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Pickard will make his fourth straight start on Tuesday.

Pickard allowed three goals on 40 shots in Colorado’s loss to the Lightning on Sunday. Pickard has gone 3-4-1 with a 2.37 GAA and .922 SV% in eight February starts. Tonight he faces the Kings on home ice, where he has gone 4-8-2 with a 2.96 GAA and .904 SV% this season.

Calvin Pickard
Price will start Tuesday in New York.

Price allowed two goals on 32 shots in the Canadiens’ loss to the Jets on Saturday. Price has lost five of his last six starts while posting an ugly 3.18 GAA and .890 SV%. February hasn’t been kind to Price, who will be facing the Rangers for the second time this season. In the first meeting, Price allowed four goals on 33 shots in a 5-4 loss.

Carey Price
Hellebuyck will start Tuesday in Toronto.

Hellebuyck allowed two goals on 34 shots in the Jets’ win in Ottawa on Sunday. He started both games of the Jets’ back-to-back and he won both while turning aside 51 of 54 shots (.944 SV%). He draws a tough matchup against a high-scoring Maple Leafs team, who have actually lost four of their last six.

Connor Hellebuyck
Crawford will start Tuesday in Minnesota.

Crawford allowed two goals on 21 shots in the Blackhawks’ loss to the Oilers on Saturday. The loss snapped a four-game winning streak for Crawford, who has a 2.60 GAA and .913 SV% in his five February starts. The 32-year-old has gone 1-1-0 with a 2.96 GAA and .914 SV% in two starts against the Wild this season.

Corey Crawford
Elliott will start Tuesday in Nashville.

Elliott allowed two goals on 19 shots in the Flames’ loss in Vancouver on Saturday. Elliott has gone 4-1-1 with a 2.41 GAA and .913 SV% in his last seven appearances. Tonight he will face a Predators team that has lost three of their last five—Elliott is 6-7-3 with a 3.03 GAA and .887 SV% on the road this season.

Brian Elliott
Anderson will start Tuesday in New Jersey.

Anderson allowed three goals on 37 shots in the Senators’ win in Toronto on Saturday. Mike Condon started two of the last three games, so look for Anderson to get back between the pipes tonight in New Jersey. Anderson has won two of his three starts while posting a 2.01 GAA, .937 SV% and one shutout since returning to the Senators’ crease.

Craig Anderson
Talbot will start Wednesday in Florida.

Talbot allowed one goal on 39 shots in the Oilers’ win in Chicago on Saturday. Laurent Brossoit gave him a rare night off in Tampa Bay last night, but Talbot will be back in goal tonight in Florida. He is riding a three-game winning streak and has posted a 2.00 GAA and .940 SV% over that stretch. Talbot stopped 28 of 31 shots in a 4-3 OT win in his first start against Florida.

Cam Talbot
Brossoit starts Tuesday in Tampa Bay.

Brossoit allowed one goal on five shots after replacing Cam Talbot in the Oilers’ loss to the Blackhawks on February 11th. Brossoit has made three NHL appearances this season, stopping 57 of 62 shots (.919 SV%). He’ll give Cam Talbot the night off and start the first game of their back-to-back against a Lightning team that is 4-0-2 in their last six.

Laurent Brossoit
Schneider will start Tuesday vs. the Senators.

Schneider allowed two goals on 42 shots in the Maple Leafs’ win over the Islanders on Saturday. Keith Kinkaid started on Sunday, so it’s no surprise that Schneider will go tonight vs. the Senators. Saturday’s win pushed Schneider to 4-2-1 with a 2.15 GAA and .936 SV% in the month of February. He allowed two goals on 34 shots in a loss to the Senators last week.

Cory Schneider
Murray will start Tuesday in Carolina.

Murray allowed four goals on 23 shots in the Penguins’ loss to the Red Wings on Sunday. Murray has lost his last two starts while allowing a combined six goals on 62 shots (.903 SV%). Tonight he’ll take on the Hurricanes for the second time this season—he stopped 27 of 28 shots in a 7-1 blowout in the first meeting.

Matt Murray

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