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Rundblad had been on a loan with Zurich in the Swiss league, where he collected two goals and 13 assists (15 points) in 11 games. There’s no word on who will come out of the lineup for Rundblad, but it looks like he is in—the 25-year-old had two assists in nine games with the Blackhawks before going to Switzerland.

After John Gibson started and lost the first two games of the series, the Ducks will turn to Andersen tonight for a pivotal game three. Andersen had a strong year, going 22-9-7 with a 2.30 GAA, .919 SV% and three shutouts. Two of those starts came against the Predators, where he went 1-1-0 wit ha 3.48 GAA and .904 SV%.

Bishop allowed two goals on 30 shots in the Lightning’s 2-0 loss in Detroit in Game 3. Bishop has allowed two goals in each start so far, so he carries a 2.01 GAA and .939 SV% into Game 4. Bishop has gone 4-2-0 with a 1.35 GAA, .957 SV% and two shutouts in his last six road playoff starts coming into a pivotal Game 4.

Crawford allowed three goals on 36 shots in the Blackhawks 3-2 loss to the Blues in game three. Crawford has gone 1-2 wit ha 1.92 GAA and .929 SV% through the the first three games of this series. Crawford has gone 4-3 with a 2.04 GAA, .934 SV% and one shutout in his last seven playoff starts on home ice.

Elliott turned aside 44 of 46 shots in the Blues 3-2 win over the Blackhawks in game three. Elliott has had an excellent start to the series, going 2-1 with a 1.28 GAA, .963 SV% and one shutout. Elliott has been the star through the first three games and tonight he gets the nod in Chicago, where he will try and give the Blues a 3-1 series lead.

Zatkoff surrendered four goals on 28 shots in the Penguins’ 4-2 loss to the Rangers in game two. Marc-Andre Fleury (concussion) will not play tonight, but Matt Murray (head) is available so there’s no official word on who is starting for Pittsburgh—although Zatkoff was the first off. He is 1-1-0 with a 3.07 GAA and .908 SV% in the first two games of the series.

Lundqvist allowed two goals on 31 shots in the Rangers 4-2 win over the Penguins in game two. He was forced to leave game one, so it was nice to see him back between the pipes for Saturday’s win. He has now stopped 39 of 42 shots (.929 SV%) for a 2.25 GAA in his first four periods of the 2016 playoffs. Tonight, he starts at Madison Square Garden, where he was 22-6-3 with a 2.31 GAA and .918 SV% in the regular season.

After sitting for games one and two, Mrazek started game three and stopped all 16 shots that he faced in the Red Wings’ 2-0 shutout win. It was Mrazek’s third career playoff shutout in just eight playoff starts. All eight of them have come against the Lightning—he has gone 4-4 with a 1.83 GAA and .931 SV% and those three blank sheets. Mrazek is 2-1-1 with a 1.75 GAA, .926 SV% and two shutouts in four career playoffs start at Joe Louis Arena.

Dubnyk gave up two goals on 28 shots in the Wild’s 2-1 loss to the Stars in Game 2. Despite losing the first two games of the series, the only reason these games haven’t been blowouts is because of Dubnyk—he has stopped 54 of 59 shots (.915 SV%), but still finds himself in a hole. The 29-year-old netminder is 18-12-2 with a 2.10 GAA and .924 SV% in 34 starts on home ice.

Lehtonen’s strong start to the playoffs continued in Game 2, when he stopped 25 of 26 shots in the Stars 2-1 win. Lehtonen has stopped 47 of 48 shots (.979 SV%) in the first two games of the series and as it shifts to Minnesota, he will try to put Dallas ahead 3-0. Lehtonen was 12-4-2 with a 2.76 GAA and .912 SV% in 20 starts on the road this season.