Kapanen is not on the ice for warmups; will not play Saturday vs. the Senators.
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Binnington led the Blues onto the ice for warmups.
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Bernier led the Red Wings onto the ice for warmups.
Bernier allowed two goals on 31 shots in the Red Wings win over the Senators on January 10th. He went on to miss the next seven games with a lower-body injury but is set to return tonight vs. the Rangers. In his last four starts, Bernier has gone 3-1-0 with a 1.96 GAA, .932 SV% and one shutout. Still, he has a really tough matchup in the second game of a home-and-home, making him one of the riskier options on the slate.
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Bernier is expected to start Saturday vs. the Rangers.
Bernier allowed two goals on 31 shots in the Red Wings win over the Senators on January 10th. He went on to miss the next seven games with a lower-body injury but is set to return tonight vs. the Rangers. In his last four starts, Bernier has gone 3-1-0 with a 1.96 GAA, .932 SV% and one shutout. Still, he has a really tough matchup in the second game of a home-and-home, making him one of the riskier options on the slate.
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Anderson will start Saturday in Toronto.
Anderson allowed two goals on 30 shots in the Senators win in Buffalo on Tuesday. The win snapped a five-game losing streak for the veteran netminder, who draws a horrendous matchup tonight in Toronto. In his first start vs. the Maple Leafs (season opener) he allowed five goals one 42 shots in a 5-3 loss.
Perreault (upper-body) will not play on Saturday.
Perreault was forced to leave last night's game vs. the Bruins and will miss tonight's game vs. the Blues. Head coach Paul Maurice would not name his replacement.
The Red Wings have sent Calvin Pickard to Grand Rapids (AHL).
Pickard has been returned to the AHL to make room for Jonathan Bernier to be activated from IR. Pickard is 14-9-3 with a 2.87 GAA and .903 SV% in 26 AHL games this season.
Bernier (lower-body) has been activated from IR.
Bernier has been activated and Calvin Pickard was sent to Grand Rapids (AHL), suggesting that Bernier will start Saturday's game vs. the Rangers. Bernier has gone 10-12-2 with a 2.99 GAA and .904 SV% on the season.
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Samsonov will start Super Bowl Sunday vs. the Penguins.
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Reimer will start Super Bowl Sunday vs. the Canucks.
Heinen (undisclosed) is not expected to play on Saturday.
Heinen was banged up last night in Winnipeg and is expected to be replaced by Anton Blidh on Saturday. Consider Heinen as day-to-day.
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Quick is expected to start Saturday vs. the Ducks.
Quick allowed three goals on 23 shots in the Kings loss to the Lightning on Wednesday. Jack Campbell started three of the last four games but they will likely turn to Quick tonight vs. the Ducks. He's 8-8-1 on home-ice and stopped 36 of 37 shots in a 2-1 win in his only start against the Ducks in 2020.
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Poehling will be a healthy scratch on Saturday.
Weal will draw back into the Montreal lineup on Saturday.
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Dell will start Saturday vs. the Lightning.
Dell allowed two goals on 28 shots in the Sharks win over the Ducks on Monday. Martin Jones started Wednesday but they'll come back to Dell tonight in what is a very, very difficult matchup. The Lightning are 14-2-1 with 3.94 goals per game in their last 17 games.
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Smith will start Saturday in Calgary.
Smith allowed three goals on 28 shots in the Oilers loss to the Flames on Wednesday. Mikko Koskinen started last night so they'll come back to Smith for another meeting with Calgary. He's 7-5-2 with a 2.61 GAA and .914 SV% on the road this year and has allowed four goals on 35 shots (.886 SV%) in nearly 90 minutes of hockey vs. the Flames this season.
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Price led the Canadiens onto the ice for warmups.
Price stopped 20 of 21 shots in the Canadiens win in Buffalo on Thursday. Price has gone 5-1-0 with a 1.64 GAA, .952 SV% and one shutout. In his first start against the Panthers, Price allowed six goals on 34 shots in a 6-5 loss in late-December.
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Bobrovsky led the Panthers onto the ice for warmups.
Bobrovsky allowed three goals on 35 shots in the Panthers win in Chicago on January 21st. Bobrovsky went into the bye week on-fire, winning four straight while posting a 2.51 GAA and .922 SV%. He gave up five goals on 43 shots in a 6-5 win in his only start vs. the Canadiens this year.
Sekera will be a healthy scratch on Saturday.
Sekera was a healthy scratch on Monday, played vs. the Maple Leafs on Wednesday but will come back out of the lineup tonight in New Jersey. Stephen Johns will replace the veteran on the blueline.
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Johns will be back in the Stars lineup on Saturday.
After playing his first two games of the season before and after the bye week, Johns was a healthy scratch on Wednesday but will replace Andrej Sekera tonight in New Jersey. He has four shots and two PIMS in his two games this season.
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