a strong start to the season, but the Sabres view this as a good time to get Ullmark into the crease. He’ll face a Blue Jackets team that has started the season at 0-2 while being outscored 11-3.
