Ondrej Pavelec will be in the crease Tuesday against the Sabres, 680 CJOB Sports reports.

Pavelec will be in the crease Tuesday against the Sabres, 680 CJOB Sports reports.

Analysis:

Coach Paul Maurice has stuck firmly to his pattern of alternating starts between Pavelec and Michael Hutchinson, though he may be reconsidering that plan based how Pavelec's last two turns have gone. The netminder has yielded seven goals on 51 shots (.862 save percentage), taking losses to the Ducks and Avalanche in the process. It's no safe bet that he'll get things back on track against the Sabres, who look significantly more imposing than they did at the start of the year.