Injury
Green will undergo cervical spine surgery and miss the rest of the 2017-18 season.
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NHL Hockey Player News
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Rinne led the Predators onto the ice for warmups.
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Howard will start Thursday vs. the Capitals.
Howard allowed four goals on 31 shots in the Red Wings win over the Flyers on Tuesday. Howard ended a 10-game losing streak for the Red Wings with the shootout victory. Howie won his first start vs. the Capitals but he is a terrible fantasy option at this point in the season.
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Johnson is not on the ice for warmups; suspected healthy scratch vs. Florida.
Jones (upper-body) is on the ice for warmups; expected to play Thursday vs. the Panthers.
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Vasilevskiy leads the Lightning onto the ice for warmups.
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Rinne is expected to start Thursday vs. the Maple Leafs.
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Quick's the first goalie off of the ice at the Kings morning skate.
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Domingue is projected to start Thursday against the Islanders.
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Kuemper will start Thursday in Carolina.
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Talbot will start Thursday in Ottawa.
Talbot allowed three goals on 33 shots in the Oilers win in Carolina on Tuesday. Talbot has won five of his last six starts while allowing just 11 goals on 206 shots (.947 SV%). Surprisingly he struggled in his first start against a bad Ottawa team, but should make for a solid start start tonight vs. a banged up Senators squad.
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Subban will start Thursday in San Jose.
Subban stopped 22 of 23 shots that he faced after replacing Marc-Andre Fleury in the Golden Knights win over the Canucks on Thursday. It was a nice return to the crease for Subban, who already has a win against the Sharks this season. The 24-year-old has gone 11-3-1 with a 2.55 GAA and .914 SV% this year.
Ritchie will draw back into the Stars lineup on Friday.
Spezza (back) will be re-evaluated in two weeks.
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Kinkaid will start Friday in Pittsburgh.
Kinkaid allowed two goals on 11 shots after replacing Cory Schneider in the Devils loss in San Jose on Tuesday. Kinkaid has been the better of the two goals as of late, so he draws the tough task of starting in Pittsburgh tonight. Kinkaid has beating the Penguins twice this season (2-0-0) while posting a 1.50 GAA and .944 SV%.
Copley has been recalled and is expected to backup Philipp Grubauer on Thursday.
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Siemens will be back in the Colorado lineup on Thursday.
Kamenev will be back in Colorado’s lineup on Thursday.
Soderberg (illness) will miss his second straight game.
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Jones will start Thursday vs. the Golden Knights.
Jones turned aside 26 of 28 shots in the Sharks win over the Devils on Tuesday. Jones has won four in a row and five of his last six while posting a 2.16 GAA, .917 SV% and one shutout. Jones hasn’t faced the Golden Knights yet this season but is 16-8-2 with a 2.36 GAA and .917 SV% on home ice.
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