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Halak led the Rangers onto the ice for warmups.
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Gibson led the Ducks onto the ice for warmups.
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Mrazek led the Blackhawks onto the ice for warmups.
Mrazek had his worst start of the season his last time out, allowing six goals on 43 shots (.860 SV%) in a loss to the league leaders in Boston. The 30-year-old veteran has been struggling since joining the Blackhawks, posting a 1-3-1 record with a 3.66 GAA and .889 SV%. He draws the tough task of the Dallas Stars who are second in the NHL with 3.84 goals for per game.
Palmieri (upper-body) will not play on Wednesday.
Chinakhov (upper-body) will not play on Tuesday.
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Campbell led the Oilers onto the ice for warmups.
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Sorokin led the Islanders onto the ice for warmups.
Sorokin stopped 30 of 32 shots (.938 SV%) in a win over Toronto his previous time out. The 27-year-old has been incredible this season, posting a .926 SV% and 2.37 GAA along with his 8-5-0 record. He takes on the Edmonton Oilers who have lost three of their last five games but rank sixth in the NHL with 3.47 goals per game.
Brodin (illness) will not play Wednesday vs. the Jets.
Saad (undisclosed) is not on the ice for warmups; will not play in Buffalo.
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Murray led the Maple Leafs onto the ice for warmups.
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Husso led the Red Wings onto the ice for warmups.
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Binnington led the Blues onto the ice for warmups.
Binnington stopped 28 of 29 shots (.964 SV%) to pick up his sixth straight win beating Anaheim his last time out. The 29-year-old has been solid for the Blues this season, posting a 9-5-0 record with a. 2.76 GAA and .912 SV%. He puts his winning streak on the line as he takes on the struggling Buffalo Sabres who snapped an eight-game losing streak Tuesday with a 7-2 win over Montreal.
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Kochetkov led the Hurricanes onto the ice for warmups.
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Anton Stralman will be a healthy scratch Wednesday vs. Florida.
Stralman has yet to pick up a point and is a -3 plus/minus through seven games so far this season but will head to the press box as a healthy scratch Wednesday as Boston takes on Washington.
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Jakub Zboril will draw back into Boston's lineup vs. Florida Wednesday.
Zboril has a goal off eight SOG through 12 games played in a bottom-pairing role for Boston and will draw back into the Bruins' lineup as they take on Washington Wednesday.
Frederic (upper-body) will not play on Wednesday.
Frederic was a game-time decision but will not play vs. Florida. Craig Smith will work his way back into Boston's lineup. The 24-year-old had three goals and three assists with a +9 plus/minus rating and 16 PIMs across a bottom-six role and 18 games played.
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Craig Smith will draw back into the Bruins' lineup Wednesday.
Smith draws back into the Bruins lineup having not played since Nov.12th but will hope to improve on his goal and two assists through 10 games that he has picked up so far this year.
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Jeremy Swayman will start vs. Florida.
Swayman was not busy but stopped 17 of 18 shots (.944 SV%) in a win over Chicago in his previous start. The Bruins' backup has struggled this season with a .890 SV%, 2.82 GAA and 3-1-0 record. He will take on the Florida Panthers who have lost four of their last five games after dropping their last game to Columbus 5-3.
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Max Willman will be a healthy scratch Wednesday vs. Washington.
Willman will head to the press box Wednesday as he is replaced by Jackson Cates. He had yet to pick up a point in four games and had a -2 plus/minus while playing only 9:50 ATOI in a bottom-six role.
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Jackson Cates will head back into the Flyers' lineup Wednesday vs. Washington.
Cates was recalled from the AHL on Tuesday and will draw into the Flyers' lineup Wednesday in exchange for Max Willman. In three games of limited action with Philadelphia, he has yet to pick up a point while playing only 8:22 ATOI.
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