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Lankinen led the Blackhawks onto the ice for warmups.
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Markstrom led the Flames onto the ice for warmups.
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Murray starts Thursday in Ottawa.
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Saros led the Predators onto the ice for warmups.
Saros surrendered four goals on 27 shots in the Predators loss in Tampa Bay on Monday. Saros has now lost three of his last four starts while allowing 13 goals on 99 shots (.869 SV%). The 25-year-old has struggled on the road, going 0-3-0 with a 4.62 GAA and .821 SV%.
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Andersen led the Maple Leafs onto the ice for warmups.
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Vanecek will start Thursday in New York.
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Khudobin will start Thursday in Columbus.
Khudobin allowed three goals on 40 shots in the Stars loss in Carolina on Sunday. After getting the night off on Tuesday, Khudobin will make his sixth start of the season Thursday in Columbus. The 34-year-old netminder has gone 3-1-1- with a 2.17 GAA and .922 SV% in his first five starts.
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Simon will be back in the Flames lineup on Thursday.
Sam Bennett recently requested a trade, so he'll come out of the lineup on Thursday with Simon replacing him. Simon has not registered a point in his first five games with the Flames.
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Bennett will be a healthy scratch on Thursday.
Bennett recently requested a trade and being healthy scratched tonight is likely related to a deal being completed in the near future. With Bennett coming out of the lineup, Dominik Simon will draw back in.
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Markstrom is expected to start Thursday in Winnipeg.
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Reimer will start Thursday in Chicago.
Harkins is day-to-day with a lower-body injury; will not play Thursday.
With Harkins coming out of the lineup on Thursday, David Gustaffson will be back in to centre the fourth line.
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Gustafsson will draw back into the Jets lineup on Thursday.
Gustafsson was a healthy scratch for the last two games but will replace Jansen Harkins in the lineup on Thursday. Harkins is day-to-day with a lower-body injury. Gustafsson has just one goal and no assists in 25 career NHL games.
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Hellebuyck will start Thursday vs. the Flames.
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MacEwen will be a healthy scratch on Thursday.
MacEwen has skated in seven straight games but will be replaced by Jake Virtanen in the lineup on Thursday. MacEwen has scored one goal in 10 games this season.
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Virtanen will draw into the Canucks lineup on Thursday.
Virtanen has been a healthy scratch for three of the last four games but will replace Zack MacEwen in the lineup on Thursday. Virtanen, who will likely skate on the fourth line with Jay Beagle, has one goal in 10 games this season.
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Demko will start Thursday in Toronto.
Demko surrendered four goals on 32 shots in the Canucks loss in Montreal on Tuesday. The loss snapped a three-game winning streak for Demko, who is now 1-3-0 with a 3.60 GAA and .895 SVS% in four road starts this season. Things won't any easier tonight in Toronto--the Maple Leafs are 7-2-1 while averaging 3.30 goals per game (12th) in their first 10 games.
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Binnington will start Thursday vs. the Coyotes.
Binnington allowed three goals on 35 shots in the Blues win over the Coyotes on Tuesday. Binnington is riding a four-game winning streak, allowing 10 goals on 128 shots (.922 SV%). The third-year netminder will look to stay hot tonight vs. a Coyotes team that has lost five of their last seven games.
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Demko is in the starter's crease at the Canucks morning skate.
Demko surrendered four goals on 32 shots in the Canucks loss in Montreal on Tuesday. The loss snapped a three-game winning streak for Demko, who is now 1-3-0 with a 3.60 GAA and .895 SVS% in four road starts this season. Things won't any easier tonight in Toronto--the Maple Leafs are 7-2-1 while averaging 3.30 goals per game (12th) in their first 10 games.
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Subban is in the starter's crease at the Blackhawks morning skate.
Subban allowed three goals on 39 shots in the Blackhawks loss in Nashville on January 26th. Kevin Lankinen has emerged as the Blackhawks' No.1 netminder through the first month of the season, so Thursday would be just Subban's second start of the season. He's allowed eight goals on 72 shots (.889 SV%) in his those two outings, both losses.
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