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Josi (rest) will not play Friday.
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Vermette will draw into the Ducks lineup on Friday.
Getzlaf (illness) will not play Friday vs. the Blue Jackets.
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Saros leads the Predators onto the ice for warmups.
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Prosser will be a healthy scratch on Friday.
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Olofsson will draw into the Wild lineup on Friday.
Cizikas (personal) is not on the ice for warmups.
Eberle (undisclosed) is not on the ice for warmups.
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Vrbata will come out of the Panthers lineup on Friday.
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Brickley will draw into the ice Panthers lineup on Friday.
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Ward will start Friday vs. the Devils.
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Bishop will start Saturday vs. the Blues.
Bishop allowed five goals on 25 shots in the Stars OT loss to the Lightning on Thursday. Bishop has allowed 12 goals on 91 shots (.868 SV%) and one shutout in his last five appearances. Tonight he will face the Blues for the third time this season—Bishop is 2-0-0 with a 1.50 GAA and .955 SV% in his first two starts vs. St. Louis this season.
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Fisher will make his season debut on Friday.
Schmidt (undisclosed) will not play Friday vs. the Senators.
Neal (hand) will not play Friday vs. the Senators.
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Markstrom will start Friday vs. the Predators.
Markstrom was pulled after he allowed three goals on five shots in the Canucks loss to the Rangers on Wednesday. Markstrom wrapped up February at 3-5-0 with a 2.82 GAA and .913 SV% in nine starts and one relief appearance. He will be in tough tonight with the Predators in town—Markstrom is 9-12-2 with a 2.92 GAA and .905 SV% at Rogers Arena.
The Penguins have recalled Dominik Simon from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (AHL).
Simon has split his 2017-18 campaign between the NHL and AHL. During his time in Pittsburgh, Simon has 11 points (4G / 7A) in 28 games versus 17 points (4G / 13A) in 21 games in Wilkes-Barre/Scranton.
Nugent-Hopkins (sternum) is “penciled into” Saturday’s lineup.
Nugent-Hopkins has missed the last 18 games with a sternum/ribs injury but it looks like he is set to return tomorrow. The Oilers season is over, but RNH has a chance to build off of a strong first-half of the season, where he picked up 16 goals and 15 assists (31 points) in 46 games.
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Hellebuyck will start Friday vs. the Red Wings.
Hellebuyck allowed six goals on 32 shots in the Jets 6-5 loss to the Predators on Tuesday. It was a rare bad outing for Hellebuyck, who makes for a great option again tonight vs. the Red Wings. Hellebuyck has gone 22-5-2 with a 2.31 GAA and .921 SV% the the Bell MTS Place this season.
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Markstrom was the first goalie off of the ice at the Canucks morning skate.
Markstrom was pulled after he allowed three goals on five shots in the Canucks loss to the Rangers on Wednesday. Markstrom wrapped up February at 3-5-0 with a 2.82 GAA and .913 SV% in nine starts and one relief appearance. He will be in tough tonight with the Predators in town—Markstrom is 9-12-2 with a 2.92 GAA and .905 SV% at Rogers Arena.
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