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Schneider is in the starter's crease at the Devils morning skate.
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Lindgren will start Saturday vs. the Sabres.
Lindgren allowed two goals on 34 shots in the Canadiens lost the Wild on Thursday. Lindgren was out-duelled by Devan Dubnyk, but it was another strong performance for the young netminder, who is 2-1-0 with a 1.35 GAA, 961 SV% and one shutout in his first three starts since being recalled.
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Condon will start Saturday vs. the Avalanche.
Condon allowed two goals on 14 shots after replacing Craig Anderson in the Senators loss to Montreal on October 30th. Condon hasn’t played a lot this season, but it looks like he will make his fourth start this afternoon—the 27-year-old has allowed a combined nine goals on 118 shots (.924 SV%) to this point in 2017-18.
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Condon will likely start Saturday in Sweden.
Condon allowed two goals on 14 shots after replacing Craig Anderson in the Senators loss to Montreal on October 30th. Condon hasn’t played a lot this season, but it looks like he will make his fourth start this afternoon—the 27-year-old has allowed a combined nine goals on 118 shots (.924 SV%) to this point in 2017-18.
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Mironov will draw back into the Avalanche lineup on Saturday.
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Bernier will start vs. the Senators in Sweden on Saturday.
Bernier surrendered six goals on 28 shots in Colorado’s 6-4 loss in Brooklyn last Sunday. With Semyon Varlamov starting yesterday and not playing very well, Bernier will go this afternoon in the second game in Sweden. Bernier has started five games so far this season, going 2-3-0 with a 3.63 GAA and .884 SV%.
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Jaarry will likely start Saturday in Nashville.
Jarry stopped 32 of 34 shots in the Penguins loss in Calgary on November 2nd. It was a strong season debut for Jarry, who was 3-2-0 with a 3.18 GAA and .897 SV% in the AHL before his call-up. With Matt Murray starting last night, the 22-year-old is expected to start tonight in Nashville.
Call up / Send down
The Flyers sent Mark Alt back to Lehigh Valley (AHL) on Friday.
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Elliott will likely start Saturday vs. the Wild.
Elliott stopped 38 of 39 shots in the Flyers’ 3-1 win over Chicago on Thursday. Elliott has been inconsistent this season, but has had a couple of brilliant performances. Coming off of a great start, Elliott will look to win his seventh game of the season and comes in with a 2.90 GAA and .903 SV% in 10 games.
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Bobrovsky will start Friday vs. the Hurricanes.
Bobrovsky allowed four goals on 25 shots in the Blue Jackets loss in New York on Monday. Bobrovsky has allowed at least three goals in each of his last four starts, posting a 3.37 GAA and .888 SV% and going 2-1-1 in the process. Tonight he is expected to face the Hurricanes for the second time this season—he stopped 37 of 38 shots in a 2-1 OT win.
Gibson (concussion protocol) returned to the ice on Friday and could be back in goal on Sunday.
Injury
Miller did not practice on Friday; listed as day-to-day with a lower-body injury.
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Lagace will start Friday vs. the Jets.
Lagace allowed three goals on 28 shots in the Golden Knights loss in Montreal on Tuesday. Tonight he will start his sixth consecutive game and comes in with a 3.87 GAA and .866 SV% in his five starts and one relief appearances this season. He’ll take on a Jets team that comes in at 4-0-1 in their last five games.
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Forsberg will start Saturday in Carolina.
Forsberg allowed five goals on 20 shots in the Blackhawks loss in Colorado on October 28th. Forsberg has struggled in his three starts this season, posting a 4.25 GAA and .895 SV% while going 0-1-2. He could be in tough against Hurricanes team that ranks as the top possession team in the NHL right now.
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Darling will start Saturday vs. the Blackhawks.
Darling stopped 30 of 31 shots in the Hurricanes’ win over the Panthers on Tuesday. Darling has now won two of his last four and has stopped 53 of 55 shots (.964 SV%) in his last two starts. Tonight he will be motivated against his former team and comes in at 2-1-2 with a 2.50 GAA and .905 SV% on home ice.
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Ward will start Friday in Columbus.
Ward allowed five goals on 27 shots in the Hurricanes loss in Colorado on November 2nd. With Scott Darling facing his former team tomorrow night, Ward will start the first game of the Hurricanes’ back-to-back tonight in Columbus. Ward has allowed a combined 10 goals on 102 shots (.911 SV%) in three appearances this season.
Kulemin is out indefinitely with an upper-body injury.
Kulemin suffered an injury vs. Edmonton on Tuesday and it looks like he is going to be sidelined for an extended period of time. The Islanders announced that he is out indefinitely and without a definitive timetable.
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Halak will start Friday in Dallas.
Halak gave up four goals on 19 shots in the Islanders loss in Washington on November 2nd. The loss snapped a four-game winning streak for Halak, who comes into Friday at 5-3-0 with a 2.83 GAA and .906 SV%. Dallas comes into tonight having won three of their last five games while averaging just 2.40 goals for per game.
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Talbot gets the nod Saturday at Madison Square Garden.
Talbot allowed two goals on 34 shots in the Oilers’ win in New Jersey on Thursday. Talbot seems to be turning things around on their current road-trip, winning his first two starts while turning aside 68 of 71 shots (.958 SV%). Tonight he will start his 15th game of the season, putting him on pace for 77 starts. He will take on a Rangers team that comes in riding a five-game winning streak.
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