Miroshnichenko will be a healthy scratch on Saturday.
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Kampf will be a healthy scratch on Saturday.
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Thompson will start Saturday vs. the Sabres.
Thompson allowed six goals on 29 shots in the Capitals' loss in New Jersey on Thursday. The loss snapped a three-game winning streak for Thompson, who will be making his 10th consecutive start on Saturday. Thompson has given up at least four goals in four straight games, posting a 4.44 GAA and .852 SV%. Tonight he'll face a Blue Jackets team that has lost five straight games while averaging just 1.8 goals per game.
Kochetkov (hip) returned to the ice on Saturday but was not a full participant in practice.
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Tsyplakov will be a healthy scratch on Saturday/
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Dadonov will be a healthy scratch on Saturday/
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McLaughlin will draw into the Devils' lineup on Saturday.
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Halonen will draw into the Devils' lineup on Saturday.
Frank (lower-body) is expected to be back in the Capitals lineup on Saturday.
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Allen was the first goalie off the ice at the Devils' morning skate.
Allen stopped 29 of 32 shots in the Devils' win over the Capitals on Thursday. He'll make a second straight start and will be looking for his fourth consecutive win tonight vs. the Canadiens. Allen has gone 4-2-0 with a 2.87 GAA and .904 SV% in six starts since the Olympic break. He draws a tough assignment on Saturday, as Montreal comes in riding a seven-game winning streak and have averaged 4.0 goals per game during that stretch.
Protas (upper-body) will return to the Capitals lineup on Saturday.
Kleven is out week-to-week with an upper-body injury.
Sanderson (upper-body) will be a game-time decision on Saturday.
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Thompson was the first goalie off the ice at the Capitals' mornign sakte.
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Greaves is in the starter's crease at Columbus' morning skate.
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Bussi is in the starter's crease at Carolina's morning skate.
Bussi allowed two goals on 25 shots in the Hurricanes' win in Columbus on Tuesday. Bussi and Frederik Andersen have been in a pretty strict rotation as of late, so it's Bussi's turn on Saturday, where he'll face the Islanders on home ice. After a tough stretch of games, Bussi has settled back in as of late, winning three in a row with a 2.33 GAA and .900 SV%. He should be a strong fantasy option on Saturday vs. The Islanders, who are on the second half of a back-to-back and the Hurricanes are massive -253 favourites, the largest on the slate.
Donovan has been recalled from Belleville (AHL).
Sandin-Pellikka has been recalled from Grand Rapids (AHL) under emergency conditions.
McLaughlin has been recalled from Utica (AHL).
Halonen has been recalled from Utica (AHL).
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