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Fleury will start Saturday in St. Louis.
Fleury surrendered six goals on 34 shots in the Penguins’ loss in Detroit back on January 14th. Matt Murray started the last eight games and faced 31 shots last night, so Fleury will go tonight in St. Louis. The 32-year-old netminder has gone 2-5-3 with a 4.06 GAA and .878 SV% in 10 starts and two relief appearances on the road.
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Schneider will start Saturday in Columbus.
Schneider allowed four goals on 38 shots in the Devils’ loss to the Flames last night. Despite the loss. Schneider has gone 1-1-1 with a 3.53 GAA and .898 SV% in his last four appearances and tonight he’ll make his 39th start of the 2016-17 season. He has gone 5-10-5 with a 2.98 GAA and .905 SV% on the road this season.
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Prince will be back in the Islanders lineup on Saturday.
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Berube will start Saturday vs. the Hurricanes.
Berube allowed two goals on 36 shots in the Islanders’ win over the Kings on January 21st. He has watched Thomas Greiss a lot, but is expected to start tonight vs. the Hurricanes. Berube comes in with a 1-2-1 record, 2.82 GAA and .916 SV% in three starts and three relief appearances this season.
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The Blue Jackets have recalled Markus Hannikainen from Cleveland (AHL).
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Nutivaara (undisclosed) will return to the Blue Jackets' lineup on Saturday.
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Bobrovsky will start Saturday vs. the Devils.
Bobrovsky allowed four goals on 33 shots in the Blue Jackets’ loss in Pittsburgh last night. Bobrovsky has lost three in a row while allowing four goals in each start and posting an .865 SV%. Bobrovsky has struggled recently, but has been great on home ice, going 17-4-0 so far and has a great matchup vs. the Devils.
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Smith will start Saturday in San Jose.
Smith allowed four goals on 26 shots in the Coyotes’ loss to the Blackhawks on Thursday. Smith followed up a three-game winning streak with back-to-back losses while allowing a combined seven goals on 65 shots (.892 SV%). Smith has gone 1-0-1 with a 1.97 GAA and .954 SV% in his first two starts vs. the Sharks.
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Bernier is the Ducks projected starter.
Bernier allowed two goals on 33 shots in the Ducks’ win in Winnipeg on January 23rd. Bernier has gone 2-1-0 with a 2.13 GAA, .925 SV% and one shutout in his last four appearances and is expected to make his 15th start of the season tonight in Tampa Bay. The 28-year-old has gone 5-4-0 with a 3.41 GAA and .888 SV% in 10 starts and three relief appearances on the road.
Vatanen (lower-body) is questionable for Saturday's game.
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Fleury is expected to start Saturday in St. Louis.
Fleury surrendered six goals on 34 shots in the Penguins’ loss in Detroit back on January 14th. Matt Murray started the last eight games and faced 31 shots last night, so look for Fleury to go tonight in St. Louis. The 32-year-old netminder has gone 2-5-3 with a 4.06 GAA and .878 SV% in 10 starts and two relief appearances on the road.
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Smith is expected to start Saturday in San Jose.
Smith allowed four goals on 26 shots in the Coyotes’ loss to the Blackhawks on Thursday. Smith followed up a three-game winning streak with back-to-back losses while allowing a combined seven goals on 65 shots (.892 SV%). Smith has gone 1-0-1 with a 1.97 GAA and .954 SV% in his first two starts vs. the Sharks.
The Predators have activated Roman Josi (upper-body) from IR.
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Coyle is expected to be bumped to the fourth line on Saturday.
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Tuch is expected to make his NHL debut on the Wild's top line.
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