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Raanta (lower-body) is questionable for Thursday’s game in Nashville.

Raanta was forced to leave Tuesday’s game in Minnesota with a lower-body injury. Raanta stopped 17 of 20 shots before not returning for the third period. Adin Hill took over for him and is likely to start on Thursday if Raanta is unavailable. Head coach Rick Tocchet said that Raanta was being re-evaluated on Wednesday.

Antti Raanta
Jarry will start in Colorado on Wednesday.

Jarry stopped 35 of 37 shots in the Penguins overtime loss in Boston last Friday. Jarry’s first start of the season went very well and tonight he will start the tail-end of a back-to-back in Colorado. The Avalanche are first in the NHL in goal-scoring, so leaving Jarry on the bench is probably wise.

Tristan Jarry
Khudobin will start against the Flames on Wednesday.

Khudobin stopped 30 of 31 shots in the Stars 1-0 loss in Edmonton last night. Khudobin was great but it wasn’t enough to walk away with the win. With Ben Bishop still out, Khudobin will start for the second straight night but draws a tough matchup in Calgary. The Flames have won four of their last five and are eighth in the NHL in goals (3.38 GF/pg).

Anton Khudobin
Dell leads the Sharks onto the ice for warmups.

Dell allowed six goals on 36 shots in the Sharks loss in Vegas on Saturday. Dell started for the second night in a row after posting back-to-back shutouts in his previous two starts. Dell has outplayed Martin Jones so far this season but is 1-2-2 with a 3.54 GAA and .893 SV% on the road. A matchup with a great Maple Leafs team, who might get Auston Matthews back is not ideal for Dell owners.

Aaron Dell
Howard leads the Red Wings onto the ice for warmups.

Howard was pulled after allowing three goals on 16 shots in the Red Wings 7-5 loss to the Blue Jackets on Monday. The poor performance ended a long streak of great games for Howard, who comes into Wednesday at 5-1-1 with a 2.25 GAA and .931 SV% in November. Tonight he faces a Blues team that has lost four of their last five games.

Jimmy Howard
Gibson leads the Ducks onto the ice for warmups.

Gibson allowed four goals on 32 shots in the Ducks loss in Nashville on Sunday. The loss snapped a brief two-game winning streak for Gibson, who is now 4-4-2 with a 2.70 GAA and .910 SV% in November. With Ryan Miller facing the Lightning on Tuesday, Gibson will take on a Panthers team that has lost five of their last seven games (2-4-1).

John Gibson
Grubauer will start Wednesday vs. the Penguins.

Grubauer allowed just one goal on 37 shots in Colorado’s win in Arizona last Friday. With Semyon Varlamov starting last night, Grubauer will get the second game of the back-to-back tonight vs. the Penguins. Grubauer is 2-0-2 with a 3.36 GAA and .898 SV% in four November starts.

Philipp Grubauer
Andersen will start Wednesday vs. the Sharks.

Andersen stopped 38 of 40 shots in the Maple Leafs win over the Bruins on Monday. The win snapped a two-game losing skid for Andersen, who is 7-3-0 with a 1.92 GAA, .944 SV% and one shutout in November. Tonight he takes on a Sharks team that has lost three of their last four and are 4-5-3 on the road this season.

Frederik Andersen
Stralman (upper-body) will undergo treatment and will be re-evaluated in one week.

Stralman has not played since November 8th and will miss at least the next three or four games. Erik Cernak has played well in Stralman’s absence, so there’s no need to rush the veteran defenseman back in the first half of the season.

Anton Stralman
Dubnyk is expected to start Thursday in Columbus.

Dubnyk allowed four goals on 14 shots in the Wild’s 4-3 loss to the Coyotes on Tuesday. It was a brutal outing for Dubnyk, who has lost three in a row while allowing a combined 11 goals on 68 shots (.853 SV%). The 32-year-old has regressed after a great October but remains 4-3-0 with a 2.16 GAA and .925 SV% on the road this season.

Devan Dubnyk
Luongo (lower-body) is expected to be back next week.

Luongo will miss his third straight game on Wednesday and head coach Bob Boughner said he has an “outside chance” to play this week. It seems more likely that Luongo will return to the crease next week, leaving James Reimer and maybe Michael Hutchinson to split their Friday/Saturday back-to-back.

Roberto Luongo
Rittich will start Wednesday vs. the Stars.

Rittich allowed two goals on 28 shots in the Flames 2-0 loss in Vegas last Friday. The loss snapped a six-game winning streak for Rittich, who is 6-1-0 with a 1.86 GAA, .928 SV% and one shutout in his last seven outings. Despite a strong start from Mike Smith in their last game, Rittich has clearly taken over as the Flames No.1 netminder. The Stars come in on the tail-end of a back-to-back having lost four of their last five games (1-3-1).

David Rittich
Steen (upper-body) will return to the Blues lineup on Wednesday.

Steen has missed the last six games with an upper-body injury but will play Wednesday in Detroit. There is no word on where Steen will slot into the lineup but he has registered 10 points (5G / 5A) in 16 games this season.

Alex Steen
Allen will start Wednesday in Detroit.

Allen stopped nine of 11 shots after replacing Chad Johnson in the Blues 8-4 loss to the Jets on Saturday. Allen has had some struggles this season but has been much better as of late. In his last five starts, Allen has gone 2-3-0 despite posting an impressive 1.62 GAA and .942 SV%. Detroit caught fire for a bit but come into Wednesday having lost three in a row.

Jake Allen

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