Kylington (illness) will not play on Thursday.
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Saros led the Predators onto the ice for warmups.
Saros stopped 33 of 34 shots in the Predators overtime win in Winnipeg on Tuesday. Saros has his difficulties this season but has won three of his last four starts with a 2.26 GAA, .926 SV% and one shutout. Tonight he faces a Flames team that is stumbling, going 1-3-1 with 2.80 goals per game in their last five.
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Reimer led the Hurricanes onto the ice for warmups.
Reimer allowed three goals on 35 shots in the Hurricanes win over the Canucks on Sunday. Reimer has been great since the start of January, going 4-0-1 with a 1.91 GAA, .938 SV% and one shutout inn his last five starts. He'll look to stay hot vs. a Coyotes team that has lost five of their last six (1-4-1) while scoring just 2.17 goals per game.
Pettersson (lower-body) scratched Thursday in Minnesota.
Wallmark will be back in the Hurricanes lineup on Thursday.
Wallmark was a healthy scratch on Tuesday but will replace Jordan Martinook, who is out with an upper-body injury.
Martinook (upper-body) will not play on Thursday.
Martinook was forced to leave Tuesday's game with an upper-body injury and will not be available tonight vs. the Hurricanes. Lucas Wallmark will draw back into the lineup to replace him.
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Hogberg led the Senators onto the ice for warmups.
Hogberg allowed two goals on 28 shots in the Senators shootout loss to the Ducks on Tuesday. Hogberg has been to extra time in five of his last seven starts, going 1-1-5 with a 2.47 GAA and .926 SV%. He's played great but has a tough matchup tonight with the Avalanche in town-they've won four of their last five while outscoring the opposition 24-to-13 (4.80 GF/gm).
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Evans will make his NHL debut on Thursday.
Evans was a seventh-round pick in 2014 and has scored 12 goals with 22 assists (34 points) in 48 AHL games this season. With Ryan Poehling and Jordan Weal both sick, the 23-year-old will make his NHL debut on the third line with Max Domi and Ilya Kovalchuk.
Tatar is on the ice for warmups; expected to play vs. the Ducks.
Tatar was listed as a game-time decision but he is skating on the top line in warmups and is expected to play vs. the visiting Anaheim Ducks.
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Quick led the Kings onto the ice for warmups.
Quick allowed three goals on 23 shots in the Kings loss in Washington on Tuesday. Quick was great through two periods but was stung by Alex Ovechkin in the third and ended up losing his sixth straight game. He comes into Tuesday's game at 3-11-2 with a 3.51 GAA and .880 SV% on the road this year.
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Vasilevskiy led the Lightning onto the ice for warmups.
Vasilevskiy allowed two goals on 29 shots in the Lightning's win over the Golden Knights on Tuesday. Vasilevskiy is on a 14-game point streak (13-0-1) while posting a 1.92 GAA, .938 SV % and two shutouts over that stretch. In his first start vs. the Penguins, Vasilevskiy stopped 37 of 39 shots in the Lightning's 3-2 win in late-October.
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Fleury led the Golden Knights onto the ice for warmups.
Fleury gave up three goals on 17 shots in the Golden Knights loss in Tampa Bay on Tuesday. Fleury has had a tough time since the start of January, allowing at least three goals in eight of 10 games, posting a 3.01 GAA and .890 SV% in the process. Overall, he is 7-5-2 with a 2.39 GAA and .920 SV% in 15 road games this season.
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Grubauer will start Thursday in Ottawa.
Grubauer allowed one goal on 24 shots in Colorado's 6-1 win over the Sabres on Tuesday. It was an extremely easy night for Grubauer, who notched his 15th victory of the season. He's won three of his last four starts while posting a 2.28 GAA and .912 SV%. Tonight he faces the Senators, who is 2-6-7 while averaging 2.53 goals per game since the Christmas break.
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Murray will start Thursday in Tampa Bay.
Murray allowed three goals on 32 shots in the Penguins win in Washington on Sunday. Murray has not lost a game since the Christmas break, going 6-0-0 with a 2.63 GAA and .922 SV% in his last six starts. He could have a tough time winning his seventh straight in Tampa Bay. The Lightning have won seven straight home games while averaging a whopping 4.86 goals per game.
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Saros is expected to start Thursday in Calgary.
Saros stopped 33 of 34 shots in the Predators overtime win in Winnipeg on Tuesday. Saros has has his difficulties this season but has won three of his last four starts with a 2.26 GAA, .926 SV% and one shutout. Tonight he faces a Flames team that is stumbling, going 1-3-1 with 2.80 goals per game in their last five.
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Kylington will draw back into the Flames lineup on Thursday.
With Mark Giordano out for at least one week, Kylington will be back in the lineup after being a healthy scratch Tuesday vs. the Sharks. Kylington has one goal and three assists (four points) in 40 games this season.
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Jankowski will be a healthy scratch on Thursday.
Jankowski played 12:17 TOI in Tuesday's loss to the Sharks and will be replaced by Tobias Rieder on Thursday. Jankowski has struggled mightily this season, amassing just three points (2G / 1A) in 41 games.
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Rieder will draw back into the Flames lineup on Thursday.
Rieder was a healthy scratch on Tuesday but will replace Mark Jankowski in the lineup on Thursday. Rieder has seven points (2G / 5A) in 41 games this season.
The Blue Jackets have recalled Kevin Stenlund from Cleveland (AHL).
With Eric Robinson out with an undisclosed injury, Stenlund returns to the Blue Jackets and will likely be in the lineup on Friday. Stenlund has scored four goals with two assists (six points) in 17 games with the Blue Jackets this season.
Robinson is day-to-day with an undisclosed injury.
Robinson is considered day-to-day ahead of Friday's game vs. the Red Wings. With Robinson likely out, Kevin Stenlund was recalled from the AHL and will replace him tomorrow.
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