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Rinne is in the starter's crease at the morning skate.
Rinne allowed three goals on 30 shots in the Predators’ loss in Boston on Tuesday. The loss snapped a five-game winning streak for Rinne, who will start his 58th game tonight vs. the Maple Leafs. Rinne is 20-5-4 with a 2.32 GAA and .917 SV% at Bridgestone Arena this season.
Vatrano (upper-body) will not play on Thursday.
Vatrano played just 9:25 TOI and 8:00 TOI in his last two games and is reportedly dealing with an upper-body injury. Vatrano is day-to-day and will be replaced by Matt Beleskey in the lineup vs. the Stars.
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Berra will start Thursday in Montreal.
Berra allowed one goal on 11 shots after replacing James Reimer (head/neck) in the Panthers’ loss to the Maple Leafs on Tuesday. Since being called up, Berra has gone 0-2-0 while stopped 49 of 54 shots (.907 SV%) in one start and three relief appearances. He will be in tough tonight as he goes head-to-head with Carey Price.
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Rask was the first goalie off of the ice.
Rask stopped 24 of 25 shots in the Bruins’ 4-1 win over the Predators on Tuesday. The win snapped a four-game losing streak for Rask, who is just two wins away from tying his career-high (36). Rask will face a Stars team that has gone 3-1-1 in their last five—Rask made 33 saves in a 6-3 win in his first start against Dallas.
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Vasilevskiy will start Thursday vs. the Red Wings.
Vasilevskiy surrendered four goals on 29 shots in the Lightning’s overtime win over the Blackhawks on Monday. He has won his last two starts while stopping 54 of 59 shots (.915 SV%). One of those wins came against the Red Wings, who he will face again tonight—he is 2-0-0 with a 1.08 GAA and .962 SV% against Detroit this season.
Parise (eye) is not expected to play on Thursday.
Parise left Tuesday's game after taking a dangerous high stick to the eye. On Wednesday, head coach Bruce Boudreau said that Parise was not seriously injured, but he is expected to miss at least one game. With Parise likely sidelined, Joel Eriksson Ek is expected to draw into the lineup on Thursday.
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Mason will start Thursday vs. the Islanders.
Mason allowed two goals on 28 shots in the Flyers’ shootout win over the Senators on Tuesday. Mason has won his last three starts while posting a 1.62 GAA and .938 SV%. Tonight he will try to record his 25th win of the season for the third time in his career—he is 1-1-0 with a 2.49 GAA and .926 SV% vs. the Islanders.
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The Panthers have recalled Adam Wilcox from Springfield (AHL).
Wilcox has gone 4-3-0 with a 2.02 GAA and .932 SV% in nine games with Springfield this season. With Roberto Luongo already hurt and James Reimer leaving Tuesday’s game with a head/neck injury, Wilcox has been recalled to serve as Reto Berra’s backup in Montreal on Thursday.
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Berra is expected to start Thursday in Montreal.
Berra allowed one goal on 11 shots after replacing James Reimer (head/neck) in the Panthers’ loss to the Maple Leafs on Tuesday. Since being called up, Berra has gone 0-2-0 while stopped 49 of 54 shots (.907 SV%) in one start and three relief appearances. He will be in tough tonight as he goes head-to-head with Carey Price.
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Stalock was recalled on Wednesday; starts Thursday vs. the Senators.
Stalock will make his Wild debut on Thursday to give Devan Dubnyk a break and replacing Darcy Kuemper, who has struggled recently. Stalock has gone 20-16-1 with a 2.31 GAA and .924 SV% in Iowa (AHL) this season and has a career 2.38 GAA and .911 SV% in 62 NHL games with the San Jose Sharks.
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The Maple Leafs have sent Garret Sparks to Toronto (AHL).
Stamkos (knee) is day-to-day; not expected to play Thursday, but could return this weekend.
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Grubauer is expected to start Wednesday in Colorado.
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