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Backes will be a healthy scratch on Wednesday.
Backes will be replaced by Peter Cehlarik who was called up from Providence (AHL) on Tuesday afternoon. Backes has just one goal and one assist in his last six games.
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Cehlarik was recalled from Providence (AHL) and will make his season debut on Wednesday.
Cehlarik was called up because Jake DeBrusk was dealing with a lower-body injury but DeBrusk will play. So Cehlarik will replace David Backes, who comes out as a healthy scratch. The 23-year-old winger has four points (1G / 3A) in 17 career NHL games and 29 points (10G / 19A) in 37 games with Providence this season.
DeBrusk (lower-body) will play on Wednesday.
DeBrusk is dealing with a lower-body injury but will be available for Wednesday’s game in Philadelphia. The Bruins recalled Peter Cehlarik from Providence (AHL) to replace DeBrusk but with him playing, David Backes will be the healthy scratch up front.
Goalie Start
Koskinen will start Wednesday in Vancouver.
Koskinen was outstanding on Monday, stopping 41 of 43 shots in a 7-2 win over the Sabres. Koskinen was able to put an ugly stretch of games behind him and will look to stay on-track tonight vs. the Canucks. It looks like a nice matchup on paper but Koskinen is 0-2-0 with a 5.37 GAA and .800 SV% in two games vs. Vancouver this season.
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Hart will make his fourth straight start on Wednesday.
Hart gave up four goals on 38 shots in the Flyers win over the Wild on Monday. Hart had a couple of rough starts early-on but has settled in as of late, going 2-2-0 with a 2.55 GAA and .928 SV% in his last four starts. He draws a tough matchup tonight vs. a Bruins team that has won six of their last eight (6-1-1).
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Stalock led the WIld onto the ice for warmups.
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Quick led the Kings onto the ice for warmups.
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Fleury led the Golden Knights onto the ice.
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Saros led the Predators onto the ice for warmups.
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Copley led the Capitals onto the ice for warmups.
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Gibson led the Ducks onto the ice for warmups.
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Howard led the Red Wings onto the ice for warmups.
Howard allowed two goals on 18 shots in the Red Wings 5-2 win over the Wild on Saturday. It was an easy night for Howie, who is 2-3-0 with a 3.00 GAA and .894 SV% in his first five starts in January. The veteran netminder will look to string a couple of wins together and draws a nice matchup with the Ducks in town—Anaheim is on an 11-game losing streak at the moment.
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Binnington led the Blues onto the ice for warmups.
Binnington stopped 21 of 22 shots in the Blues win in Dallas on Saturday. Binnington earned second star of the week honours in the NHL last week after winning all three of his starts while stopping 74 of the 76 shots (.974 SV%) that he faced. He will look to stay hot against an Islanders team that has won 11 of their last 14 games.
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Lehner led the Islanders onto the ice for warmups.
Lehner allowed two goals on 26 shots in the Islanders loss to the Rangers on Saturday. The loss snapped an impressive eight-game winning streak for Lehner, who has a 1.52 GAA and .948 SV% over that nine-game stretch. Tonight it looks like he’ll take on a Blues team that played last night but come in having won four of their last five.
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Pietila will draw into the Devils lineup on Tuesday.
Wood (lower-body) will not play Tuesday in Columbus.
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Kinkaid will start Tuesday in Columbus.
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Murray will start Tuesday in San Jose.
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McElhinney will start Tuesday in New York.
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Holtby will start Tuesday in Nashville.
Holtby had to leave Saturday’s game with an eye injury but stopped 10 of 11 shots before exiting the contest. Holtby was able to serve as Pheonix Copley’s backup last night and is set to start tonight in Nashville. Holtby hasn’t been great on the road this year, going 7-4-1 with a 3.07 GAA and .906 SV% and the Predators are one of the best home teams in the league.
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