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Dubnyk will start Tuesday vs. the Capitals.

Dubnyk allowed two goals on 31 shots in the Wild’s win in St. Louis on Sunday. Dubnyk has been exceptional through 13 starts, posting a 2.14 GAA and .933 SV%. Dubnyk also has not lost in regulation (4-0-2) on home-ice and should record a win tonight with Pheonix Copley starting for the Capitals.

Devan Dubnyk
Rask (personal) returned to practice on Tuesday.

Rask missed the last few games because of a personal leave of absence, but was back on the ice for Tuesday’s practice. Rask may sit out Wednesday’s game in Colorado, but should start either Friday in Dallas or Saturday in Arizona.

Tuukka Rask
Kinkaid will start Tuesday vs. the Penguins.

Kinkaid surrendered six goals on 32 shots in the Devils 6-1 loss to the Maple Leafs last Friday. In his last five appearances, Kinkaid has gone 1-3-0 while allowing a combined 18 goals on 157 shots (.885 SV%). The only win came against the Penguins on November 5th, when he stopped 35 of 36 shots in a 5-1 win.

Keith Kinkaid
Hutton will start Tuesday vs. the Lightning.

Hutton allowed three goals on 39 shots in the Sabres win over the Canucks on Saturday. Hutton has been inconsistent for the Sabres so far this season, but has played much better recently. In his last six starts, Hutton has gone 3-2-1 with a 2.48 GAA and .916 SV%. Tonight he faces a Lightning team that ranks first in the NHL in goal-scoring (3.65 GF/PG) through 17 games.

Carter Hutton
Greiss will start Tuesday vs. the Canucks.

Greiss allowed three gaols on 35 shots in the Islanders loss to Montreal on November 5th. Greiss has played well when called upon this season, going 4-2-1 with a 1.98 GAA, .940 SV% and one shutout. He draws a quality matchup on Tuesday against Canucks team that has lost three of four and come in on the tail-end of a back-to-back.

Thomas Greiss
The Devils have recalled Pavel Zacha from Binghamton (AHL).

Zacha struggled to start the season with New Jersey, failing to pick up a point in his first 10 games. Since being sent to Binghamton, the former No.6 overall pick had five assists in four games. Zacha has been brought back up because Brian Boyle has landed on IR.

Pavel Zacha
The Hurricanes have sent Valentin Zykov to Charlotte (AHL) on a conditioning stint.

Zykov has been a healthy scratch for the last three games so he will head to Charlotte to get some playing time. Zykov can spend up to two weeks with Charlotte, but can’t actually be assigned to the AHL without passing through waivers. The 23-year-old has three assists in 13 games with Carolina this season. He had 54 points (33G / 21A) in 633 games with Charlotte last year.

Valentin Zykov
Kuemper will start Tuesday in Detroit.

Kuemper allowed one goal on 39 shots in the Coyotes win in Washington on Sunday. Kuemper played great in his third start in four nights and is now 2-2-1 with a 2.60 GAA and .922 SV% in five starts on the road this season. Tonight he faces a Red Wings team that was slow out of the gates, but have won six of their last seven games.

Darcy Kuemper
Rinne leads the Predators onto the ice for warmups.

Rinne allowed one goal on 25 shots in the Predators win in Colorado last Wednesday. Since returning to the Predators crease, Rinne has gone 3-0-0 while stopping 92 of 94 shots (.979 SV%). He makes for a great option against a Ducks team that has lost nine of their last 11.

Pekka Rinne
Rinne is expected to start Monday in Anaheim.

Rinne allowed one goal on 25 shots in the Predators win in Colorado last Wednesday. Since returning to the Predators crease, Rinne has gone 3-0-0 while stopping 92 of 94 shots (.979 SV%). He makes for a great option against a Ducks team that has lost nine of their last 11.

Pekka Rinne
Kase (concussion) is expected to make his season debut on Monday.

Kase missed the first 18 games of the season but is expected to play Monday vs. the Predators. Kase skated on the Ducks second line with Ryan Kesler and Nick Ritchie on Sunday and should make his debut there. The 23-year-old had 20 goals and 18 assists (38 points) in 66 games with the Ducks last season.

Ondrej Kase
The Predators have placed Viktor Arvidsson (upper-body) on IR.

Arvidsson was activated from IR with a lower-body injury for Saturday’s game, but was forced to leave the game with an upper-body injury. Arvidsson was hurt while crashing into the boards and will miss at least the next three games. With Arvidsson back out, Kevin Fiala will likely move back to the top line.

Viktor Arvidsson
De La Rose (upper-body) will not play on Tuesday; possible he returns on Thursday.

De La Rose will miss his second straight game with an upper-body injury that he suffered vs. the Rangers last Friday. De La Rose has recorded one goal and one assist while averaging 14:20 TOI/gm in his first seven games with the Red Wings. They’ve leaned heavily on him in the D-zone, starting him there 62.7 percent of the time and that has led to a disastrous 39.6 CorsiFor% and -11.3 CF% rel.

Jacob De La Rose
Bobrovsky will start Monday in Dallas.

Bobrovsky stopped 33 of 34 shots in the Blue Jackets win in Washington on Friday. Bobrovsky had a rough start to the season but has played very well as of late. The 30-year-old has gone 3-2-0 while allowing just eight goals on 160 shots (.950 SV%) in his last five starts—allowing just one goal in four of the five games. One of those wins came against the Stars, who he’ll face again tonight.

Sergei Bobrovsky

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