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Murray will start Friday vs. the Senators.

Murray was pulled after allowing four goals on eight shots (.500 SV%) in his previous start vs. Florida. The 28-year-old has been solid in his first season in Toronto, with his 11-5-2 record, 2.73 GAA and .911 SV%. He takes on the Ottawa Senators, who won their last game 2-1 vs. the New York Islanders and are fifth in the NHL in shots on goal (33.7) per game.

Matt Murray
Nils Lundkvist will draw back into the Stars' lineup vs. New Jersey.

Lundkvist has been a healthy scratch for the Stars' previous four games but will draw back into the lineup Friday as he replaces Joel Hanley on Dallas's back end. The 22-year-old who was acquired for a 1st round pick in the offseason, has four goals, 10 assists, 69 SOG, 26 PIMs and a -6 plus/minus through 43 games so far this season.

Nils Lundkvist
Oettinger will start Friday vs. the Devils.

Oettinger allowed three goals on 24 shots (.875 SV%) for his second-straight overtime loss as he was defeated by Carolina in his last start. The 24-year-old has been sensational all year for the Stars, with his 21-7-6 record, 2.24 GAA and .924 SV%. He takes on the New Jersey Devils, who are coming off a 6-4 loss to Nashville but have won seven of their last nine games.

Jake Oettinger
Hudson Fasching is still not skating and will be out of the Islanders' lineup all weekend (lower body).

Fasching has missed the Islanders' previous three games due to a lower-body injury and will be out Friday and Saturday as the team takes on Detroit and Vegas. The 27-year-old has three goals, two assists, six PIMs and 15 SOG through 19 games prior to his injury.

Hudson Fasching
Noah Dobson is still not skating and will not return to the Islanders for either game this weekend (lower body).

Dobson hasn't played in the Islanders' previous two games due to a lower-body injury and will remain out until after the all-star break as he is set to miss Friday and Saturday's game as well. Dobson has been having a strong fourth season, with 10 goals, 17 assists, 137 SOG, 12 PIMs and a -5 plus/minus through 48 games.

Noah Dobson
Hill was the first goalie off the ice at the Golden Knights morning skate.

Hill allowed three goals on 25 shots (.880 SV%) to snap a two-game winning streak as he was beaten by Detroit in his previous start. The 26-year-old Golden Knights' backup has been solid when called upon, with his 10-4-1 record, 2.65 GAA and .907 SV%. He takes on the New York Rangers, who lost their last game 3-2 in overtime over Toronto but are 10th in the NHL in shots on goal (32.7).

Adin Hill
Murray was the first goalie off the ice at the Maple Leafs morning skate.

Murray was pulled after allowing four goals on eight shots (.500 SV%) in his previous start vs. Florida. The 28-year-old has been solid in his first season in Toronto, with his 11-5-2 record, 2.73 GAA and .911 SV%. He takes on the Ottawa Senators, who won their last game 2-1 vs. the New York Islanders and are fifth in the NHL in shots on goal (33.7) per game.

Matt Murray
Sorokin was the first goalie off the ice at the Islanders morning skate.

Sorokin allowed five goals on 39 shots (.872 SV%) for his fourth-straight loss as he was defeated by Toronto in his previous start. The 27-year-old has a losing record of 15-16-4 despite playing incredibly well with his 2.44 GAA and .922 SV%. He takes on the Detroit Red Wings, who have won three of their last four contests after a 4-3 win over Montreal last game but are 20th in the NHL in goals per game (3.06).

Ilya Sorokin
Matthews will miss at least three weeks with a knee sprain.

Matthews suffered a knee sprain in Wednesday's win over the Rangers and will miss a minimum of three weeks. The injury will take Matthews out of the All-Star game and will sideline him until at least February 18th. With Matthews unavailable on Friday, Pontus Holmberg moves up to the Maple Leafs' second line.

Auston Matthews
Raanta is in the starter's crease at the Hurricanes' morning skate.

Raanta stopped all 15 of 15 shots in a two-period relief performance as he picked up the win in his previous time between the pipes. The Hurricane's backup has been hard to beat, even though he's played rather average, with his 11-2-3 record, 2.52 GAA and .898 SV%. He takes on the struggling San Jose Sharks, who have lost six of their last seven games after a 3-2 overtime loss over Detroit.

Antti Raanta
Reimer will start Friday in Carolina.

Reimer allowed three goals on 35 shots (.914 SV%) for his second straight loss as he was beaten by Detroit in his last start. The 34-year-old veteran netminder is having the worst season of his 13-year career, with his 8-14-5 record, 3.25 GAA and .896 SV%. He takes on his old team in Carolina, who have won five of their last six games after a 3-2 overtime win over Dallas last game.

James Reimer
Beniers (upper-body) is questionable to play Friday vs. the Flames.

Beniers was forced to leave Wednesday's game vs. the Canucks after a hit from Tyler Myers and did not return. The Kraken did not have much of an update on Beniers' status post-game, so consider him questionable to play Friday against Calgary.

Matty Beniers
Forsberg will start Friday in Toronto.

Forberg stopped 21 of 22 shots (.955 SV%) in a sensational relief appearance his previous time out as he took the no-contest vs. the New York Islanders. The 30-year-old has struggled this season in a tandem with Cam Talbot, posting an 8-10-2 record, 3.30 GAA and .901 SV%. He will face the Toronto Maple Leafs Friday, who have won four of their last five games and are ninth in the NHL in goals per game (3.39).

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