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Crawford is in the starter's crease at the Blackhawks morning skate.
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Eriksson Ek (lower-body) will return to the Wild lineup on Monday.
Eriksson Ek has missed the last four games with a lower-body injury but will play Monday vs. the Flames. With Eriksson Ek back in, Luke Johnson was sent back to Iowa (AHL).
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Dubnyk will start Monday vs. the Flames.
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Rask will start Monday vs. the Capitals.
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Andersen will start Monday vs. the Hurricanes.
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Reimer is expected to start Monday in Toronto.
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Hart will start Monday vs. the Rangers.
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Ullmark will start Monday in Ottawa.
Gerbe was called up from Cleveland (AHL) and will make his season debut on Monday.
Gerbe has scored eight goals with 17 assists (25 points) in 30 AHL games this season. He has appeared in 396 career NHL games but hasn't played since 2017-18 but will get a chance on Monday with Oliver Bjorkstrand out for one month.
Bjorkstrand will miss 4-to-6 weeks with rib/cartilage contusion and oblique strain.
Bjorkstrand took a cross-check against the Devils on Saturday and will miss at least one month with a mid-body injury. Bjorkstrand was red-hot before getting hurt, scoring five goals with two assists in his previous four games. Nathan Gerbe was called up from Cleveland (AHL) to replace Bjorkstrand.
Savard (illness) will return to the Blue Jackets lineup on Monday.
Savard missed the last two games with an illness but will play tonight against the Islanders. Savard returns to the lineup with five assists and a plus-1 rating in 34 games this season.
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Vasilevskiy will start Monday vs. the Panthers.
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Anderson will start Monday vs. the Sabres.
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Korpisalo will start Monday against the Islanders.
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Greiss will start Monday vs. the Blue Jackets.
Chara (jaw) will not play on Monday.
Chara will not be available for Monday's game against the Capitals after undergoing a procedure on his jaw. Chara is dealing with an infection stemming from a broken jaw he suffered in the Stanley Cup Finals.
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Dell will start Sunday vs. the Golden Knights.
Dell allowed three goals on 19 shots in the Sharks loss to the Coyotes on Tuesday. Dell has gone 1-2-1 with a 2.97 GAA and .892 SV% in his last six appearances (four starts) and draws a tough matchup with the Golden Knights in town. He is 1-0-0 while allowing just two goals on 44 shots (.955 SV%) in two appearances against Vegas this season.
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Subban will start Sunday in San Jose.
Subban allowed two goals on 30 shots in the Golden Knights win in Dallas on December 13th. Marc-Andre Fleury started five of the last six games but Subban will get the Sharks tonight in San Jose. He is 4-4-2 with a 2.88 GAA and .905 SV% on the road this season.
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Rittich will start Sunday in Dallas.
Rittich surrendered four goals on 43 shots in the Flames loss to the Canadiens on Thursday. Rittich has lost two straight while giving up seven goals on 73 shots (.904 SV%) and draws a tough road assignment in Dallas. The Stars have won 10 of their last 13 home games (10-2-1) while scoring 3.31 goals per game.
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Raanta will start Sunday in Detroit.
Raanta surrendered five goals on 29 shots in the Coyotes loss to the Flames on December 10th. With Darcy Kuemper out week-to-week, the crease is Raanta's and the run starts with a plus-matchup in Detroit. Raanta is 3-2-2 with a 2.66 GAA and .923 SV% on the road this season.
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