Starting Goalies: Thursday, March 11, 2010

Updated: March 11, 2010 at 6:34 pm by Alexander Monaghan

Starting Goalies

Pittsburgh Penguins
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Carolina Hurricanes Justin Peters
Brent Johnson Justin Peters
Confirmed. Confirmed.
Penguins.com Chip Alexander

Devan Dubnyk Edmonton Oilers
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Montreal Canadiens Jaroslav Halak
Devan Dubnyk Jaroslav Halak
Confirmed. Confirmed.
@NHL_Oilers Dave Stubbs

Chris Mason St. Louis Blues
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New York Islanders
Chris Mason Martin Biron
Confirmed. Confirmed.
Morning Skate @NYIslanders

Tuukka Rask Boston Bruins
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Philadelphia Flyers Michael Leighton
Tuukka Rask Michael Leighton
Confirmed. Confirmed.
John Bishop Flyers on the Fly

Tampa Bay Lightning
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Toronto Maple Leafs Jean-Sebastien Giguere
Mike Smith Jean-Sebastien Giguere
Confirmed. Confirmed.
TampaBay.com James Mirtle

Johan Hedberg Atlanta Thrashers
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Columbus Blue Jackets
Johan Hedberg Mathieu Garon
Confirmed. Confirmed.
Dan Kamal Puck-rakers

Niklas Backstrom Minnesota Wild
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Detroit Red Wings Jimmy Howard
Niklas Backstrom Jimmy Howard
Confirmed. Confirmed.
Wild.com Mlive.com

Tomas Vokoun Florida Panthers
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Colorado Avalanche Craig Anderson
Tomas Vokoun Craig Anderson
Confirmed. Confirmed.
Steve Goldstein The Denver Post

Brian Elliott Ottawa Senators
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Calgary Flames Miikka Kiprusoff
Brian Elliott Miikka Kiprusoff
Confirmed. Confirmed.
Ian Mendes Jamie Thomas

Dan Ellis Nashville Predators
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San Jose Sharks Evgeni Nabokov
Dan Ellis Evgeni Nabokov
Confirmed. Confirmed.
John Glennon Working the Corners

Legend for Goalie Starters:

  • Probable = Our best guess based off the surrounding games since no reputable source confirmed starting goaltender.
  • Expected/Likely = A source expects the netminder to start but typically not based off morning skate.
  • Confirmed = The team’s source or beat writer confirms which goalie will start. Certain sources we feel are reliable enough to confirm a day in advance regardless of the time of confirmation.

We encourage speculation in our comments or if you feel we missed a starter please let your voice heard. Also note that we post speculation in our comments section as well. DISCLAIMER: We try to confirm all of our starters to the best of our ability before 7 PM EST, where most goaltending conflicts take place.

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17 Comments For This Post

  1. Spy Says:

    Anderson starting again:

    http://www.denverpost.com/avalanche/ci_14652193

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  2. Spy Says:

    MLive has also confirmed Howard:

    http://www.mlive.com/redwings/index.ssf/2010/03/red_wings_mike_babcock_pairs_v.html

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  3. Phil Says:

    Thomas or Leighton….. who do I start?

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  4. wayne Says:

    http://blog.dispatch.com/cbj/2010/03/back_in_cbus.shtml

    garon

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  5. wayne Says:

    http://www.tampabay.com/sports/hockey/lightning/article1078843.ece

    smith

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  6. EricTheRed Says:

    Not trying to be rude, but those pop-up ads are really annoying.

    FLeury confirmed on Penguins page

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  7. Alexander Monaghan Says:

    Thanks wayne and Spy!

    @Phil – wait to see if Thomas is confirmed, since Rask claims to be 100%

    @EricTheRed – not sure about the popups, I will have to look into it. We don’t actually use popups, so there must be an error with our advertising vendor.

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  8. wayne Says:

    your welcome…the link for columbus confirms garon not mason as you have listed…

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  9. Alexander Monaghan Says:

    aha thanks again wayne.

    A little preoccupied trying to fix this popup fiasco. Is everyone seeing them?

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  10. Manny Says:

    That picture is not Jimmy Howard… lol

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  11. Alexander Monaghan Says:

    It is now.. :)

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  12. Sever Says:

    Should I start Rask tonight or sit him @ PHI?

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  13. Scott Says:

    Boo, Rask get’s the start…let’s give Thomas more action Boston!

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  14. Shawn Berta Says:

    Philly will…yes I said WILL get the win. They are on right now. Boston is too banged up to give a team like Philly with their size any competition. (as of now this late in the season). Although NYI gave them a tuff time in their last game due to lack of drive. Philly will not make that mistake against Boston tonight.

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  15. dudache Says:

    PHI looks good tonight against bos

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  16. Jeff French Says:

    Damn! Backstrom got hurt today! Harding is the starter tonight.

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  17. Shawn Berta Says:

    Waiter, waiter…

    Ah yes, table for one please….. Can you tell me what tonight’s special is?…

    Tonight’s special is a “Eat Your Words” Chutney, served with a wonderful “WTF” salad…

    Well that sounds fricken delicious, I’ll have that. What the hell happened to Philly?

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