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Linus Ullmark will start Saturday vs. Vancouver.
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Antti Raanta will start Friday vs. Ottawa.
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Ilya Samsonov will start Friday vs. Minnesota.
Samsonov stopped 29 of 32 shots (.906 SV%) for his third win in four games as he beat Buffalo in his previous start. The 26-year-old has been the Maple Leafs' rock this season, with his 20-7-2 record, 2.40 GAA and .915 SV%. He takes on the Minnesota Wild, who have won four-straight contests after a 2-0 victory over Columbus last night.
Aliaksei Protas has been called up from Hershey (AHL).
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Jacob Bryson will be a healthy scratch Friday vs. Florida.
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Kale Clague will draw back into the Sabres' lineup Friday vs. Florida.
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Craig Anderson starts Friday vs. Florida.
Demko (groin) is expected to be back in the crease this weekend.
Cernak has been suspended for two games for elbowing Kyle Okposo on Thursday.
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Georgiev will start Friday in Winnipeg.
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Hellebuyck will start Friday vs. the Avalanche.
Hellebuyck allowed two goals on 22 shots (.909 SV%) for his second loss in three games as he was defeated by the New York Islanders in his previous start. The 29-year-old is top five in the NHL in all three major categories, with his 26-17-1 record. He will take on the Colorado Avalanche, who have won three of their last four games after a 6-5 comeback victory over Edmonton in their last game five days ago.
Knight has entered the NHL/NHLPA player assistance program and is out indefinitely.
The NHLPA and NHL announced today that Panthers' goalie Spencer Knight will be unavailable for an indefinite period of time while he receives care from the player assistance program of the NHL and NHLPA. Under the terms of the joint program, Knight will continue to be paid while receiving treatment. He will return to the club when cleared for on-ice competition by the program administrators.
Sandin (upper-body) will remain out of the Maple Leafs lineup on Friday.
Sandin missed the Maple Leafs' previous game due to an upper-body injury and will also be forced to miss Friday vs. Minnesota. The defenseman has four goals, 16 assists, 57 SOG, 23 PIMs and a +8 plus/minus through 51 games this season. Sandin just tied his career high in games played in a season and hopes to pass that mark the next time he draws back into the Maple Leafs' lineup.
Perfetti is expected to miss eight weeks with an upper-body injury.
Perfetti has eight goals, 22 assists, 90 SOG, 16 PIMs and a +10 plus/minus through 51 games played and is now expected to miss eight weeks with an upper-body injury. Sam Gagner will replace him in Winnipeg's lineup for the time being.
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Bellows will be a healthy scratch on Friday.
Bellows has one goal, 25 SOG, six PIMs and a -5 plus/minus through 17 games this season with the Flyers but will be a healthy scratch Friday. Justin Braun will be taking his spot in Philadelphia's lineup.
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Braun will be back in the Flyers lineup on Friday.
Braun was a healthy scratch for the Flyers' previous game and will draw back into the lineup Friday as they take on Montreal. The 37-year-old stay-at-home defenseman has an assist, 30 SOG, and 19 PIMs through 37 games played this season.
Konecny (upper-body) will not play Friday vs. the Canadiens.
Konecny missed Tuesday's game against the Oilers due to an upper-body injury and will be out of the Flyers' lineup again Friday vs. Montreal. The 25-year-old leads all Flyers players with 27 goals, 54 points and a -10 plus/minus through 52 games played this season.
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Hellebuyck is in the starter's crease at the Jets' morning skate.
Hellebuyck allowed two goals on 22 shots (.909 SV%) for his second loss in three games as he was defeated by the New York Islanders in his previous start. The 29-year-old is top five in the NHL in all three major categories, with his 26-17-1 record. He will take on the Colorado Avalanche, who have won three of their last four games after a 6-5 comeback victory over Edmonton in their last game five days ago.
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Talbot will start Friday in Carolina.
Talbot last took the crease on January 25th due to a lower-body injury but was perfect in that start, stopping all 14 of 14 New York Islander shots for the win. The 35-year-old's first season in Ottawa has not gone as planned, as shown by his 12-13-1 record, 2.90 GAA and .905 SV%. He will face one of the NHLs hottest teams in Carolina, who have won their last four games after a 4-1 win over St. Louis.
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Samsonov was the first goalie off the ice at the Maple Leafs morning skate.
Samsonov stopped 29 of 32 shots (.906 SV%) for his third win in four games as he beat Buffalo in his previous start. The 26-year-old has been the Maple Leafs' rock this season, with his 20-7-2 record, 2.40 GAA and .915 SV%. He takes on the Minnesota Wild, who have won four-straight contests after a 2-0 victory over Columbus last night.
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