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Haley will draw into the Panthers lineup on Saturday.
Haley will play Saturday after being a healthy scratch for the last three games. Haley, who has one goal, two assists and 13 PIMS in 17 games this season, will replace Denis Malgin.
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Kiselevich will be a healthy scratch on Saturday.
Kiselevich was in the lineup for the last two games but will serve as a healthy scratch Saturday to allow Chris Wideman to make his Panthers debut.
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Wideman will make his Panthers debut on Saturday.
Wideman is on his third team of the season after bing acquired from the Oilers. Wideman has two goals and five assists (seven points) in 24 games between the Senators and Oilers this year, showcasing his has the ability to put up decent numbers from the back-end.
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Lehner will start Saturday in St. Louis.
Lehner allowed two goals on 21 shots in the Islanders win over the Blackhawks on Thursday. Lehner has won six in a row while allowing just five goals on 164 shots (.970 SV%). Lehner has been absolutely lights out as of late and draws a pretty solid matchup in St. Louis. The Blues rank 23rd in the NHL in scoring (2.82 GF/pg) through 23 games.
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Rittich leads the Flames onto the ice for warmups.
Rittich has missed the last two games with a lower-body injury but is set to return to Flames crease on Saturday afternoon. Rittich allowed five goals on 33 shots in the Flames win over the Sharks on Monday. Rittich finished December at 5-2-2 with a 2.64 GAA and .915 SV%. Today he faces a Flyers team that has lost five in a row while being outscored 20-to-10.
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Dubnyk leads the Wild onto the ice for warmups.
Dubnyk allowed three goals on 41 shots in the Wild’s win in Toronto on Thursday afternoon. Dubnyk moved to 7-7-0 with a 2.65 GAA and .913 SV% on the road with that win and this will be his fifth afternoon start of the season. It may not carry any weight, but Dubnyk is 3-1-0 with a 2.02 GAA and .936 SV% in the previous four day games.
Tarasenko (illness) will return to the Blues lineup on Saturday.
Tarasenko missed Thursday’s game vs. the Capitals but will be back on the lineup on Saturday. Tarasenko, who will skate with Tyler Bozak and Zach Sanford, has 11 goals and 11 assists (22 points) in 37 games this season.
Patrick (upper-body) will return to the Flyers lineup on Saturday.
Patrick has missed the last four games but is set to return to the Wild lineup on Saturday afternoon. Patrick has had another slow start, collecting just 11 points (5G / 6A) in 33 games this season.
Pettersson (lower-body) will not play on Saturday.
Pettersson left Thursday’s game in Montreal with a lower-body and will not play Saturday in Toronto. With Pettersson out, Brandon Sutter will skate with Nikolay Goldobin and Brock Boeser. Pettersson is day-to-day.
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Ullmark will start Saturday in Boston.
Ullmark allowed three goals on 38 shots in the Sabres win over the Panthers on Thursday. Ullmark has won four straight games while posting a 1.99 GAA and .944 SV%. The 25-year-old has had a very nice season to-date, going 9-1-3 with a 2.74 GAA and .922 SV%. He stopped 35 of 37 shots in a 4-2 win in his first game vs. Boston.
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Markstrom is expected to start Saturday in Toronto.
Markstrom allowed two goals on 27 shots in the Canucks 2-0 loss in Montreal on Thursday. Markstrom hasn’t lost two in a row since November 27/29 but that could happen tonight in Toronto. The Maple Leafs are one of the most dangerous teams in the NHL and the Canucks will be without their star rookie Elias Pettersson.
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Allen will start Saturday vs. the Islanders.
Allen allowed two goals on 25 shots in the Blues win over the Capitals on Thursday. The win snapped a brief two-game losing streak for Allen, who comes into Saturday’s game at 8-7-2 with a 3.64 GAA and .885 SV% on home-ice. Tonight he will try to slow down an Islanders team that has won five in a row and seven of their last eight.
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Reimer will start Saturday vs. the Blue Jackets.
Reimer stopped all 12 shots that he faced after replacing Roberto Luongo in the Panthers come-from-behind shootout win in Detroit on Monday. Reimer has strung together three straight wins, stopping 72 of the 76 shots (.947 SV%) that he has faced. In his first start against the Blue Jackets, the 30-year-old allowed five goals on 32 shots in a 5-4 loss (Oct.11).
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Rittich (lower-body) is expected to return to the Flames crease on Saturday afternoon.
Rittich has missed the last two games with a lower-body injury but is set to return to Flames crease on Saturday afternoon. Rittich allowed five goals on 33 shots in the Flames win over the Sharks on Monday. Rittich finished December at 5-2-2 with a 2.64 GAA and .915 SV%. Today he faces a Flyers team that has lost five in a row while being outscored 20-to-10.
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Fleury leads the Golden Knights for warmups.
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Gibson leads the Ducks onto the ice for warmups.
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Howard leads the Red Wings onto the ice for warmups.
Howard gave up four goals on 34 shots in the Red Wings loss to the Flames on Wednesday. Howard has lost each of his last five starts (0-4-1) with a 3.20 GAA and .896 SV%. Howard was red-hot in the early portion of the season but has expectedly cooled off over the last month. Tonight he faces a Predators team that is 9-8-2 on the road this year.
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Jaskin will be a healthy scratch on Friday.
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Dowd will be a healthy scratch on Friday.
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Bowey will be a healthy scratch on Friday.
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