Eichel (ankle) will return to the Sabres lineup on Saturday.
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Ward is in the starter's crease at the Hurricanes morning skate.
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Vasilevskiy is expected to start Saturday vs. the Bruins.
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McElhinney is in the starter's crease at the Maple Leafs morning skate.
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Berube starts Saturday afternoon in Buffalo.
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Howard led the Red Wings onto the ice for warmups.
Howard allowed four goals on 33 shots in the Red Wings loss in San Jose on Monday. Jared Coreau has started two of the last three, including last night, so Howard will get back between the pipes tonight in Anaheim. Howard made 32 saves in a 2-1 win in his first start vs. the Ducks but the Red Wings have lost eight in a row and may not win again this season.
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Gibson led the Ducks onto the ice for warmups.
Gibson stopped all 32 shots that he faced in the Ducks win over the Canucks on Wednesday. After two tough outing, Wednesday was a nice outing for Gibson, who has gone 4-2-0 with a 2.19 GAA and .933 SV% in March. He is a must-start against a Red Wings team that is on the tail-end of a back-to-back and one an eight-game losing skid.
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Emelin (rest) is not on the ice for warmups; won't play on Friday.
Hartnell (rest) is not on the ice for warmups; won't play Friday.
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Hartnell (rest) is not on the ice for warmups; won't play Friday.
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Irwin is expected to be back in the Predators lineup on Friday.
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Weber is expected to be back in the Predators lineup on Friday.
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Fisher is expected to be back in the Predators lineup on Friday.
Kane (lower-body) is on the ice for warmups; expected to play Friday.
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Saros led the Predators onto the ice for warmups.
Saros allowed two goals on 27 shots in the Predators loss to the Devils last Sunday. Pekka Rinne went last night, so Saros will go tonight in Nashville. He has an impressive 2.39 GAA and .924 SV% in 19 games this season. On the road, he has gone 5-2-4 with a 2.65 GAA and .918 SV%.
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Varlamov starts Friday vs. the Predators.
Varlamov allowed one goal on 45 shots in Colorado’s win in St. Louis last night. Varlamov has turned in back-to-back gems and has stopped 81 of the last 83 shots (.976 SV%) that he has faced. Varlamov will be in tough one the tail-end of a back-to-back vs. the Predators—he is 0-2-1 with a 4.32 GAA and .854 SV% in three games vs. Nashville this season.
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Howard is expected to start Friday in Anaheim.
Howard allowed four goals on 33 shots in the Red Wings loss in San Jose on Monday. Jared Coreau has started two of the last three, including last night, so Howard will get back between the pipes tonight in Anaheim. Howard made 32 saves in a 2-1 win in his first start vs. the Ducks but the Red Wings have lost eight in a row and may not win again this season.
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Halak will start Friday against the Capitals.
Halak allowed just one goal on nine shots after replacing Chris Gibson in the Islanders blowout loss to the Capitals last night. Halak will start the tail-end of the home-and-home with Washington as he searches for his first win since February 15th. Halak is 1-1-0 with a 2.44 GAA and .900 SV% against Washington this season.
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Gibson is expected to start Friday vs. the Red Wings.
Gibson stopped all 32 shots that he faced in the Ducks win over the Canucks on Wednesday. After two tough outing, Wednesday was a nice outing for Gibson, who has gone 4-2-0 with a 2.19 GAA and .933 SV% in March. He is a must-start against a Red Wings team that is on the tail-end of a back-to-back and one an eight-game losing skid.
The Blue Jackets have activated Dean Kukan (upper-body) from IR.
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