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Reimer is projected to start Tuesday in Arizona.
Reimer allowed three goals on 38 shots in the Panthers loss in Vegas on Sunday. Reimer is riding a three-game losing streak, stopping 88 of the 96 shots (.917 SV%) that he faced. He draws a strong matchup tonight in Arizona—he has gone 3-6-2 with a 2.81 GAA and .916 SV% on the road this season.
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Lundqvist is projected to start Tuesday vs. the Ducks.
Lundqvist allowed two goals on 35 shots in the Rangers 3-2 OT win in Boston on Saturday. Lundqvist has won three of his last four starts while allowing just nine goals on 128 shots (.930 SV%). The 35-year-old netminder is an impressive 12-3-2 with a 2.42 GAA and .919 SV% in 19 starts at Madison Square Garden this season.
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Price is expected to start Tuesday in Vancouver.
Price surrendered two goals on 37 shots in the Canadiens’ loss in Ottawa on Saturday. The Canadiens struggled outdoors and Price took the “L” for the fourth time in five games—posting a 3.21 GAA and .907 SV% in the process. Price doesn’t see the Canucks often, but Price has had success against them in recent years.
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Holtby will start Tuesday in Dallas.
Holtby allowed two goals on 30 shots in the Capitals win over the Ducks on Saturday. Holtby has won three in a row and six of his last seven games while posting a 2.67 GAA and .917 SV%. The 28-year-old has won seven of his 10 road starts this season despite posting a 3.68 GAA and .890 SV%.
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Duclair is expected to be a healthy scratch on Tuesday.
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The Penguins have acquired Jamie Oleksiak from the Stars for a conditional 2019 4th round pick.
The Coyotes have acquired Josh Archibald, Sean Maguire and a 2019 6th round pick from the Penguins for Michael Leighton and a 2019 4th round pick.
Archibald was a sixth round pick in 2011 and has scored three goals in 14 career NHL games. The 25-year-old winger will report to the Coyotes.
The Penguins have acquired Michael Leighton and a 2019 4th round pick from the Coyotes for Josh Archibald, Sean Maguire and a 2019 6th round pick.
Leighton moves to his fourth AHL team of the season as he will report to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (AHL). Leighton has started 14 AHL games this season, allowing a combined 38 goals on 289 shots (.869 SV%).
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Fleury will start Tuesday vs. the Lightning.
Fleury allowed one goal on 25 shots in the Golden Knights win over the Penguins last Thursday. Fleury got Sunday night off vs. the Panthers, so they’ll come back to him tonight vs. the Lightning. Fleury has stopped 59 of 62 shots (.952 SV%) in two starts since returning from a concussion.
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Gibson will start Tuesday in New York.
Gibson allowed three goals on 27 shots in the Ducks loss in Washington on Saturday. Ryan Miller started the front-end of their back-to-back last night, so Gibson will likely go tonight in New York. The 24-year-old has gone 2-1-3 with a 2.44 GAA and .921 SV% in six starts.
Boeser (foot) will be a game-time decision on Tuesday.
It has been a crazy 48 hours for Boeser as it’s gone from looking like he’d be out for a lengthy period of time to a game-time decision tonight. Boeser is the clear offensive leader of the Canucks so they definitely want to see him in the lineup tonight. Monitor his status when the Canucks hit the ice for warmups (9:30 p.m. ET).
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Nilsson was the first goalie off of the ice at the Canucks morning skate.
Nilsson stopped 18 of 19 shots after replacing Jacob Markstrom in the Canucks loss to the Flames on Sunday. Nelson has had his own struggles recently, allowing 10 combined goals on 82 shots (.878 SV%) in his last two starts. Tonight he faces a Canadiens team that has lost four of their last five (1-3-1).
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Dahlbeck will be a healthy scratch on Tuesday.
Dahlbeck played on Saturday as the Hurricanes wanted to get some fresh bodies in on the second game of a back-to-back, so Haydn Fleury draws back in for Dahlbeck this afternoon.
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Fleury will draw back into the Hurricanes lineup on Tuesday.
Fleury came out of the Hurricanes lineup on Saturday but will draw back in this afternoon in Toronto. Fleury, who will play with Justin Faulk, has just four assists in 29 games this season.
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Andersen leads the Maple Leafs onto the ice for warmups.
Andersen gave up two goals on 26 shots in the Maple Leafs loss in Minnesota last Thursday. Curtis McElhinney spelled him in Detroit on Friday, so Andersen will likely start this afternoon vs. the Hurricanes. Andersen is 2-3-0 with a 2.22 GAA and .937 SV% in his last five starts and is 1-1-0 with a 5.00 GAA and .882 SV% in two starts vs. Carolina this season.
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Darling leads the Hurricanes onto the ice for warmups.
Darling stopped all 35 shots that he faced in the Hurricanes win over the Blue Jackets on Saturday. The win snapped a five-game losing streak for Darling, who will face the Maple Leafs for the third time this season—he is 1-1-0 with a 3.09 GAA and .907 SV% in the first two meetings.
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Hellebuyck will start Tuesday in Nashville.
Hellebuyck stopped all 24 shots that he faced in the Jets shutout win over the Blues on Sunday. December has been a bit of a rollercoaster for the 24-year-old, who has gone 4-2-1 with a 2.71 GAA and .901 SV% in seven starts this month. This will be his second start vs. the Predators this season—he gave up five goals on 29 shots in a 5-3 loss in late-November.
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