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Niemi gave up two goals on 40 shots in the Canadiens loss to the Panthers on Monday. Niemi will start the front-end of the Canadiens back-to-back tonight in Buffalo with Carey Price going tomorrow. Niemi is 1-2-2 with a 2.38 GAA and .940 SV% in March.

Gibson stopped all 29 shots that he faced in the Ducks shutout win in Calgary on Wednesday. Gibson has won four in a row while allowing just four goals on 108 shots (.963 SV%) with two shutouts. He has a tough matchup in Winnipeg, but Gibson is 11-7-3 with a 2.28 GAA and .928 SV% on the road this year.

Hellebuyck made 28 saves on 30 shots en route to a 4-2 victory over the Stars on Sunday. His play has been incredibly consistent of late, allowing two goals or less in six of his last seven starts. He draws a challenging home matchup tonight against the Stars.

Lehtonen allowed four goals on 32 shots in the Stars loss in Washington on Tuesday. March has been rough for Lehtonen, who is 1-5-2 with a 3.07 GAA and .894 SV% in six starts and one relief appearance. Lehtonen stopped 30 of 32 shots in a 3-2 OT win in his first start vs. the Bruins.

Niemi gave up two goals on 40 shots in the Canadiens loss to the Panthers on Monday. Niemi will start the front-end of the Canadiens back-to-back tonight in Buffalo with Carey Price going tomorrow. Niemi is 1-2-2 with a 2.38 GAA and .940 SV% in March.

Allen allowed one goal on 22 shots in the Blues win over the Bruins on Wednesday. Allen has won three in a row and tonight he makes his eighth consecutive start—he has gone 5-2-0 with a 2.28 GAA and .916 SV% in the previous seven. Allen is also 2-0-0 with a 1.96 GAA and .926 SV% against Vancouver this season.

Gersich, 21, was a fifth round pick in 2014 and has finished his junior year at the University of North Dakota, where he had 13 goals and 16 assists (29 points) in 40 games. He is expected to join the Capitals right away.

Boyd has been sent down because the Capitals have signed Shane Gersich and he will join the team on the road. Boyd had one assist in seven games with the Capitals but returns to Hershey where he has 15 goals and 29 assists (44 points) in 56 games.

Zacha has missed the last six games but will return tonight vs. the Penguins. There’s no word as of now, who Zacha will replace in the lineup. He has just six goals and 13 assists (19 points) in 60 games this season.

Murray allowed three goals on 39 shots in a 4-1 loss to the Islanders on Tuesday. It was his first start after missing nine games with a concussion, and he should continue to see a starter’s workload down the stretch. He draws a decent matchup at home tonight against the Devils.