Lehner allowed two goals on 38 shots in the Sabres OT loss in Boston on Saturday. The loss snapped a brief two game winning streak for Lehner, who is 2-3-1 with a 2.17 GAA and .940 SV% in six starts since returning to the Sabres’ crease. Tonight he faces a hot Panthers team coming off of a loss last night and could be without star centre Aleksander Barkov.
Pietrangelo suffered a knee injury in the Blues win over the Wild on Saturday. He was hurt on a knee-on-knee collision with Charlie Coyle and will miss at leas three weeks. He will be reevaluated at that time and provide an update on his status.
Lehner allowed two goals on 36 shots in the Sabres win in Ottawa last Tuesday. It was Lehner’s first win of the season, but he has played very well since returning to the crease. In four games since getting back, Lehner is 1-3-0 with a 2.27 GAA and .938 SV%. He has a chance to make it two in a row when he takes on a Habs team that hast lost three in a row and are 1-7-1 in their last nine.
Lehner allowed two goals on 44 shots in the Sabres loss to the Red Wings on Friday. He has lost three straight games since returning to the crease, posting a 2.36 GAA and .936 SV% in the process. Tonight he will face the Senators, the team he played for from 2010-15. Ottawa has gone 3-4-0 in their last seven games.
Lehner allowed two goals on 35 shots in the Sabres loss to the Avalanche on Wednesday. He has lost each of his two starts since returning from an ankle injury, but he has played well. So far, he has stopped 60 of 65 shots (.923 SV%) but will be looking for his first win of the season tonight vs. the Red Wings. Detroit comes in averaging 2.38 goals per game (16th) on the road this season.
Lehner allowed three goals on 30 shots in the Sabres loss to the Bruins last Friday. It was an OK return for Lehner, who sat and watched Chad Johnson the last two games. Tonight Lehner will take on an inconsistent Avalanche team that has gone 5-3-0 while averaging 2.75 goals per game in their last eight contests.
Lehner allowed one goal on 12 shots before spraining his ankle back on October 8th. He went 1-2-0 with a 3.36 GAA and .888 SV% on his conditioning stint in Rochester (AHL) and tonight he makes his return to the NHL. He is 30-36-13 with a 2.88 GAA and .914 SV% in his career, which includes 11 starts vs. Boston—he is 3-5-2 with a 2.68 GAA and .925 SV% in those games.
Lehner only appeared in one game with the Sabres this season, back on October 8th. He stopped 11 of 12 shots before leaving the game with a high ankle sprain. During his conditioning stint he went 1-2-0 with a 3.36 GAA and .888 SV% in three starts. He will likely start on of the Sabres’ back-to-back games on Friday and Saturday.
Theodore, 20, was the 26th overall pick in 2013 and has 16 points (4G / 12A) in 27 games with his first full season with San Diego (AHL). With Cam Fowler out, Theodore was recalled and will make his debut tonight in Calgary.
Cam Fowler was injured on Sunday, so the Ducks have recalled Theodore and he could make his NHL debut on Tuesday. The 2013 first round pick has recorded 16 points (4G / 12A) in 27 games with San Diego this season.
Hertl was a late scratch prior to Tuesday’s game, but he was on the ice for the Sharks morning skate and he is expected to be in the lineup on Thursday. Hertl was set to skate on the first line on Tuesday, but tonight he will start on the fourth line.
Hertl was a late scratch on Tuesday because of a lower-body injury. He is reportedly feeling better but you will still need to keep a close eye on Hertl during the Sharks morning skate on Thursday.
There was no reports prior to puck drop that Hertl was even dealing with an injury, but when the official lineup came through, Herlt was listed as a scratch. He was expected to skate on the Sharks top line with Joe Thornton and Joe Pavelski, but that spot will now likely belong to Dainus Zubrus tonight. Consider Hertl day-to-day until more reports are released.
Theodore did not appear in a game during his call up, but he did get three practices in with the NHL squad, which should go a long way in his development.
Lehner is more than six weeks into a 6-10 week timetable. Many reports suggest that Lehner suffered a setback, but head coach Dan Bylsma disagreed. “I don’t think I would call it a setback," Bylsma said. "He got to the point where he started upping his rehab level and that’s where he had to back off of that a bit.” Lehner is reportedly still wearing a walking boot and will need more time before he returns to the crease.
