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Gustavsson will start in Carolina on Saturday.
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Quick will start in Washington on Saturday.
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Thompson will start against the Rangers on Saturday.
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Oettinger will start against Utah on Saturday.
Drury (hand) will return to the Hurricanes lineup on Saturday.
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Kochetkov will start against the Wild on Saturday.
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Woll will start against the Bruins on Saturday.
Matthews (upper-body) will return to the Maple Leafs lineup for Saturday's game against the Bruins.
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Hellebuyck was the first goalie off the ice at the Jets morning skate on Saturday.
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Woll is in the starter's net at the Leafs morning skate on Saturday.
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Merzlikins will start against the Blues on Saturday.
Line Change
Svechkov will draw into the Predators lineup on Friday.
Svechkov will fill in for Tommy Novak, who was a late scratch due to an upper-body injury. Svechkov has two goals and zero assists in nine games this season.
Stastney will draw into the Predators lineup on Friday.
Stastney will fill in for Jeremy Lauzon, who was a late scratch due to a lower-body injury. Stastney has two goals and four assists in 28 games this season.
Novak (upper-body) will not play in Vancouver on Friday.
Novak was a surprise scratch on Friday, with the Predators not announcing his absence prior to warmups. Fedor Svechkov will draw into the lineup in his place.
Tomasino suffered a lower-body injury in Friday's game against the Panthers and will not return.
Tomasino went into the boards awkwardly in Friday's game against the Panthers and was unable to put any weight on his right leg as he exited the ice. We should receive an update on his status ahead of the Penguins game in Carolina on Sunday.
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Saros will start in Vancouver on Friday.
The Predators are amid a three-game losing skid, outscored 15-7, and attempt to return to the win column with Saros between the pipes on Friday against the Vancouver Canucks. The 29-year-old Saros is averaging a win in 50 percent of games over his career but, with an 8-16-6 record this season, is well off his usual pace, only recording a win in 27 percent of games. He has a 2.82 GAA and .903 SV% this season. The Predators enter Friday's contest as -172 road favorites against a Canucks team that defeated the Seattle Kraken 4-3 last night.
Line Change
Mintyukov is listed as a healthy scratch for Friday's game in Edmonton.
Mintyukov will take a seat on Friday as the Ducks opt to get some fresh legs into the lineup for the tail-end of their back-to-back. Olen Zellweger will draw into the lineup in his place.
Line Change
Zellweger will draw into the Ducks lineup on Friday.
Zellweger will get the chance to slot back into Anaheim's lineup on Friday after serving as a healthy scratch for each of the last three games. Pavel Mintyukov will sit in his place.
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Dostal will start in Edmonton on Friday.
Dostal will get the nod for the tail-end of Anaheim's back-to-back when they travel to Edmonton to take on the Oilers on Friday. Dostal was excellent in his last appearance, stopping 32 of the 34 shots he faced in a 3-2 victory over the Devils on New Year's Eve. The 24-year-old netminder owns a 10-10-3 record and an impressive .914 SV% on the season. He'll need to be at his best again on Friday against Connor McDavid and the Oilers, as the Ducks enter action at +375 on the money line.
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Hofer will start in Columbus on Saturday.
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