The Maple Leafs acquired Sergey Kalinin from the Devils for Viktor Loov on Saturday.
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Fedun has cleared waivers and been assigned to Rochester (AHL).
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Green (illness) will miss his second straight game on Sunday.
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Klein (illness) will return to the Rangers' lineup on Sunday.
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Buchnevich will be back in the Rangers' lineup on Sunday afternoon.
Sedlak (lower-body) is day-to-day; questionable for Sunday's game.
Hartnell (lower-body) will return to the Blue Jackets' lineup on Sunday.
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Lehtonen leads the Stars onto the ice for warmups.
Lehtonen allowed three goals on 26 shots in the Stars loss in Minnesota on Thursday. Despite the loss, Lehtonen will start again tonight vs. the Lightning. Lehtonen has lost five of his last six starts while posting a 3.24 GAA and .891 SV%. Tonight he will face a Tampa Bay team that has won three of their last four.
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Elliott starts Saturday in Vancouver.
Elliott allowed one goal on 34 shots in the Flames’ win over the Flyers on Wednesday. It was a really good outing for Elliott, who has four wins in his last five starts while posting a 2.22 GAA and 925 SV%. The 31-year-old is 1-1-0 with a 2.52 GAA and .815 SV% in two starts against Vancouver this season.
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Rinne starts Saturday in Minnesota.
Rinne allowed three goals on 21 shots in the Predators’ win over the Stars last Sunday. After a long bye week, Rinne will get back between the pipes tonight in Minnesota. Rinne has gone 3-1-0 with a 2.26 GAA and .917 SV% in his last five starts and has gone 1-1-1 with a 2.64 GAA and .899 SV% in three starts vs. Minnesota this season.
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Talbot starts Saturday in Chicago.
Talbot made 33 saves on 36 shots in the Oilers’ win over the Flyers on Thursday. Talbot has won three of his last four while posting a 2.40 GAA, .913 SV% and one shutout. Tonight he faces the Blackhawks for the third time this season—he has gone 1-1-0 with a 2.40 GAA and .922 SV% in the firs two meetings between these two squads.
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Budaj was the first goalie off of the ice.
Budaj allowed four goals on 21 shots in the Kings’ loss to Arizona on Thursday. Budaj has struggled mightily as of late, losing three of his last four while allowing a combined 16 goals on 96 shots (.833 SV%). The one win came against the Panthers, who he will face again tonight—he stopped 36 of 39 shots in a 6-3 win in Florida before the Kings’ bye week.
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Miller is expected to start Saturday vs. the Flames.
Miller allowed four goals on 42 shots in the Canucks’ loss in Pittsburgh on Tuesday. Jacob Markstrom started on Thursday, but Miller gets the call tonight vs. the Flames. Miller has just one win in his last seven games, but has gone 2-0-0 with an impressive 0.96 GAA, .972 SV% and one shutout against Calgary this season.
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