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Binnington is in the starter's crease at the Blues' morning skate.

Binnington gave up four goals on 33 shots in the Blues win in Detroit on Sunday. It wasn't Binnington's best outing but it was enough to win for the third time in four games. The 26-year-old has yet to lose in regulation on home ice this season, going 3-0-2 with a 2.15 GAA and .926 SV% in his first five starts at Enterprise Center. He is a must-start against a Wild team that played last night and come in ranked 28th in the NHL in scoring (2.42 GF/gm).

Jordan Binnington
Korpisalo will start Wednesday vs. the Oilers.

Korpisalo allowed six goals on 45 shots in the Blue Jackets loss in Philadelphia on Saturday. The loss snapped a brief two-game winning streak for Korpisalo, who will make his fifth straight start on Wednesday. He enters play at 3-2-1 with a 2.80 GAA and .894 SV% on home ice this season and faces an Edmonton team that has lost four fo their last five while averaging just 1.40 goals per game.

Joonas Korpisalo
Schneider starts Wednesday vs. the Lightning.

Schneider allowed six goals on 34 shots in the Devils loss to the Panthers on October 14th. The Devils have had a weird schedule as of late and MacKenzie Blackwood has started the last three games, so Schneider will make his first start in over two weeks. He is 0-3-0 with a 4.08 GAA and .876 SV% in four starts this season, so stay far away against the Lightning--even though they played last night and could be without three regulars.

Cory Schneider
RInne led the Predators onto the ice for warmups.

Rinne stopped all 26 shots that he faced in the Predators shutout win over the Wild last Thursday. Juuse Saros gave him the night off on Saturday, so look for Rinne to start tonight vs. the Blackhawks. He is 5-0-1 with a 1.98 GAA, .929 SV% and one shutout on home-ice this season and was 3-1-0 with a 2.27 GAA and .926 SV% vs. Chicago last year.

Pekka Rinne
Howard led the Red Wings onto the ice for warmups.

Howard allowed two goals on 25 shots in the Red Wings 2-0 loss to the Sabres last Friday. The lack of goal support makes Howard extremely difficult to trust on any given night. In his last five starts, he has gone 0-5-0 with a 3.71 GAA and .894 SV% while also receiving just 1.20 GF/gm in goal support. Stay away from him, even against an Oilers team that has lost three of four while averaging just 1.5 goals per game.

Jimmy Howard
Mrazek led the Hurricanes onto the ice for warmups.

Mrazek stopped all 32 shots that he faced in the Hurricanes shutout win over the Blackhawks on Saturday. The win snapped a two-game losing skid and the shutout was his second in four starts. Overall, Mrazek has gone 5-1-1 with a 2.43 GAA and .909 SV% in seven starts, including a 4-0-0 start on home-ice, so don't hesitate to start him on Tuesday night.

Petr Mrazek
Jones led the Sharks onto the ice for warmups.

Jones stopped seven of eight shots after replacing Aaron Dell in the Sharks loss in Ottawa on Sunday. Things aren't going well for the Sharks and Jones comes into Tuesday's game with a 2-5-1 record, 3.39 GAA and .892 SV% in nine appearances. A matchup with the 8-1-2 Bruins, who are tied for 11th in goal-scoring (3.27 GF/gm) is one that should be avoided by Jones owners.

Martin Jones
The Penguins have activated Alex Galchenyuk (lower-body) from IR.

Galchenyuk is officially listed as a game-time decision but being activated from IR is a clear sign that he's back tonight. Galchenyuk is expected to skate on the second line with Nick Bjugstad and Patric Hornqvist and returns with two assists in three games this season.

Alex Galchenyuk
The Maple Leafs have activated Travis Dermott (shoulder) from IR.

As expected, Dermott will make his Maple Leafs debut on Tuesday night. Dermott will skate with Justin Holl on the Maple Leafs third-pair and is coming off of a season in which he had 17 points (4G / 13A) in 64 games. Kevin Gravel was sent to the Marlies to make room for Dermott.

Travis Dermott
Rinne is expected to start Tuesday vs. the Blackahwks.

Rinne stopped all 26 shots that he faced in the Predators shutout win over the Wild last Thursday. Juuse Saros gave him the night off on Saturday, so look for Rinne to start tonight vs. the Blackhawks. He is 5-0-1 with a 1.98 GAA, .929 SV% and one shutout on home-ice this season and was 3-1-0 with a 2.27 GAA and .926 SV% vs. Chicago last year.

Pekka Rinne
Holtby will start Tuesday in Toronto.

Holtby gave up four goals on 40 shots in the Capitals loss in Edmonton last Thursday. Ilya Samsonov started Friday, so Holtby comes into Tuesday's road start well-rested. He has won three of his last four starts, is 3-1-1 with a 3.57 GAA and .899 SV% on the road this year and tonight he faces a Maple Leafs team that has dropped three of their last four.

Braden Holtby

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