Wennberg (undisclosed) is not expected to be in the Blue Jackets lineup on Friday.
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Savard will serve as a healthy scratch Friday vs. the Rangers.
Carlsson will draw into the Blue Jackets lineup on Friday.
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Khudobin will start Saturday in San Jose.
Khudobin allowed one goal on 28 shots in the Bruins win in Los Angeles on Thursday. With Tuukka Rask struggling, the Bruins will stick with the hot hand tonight in San Jose. In his first start against the Sharks this season, Khudobin stopped 36 of 37 shots in a 2-1 win.
The Maple Leafs have signed Josh Leivo to a one-year deal worth $925K.
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Quick is expected to start Saturday vs. the Panthers.
Quick allowed two goals on 30 shots in the Kings loss to the Bruins on Thursday. Quick has lost four in a row while posting a 3.07 GAA and .910 SV%. This afternoon he will look to get back on track against the 7-9-2 Panthers. Quick comes in at 4-4-1 with a 2.46 GAA and .927 SV% on home ice this season.
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Lehtonen gets the nod Saturday vs. Edmonton.
Lehtonen allowed three goals on 29 shots in the Stars loss in Florida on Tuesday. With Ben Bishop hitting a rough patch, Lehtonen will get a shot this afternoon vs. the Oilers. The 34-year-old has gone 2-3-1 with a 2.48 GAA and .910 SV% in four starts and two relief appearances this seasons. The Oilers have gone 3-3-2 while averaging just 1.75 goals for per game on the road this season.
Wideman will miss “weeks” with a hamstring injury.
Wideman served as the Senators seventh defenseman on Thursday and left late in the third period after getting twisted up and will now miss several weeks. With Wideman out, look for Nick Paul to draw in on Saturday as the Senators go back to a 12 forward, six D-man look.
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Condon will start Saturday against the Coyotes.
Condon was yanked after allowing three goals on 10 shots in the Senators win over the Avalanche in Sweden. The 27-year-old has struggled early in 2017-18, going 1-0-2 with a 3.02 GAA and .906 SV% in four starts and one relief appearance. Despite his struggles, Condon has a good opportunity to register a victory this afternoon with the 3-15-3 Arizona Coyotes in town.
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Hellebuyck will start Saturday against the Devils.
Hellebuyck allowed two goals on 32 shots in the Jets win over the Flyers on Thursday. Hellebuyck has had a great start to 2017-18 and has won three of his last four starts while posting a 2.41 GAA and .926 SV%. He comes into Saturday’s home matchup at 6-0-1 with a 2.28 GAA and .929 SV% at the MTS Centre this year.
Matthews (upper-body) practiced on Friday but remains a question mark for Saturday’s game in Ottawa.
Matthews has missed the last four games with an upper-body injury but skated on the top line in Friday’s practice and his status for Saturday’s game will be determined after their morning skate.
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Falk (undisclosed) will be a game-time decision on Friday.
Falk has appeared in the last six games, but has failed to record a point while averaging 18:33 TOI/GM. With the Sabres blueline banged up, Falk skated on the top paring with Marco Scandella this morning.
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Lehner will start Friday in Detroit.
Lehner allowed five goals on 45 shots in the Sabres’ overtime loss in Pittsburgh on Tuesday. Lehner has lost three of his last four starts and has an ugly 2-4-1 record, 4.61 GAA and .858 SV% on the road so far this season. However, in his first start against the Red Wings, Lehner stopped all 32 shots that he faced in a 1-0 shutout win.
DeKeyser (ankle) will likely make his return to the lineup on Sunday.
DeKeyser has been sidelined since October 10th, but it looks like he will return on Sunday. There’s no word who DeKeyser will replace, but Trevor Daley (upper-body) is a question mark for Friday so there’s no guarantee he will be available for Sunday.
Helm (undisclosed) will be a game-time decision on Friday.
Helm missed Wednesday's game with an undisclosed injury, but took part in Friday's morning skate and it looks like he might return tonight vs. the Sabres. Helm skated on the fourth line this morning and comes in with just seven points (3G / 4A) in 18 games.
Daley (upper-body) will be a game-time decision on Friday.
Daley left Wednesday’s game with an upper-body injury but took part in the morning skate today, so it looks like he will play tonight vs. the Sabres. The Red Wings have called him a game-time decision so monitor his status during pre-game warmups. Daley has just one assist in 19 games so far this season.
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Howard gets the nod vs. Buffalo on Friday.
Howard stopped 26 of 28 shots in the Red Wings’ 8-2 win over the Flames on Wednesday. Howard has now gone 4-1-1 with a 1.96 GAA and.939 SV% in his last six starts and tonight he will get a second crack at the Sabres. In his first start vs. Buffalo, Howard allowed one goal on 32 shots in a 1-0 shutout loss.
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Howard is in the starter's crease at the Red Wings' morning skate.
Howard stopped 26 of 28 shots in the Red Wings’ 8-2 win over the Flames on Wednesday. Howard has now gone 4-1-1 with a 1.96 GAA and.939 SV% in his last six starts and tonight he will get a second crack at the Sabres. In his first start vs. Buffalo, Howard allowed one goal on 32 shots in a 1-0 shutout loss.
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