With 20 teams playing the second game of a back-to-back, plenty of backups will be in action.
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12 games for Saturday, Nov. 30
* = confirmed
Sam Montembeault, MON* at Jonathan Quick, NYR* (1 p.m. ET)
Spencer Martin*, CAR at Spencer Knight, FLA* (4 p.m. ET)
Joseph Woll, TOR* at Andrei Vasilevskiy, TB* (7 p.m. ET)
Charlie Lindgren, WSH* at Jake Allen, NJ* (7 p.m. ET)
Dan Vladar, CGY* at Alex Nedeljkovic, PIT* (7 p.m. ET)
Aleksei Kolosov, PHI* at Jordan Binnington, STL* (7 p.m. ET)
Anton Forsberg, OTT* at David Rittich, LA* (7 p.m. ET)
James Reimer, BUF* at Ilya Sorokin, NYI* (7:30 p.m. ET)
Juuse Saros, NSH* vs. Filip Gustavsson, MIN* (8 p.m. ET)
Stuart Skinner, EDM* at Alexandra Georgiev, COL (10 p.m. ET)
Jaxson Stauber, UTA* at Ilya Samsonov, VEG (10 p.m. ET)
Mackenzie Blackwood, SJ* at Joey Daccord, SEA (10 p.m. ET)
Goalies
Jonathan Quick, NYR vs. MON (23% rostered)
Quick will undoubtedly be one of Saturday's top streaming options. He's coming off a 6-2 loss against the Oilers, but much of the blame should be placed on the team in front of him, which allowed 40 shots. Even with six goals allowed, Quick has a sparkling 1.85 GAA and .943 SP.
The Habs have had trouble scoring all season, scoring three goals or less in 15 of 22 games, and rank 21st in GF/GP. Quick is also 8-4-1/.921 SP/2.29 GAA lifetime against the Habs.
Spencer Knight, FLA vs. CAR (7% rostered)
I'm still waiting for that big moment where Knight announces his arrival as a No. 1 goalie, but that has yet to come to pass. He's been steadily improving, however, and has not allowed more than three goals since his season debut.
A 6-3 shootout on Friday proves that this can become a high-scoring game in a hurry, but I have much more confidence in Knight than Yaniv Perets, the Canes' fourth-string goalie who has an .825 SP n three games in the AHL this season and played a total of 13 minutes in the NHL last season.
Jake Allen, NJ vs. WSH (18% rostered)
Statistically, Allen has the upper hand on Charlie Lindgren, the Caps' expected starter who's ceding starts to Logan Thompson. Discounting an unusually high-scoring 8-5 loss to the Lightning, Allen has allowed more than two goals just one other time (!) in eight starts this season, including a 3-2 win a week ago in D.C. on Nov. 23. This will be the final matchup between the Devils and Caps this season, and so far Allen has been the better bet than Jacob Markstrom, who started Friday.
The Caps offense is dangerous, but what gives me a little more hope has been their more porous than usual defense, which has allowed eight goals in two games. The Devils offense can rack up the goals, so I'm not too worried about goal support.
Alex Nedeljkovic, PIT vs. CGY (7% rostered)
I think we're starting to see the Flames really fizzle here with three straight losses, two of them with Dustin Wolf in net. Meanwhile, the Pens have won two straight, and while I'm not ready to proclaim them as getting back on track just yet, it certainly has been encouraging. Make no mistake, this is a risky start due to the Pens' defensive woes and somewhat lackluster scoring. I think Nedeljkovic has a good chance to rack up the saves, but a win and a good save percentage would be a little harder to achieve.
Aleksei Kolosov, PHI at STL (2% rostered)
Kolosov will draw the start if Samuel Ersson is still not ready to return. Obviously, I have more confidence in Ersson, but Kolosov's been very good lately, winning two straight games and allowing just four goals on 48 shots (.917 SP) during that span. I think the Flyers have a ton of momentum going for them right now and the Blues are potentially shorthanded with Pavel Buchnevich dealing with a lower-body injury. There's certainly some risk here, but I don't think Kolosov is a bad play despite his overall weak numbers and lack of name recognition.
David Rittich, LA vs. OTT (29% rostered)
Two things I like about this matchup: the Sens are on the road, where they've been horrible, and the Kings are very good at suppressing shots. During Rittich's string of five starts, the Kings never allowed more than 21 shots. What I don't like about streaming Rittich is his general lack of consistency and reliability; even if the Kings limit the Sens' shots, Rittich is still prone to the odd blowup game. I think Rittich should be a good streaming option here...
James Reimer, BUF at NYI (1% rostered)
Reimer was surprisingly good in his Sabres debut, allowing just two goals on 33 shots (.939 SP) against the Sharks. What gives Reimer the edge, despite the Sabres' two-game losing streak, is that he has a far better team in front of him. Goals may be difficult to come by against Ilya Sorokin, but the Isles are generally inept on offense despite their recent scoring binge (for their standards).
Streaming goalies against the Isles are usually a safe bet from avoiding a big blowout loss (as it can happen with other goalies such as Rittich) but this will be a tough matchup to win.
Mackenzie Blackwood, SJ at SEA (14% rostered)
I think the Kraken will get revenge after losing 8-5 on Friday in their home-and-home series, and Joey Daccord is expected to start. But this matchup terrifies me either way because of both teams' sudden proclivity to score in bunches.
Both teams generally find it hard to score goals, but that certainly hasn't been the case lately. I think Blackwood has a chance to really pile up the saves, and the Kraken have been strangely mediocre at home since their inception despite a brand-new rink and fired-up fanbase, but the potential for a loss or another high-scoring game just seems a little too high for my liking.
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