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Montembeault allowed three goals on 18 shots after replacing Roberto Luongo in the Panthers 6-1 loss in Montreal on March 26th. Montembeault has gone 0-3-0 with a 4.52 GAA and .856 SV% in his last five appearances (four starts). The 22-year-old is 2-1-1 with a 3.26 AA and .883 SV% in four starts on home-ice this season.

Wagner will get the night off as he rests his lower-body injury, so Zach Senyshyn will draw in and make his NHL debut vs. the Wild.

Halak allowed five goals on 27 shots in the Bruins loss in Detroit on Sunday. The loss snapped a three-game winning streak for Halak, who finished March at 4-2-0 with a 2.93 GAA and .901 SV% in seven appearances (six starts). On the season, Halak is 7-8-3 with a 2.63 GAA, .915 SV% and three shutouts on the road.

Tkachuk was rested on Monday but is expected to replace Elias Lindholm in the lineup on Wednesday.

Backlund was rested on Monday but is expected to replace Sean Monahan in the lineup on Wednesday.

The Flames have clinched a roster spot and it looks like Bennett will be the latest forward to be rested. Dillon Dube was recalled from Stockton (AHL) and is expected to replace him in the lineup.

The Flames have clinched a roster spot and it looks like Lindholm will be the latest forward to be rested. Matthew Tkachuk is expected to replace him in the lineup and Austin Czarnik will skate on the first line.

The Flames have clinched a roster spot and it looks like Monahan will be the latest forward to be rested. Mikael Backlund is expected to replace him in the lineup and Derek Ryan will skate on the first line.

Rittich allowed two goals on 25 shots in the Flames win in Los Angeles on Monday. Rittich has won five of his last six starts while posting a 2.35 GAA and .913 SV%. Rittich has been excellent but he is a bit of a risky start with seven of the Flames regulars sitting out tonight in Anaheim.

Kuemper was forced to leave Tuesday’s game after taking a stick to the eye and his availability is in question for Thursday’s game. Adin Hill was recalled from Tucson (AHL) in case Kuemper can’t play vs. the Golden Knights.

Darcy Kuemper was forced to leave Tuesday’s game after taking a stick in the face vs. the Kings, so Hill comes back up in case Kuemper isn’t available for Thursday’s game. Hill has gone 15-12-2 with a 2.46 GAA and .911 SV% in 32 AHL games this season.

Fleury has missed the last nine games but the Golden Knights returned Maxime Lagace to Chicago (AHL) on Wednesday, which suggests that Fleury is ready to go for Thursday. Prior to getting hurt, Fleury had won six in a row with a 0.83 GAA, .973 SV% and two shutouts in his previous six starts.

Returning Lagace to Chicago suggests that Marc-Andre Fleury will be back on Thursday. The 26-year-old goes back to the AHL where he is 16-8-1 with a 2.33 GAA and .917 SV% in 29 games.

Senyshyn was a first round pick in 2015 and could make his NHL debut this week if the Bruins elect to give some players some rest before the playoffs. Senyshyn has 14 goals and 10 assists (24 points) in 62 games with Providence this season.

Frederic, 21, has not recorded a point in 13 games with the Bruins this season but as 11 goals and 11 assists (22 points) in 51 AHL contests.

Malkin has missed the last eight games with an upper-body injury but was on the ice for Wednesday’s practice and will be a game-time decision for Thursday’s game vs. the Red Wings. Malkin centred Phil Kessel and Bryan Rust in today’s session.

The Flames are resting players as they lead up to the playoffs, so Dube will likely be in the lineup on Wednesday. The former second-round pick has 15 goals and 24 assists (39 points) in 37 games with Stockton this season.