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Ward leads the Hurricanes onto the ice for warmups.
Ward allowed two goals on 22 shots in the Hurricanes’ loss in Montreal on Thursday. The loss snapped a five-game winning streak for Ward, who will go again tonight in Ottawa. Ward has gone 6-2-2 with a 1.58 GAA and .943 SV% in 10 starts in November—one of those wins was against these Senators, he stopped 30 of 32 shots in a 2-1 OT loss that night.
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Darling will start Saturday in Los Angeles.
Darling surrendered three goals on 27 shots in the Blackhawks’ win in Vancouver last Saturday. Corey Crawford started last night, so Darling will go tonight vs. the Kings. Darling is 4-0-0 with a 2.94 GAA and .904 SV% in four starts and two relief appearances this season.
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Markstrom will start Saturday in Colorado.
Markstrom allowed four goals on 32 shots in the Canucks loss to the Blackhawks last Saturday. Ryan Miller started the last two games, but Markstrom will got tonight in Colorado on the second night of a back-to-back. Markstrom is 1-1-1 with a 2.23 GAA and .914 SV% on the road this season.
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Jones will be in goal Saturday vs. the Ducks.
Jones allowed a single goal on 34 shots in the Sharks’ win over the Blackhawks on Wednesday. Aaron Dell got the nod yesterday, so they’ll go back to Jones tonight vs. the Ducks. Jones has gone 5-4-1 with a 2.05 GAA and .922 SV% in 10 starts in November. In his first start vs. Anaheim, Jones stopped 19 of 20 shots in a 2-1 OT win.
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Bernier will start Saturday in San Jose.
Bernier allowed two goals on 35 shots in the Ducks’ loss to the Islanders on Tuesday. John Gibson started last night, so Bernier will go tonight in San Jose. He has played well in his first season with the Ducks, posting a 2.02 GAA and .935 SV% in eight games. He will take on a Sharks team that has won three in a row.
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Ward is expected to make his ninth consecutive start on Saturday.
Ward allowed two goals on 22 shots in the Hurricanes’ loss in Montreal on Thursday. The loss snapped a five-game winning streak for Ward, who will go again tonight in Ottawa. Ward has gone 6-2-2 with a 1.58 GAA and .943 SV% in 10 starts in November—one of those wins was against these Senators, he stopped 30 of 32 shots in a 2-1 OT loss that night.
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Mrazek will start Saturday vs. the Canadiens.
Mrazek allowed three goals on 16 shots after replacing Jimmy Howard in the Red Wings’ overtime win in New Jersey last night. With Howard out for at least a week, Mrazek will get back in goal tonight vs. Montreal. Mrazek has struggled so far this season and comes in at 3-3-0 with a 3.33 GAA and .886 SV% in six starts on home ice.
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Budaj was the first goalie off of the ice at the Kings morning skate.
Budaj surrendered two goals on 24 shots in the Kings’ win over the Islanders on Wednesday. Budaj has won four in a row while allowing two goals in each start and posting a .925 SV%. Tonight he’ll take on the Blackhawks for the second time—he stopped 26 of 28 in a 3-0 loss in their first meeting.
Call up / Send down
The Sharks have recalled Barclay Goodrow from San Jose (AHL).
Call up / Send down
The Sharks have recalled Ryan Carpenter from San Jose (AHL).
Marchand left Saturday's practice after getting hit by a shot and did not return.
Lehkonen (upper-body) will return to the Canadiens lineup on Saturday.
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