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Marincin will draw into the Maple Leafs lineup on Thursday.
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Smith will start Thursday in St. Louis.
Smith stopped all 43 shots that he faced in the Flames shutout win in Nashville on Tuesday. Smith has had an inconsistent start to the season, allowing a combined eight goals on 85 shots (.906 SV%) in his first three games of the year. He’s a risky option in St. Louis. The Blues are deep and talented, but have struggled defensively to start the season.
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Varlamov will start Thursday in Buffalo.
Varlamov allowed two goals on 37 shots in Colorado’s win over the Flyers on Saturday. Varlamov has won his first two starts, stopping 55 of 58 shots (.948 SV%) against the Wild and Flyers. He draws a healthy matchup tonight in Buffalo—the Sabres are averaging just 2.33 goals for through three games so far.
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Rinne will start Thursday vs. the Jets.
Rinne allowed three goals on 27 shots in the Predators loss to the Flames on Tuesday. Rinne has started the season at 1-1-0 with a 2.50 GAA and .921 SV% in his first two starts. Things don’t get any easier tonight with the Jets in town—however Rinne was 3-1-0 with a 3.52 GAA and .901 SV% against Winnipeg last season.
Larsson (foot) will make his season debut on Thursday.
Larsson missed the first three games of the season but will replace Remi Elie on the third line tonight. The 26-year-old had just 17 points (4G / 13A) in 80 games last season.
Johnson (upper-body) will be in the Lightning lineup on Thursday.
Johnson missed the Lightning’s season opener on Saturday but will play tonight vs. the Canucks. Johnson will play on the second line with Brayden Point and Yanni Gourde.
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Pionk will be a healthy scratch on Thursday.
Pionk is a minus-3 while averaging 19:15 TOI/GM in his first three games of the season. Fredrik Claesson will draw in and replace Pionk vs. the Sharks.
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Nilsson will start Thursday in Tampa Bay.
During his first season with the Canucks, Nilson was 7-14-4 with a 3.44 GAA and .901 SV% in 27 appearances. Nilsson is a netminder with a career 3.07 GAA and .907 SV%, so it is hard to trust him in fantasy—especially against a Lightning team with one of the best offences in the NHL.
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Dell will start Thursday in New York.
Dell allowed two goals on 33 hots in the Sharks win in Philadelphia on Tuesday. After a great start, the Sharks will go right back to Dell tonight in New York. He was solid on the road last year, going 9-2-3 with a 2.76 GAA and .915 SV% in 15 road appearances.
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Shattenkirk will be a healthy scratch on Thursday.
Shattenkirk has had a rough start to the season and played just 7:29 TOI on Sunday. Shattenkirk is a minus-4 with 10 shots on goal in three games. He will be replaced by Tony DeAngelo at 5v5 and on the top power-play unit.
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Rask will start Saturday against the Red Wings.
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Nordstrom will draw into the Bruins lineup on Thursday.
Nordstrom has played in two games this season, recording three shots on goal while averaging 14:22 TOI/GM. Tonight he will replace Ryan Donato on the Bruins second line.
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Donato will be a healthy scratch on Thursday.
Donato was a minus-2 in 12:56 TOI on Monday and has just one goal in his first three games of the season. Donato will sit tonight with Joakim Nordstrom taking his spot on the second line and Anders Bjork playing on the top power-play unit.
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Halak will start Thursday vs. the Oilers.
Halak stopped all 32 shots that he faced in the Bruins shutout win in Buffalo last Thursday. It was an excellent first start for the veteran netminder, who will start again tonight with Tuukka Rask struggling a bit to start the season. The Oilers looked bad in their first game, but a Connor McDavid led team is always dangerous.
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Allen will start Thursday vs. the Flames.
Allen allowed five goals on 30 shots in the Blues overtime loss to the Blackhawks last Saturday. Allen has had a terrible start to the season, allowing 10 goals on 55 shots (.818 SV%) in his first two starts. Tonight he faces a Flames team that is scoring 4.00 goals for per game so far.
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Nilsson is in the starter's crease at the Canucks morning skate.
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Andersen will start Thursday in Detroit.
Andersen allowed four goals on 34 shots in the Maple Leafs win in Dallas on Tuesday. Despite allowing a combined 10 goals on 93 shots (.892 SV%) in his first three starts, the Maple Leafs offence has carried Andersen to a 2-1-0 record. He is a must-start against a Red Wings team that is still searching for their first win of the season.
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Dubnyk will start Thursday vs. the Blackhawks.
Dubnyk stopped 41 of 42 shots in the Wild’s overtime loss to Vegas on Saturday. Despite stopping an impressive 77 of 80 shots (.963 SV%) in his first two starts, Dubnyk is still searching for his first victory of the season. Tonight he takes on a Blackhawks team that he was 3-1-0 with a 1.01 GAA, .974 SV% and one shutout against last season.
Murray (concussion) took part in Thursday’s skate but will not be available vs. the Golden Knights.
Murray has been ruled out for tonight’s game against Vegas, but the fact that he is already on the ice is good news. It is hard to pinpoint a timeline when dealing with a concussion, but it doesn’t look like Murray will be out long-term.
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