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Mrazek will make his eighth straight start on Tuesday.

Mrazek surrendered four goals on 38 shots in the Red Wings’ 4-3 loss in Edmonton on Saturday. Mrazek has improved over the last month, going 3-4-1 with a 2.37 GA and .923 SV% in his last eight starts. In his first start against the Maple Leafs, Mrazek allowed four goals on 28 shots in a 4-0 loss.

Petr Mrazek
Kinkaid was the first goalie off of the ice.

Kinkaid allowed six goals on 32 shots in the Devils’ loss in Brooklyn on February 19th. Cory Schneider has started the last six games, but it looks like Kinkaid will start tonight in Columbus. The 27-year-old has gone 6-3-1 with a 2.35 GAA and .934 SV% on the road this season.

Keith Kinkaid
Nyquist (illness) will play Tuesday vs. the Maple Leafs.

Nyquist missed Monday’s practice with an illness, but was on the ice for today’s morning skate and will be in the lineup against Toronto. Nyquist registered two shots in 13:48 TOI in his return from suspension and will skate with Henrik Zetterberg and Tomas Tatar tonight.

Gustav Nyquist
Mrazek is in the starter's crease at the Red Wings' morning skate.

Mrazek surrendered four goals on 38 shots in the Red Wings’ 4-3 loss in Edmonton on Saturday. Mrazek has improved over the last month, going 3-4-1 with a 2.37 GA and .923 SV% in his last eight starts. In his first start against the Maple Leafs, Mrazek allowed four goals on 28 shots in a 4-0 loss.

Petr Mrazek
Mason will start Tuesday in Buffalo.

Mason allowed two goals on 24 shots in the Flyers’ loss in Washington on Saturday. Mason has gone 2-1-0 with a 0.96 GAA, .969 SV% and one shutout in his last three starts, so he’ll make his fourth consecutive start tonight in Buffalo. He made eight saves in 29 minutes of play in his only action vs. the Sabres this season.

Steve Mason
Quincey will serve as a healthy scratch on Tuesday.

Quincey has not recorded a point while registering three shots and six hits in his first three games with the Blue Jackets. He will come out of the lineup tonight with Markus Nutivaara (lower-body) set to return to the lineup vs. New Jersey.

Kyle Quincey
Dubnyk will start Tuesday vs. the Blues.

Dubnyk allowed one goal on 21 shots in the Wild’s win over the Sharks on Sunday. Dubnyk has won three of his last four starts while posting a 2.44 GAA and .926 SV%. Tonight will be his fifth start vs. the Blues—he is 2-1-1 with a 1.98 GAA and .932 SV% in the first four meetings of the season.

Devan Dubnyk
Bobrovsky will start Tuesday vs. the Devils.

Bobrovsky stopped all 20 shots that he faced in the Blue Jackets’ shutout win in New Jersey on Sunday. Bobrovsky had an excellent week, going 2-0-1 while allowing just one goal on 88 shots (.989 SV%). He is red-hot and tonight he’ll face the Devils again so get him in your lineup.

Sergei Bobrovsky
Andersen starts Tuesday vs. the Red Wings.

Andersen allowed two goals on 35 shots in the Maple Leafs’ shootout loss in Los Angeles last Thursday. Andersen is on a four-game losing streak (0-1-3) despite posting a 1.92 GAA and .942 SV%. Tonight he’ll face the Red Wings for the third time this season—he has gone 2-0-0 with a 1.94 GAA, .932 SV% and one shutout in the first two meetings.

Frederik Andersen
Lehner will start Tuesday vs. the Flyers.

Lehner allowed one goal on 32 shots in the Sabres’ shootout loss to the Lightning on Saturday. Anders Nilsson got the nod on Sunday, so Lehner will be back in the crease tonight vs. the Flyers. Tonight he’ll face a Flyers team that has gone 2-0-1 in their last three behind a red-hot Steve Mason.

Robin Lehner
The Blue Jackets have recalled T.J. Tynan from Cleveland (AHL).

Tynan, 25, was a third round pick (No.66 overall) in 2011 and he is expected to make his NHL debut on Monday. Tynan was recalled because Josh Anderson is out with a knee injury. He has registered seven goals and 23 assists (30 points) in 55 games with Cleveland this season.

T.J. Tynan
Raanta starts Monday in Tampa Bay.

Raanta allowed three goals on 38 shots in the Rangers’ win in New Jersey on February 25th. Raanta has won his last two starts while stopping 65 of 70 shots (.929 SV%). Tonight he will face the Lightning for the second time this season—he stopped 31 of 32 shots in a 6-1 win way back in October.

Antti Raanta
Rask will start Monday in Ottawa.

Rask allowed two goals on 21 shots in the Bruins’ loss to the Rangers on Thursday. Anton Khudobin started on Saturday so they’ll come back to Rask tonight in Ottawa. Rask has gone 16-7-4 with a 2.22 GAA and .919 SV% on the road this season, but lost his first start against the Senators this year.

Tuukka Rask
Hellebuyck will make his 11th consecutive start on Monday.

Hellebuyck allowed one goal on 23 shots in the Jets’ win over the Avalanche on Saturday. Hellebuyck won both games of the Jets’ weekend back-to-back, while stopping 51 of 52 shots (.981 SV%). Tonight he will take on a Sharks team that has won four of their last six while averaging 2.67 goals per game.

Connor Hellebuyck

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