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Linus Ullmark will start Wednesday vs. Toronto.

Ullmark stopped 32 of 35 shots (.914 SV%) for his second straight loss as he was downed by Carolina in his previous start. Ullmark has been the front-runner for the Vezina Trophy all season long due to his 25-4-1 record, 1.90 GAA and .936 SV%. He takes on the Toronto Maple Leafs, who have won five of their last seven games after a 5-1 victory over Washington last game and are eighth in the NHL in goals per game.

Linus Ullmark
Ilya Samsonov will start Wednesday vs. Boston.

Samsonov stopped 23 of 24 shots (.958 SV%) for his third win in his previous four games as he beat Washington in his last start. The 25-year-old has enjoyed a fantastic bounce-back season in Toronto this year, with his 17-5-2 record, 2.31 GAA and .917 SV%. He takes on the league-leading Boston Bruins, who have surprisingly lost their last three straight games after a 4-1 loss to Carolina last game.

Ilya Samsonov
Antti Raanta will start vs. Buffalo Wednesday.

Raanta stopped 26 of 29 shots (.897 SV%) for his eighth win in nine games as he beat San Jose in his previous start. The 33-year-old Hurricanes' backup has been very successful when called upon with his 12-2-3 record, even with his mediocre .897 SV% and 2.55 GAA. He takes on the Buffalo Sabres, who snapped a five-game winning streak with a 3-2 overtime loss last game vs. Minnesota last game but are top in the NHL in goals per game (3.76).

Antti Raanta
Linus Ullmark is expected to start Wednesday vs. Toronto.

Ullmark stopped 32 of 35 shots (.914 SV%) for his second straight loss as he was downed by Carolina in his previous start. Ullmark has been the front-runner for the Vezina Trophy all season long due to his 25-4-1 record, 1.90 GAA and .936 SV%. He takes on the Toronto Maple Leafs, who have won five of their last seven games after a 5-1 victory over Washington last game and are eighth in the NHL in goals per game.

Linus Ullmark
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen will start Wednesday vs. Carolina.

Luukkonen allowed two goals on 35 shots (.943 SV%) to snap a three-game winning streak as he was defeated by Minnesota in his previous start. The 23-year-old has been solid in his 20 starts this season, with his 13-5-2 record, .900 SV% and 3.26 GAA. He will take on the red-hot Carolina Hurricanes, who came back from 4-1 on Tuesday vs. Los Angeles to extend their winning streak to six games.

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen is in the starter's net for Wednesday's morning skate.

Luukkonen allowed two goals on 35 shots (.943 SV%) to snap a three-game winning streak as he was defeated by Minnesota in his previous start. The 23-year-old has been solid in his 20 starts this season, with his 13-5-2 record, .900 SV% and 3.26 GAA. He will take on the red-hot Carolina Hurricanes, who came back from 4-1 on Tuesday vs. Los Angeles to extend their winning streak to six games.

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
Ilya Samsonov is the expected starter Wednesday vs. Boston after leaving the ice first.

Samsonov stopped 23 of 24 shots (.958 SV%) for his third win in his previous four games as he beat Washington in his last start. The 25-year-old has enjoyed a fantastic bounce-back season in Toronto this year, with his 17-5-2 record, 2.31 GAA and .917 SV%. He takes on the league-leading Boston Bruins, who have surprisingly lost their last three straight games after a 4-1 loss to Carolina last game.

Ilya Samsonov
Aliaksei Protas has been loaned to the Hershey Bears (AHL).

Protas will have a chance to play in the AHL for the Hershey Bears (AHL) during the NHL all-star break after being loaned down Wednesday. The 22-year-old has three goals, seven assists, 54 SOG, and four PIMs through 42 games so far this season and will hope to be back up post-all-star break.

Aliaksei Protas
Gustav Nyquist is expected to miss the remainder of the regular season (shoulder).

Nyquist was placed on the injured reserve on Jan. 28th for a should injury he suffered against Edmonton on Jan. 25th and will now miss the remainder of the 2022-23 season as he recovers. Nyquist will be a UFA in the offseason after scoring 10 goals, 12 assists, 97 SOG and a -11 plus/minus through 48 games prior to the injury.

Gustav Nyquist
Copley led the Kings onto the ice for warmups.

Copley stopped 45 of 48 shots (.938 SV%) for his third straight win as he beat Florida in his previous start. The 31-year-old Alaska native has been great since joining the Kings' in December, with his 15-3-0 record, 2.82 GAA and .901 SV%. He draws the red-hot Carolina Hurricanes, who are in the middle of a five-game winning streak after their 4-1 victory over Boston last game.

Pheonix Copley
Andersen led the Hurricanes onto the ice for warmups.

Andersen stopped 24 of 25 shots (.960 SV%) for his fifth win in six games as he beat Boston in his previous start. The 33-year-old has had an injury-riddled campaign, leading to his 10-3-0 record, 2.38 GAA and .909 SV%. He will face the Los Angeles Kings, who last their last game 5-2 to Tampa Bay but have the 10th-best Powerplay in the NHL (23.7%).

Frederik Andersen
Forsberg led the Senators onto the ice for warmups.

Forsberg was perfect, stopping all 28 of 28 shots as he beat Montreal for his second shutout of the season in his last start. The 30-year-old struggled early in the year but has picked it up in his last few starts, leading to his 10-10-2 record, 3.09 GAA and .906 SV%. He takes on Montreal again, whose last game was the 5-0 loss to Ottawa which extended their three-game losing skid and handed them their fourth loss in five games.

Anton Forsberg
Alex Turcotte will draw back into the Kings' lineup Tuesday vs. Carolina.

Turcotte was a healthy scratch for the Kings' previous game but draws back into the lineup Tuesday as they take on Carolina. The 21-year-old has yet to pick up a point and is a -2 plus/minus through three games played so far with Los Angeles this season.

Alex Turcotte
Pheonix Copley was the first goalie off the ice at Tuesday mornings' skate.

Copley stopped 45 of 48 shots (.938 SV%) for his third straight win as he beat Florida in his previous start. The 31-year-old Alaska native has been great since joining the Kings' in December, with his 15-3-0 record, 2.82 GAA and .901 SV%. He draws the red-hot Carolina Hurricanes, who are in the middle of a five-game winning streak after their 4-1 victory over Boston last game.

Pheonix Copley

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