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Nosek was a healthy scratch on Tuesday but will replace Ryan Carpenter and face his former team on Thursday. Nosek has 11 points (6G / 6A) in 49 games this season.

Hellebuyck allowed three goals on 38 shots in the Jets loss to the Sharks on Tuesday. The loss snapped a three-game personal winning streak for Hellebuyck, who faces the Canadiens for the first time this season on Thursday. The 25-year-old is 9-8-0 with a 2.91 GAA and .911 SV% on the road this season.

Morrissey will miss Thursday’s game but head coach Paul Maurice said that his is likely to return to the lineup on Saturday. Luckily for the Jets, they will be getting Dustin Byfuglien back tonight.

Rittich allowed three goals on 37 shots in the Flames win in Carolina on Sunday. Rittich is riding a three-game winning streak, stopping 89 of 96 shots (.927 SV%) in the process. The 26-year-old walked away with the ‘W’ in his first game vs. the Sharks, despite allowing five goals on 33 shots.

Bortuzzo has been a healthy scratch for the last three games but will replace Carl Gunnarsson (upper-body) on Thursday. Bortuzzo has seven points (1G / 6A) in 30 games this season.

Gunnarsson is dealing with an upper-body injury and is considered as day-to-day, so he will be replaced by Robert Bortuzzo on Thursday. Gunnarsson has been surprisingly productive offensive as of late, scoring three goals with four assists in his last nine games.

With Anton Khudobin expected to start on Thursday, there must be something up with Ben Bishop. Bow has gone 18-10-2 with a 2.70 GAA and .902 SV% in 34 games with Texas this season.

Rasmussen missed some time with a hamstring injury and went to the AHL during the All-Star break. Rasmussen, who has 13 points (6G / 7A) in 41 games during his rookie season, picked up two goals in three games with the Griffins.

Walker has been a healthy scratch for the last four games but will replace Dion Phaneuf on Thursday. Walker has three points (1G / 2A) while averaging 15:08 TOI/gm in 19 games with the Kings this season.

Phaneuf, who scored a goal in the Kings 5-1 win over the Devils on Tuesday, will be scratched Thursday in Philadelphia. Sean Walker will replace him on the back-end.

Greiss stopped all 41 shots that he faced in the Islanders 1-0 shootout loss to the Lightning last Friday. Greiss has been outstanding as of late, going 2-0-1 while stopping 98 of the last 99 shots (.990 SV%) that he has faced. Greiss is also 2-0-0 with a 1.46 GAA, .961 SV% and one shutout in two games against the Devils this season, so he is a must-start tonight.

Saros allowed one goal on 28 shots in the Predators win in Florida last Friday. Saros has been great in his last two starts, stopping 74 of the 76 shots (.974 SV%) that he faced. In his first start vs. Dallas this season, Saros gave up four goals on 24 shots but walked away on the winning end of a 5-4 overtime final (Nov.10).

Varlamov allowed five goals on 26 shots in Colorado’s win over the Canucks on Saturday. Philipp Grubauer started on Tuesday, so the Avalanche will come back to Varlamov tonight in Washington. Varlamov’s last 10 starts have been rough—he is 2-6-2 with a 3.14 GAA and .877 SV% over that span.

Delia allowed three goals on 31 shots in the Blackhawks win in Minnesota on Saturday. After a six-game losing streak, Delia has won two in a row while giving up eight goals on 70 shots (.886 SV%). The Blackhawks suddenly hot offence and scorching power-play is making Delia’s job a little easier. The 24-year-old is 2-1-2 with a 3.59 GAA and .910 SV% on home-ice this year.

Binnington stopped 22 of 24 shots in the Blues win in Florida on Tuesday. Binning has won three straight and is 7-1-1 with a 1.67 GAA, .931 SV% and one shutout in his last nine games. Despite his extremely impressive month of play, Binnington draws a horrible matchup tonight in Tampa Bay.

Kampf was forced to leave Tuesday’s game in Edmonton with a foot injury and will miss at least three weeks. Brendan Perlini figures to draw back into the lineup to replace Kampf on Thursday.

Larsson was scratched for the last two games but will replace Tage Thompson in the Sabres’ bottom-6 on Thursday. Larsson, who has a career-high of just 17 points, has just eight points (4G / 4A) in 44 games this season.

Thompson came to the Sabres with so much upside and a lethal shot but has registered just seven goals on 81 shots (8.6 SH%) and four assists (11 points) in 45 games this season. Thompson will be replaced by Johan Larsson tonight.