Lankinen allowed five goals on 35 shots (.857 SV%) in his previous start against the Colorado Avalanche. The Predators' backup has been incredibly solid in limited action, posting a 2-2-0 record with his 2.60 GAA and .921 SV%. He takes on the Detroit Red Wings who ranks third last in the NHL with 28.9 shots per game but 13th in goals per game with 3.28.
Demko stopped 37 of 38 shots (.974 SV%) in his best performance of the season his last time out, beating Los Angeles to snap a four-game losing streak. The 26-year-old has been awful this season posting a 2-8-2 record along with 3.77 GAA and .887 SV%. He draws the tough task of the Pacific Division-leading Vegas Golden Knights who have lost three of their last four games in their worst stretch of the season.
Demko allowed three goals on 32 shots (.906 SV%) as he picked up his fourth straight loss his last time out vs. Boston. The 26-year-old has been terrible this season, posting a 1-8-2 record with a 4.02 GAA and .877 SV%. He takes on the surging Los Angeles Kings who have won five of their last six games.
Demko allowed three goals on 32 shots (.906 SV%) as he picked up his fourth straight loss his last time out vs. Boston. The 26-year-old has been terrible this season, posting a 1-8-2 record with a 4.02 GAA and .877 SV%. He takes on the surging Los Angeles Kings who have won five of their last six games.
Blueger has yet to play this season due to an upper-body injury but will be a game-time decision Tuesday vs. Toronto. In 205 games played in his career he has 31 goals and 82 points while earning a +31 plus/minus.
Blueger has yet to play this season due to an upper-body injury but will be a game-time decision Tuesday vs. Toronto. In 205 games played in his career he has 31 goals and 82 points while earning a +31 plus/minus.
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.
In order to make room for Charlie McAvoy to be activated, the Bruins moved Forbort to LTIR, giving them $3.0M in cap relief. Forbort is out indefinitely with an upper-body injury.
Lankinen stopped all 13 of 13 shots in relief his last time between the pipes as he filled in after Jusse Saaros was pulled vs. Seattle after four goals on six shots. The Predators' backup has been great this season, with a 2-1-0 record along with his .940 SV% and 1.91 GAA. Lankinen will take on an Avalanche team that is coming off back-to-back wins over Columbus in Finland and ranks eighth in the NHL in GF/GP with 3.55 per game.
Demko took the shootout loss his last time out, allowing three goals on 30 shots (.900 SV%) in a 4-3 dropped game to Nashville. He has struggled mightily this season, amassing an ugly 1-6-2 rating with a 3.90 GAA and .879 SV%. He faces off against Montreal who snapped a three-game losing streak Tuesday with a shootout win over Detroit, 3-2 the night before.
Boeser has been on the injured reserve since leaving Vancouvers game October 22nd vs. Buffalo due to a hand injury. He is still looking for his first goal of 2022-23 after collecting four assists and a -3 plus/minus with nine SOG in his first six games.
Sherwood scored the first goal of the NHL season in the Prague games for Nashville but has been sent down to Milwaukee of the AHL after clearing waivers Thursday. In five games prior to his demotion, Sherwood had two points (1G/1A) and 11 PIM while averaging 10:02 TOI.
It is a tough loss for the Bruins who have been dealing with injuries all season. Forbort is out indefinitely with an upper-body injury after putting up three points (1G/2A) in his first 10 games this season.
