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Hart will start Monday vs. the Blues.
Hart surrendered three goals on 32 shots in the Flyers loss to the Flames on Saturday. Hart won his first two career NHL starts but has since dropped four straight games—allowing a combined 12 goals on 97 shots (.876 SV%). Tonight he faces a Blues team that has lost three of their last four and sit last in the Western Conference (16-19-4).
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Subban will start Sunday vs. the Devils.
Hayes (upper-body) will not play Sunday in Arizona.
Theodore (illness) is expected to be back in the Golden Knights lineup on Sunday.
The Devils have recalled Cam Johnson from Binghamton (AHL).
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The Devils have assigned Egor Yakovlev to Binghamton (AHL).
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Delia will start Monday against the Flames.
Delia allowed three goals on 50 shots in the Blackhawks loss to the Islanders last Thursday. Delia has been exceptional since being called up from Rockford (AHL), going 3-1-0 with a 1.98 GAA and .952 SV%. Delia could completely take over the Blackhawks crease if he continues to play well but he draws a rough matchup vs. the Western Conference leading Flames.
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Ward will start Sunday in Pittsburgh.
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Mrazek will start Sunday afternoon in Ottawa.
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DeSmith will start Sunday vs. the Blackhawks.
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Vasilevskiy leads the Lightning onto the ice for warmups.
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Quick leads the Kings onto the ice for warmups.
Quick was lit up for six goals on 33 shots in the Kings loss to the Lightning on Thursday. It was an ugly night for the Kings and Quick was hung out to dry. Tonight he faces the Oilers for the second time on home-ice, where he is 4-6-1 with a 2.99 GAA, .901 SV% and one shutout. Quick allowed three goals on 34 shots in a 3-2 loss in his first start vs. Edmonton (Nov.29).
Salomaki (upper-body) will not play on Saturday.
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Saros leads the Predators onto the ice for warmups.
Saros stopped all 32 shots that he faced in the Predators shutout win over the Flyers on New Year’s Day. Saros has been strong in his last few appearances, stopping 76 of the last 78 shots (.974 SV%) that he has faced. Saros is 5-3-1 with a 3.34 GAA, .883 SV% and one shutout on the road this year.
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Markstrom will start Saturday in Toronto.
Markstrom allowed two goals on 27 shots in the Canucks 2-0 loss in Montreal on Thursday. Markstrom hasn’t lost two in a row since November 27/29 but that could happen tonight in Toronto. The Maple Leafs are one of the most dangerous teams in the NHL and the Canucks will be without their star rookie Elias Pettersson.
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Bobrovsky will start Saturday in Florida.
Bobrovsky was pulled after allowing three goals on 16 shots in the Blue Jackets loss in Carolina last night. Bobrovsky has now surrendered three-plus goals in three straight games, giving up a total of 10 goals on 70 shots (.857 SV%). He heads into Florida at 8-5-0 with a 2.91 GAA and .910 SV% on the road this year.
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Hogberg will start Sunday against the Hurricanes.
Chiasson (knee) has been activated from IR and will play on Saturday.
Chiasson has missed the last three games with a knee injury but will play Saturday in Los Angeles. Chiasson was hot before getting hurt, scoring five goals with two assists in his last nine games. However, he will start on a line with Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and not Connor McDavid on Saturday.
The Predators have activated Colton Sissons (lower-body) from IR.
Sissons has missed the last seven games but appears set to return to the Predators lineup in Montreal on Saturday. Sissons has quietly had a solid season, scoring seven goals and nine assists (16 points) in 35 games—on-pace for a career-high 15 goals and 34 points.
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