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Andersen leads the Maple Leafs onto the ice for warmups.
Andersen made 35 saves on 37 shot in the Maple Leafs’ 7-2 win in Winnipeg on opening night. Andersen kept the Maple Leafs in the game early, making a number of key saves on several penalty kills in the first period. It was a great start to the season for Andersen, who will make his second start vs. a Rangers team who lost their first game to Colorado.
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Murray leads the Penguins onto the ice for warmups.
Murray gave up give goals on 34 shots in the Penguins’ opening night loss to St. Louis. The following night he replaced Antti Niemi in Chicago and proceeded to allow six goals on 31 shots in a 10-1 loss. It has been dreadful start to the season for the young netminder, who has now allowed 11 goals on the first 65 shots (.831 SV%) that he has faced.
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Vasilevskiy leads the Lightning onto the ice for warmups.
Nutivaara will draw into the Blue Jackets lineup on Saturday.
Anderson will draw into the Blue Jackets lineup on Saturday.
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Quick was the first goalie off of the ice at the Kings morning skate.
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Ho-Sang will draw into the Islanders lineup on Saturday.
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Lehenr will start Saturday in Brooklyn.
Lehner stopped 38 of 40 shots in the Sabres’ shootout loss to Montreal on Thursday. It was an impressive start to the season for Lehner, who will go again tonight against the Islanders. New York was shutout in their opener, so look for Lehner to have another strong outing.
Stafford (lower-body) left Saturday's game and will not return.
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Kassian is expected to be bumped up to the second line with Nugent-Hopkins and Lucic.
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Jones will start Saturday vs. the Kings.
Jones allowed four goals on 30 shots in the Sharks’ loss to the Flyers on Wednesday. Jones won’t light the world on fire, but he will be a consistent low-end No.1/high-end No.2 throughout the course of the season. Tonight he will take on a Kings team that doesn’t have a lot fire power.
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Talbot gets the nod Saturday in Vancouver.
Talbot stopped all 26 shots in the Oilers shutout win over the Flames on opening night. Calgary didn’t really test last year’s leader in wins, making it a great start to 2017-18. Days off will be few and far between for Talbot, who will make his second start tonight in Vancouver—he is a must-start on most, if not all nights.
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Howard will start Saturday in Ottawa.
Howard turned aside 37 of 39 shots in the Red Wings’ win over the Wild on Thursday. It was an excellent start to the season for Howard, who has a 1.11 GAA and .967 SV% in his last five October starts (dating back to last season). Tonight he will take on a Senators team that lost to the Capitals in a shootout in their season opener.
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Elliott will start Saturday in Anaheim.
Elliott gave up three goals on 35 shots in the Flyers win in San Jose on opening night. He was given the following night off but will get back between the pipes tonight in Anaheim. The Flyers have been inconsistent through two games, but have a good chance at walking away with the ‘W’ tonight vs. a banged up Ducks team.
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Allen will start Saturday vs. the Stars.
Allen allowed four goals on 33 shots in the Blues’ win in Pittsburgh on Wednesday. It wasn’t the greatest outing but it was enough to walk away with the win in the season opener. Tonight he will make his second start of the season and it comes against what should be a strong Stars offence, that was shut down by Marc-Andre Fleury last night.
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Holtby will start Saturday vs. the Canadiens.
Holtby gave up four goals on 32 shots in the Capitals’ shootout win in Ottawa on Thursday. Despite not leading once all game the Capitals walked away with a ‘W’ in their season opener and will be looking to make it two in a row in their home opener. Holtby takes on a Canadiens team that narrowly escaped Buffalo with a shootout victory of their own on Thursday.
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In the 2023-24 season, there were a total of 14 suspensions and 17 fines issued throughout the NHL. The longest suspension served was dealt to former-Detroit Red Wing David Perron at six-games after a cross-checking penalty dealt ironically against his current team in the 2024-25 season, the Ottawa Senators. Additionally, Perron was fined $148,437.48 for his actions.
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