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McElhinney is expected to start Sunday vs. the Red Wings.
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Vasilevskiy will start Saturday vs. the Canadiens.
Vasilevskiy allowed one goal on 30 shots in the Lightning's 6-1 win over the Panthers on Monday. Vasilevskiy has won five of his last seven starts (5-1-1) while posting a 2.26 GAA and .922 SV% and gets set to face the Canadiens for the second time this season. He stopped 33 of 34 shots in a 3-1 win in Montreal in the first meeting back in mid-October.
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Campbell starts Friday in San Jose.
Campbell gave up three goals on 28 shots in the Kings loss in Columbus on December 19th. Campbell has lost three of his last four (1-2-1) with a 3.02 GAA and .881 SV% but gets set to face a struggling Sharks team on Friday. San Jose is 1-8-1 while scoring just 1.90 goals per game in their last 10 games.
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Greiss led the Islanders onto the ice for warmups.
Greiss allowed three goals on 35 shots in the Islanders' loss to the Blue Jackets on Monday. Greiss has lost four of his last five starts (1-4-0) while posting a 3.28 GAA and .906 SV% as regression appears to be setting in a little bit. He has struggled a bit recently but has a nice matchup in Chicago. The Blackhawks have lost six of their last nine (3-5-1) while scoring 2.78 goals per game.
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Rinne led the Predators onto the ice for warmups.
Rinne allowed two goals on 28 shots in the Predators win over the Coyotes on Monday. Rinne had his struggles in November and early-December but has now won three straight with a 2.61 GAA and .911 SV%. Tonight he faces a Penguins team that is 3-4-2 with 2.78 goals per game in their last nine road games.
Zacha (undisclosed) is not expected to play on Tuesday.
Larsson (undisclosed) is not on the ice for warmups.
Gudas (illness) is on the ice for warmups; will play vs. Columbus.
Kempny (illness) is not on the ice for warmups; won't play vs. the Blue Jackets.
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Reimer led the Hurricanes onto the ice for warmups.
Reimer was pulled after allowing three goals on seven shots in the Hurricanes 8-6 loss in Toronto on Monday afternoon. It was Reimer's first tough outing since early-November, but the Hurricanes will give him a chance to bounce back right after the Christmas break. He is 8-3-0 with a 2.33 GAA and .927 SV% on the road this year.
Glass (concussion) will return to the Golden Knights lineup on Friday.
Glass missed the last eight games with a concussion but will draw into the Golden Knights lineup tonight in Anaheim. Glass will likely replace Valentin Zykov and has four goals and seven assists (11 points) in 32 games.
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Subban will start Friday in Anaheim.
Subban stopped 37 of 38 shots in the Golden Knights win in San Jose on Sunday. Subban had a tough start to the season but has won his last two games and is 6-1-1 with a 2.33 GAA and .927 SV% in his last eight starts. He'll face a Ducks team that is 3-6-2 with 2.36 goals per game in their last 11 home games.
Rakell (upper-body) will not play on Friday.
Rakell will miss his second straight game with an upper-body injury that he suffered against the Islanders last Saturday. With Rakell out, Max Jones is expected to remain in the Ducks lineup.
Silfverberg (illness) will return to the Ducks lineup on Friday.
Silfverberg missed Monday's game in New York but is set to play Friday vs. the Golden Knights. Silfverberg has four goals and three assists (seven points) in his last nine games.
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Campbell is expected to start Friday in San Jose.
Campbell gave up three goals on 28 shots in the Kings loss in Columbus on December 19th. Campbell has lost three of his last four (1-2-1) with a 3.02 GAA and .881 SV% but gets set to face a struggling Sharks team on Friday. San Jose is 1-8-1 while scoring just 1.90 goals per game in their last 10 games.
Getzlaf (illness) will return to the Ducks lineup on Friday.
Getzlaf missed the final two games before the Christmas break but will play tonight vs. the Golden Knights. Getzlaf has been held pointless in his last four games but has 25 points (10G / 15A) in 35 games this season.
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Dell will start Friday vs. the Kings.
Dell allowed three goals on 37 shots in the Sharks loss to the Golden Knights on Sunday. Over the last month, Dell has gone 1-3-1 with a 3.00 GAA and .888 SV% five starts and two relief appearance but is considered the "hot hand" in San Jose right now. The 30-year-old is 1-4-0 with a 3.22 GAA and .884 SV% on home-ice this year.
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Gibson will start Friday vs. the Golden Knights.
Gibson gave up five goals on 33 shots in the Ducks shootout win against the Islanders last Saturday. Over the last month, Gibson has gone 3-4-1 with a 2.91 GAA and .894 SV% in his last eight starts. It has been an up-and-down season for Gibson, who was shelled in his first game vs. Vegas. The Golden Knights scored five goals on 49 shots(!!!) in a 5-2 win over Gibson and the Ducks in late-October.
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Binnington will start Friday in Winnipeg.
Binnington stopped 29 of 30 shots in the Blues' win in Los Angeles on Monday. Binnington is riding a four-game winning streak while posting a 2.00 GAA and .927 SV%. Tonight he'll take on a Jets team that has lost three straight home games while scoring just 2.00 goals per game.
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Rittich will start Friday in Edmonton.
Rittich allowed one goal on 27 shots in the Flames win in Dallas last Sunday. Rittich has played extremely well over the last month, going 6-1-1 with a 2.47 GAA and .922 SV% in his last eight starts. Rittich was 2-1-0 with a 1.68 GAA and .938 SV% in three starts against Edmonton in 2018-19.
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