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Hill will start Sunday vs. the Penguins.
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Marchessault (lower-body) is not on the ice for warmups.
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Fleury led the Golden Knights onto the ice for warmups.
Fleury gave up four goals on 16 shots in the Golden Knights loss to the Penguins on Tuesday. It was an ugly outing against his former team for Fleury, who has now given up four goals in three straight games. It has been an inauspicious start to 2020 for the veteran, but he draws a solid matchup on Saturday. The Blue Jackets are averaging just 2.40 goals per game in their five road games since Christmas.
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Campbell starts Saturday in Carolina.
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Price starts Saturday in Ottawa.
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Staal will come out of the lineup on Saturday.
Staal will be replaced by Libor Hajek, who will play for the first time since December 5th.
Hajek will draw into the Rangers lineup on Thursday.
Hajek has been out with a knee injury since December 5th but will replace Marc Staal on Saturday. Hajek has just five assists in 27 games this season.
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Vasilevskiy led the Lightning onto the ice for warmups.
The Lightning recalled Alexander Volkov from Syracuse (AHL).
With Ondrej Palat listed as day-to-day, Volvo comes up and could draw into the lineup on Saturday. Volkov has no points in four NHL games this year while picking up 15 points (2G / 13A) in 25 AHL games.
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Hogberg will start for the second night in a row.
Hogberg allowed two goals on 28 shots in the Senators shootout loss in Detroit last night. It was a strong enough outing for head coach D.J. Smith to go back to the 25-year-old tonight vs. the struggling Canadiens. Montreal is riding an eight-game losing streak while scoring just 2.50 goals per game during the stretch.
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Reimer will start Saturday vs. the Kings.
Reimer allowed four goals on 21 shots but walked away with the win on Tuesday. Reimer has allowed at least three goals in three straight, posting a 5.76 GAA and .769 SV% in the process. It hasn't been pretty and Reimer has rarely stated on home ice, with Saturday's game marking just his fourth of the season. He is 1-2-0 with a 3.72 GAA and .864 SV% in the first three.
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Merrill will draw back into the Golden Knights lineup on Saturday.
Merrill has been a healthy scratch for the last three games but will replace Nicolas Hague in the lineup on Saturday. Merrill has just one goal and three assists in 37 games this season.
Kolesar will make his NHL debut on Saturday.
Kolesar was originally drafted in the third round by the Blue Jackets in 2015 and will get a chance to make his NHL debut vs. the team that drafted him on Saturday. The 22-year-old has 10 points (2G / 8A) in 24 AHL games this season.
Marchessault is game-time decision but doubtful to play Saturday.
Marchessault was on the ice for the morning skate but head coach Gerard Gallant said he is “doubtful but I don’t want to say no.” Expect Marchessault to miss his fifth straight game on Saturday.
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Khudobin will start Saturday in San Jose.
Khudobin stopped 30 of 31 shots in the Stars win in Los Angeles on Wednesday. It was another great game for Khudobin, who has won three in a row while posting a 1.33 GAA and .955 SV%. Tonight he takes on a Sharks team that is trying to get things going, winning three of their last five (3-1-1) while scoring 3.00 goals per game.
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Fleury is expected to start Saturday vs. the Blue Jackets.
Fleury gave up four goals on 16 shots in the Golden Knights loss to the Penguins on Tuesday. It was an ugly outing against his former team for Fleury, who has now given up four goals in three straight games. It has been an inauspicious start to 2020 for the veteran, but he draws a solid matchup on Saturday. The Blue Jackets are averaging just 2.40 goals per game in their five road games since Christmas.
Chara (upper-body) will return to the Bruins lineup on Saturday.
Chara was banged up in a fight in Nashville on Tuesday and missed Thursday's game but will replace Steven Kampfer in the lineup on Saturday. Chara has no points in his last 10 games.
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Merzlikins will start Saturday in Vegas.
Merzlikins allowed three goals on 33 shots in the Blue Jackets loss in San Jose on Thursday. It was another solid performance for Merzlikins, who is now 4-2-1 with a 2.20 GAA and. 935 SV% since taking over as the No.1 netminder. As good as he has been, playing in Vegas is never easy. The Golden Knights are 7-3-0 while averaging 4.10 goals in their last 10 home games.
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Koskinen will start Saturday in Calgary.
Koskinen allowed five goals on 33 shots in the Oilers win over the Rangers on New Year's Eve. Even with Mike Smith playing well in four straight games, they'll go back to Koskinen in the 'Battle of Alberta' on Saturday. He was pulled after allowing four goals on 24 shots in a 5-1 loss to the Flames on December 27th.
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Koskinen is in the starter's net at the Oilers morning skate.
Koskinen allowed five goals on 33 shots in the Oilers win over the Rangers on New Year's Eve. Even with Mike Smith playing well in four straight games, they'll go back to Koskinen in the 'Battle of Alberta' on Saturday. He was pulled after allowing four goals on 24 shots in a 5-1 loss to the Flames on December 27th.
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