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Jake Allen will start Saturday vs. New Jersey.
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Jacob Markstrom will start Friday vs. Anaheim.
Markstrom was perfect in his last start, stopping 40 of 40 shots for his first shutout of the season as he blanked the Minnesota wild in a 1-0 shootout win last start. The 33-year-old has struggled all season and is hoping the shutout is a sign of a change of tides, as he has a 17-17-8 record, 2,89 GAA and .893 SV%. He faces the Anaheim Ducks, who have lost three of their last four games and are 31st in the NHL in goals per game (2.49).
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Petr Mrazek will start Friday vs. Florida.
Mrazek stopped 22 of 24 shots (.917 SV%) for his third-straight loss as he was defeated by Nashville in his previous start. The 31-year-old has had a nightmarish first season in Chicago, with his 8-18-2 record, 3.74 GAA and .891 SV%. He will face the Florida Panthers, who have won three of their last four games after a 2-1 win over Vegas their last time out.
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Filip Roos will draw back into the Blackhawks lineup Friday.
Roos has three goals, six assists, 18 PIMs and a -5 plus/minus through 28 games with the Rockford IceHogs (AHL) and was recalled to Chicago earlier in the week and will draw into their lineup Friday as a replacement for Connor Murphy. The 24-year-old defenseman played in 15 games earlier in the season for the Blackhawks, picking up a goal and two assists.
Alex Stalock (illness) is questionable to play Friday vs. Florida.
Stalock is 7-8-1 with a 2.70 GAA and .920 SV% but is questionable to play Friday as he deals with a non-covid related illness. The 35-year-old has only managed to see 17 games worth of action due to injury, so the Blackhawks are hoping this will just be a minor absence.
Connor Murphy (personal) is not expected to be available Friday vs. Florida.
Murphy has five goals, five assists, 62 SOG, 56 PIMs and a -1 plus/minus through 64 games played with Chicago but is not expected to be available Friday due to personal reasons. It will be the first game this season the 29-year-old will miss.
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Ville Husso will start Sunday vs. Boston.
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Magnus Hellberg will start Saturday vs. Boston.
Robby Fabbri will be out of the Red Wings lineup Saturday and is optimistic to return this season (lower-body).
Fabbri left the Red Wings' previous game after just 4:48 TOI due to a lower-body injury and is will now not play Saturday but is expected to return to the lineup at some point this season. The 27-year-old has seven goals, nine assists, 35 SOG, 22 PIMs and a -1 plus/minus through 28 games this season.
Austin Czarnik has been recalled from Grand Rapids (AHL) under emergency conditions.
Czarnik has 13 goals, 23 assists, eight PIMs and a -4 plus/minus through 42 games with the Grand Rapids Griffins (AHL) and has been recalled Friday on an emergency basis to Detroit. The 30-year-old returns to Detroit, where he had a 12 game showing earlier in the season, picking up two goals and an assist to go along with 13 SOG.
Anthony Duclair will be out of the Panthers' lineup Friday due to illness.
Duclair was held out of Thursday's practice because he was under the weather and will not play in Friday's game vs. Chicago. Since Duclair can't go, look for Sam Reinhart to move back up to the top line with Aleksander Barkov.
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Bobrovsky will start Friday vs. the Blackhawks.
Bobrovsky stopped 31 of 32 shots (.969 SV%) for his third win in four games as he beat Vegas in his previous start. The 34-year-old has steadily improved his season numbers as of late and now has a respectable 20-17-2 record, 2.93 GAA and .907 SV%. He will face Chicago, who has lost five of their last six games after a 4-3 loss to Detroit last game and are last in the NHL in goals per game (2.48).
Duclair (illness) is questionable to play Friday vs. the Blackhawks.
Duclair was held out of Thursday's practice because he was under the weather and is questionable to play in Friday's game vs. Chicago. If Duclair can't go, look for Sam Reinhart to move back up to the top line with Aleksander Barkov.
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Mads Søgaard will start Thursday vs. Seattle.
Jankowski (illness) will not play Thursday in Arizona.
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Prosvetov will start Thursday vs. the Predators.
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Georgiev led the Avalanche onto the ice for warmups.
Georgiev was perfect in his previous start, picking up his fourth shutout of the season with a 13-save shutout over San Jose. The 27-year-old has been fantastic in his first season as a starter and in Colorado, with his 27-13-5 record, 2.60 GAA and .920 SV%. He will face the Los Angeles Kings, who have won four-straight games and are 10th in the NHL in goals per game (3.32).
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Swayman led the Bruins onto the ice for warmups.
Martin Fehervary will be out of the Capitals' lineup Thursday (lower body).
Fehervary missed the Capitals' previous two games due to a lower-body injury and will not play Thursday vs. New Jersey. The 23-year-old defenseman has five goals, eight assists, 70 SOG, 24 PIMs and a -9 plus/minus through 51 games this season.
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Kochetkov led the Hurricanes onto the ice for warmups.
Kochetkov's last Hurricane start was on January 15th, and he took the overtime loss after stopping 29 of 23 shots (.906 SV%) from the Vancouver Canucks. The 23-year-old rookie has been great in his limited fill-in appearances this season, with his 10-4-5 record, 2.33 GAA and .913 SV%. He will face the Philadelphia Flyers, who have lost five of their last six contests and are 29th in goals per game in the NHL (2.62).
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