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Jones is expected to start Saturday in Vegas.
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Greiss will return to the Islanders crease on Saturday.
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Kinkaid will start Saturday vs. the Islanders.
Kinkaid allowed four goals on 35 shots the Devils loss to the Penguins on Thursday. The loss snapped a three-game winning streak for Kinkaid, who will start his 35th game of the season tonight. He is 2-0-0 with a 1.00 GAA and .965 SV% in two games against the Islanders this season.
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Lundqvist will start Saturday in Carolina.
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Ward will start Saturday vs. the Rangers.
Oshie is day-to-day with a lower-body injury but will travel to with the team to Pittsburgh.
Johnson will miss six weeks with a fractured patella.
Varlamov will miss the rest of the regular season with a lower-body injury.
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Korpisalo will start Saturday afternoon in Vancouver.
Korpisalo allowed four goals on 38 shots in the Blue Jackets win in Boston on March 19th. Korpisalo is rising a three-game winning streak into this afternoon’s game, where he will be squaring off with Thatcher Demko—who is making his first career NHL start.
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Demko will make his first career start on Saturday.
Demko, 22, is the Canucks goalie of the future and comes up to get a taste of the NHL after a good year in Utica (AHL). Demko, who was the No.36 overall pick in 2014, went 23-12-4 with a 2.49 GAA and .921 SV% in 42 games with the Comets, but draws a stiff test in his NHL debut.
Forsberg may be rested by the Predators on Saturday.
With Eeli Tolvanen set to make his NHL debut, Forsberg is expected to take a seat tonight. Tolvanen will take his spot on the top line with Ryan Johansen and Viktor Arvidsson.
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Raanta will start Saturday vs. the Blues.
Raanta allowed two goals on 29 shots in the Coyotes win in Vegas on Wednesday. After getting the following night off, the Coyotes will come back to Raanta tonight. He has won four in a row while stopping 117 of 123 shots (.951 SV%).
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Howard leads the Red Wings onto the ice for warmups.
Howard allowed three goals on 32 shots in the Red Wings win in Buffalo on Thursday. All of a sudden Howard has won two in a row and three of his last five while allowing 14 goals on 142 shots (.901 SV%). Tonight he faces the Senators for the fourth time this season—he is 2-1-0 with a 1.32 GAA and .960 SV% in the first three meetings.
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Talbot will start Saturday in Calgary.
Talbot surrendered two goals on 30 shots in the Oilers loss in Vancouver on Thursday. Talbot has lost three in a row while allowing a combined 12 goals on 86 shots (.860 SV%). Talbot has gone 2-1-0 with a 1.31 GAA and .958 SV% against the Flames this season.
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Demko is expected to make his first career NHL start on Saturday.
Demko, 22, is the Canucks goalie of the future and comes up to get a taste of the NHL after a good year in Utica (AHL). Demko, who was the No.36 overall pick in 2014, went 23-12-4 with a 2.49 GAA and .921 SV% in 42 games with the Comets, but draws a stiff test in his NHL debut.
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Dubnyk will start Saturday in Dallas.
Dubnyk allowed two goals on 31 shots in the Wild’s win over the Stars on Thursday. Dubnyk has won three of his last five starts while posting a 1.75 GAA and .936 SV%. Dubnyk hasn’t been great on the road this season, going 12-10-1 with a 3.01 GAA and .906 SV% in 24 road appearances.
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Smith will start Saturday vs. the Oilers.
Smith allowed three goals on 29 shots in the Flames loss in Los Angeles on Monday. Smith has lost five in a row while posting an ugly 4.40 GAA and .840 SV%> He will attempt to right the ship tonight vs. the Oilers—he is 1-1-0 with a 2.64 GAA and .929 SV% against Edmonton this season.
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Reimer led the Panthers onto the ice for warmups.
Reimer allowed three goals on 30 shots in the Panthers overtime loss in Ottawa on Thursday. The loss snapped a five-game winning streak for Reimer, who will go again today in Boston. He posted a 46-save shutout in a 3-0 shutout win over the Bruins on March 15th.
Trouba (concussion) will return to the Jets lineup on Saturday.
Trouba has missed the last five games but will be back in tonight in Toronto. Trouba has had a hard time with injuries this season, but has collected three goals and 19 assists (22 points) in 52 games.
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Hellebuyck will start Saturday in Toronto.
Hellebuyck allowed four goals on 32 shots in the Jets win over the Bruins on Tuesday. He was given Thursday night off, but will be back between the pipes tonight in Toronto. Hellebuyck has won five in a row despite allowing a combined 14 goals on 143 shots (.902 SV%).
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