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Holtby will start Saturday in Boston.
Holtby allowed three goals on 38 shots in the Capitals win over the Islanders on Thursday. Holtby has won three of his last four starts despite posting a 3.63 GAA and .905 SV%. The 28-year-old comes into Saturday’s game in Boston at 4-1-0 with a 3.42 GAA and .896 SV% in five road starts this season.
Injury
Jagr (lower-body) will not play on Sunday; could return on Tuesday.
Slepyshev is doubtful for Sunday with an undisclosed injury.
Hamonic suffered a “little injury” in Saturday’s practice; questionable for Sunday’s game.
Call up / Send down
The Canucks will recall Brendan Gaunce from Utica (AHL) on Sunday.
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Markstrom will start Saturday vs. the Penguins.
Markstrom allowed one goal on 25 shots in the Canucks’ loss to New Jersey on Wednesday. Markstrom has lost his last two starts despite allowing just three goals on 54 shots (.944 SV%). Tonight he will make his 10th start of the season and seventh on home-ice, where he is 1-3-2 with a 2.47 GAA and .915 SV% this season.
Vlasic (upper-body) will not be in the lineup on Saturday.
Vlasic missed Friday’s practice and will not play with an upper-body injury that he suffered on Wednesday. With Vlasic out, Dylan DeMelo will draw into the lineup and play on a pairing with Tim Heed.
Call up / Send down
The Canucks have recalled Thatcher Demko from Utica (AHL).
Demko has appeared in seven games with Utica this season and has gone 4-2-0 with a 1.85 GAA and .939 SV%. There’s no word on why Demko has been recalled, but he could serve as the backup tonight if one of the Canucks goalies are ailing.
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Lagace leads the Golden Knights onto the ice for warmups.
Lagace allowed two goals on 28 shots in the Golden Knights’ loss in Boston on Thursday. It was a much better performance than his first two appearances this season, but still wasn’t enough to get the ‘W’. This afternoon he faces a Senators team that has lost five of their last eight (3-2-3).
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Kuemper was the first goalie off of the ice at the Kings morning skate.
Kuemper allowed two goals on 30 shots in the Kings win in Ottawa on October 24th. The 27-year-old has made two starts and one relief appearance this season, going 2-0-0 with a 1.92 GAA and .929 SV% in those appearances. Tonight he will face a Predators team that has lost four of their last six (2-3-1).
Ristolainen is day-to-day with an upper-body injury.
Ristolainen, who has had a slow start to the season, was not on the ice this morning and will not be in the lineup tonight in Dallas. With Ristolainen out, Taylor Fedun will be back in the lineup and Viktor Antipin will play on the top PP unit.
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Darling is the Hurricanes projected starter in Arizona.
Darling allowed three goals on 25 shots in the Hurricanes’ loss to the Ducks last Sunday. Cam Ward started on Thursday, so they’re expected to go back to Darling tonight in Arizona. The 28-year-old has gone 2-2-0 with a 2.55 GAA and .907 SV% in four starts away from home this season.
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Raanta is expected to start Saturday vs. the Hurricanes.
Raanta allowed five goals on 31 shots in the Coyotes’ loss to the Sabres on Thursday. After a couple of good seasons with the Rangers, Raanta has struggled with the Coyotes so far—the 28-year-old has allowed 10 goals on 87 shots (.885 SV%) in his first four starts in an Arizona uniform.
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Lundqvist will start his third straight game on Saturday.
Lundqvist stopped 27 of 28 shots in the Rangers win in Tampa Bay on Thursday. It was a great outing for King Henrik, who was taking on the NHL’s top offence. Lundqvist is 4-4-2 with a 2.99 GAA and .904 SV% on the season and will take on another high-powered offence tonight.
Theodore will be back in the Golden Knights lineup on Saturday.
Theodore has sat as a healthy scratch in two of the first three games since being recalled from Chicago (AHL) but he will replace Brad Hunt in the lineup this afternoon. Theodore could be a sneaky fantasy add if he can carve out a large enough role in the Golden Knights offence.
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Lehner will start Saturday in Dallas.
Lehner gave up four goals on 29 shots in the Sabres win in Arizona on Thursday. Lehner has won three of his last four starts while posting a 2.74 GAA and. 911 SV%. Despite a nice stretch, Lehner has struggled on the road this season, going 2-3-0 with a 4.04 GAA and .863 SV% in five starts.
Injury
Quincey (undisclosed) will return to the Wild blueline on Saturday.
Quincey has sat out of the last two games and Bruce Boudreau announced today that it was because of an injury, but he is ready to replace Gustav Olofsson in the lineup vs. Chicago. Quincey has three assists while averaging 15:35 TOI/GM in nine games this season.
Call up / Send down
The Canadiens have recalled Charlie Lindgren to be Al Montoya’s backup.
Lindgren has gone 3-3-0 with a 3.53 GAA and .885 SV% in nine starts with Laval (AHL) so far this season. The 23-year-old has stopped 82 of 87 shots that he has faced in his three career NHL games. With Carey Price out, he will serve as Montreal’s No.2 goaltender for the time being.
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