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Roberto Luongo(G)|FA
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Luongo is expected to start Saturday in Pittsburgh.

Luongo allowed two goals on 39 shots in the Panthers’ win over the Blues on Thursday. His second start was much better than his first, but he may have a tough time doubling his win total tonight as the Panthers travel to Pittsburgh. The Penguins are one of the more dominant offences in the NHL, making Luongo a risky option tonight.

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Wes Crosby 2017-10-14T18:57:33.000Z
Roberto Luongo
Cam Talbot(G)|DET
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Talbot will start Saturday vs. the Senators.

Talbot allowed five goals on 43 shots in the Oilers loss to the Jets on Tuesday. After posting a shutout in his first start of the season, Talbot has now given up a combined eight goals on the last 50 shots (.840 SV%) that he has faced. Tonight he faces a Senators team that has averaged 3.25 goals per game without Erik Karlsson.

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Jack Michaels 2017-10-14T13:44:45.000Z
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Sergei Bobrovsky(G)|FLA
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Bobrovsky will start Saturday in Minnesota.

Bobrovsky stopped 38 of 39 shots in the Blue Jackets’ win over the Rangers last night. It was another stellar outing for Bobrovsky, who has stopped 103 of 105 shots (.981 SV%) that he has faced so far this season. Bobrovsky draws a strong start on no rest as the Wild come into tonight extremely banged up up front.

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Aaron Portzline 2017-10-14T13:41:17.000Z
Sergei Bobrovsky
Scott Darling(G)|
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Darling will start Saturday in Winnipeg.

Darling allowed two goals on 27 shots in the Hurricanes’ overtime loss to Columbus on Tuesday. Through his first two starts with the Hurricanes, Darling has allowed six goals on 54 shots (.889 SV%) and tonight he will make his first start on the road—Winnipeg is averaging 3.50 goals per game right now.

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Michael Smith 2017-10-14T12:33:22.000Z
Scott Darling
Andrei Vasilevskiy(G)|TBL
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Vasilevskiy will start Saturday vs. St. Louis.

Vasilevskiy gave up four goals on 40 shots in the Lightning’s win over the Penguins on Thursday. Vasilevskiy’s numbers don’t say it, but he has arguably been the Lightning’s best player thus far. Tonight he makes his fifth straight start and he comes in at 3-1-0 with a 3.74 GAA and .900 SV%.

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Bryan Burns 2017-10-14T12:06:22.000Z
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Corey Crawford(G)|FA
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Crawford will start Saturday vs. the Predators.

Crawford gave up three goals on 32 shots in the Blackhawks’ loss to Minnesota on Thursday. The loss snapped Crawford’s three-game winning streak to start the season, but he still carries a strong 1.50 GAA and .956 SV% to kick of the year. Tonight he faces a Predators team siting tied for 11th in goals for (3.25) so far.

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Tracey Myers 2017-10-14T12:04:35.000Z
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Jake Allen(G)|NJD
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Allen will start Saturday in Tampa Bay.

Allen allowed five goals on 38 shots in the Blues’ loss in Florida on Thursday. After winning his first three starts of the season, Allen struggled in Florida, but will go again tonight in Tampa Bay. Allen has posted a 3.17 GAA and .915 SV% in his four outings to start 2017-18.

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Tom Timmerman 2017-10-14T12:01:35.000Z
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Ben Bishop(G)|FA
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Bishop will start Saturday vs. the Avalanche.

Bishop gave up three goals on 30 shots in the Stars’ loss in Nashville on Thursday. Bishop has played very well to start his Dallas career, stopping 69 of the 74 shots (.932 SV%) he has faced in two and a half games. Tonight he will take on a Colorado team that is off to a great start as well—however they come in on the tail-end of a back-to-back.

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Sean Shapiro 2017-10-14T12:03:03.000Z
Ben Bishop

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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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