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Vasilevskiy is expected to start Wednesday vs. the Blues.

Vasilevskiy stopped 28 of 30 shots in the Lightning's win over the Sabres on Monday. Vasilevskiy's season is turning around, as he's now won four of his last six starts while posting a 2.36 GAA and .919 SV%. In his first start against the Blues, Vasilevskiy allowed two goals on 33 shots in a 3-1 loss.

Andrei Vasilevskiy
Bobrovsky is expected to start Wednesday in Washington.

Bobrovsky allowed three goals on 33 shots in the Panthers' 4-2 loss to the Hurricanes on Saturday. Bobrovsky was given Sunday night off, so the Panthers will come back to him in Washington. His struggles have continued in November, going 4-3-1 with a 3.15 GAA, .903 SV% and one shutout. He gave up five goals on 31 shots in a 5-4 OT loss in his first game vs. the Capitals.

Sergei Bobrovsky
Binnington will start Wednesday in Tampa Bay.

Binnington gave up three goals on 42 shots in the Blues' loss to the Predators on Saturday. Binnington was given the night off on Monday, so he'll go tonight in Tampa Bay. He is 4-2-1 with a 2.67 GAA and .914 SV% in seven road outings this season. In his first start against Tampa Bay, he faced just 18 shots, stopping 17 of them in a 3-1 win. It likely won't be that easy again tonight.

Jordan Binnington
Fleury (family illness) will not be available on Wednesday.

Fleury is away from the team to tend to a family illness, so Garret Sparks has been recalled and will likely serve as Malcolm Subban's backup. There is no indication whether or not Fleury will be back for Friday's game vs. the Coyotes.

Marc-Andre Fleury
Markstrom will start Wednesday in Pittsburgh.

Markstrom allowed one goal on 33 shots in the Canucks win in Washington on Saturday. Markstrom followed up a six-game winning streak with back-to-back wins while stopping 77 of the 81 shots (.951 SV%) that he faced. He comes into Wednesday's game in Pittsburgh at 5-4-1 with a 2.69 GAA and .917 SV% on the road this season.

Jacob Markstrom
Saros will start Wednesday vs. the Golden Knights.

Saros stopped 23 of 25 shots in the Predators win over the Blues on Monday. With Saros riding a two-game winning streak, he will make his third straight start on Wednesday. Saros has stopped 52 of the last 56 shots (.929 SV%) that he has faced and will take on a Vegas team without Marc-Andre Fleury. The Golden Knights have lost five straight road games while scoring just 2.00 goals per game.

Juuse Saros
Markstrom is expected to start Wednesday in Pittsburgh.

Markstrom allowed one goal on 33 shots in the Canucks win in Washington on Saturday. Markstrom followed up a six-game winning streak with back-to-back wins while stopping 77 of the 81 shots (.951 SV%) that he faced. He comes into Wednesday's game in Pittsburgh at 5-4-1 with a 2.69 GAA and .917 SV% on the road this season.

Jacob Markstrom
Johansson (upper-body) will return to the Sabres lineup on Wednesday.

Johansson missed the last seven games with an upper-body injury he suffered on November 9th in Sweden. Johansson was on the second line with Casey Mittelstadt and Jimmy Vesey in Wednesday's morning skate and will play vs. the Flames. He has four goals and six assists (10 points) in 17 games this season.

Marcus Johansson
Mrazek is expected to start Wednesday in New York.

Mrazek stopped 21 of 23 shots in the Hurricanes win over the Panthers on Saturday. James Reimer gave him a breather on Sunday, so Mrazek will face the Rangers on Wednesday night. Mrazek has won four of his last five starts while posting a 2.79 GAA and .899 SV% and stopped 15 of 18 shots in a 4-2 loss in his first game against the Rangers (Nov.7).

Petr Mrazek
Saros is in the starter's crease at the Predators morning skate.

Saros stopped 23 of 25 shots in the Predators win over the Blues on Monday. With Saros riding a two-game winning streak, he will make his third straight start on Wednesday. Saros has stopped 52 of the last 56 shots (.929 SV%) that he has faced and will take on a Vegas team without Marc-Andre Fleury. The Golden Knights have lost five straight road games while scoring just 2.00 goals per game.

Juuse Saros
Ullmark will start Wednesday vs. the Flames.

Ullmark allowed two goals on 45 shots in the Sabres win in Florida on Sunday. Carter Hutton started on Monday but they will ride the hot-hand on Wednesday. It will be the fourth time in five games that Ullmark has started and he comes in at 2-2-0 with a 2.54 GAA and .917 SV% in his last four outings.

Linus Ullmark
Conacher will draw back into the Lightning lineup on Wednesday.

Conacher was a healthy scratch vs. The Sabres on Monday but will replace Carter Verhaeghe as the 11th forward on Wednesday night. So far he has one assist and two shots while averaging 12:05 TOI/gm in two games this season.

Cory Conacher
Ullmark was the first goalie off of the ice at the Sabres morning skate.

Ullmark allowed two goals on 45 shots in the Sabres win in Florida on Sunday. Carter Hutton started on Monday but they will ride the hot-hand on Wednesday. It will be the fourth time in five games that Ullmark has started and he comes in at 2-2-0 with a 2.54 GAA and .917 SV% in his last four outings.

Linus Ullmark
Bernier will start Wednesday vs. the Maple Leafs.

Bernier allowed four goals on 33 shots in the Red Wings' loss in New Jersey on Saturday. Bernier has lost three consecutive games while allowing a combined 11 goals on 97 shots (.887 SV%). The Maple Leafs have improved under new head coach Sheldon Keefe and possess plenty of offensive talent, so leave Bernier on the bench/free agency tonight.

Jonathan Bernier
Dahlin is out indefinitely with a concussion.

Dahlin was elbowed in the head by Erik Cernak on Monday and was forced to leave the game and was immediately diagnosed with a concussion. As expected, the Sabres announced that he is out indefinitely prior to Wednesday's game, so don't expect him to play for at least the rest of this week.

Rasmus Dahlin
Nilsson will start Wednesday vs. the Bruins.

Nilsson allowed one goal on 31 shots in the Senators win over the Rangers last Friday. Nilsson has won three straight and six of his last seven starts while posting an impressive 2.13 GAA and .935 SV%. The Senators and Nilsson are rolling right now, but the Bruins are on a four-game winning streak and are 7-3-1 on the road, so the matchup is far from ideal.

Anders Nilsson

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