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Anton Forsberg(G)|LAK
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Forsberg will start Saturday in Dallas.

Forsberg stopped 28 of 31 shots in the Blackhawks loss in Nashville on Tuesday. With Corey Crawford getting hurt on Thursday the Blackhawks will turn to Forsberg as their No.1 option starting tonight. He has posted a 3.67 GAA and .904 SV% in seven appearances this season but is coming off of one of his better games, so he will look to build off of that in Dallas.

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Mark Lazerus 2017-12-02T15:40:17.000Z
Anton Forsberg
Laurent Brossoit(G)|SJS
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Brossoit will start Saturday in Calgary.

Brossoit surrendered five goals (one from his own team) on 35 shots in the Oilers 6-4 loss to the Maple Leafs on Thursday. With Cam Talbot sidelined, the Oilers will need more out of Brossoit if they’re going to stay afloat in the Western Conference over the next few weeks. Brossoit is 0-2-1 with a 2.53 GAA and .914 SV% on the road this season but does have a win in the Scotiabank Saddledome in his young career.

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Jack Michaels 2017-12-02T15:44:09.000Z
Laurent Brossoit
Devan Dubnyk(G)|FA
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Dubnyk will start Saturday vs. St. Louis.

Dubnyk allowed two goals on 31 shots in the Wild’s win over the Golden Knights on Thursday. Dubnyk wrapped up the month of November at 7-4-1 with a 2.67 GAA, .916 SV% and three shutouts. He will look for revenge against the Blues this afternoon, after allowing six goals on 40 shots in a 6-3 loss in St. Louis last Saturday.

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Michael Russo 2017-12-02T13:42:29.000Z
Devan Dubnyk
Mike Smith(G)|FA
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Smith will start Saturday vs. the Oilers.

Smith stopped all 28 shots that he faced in the Flames shutout win over the Coyotes on Thursday. You had to expect a great performance out of the Smith against the team he spent over half a decade with and he delivered with his 12th win and second shutout on the young campaign. Tonight will be his second battle of Alberta and he was great in the first meeting, stopping 42 of 44 shots in a 3-0 shutout loss on opening night.

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Pat Steinberg 2017-12-02T15:42:10.000Z
Mike Smith
Brian Elliott(G)|FA
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Elliott leads the Flyers onto the ice for warmups.

Elliott surrendered five goals on 52 shots in the Flyers’ overtime loss in Pittsburgh on Monday. With Michal Neuvirth starting on Tuesday, there’s no surprise to see Elliott back between the pipes today vs. the Bruins. Elliott and the Flyers are on a lengthy losing streak and the veteran comes in at 3-2-3 with a 2.95 GAA and .901 SV% on home ice.

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Brandon Sommermann 2017-12-02T12:54:44.000Z
Brian Elliott
Petr Mrazek(G)|ANA
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Mrazek will start Saturday in Montreal.

Mrazek allowed three goals on 24 shots before departing the Red Wings OT loss to the Devils with an injury. The injury was not serious as Mrazek was available to backup for the last two games and will start tonight in Montreal. Mrazek has not started a lot this season, but comes in at 2-3-0 with a 2.78 GAA and .913 SV% on the road.

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Ken Kal 2017-12-02T13:31:07.000Z
Petr Mrazek

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Already this season we’ve seen the hammer brought down by the NHL Department of Player Safety. Notable suspensions and fines include Ryan Reaves of the Toronto Maple Leafs who was given a five-game suspension for an illegal check to the head against the Edmonton Oilers, and Los Angeles Kings forward Tanner Jeannot who was dealt a three-game suspension, also for an illegal hit to the head.

In the 2023-24 season, there were a total of 14 suspensions and 17 fines issued throughout the NHL. The longest suspension served was dealt to former-Detroit Red Wing David Perron at six-games after a cross-checking penalty dealt ironically against his current team in the 2024-25 season, the Ottawa Senators. Additionally, Perron was fined $148,437.48 for his actions.

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