Injury
Prince is day-to-day with an upper-body injury; won't play in Toronto.
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Horvat is day-to-day with a lower-body injury; won't play on Tuesday.
Goalie Start
Miller will start Tuesday in Pittsburgh.
Miller allowed four goals on 30 shots in the Canucks’ loss in Boston on Saturday afternoon. He was given Sunday off, but will be in the crease tonight in Pittsburgh. He has gone 1-3-0 with a 3.52 GAA and .896 SV% in his first four starts of February and should be avoided tonight at PPG Paints Arena.
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Greiss starts Tuesday in Toronto.
Greiss allowed three goals on 24 shots in the Islanders’ loss in Ottawa on Saturday. The Islanders could not solve Craig Anderson at the other end, so Greiss was slapped with his second loss in four games. Greiss has gone 2-0-0 despite posting a 2.94 GAA and .909 SV% in his first two starts against the high-scoring Maple Leafs this season.
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Hellebuyck will start Tuesday vs. the Stars.
Hellebuyck allowed three goals on 29 shots in the Jets’ loss to the Lightning on Saturday. He lost both games of their back-to-back while allowing three goals in each and posting a .905 SV%. Tonight he’ll face the Stars for the third time this season—he’s gone 2-0-0 with a 1.50 GAA and .957 SV% in the first two meetings.
Goalie Start
Greiss is in the starter's crease this morning.
Greiss allowed three goals on 24 shots in the Islanders’ loss in Ottawa on Saturday. The Islanders could not solve Craig Anderson at the other end, so Greiss was slapped with his second loss in four games. Greiss has gone 2-0-0 despite posting a 2.94 GAA and .909 SV% in his first two starts against the high-scoring Maple Leafs this season.
Call up / Send down
The Jets have recalled Julian Melchiori from Manitoba (AHL).
Merrill (upper-body) will return to the Devils' lineup on Tuesday.
Goalie Start
Murray will start Tuesday vs. the Canucks.
Murray turned aside 27 of 28 shots in the Penguins’ win in Colorado last Thursday. Marc-Andre Fleury gave him the night off on Saturday, but lost, so Murray will go tonight vs. the Canucks. Murray has won three of his last four games while posting a 1.93 GAA and .938 SV% and has cemented himself as a solid No.1 fantasy option.
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Murray is in the starter's crease this morning.
Murray turned aside 27 of 28 shots in the Penguins’ win in Colorado last Thursday. Marc-Andre Fleury gave him the night off on Saturday, but lost, so Murray will go tonight vs. the Canucks. Murray has won three of his last four games while posting a 1.93 GAA and .938 SV% and has cemented himself as a solid No.1 fantasy option.
Goalie Start
Dubnyk starts Tuesday vs. the Ducks.
Dubnyk allowed three goals on 34 shots in the Wild’s 6-3 win over the Red Wings on Sunday. Dubnyk has won three straight while posting a 1.95 GAA and .941 SV% and is now in sole possession of the NHL-lead in wins (31). He has gone 2-0-0 with a 2.00 GAA and .925 SV% in two starts vs. the Ducks this season.
Goalie Start
Smith will make his first career start Tuesday in New Jersey.
Smith, 27, was a second round pick (No.54 overall) back in 2007 and tonight he’ll make his long-awaited NHL debut. Smith played in Milwaukee, Springfield, Providence and Iowa before going to the Avalanche and San Antonio (AHL) this season. He was 5-8-0 with a 2.57 GAA and .911 SV% with the Rampage and is risky option tonight
Injury
Jooris will be in the Coyotes’ lineup on Monday.
Jooris was a healthy scratch for the last four games and seven of the last eight contests, but will draw in for Lawson Crouse (lower-body) tonight in Calgary. Jooris played for Calgary in the first two years of his career, collecting a total of 16 goals and 21 assists (37 points) in 119 games.
Crouse (lower-body) will not play on Monday.
Crouse is day-to-day with a lower-body injury and is not in Calgary with the team. Crouse will not play Tuesday either, but will be evaluated over the next few days and could join the team in Los Angeles on Thursday. Crouse will be replaced by Josh Jooris in the lineup tonight.
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Smith will start Monday in Calgary.
Smith allowed three goals on 31 shots in the Coyotes’ shootout win over the Penguins on Saturday. Smith has gone 5-2-1 with a 2.69 GAA, .918 SV% and one shutout in his last eight starts and tonight he will be making his forth start vs. Calgary. The 34-year-old has gone 0-1-2 with a 2.32 GAA and .919 SV% in the first three meetings.
Call up / Send down
Setoguchi has cleared waivers and been sent to Ontario (AHL).
Setoguchi was a healthy scratch for the last two games before being placed on waivers on Sunday. Setoguchi is sent to Ontario having collected just 12 points (4G / 8A) while averaging 12:27 TOI/GM in 45 games with the Kings.
Pavelec (lower-body) returned to the ice on Monday.
Pavelec skated by himself on Monday morning, which is the first step in his recovery from a concussion. Pavelec has missed the last two games and likely won’t be available this week.
Enstrom (lower-body) will not play on Tuesday.
Enstrom was forced from Saturday’s game vs. the Lightning and did not return after playing just 1:22 TOI. With Enstrom unavailable, Ben Chiarot moved up in Monday’s practice and Mark Stuart is expected to draw back into the lineup after being a healthy scratch on Saturday.
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