Hainsey (illness) will not play vs. the Capitals.
Hainsey will be scratched on Tuesday due to an illness, so the Hurricanes have recalled Trevor Carrick from Charlotte and he will make his NHL debut tonight. Hainsey is listed as day-to-day.
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The Hurricanes have recalled Trevor Carrick from Charlotte (AHL).
Carrick, 21, has posted 37 points (9G / 28A) in 58 games with Charlotte this season. The 21-year-old defenseman will make his NHL debut on Tuesday with Ron Hainsey out with an illness.
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Holtby starts Tuesday vs. the Hurricanes.
Holtby allowed four goals on 30 shots in the Capitals loss in Los Angeles last Wednesday. Philipp Grubauer started on Saturday, but they will go back to Holtby tonight vs. the Hurricanes. Holtby faced the Hurricanes back in October, he stopped 18 of 19 shots in a 4-1 win, but has gone just 3-3-1 with a 2.79 GAA and .902 SV% in his last seven starts.
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Anderson starts Tuesday vs. the Wild.
Anderson stopped all 29 shots that he faced in the Senators shutout win over the Maple Leafs on Saturday. It was a nice bounce-back performance from Anderson, who allowed six goals in his previous outing. Anderson is a strong 17-6-3 with a 2.13 GAA and .933 SV% on home ice, but he faces a Wild team that has won five of their last seven.
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Bernier will start Tuesday vs. the Lightning.
Bernier stopped all 38 shots that he faced in the Maple Leafs 1-0 shutout win over the Red Wings on Sunday. It was a stellar performance from Bernier, who had lost 10 of his previous 11 starts entering Sunday. Tonight he will face the Lightning for the third time this season—he has gone 0-1-1 with a 3.00 GAA and .893 SV% in the first two meetings.
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Mason will start Tuesday vs. the Red Wings.
Mason allowed four goals on 29 shots in the Flyers’ shootout loss to the Panthers on Saturday. The loss snapped his four-game winning streak, but he’ll still make his fifth consecutive start tonight vs. the Red Wings. Mason is 9-6-5 with a 2.23 GAA and .927 SV% on home ice and tonight he takes on a Detroit team that is 2-4-0 while averaging 2.00 goals per game in March.
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Bernier is in the starter's crease this morning.
Bernier stopped all 38 shots that he faced in the Maple Leafs 1-0 shutout win over the Red Wings on Sunday. It was a stellar performance from Bernier, who had lost 10 of his previous 11 starts entering Sunday. Tonight he will face the Lightning for the third time this season—he has gone 0-1-1 with a 3.00 GAA and .893 SV% in the first two meetings.
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Anderson is in the starter's crease this morning.
Anderson stopped all 29 shots that he faced in the Senators shutout win over the Maple Leafs on Saturday. It was a nice bounce-back performance from Anderson, who allowed six goals in his previous outing. Anderson is a strong 17-6-3 with a 2.13 GAA and .933 SV% on home ice, but he faces a Wild team that has won five of their last seven.
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Mason is in the starter's crease this morning.
Mason allowed four goals on 29 shots in the Flyers’ shootout loss to the Panthers on Saturday. The loss snapped his four-game winning streak, but he’ll still make his fifth consecutive start tonight vs. the Red Wings. Mason is 9-6-5 with a 2.23 GAA and .927 SV% on home ice and tonight he takes on a Detroit team that is 2-4-0 while averaging 2.00 goals per game in March.
Byfuglien (undisclosed) is not on the ice for warmups; will not play against Vancouver.
Byfuglien was listed as a game-time decision with an undisclosed injury, but he did not come out for warmups, so Julian Melchiori will draw into the lineup for the Jets.
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Rinne leads the Predators onto the ice for warmups.
Rinne surrendered three goals on 27 shots in the Predators loss in Vancouver on Saturday. Rinne has gone 3-1-1 with a 3.00 GAA and .904 SV% in the month of March. Tonight will make his third start vs. the Oilers—Rinne has gone 2-0-0 with a 0.50 GAA, .982 SV% and one shutout in the first two meetings.
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Quick leads the Kings onto the ice for warmups.
Quick allowed two goals on 24 shots in the Kings loss to New Jersey on Saturday. Quick has gone 3-1-1 with a 2.15 GAA and .904 SV% in March and tonight he’ll face the Blackhawks for the third time this season. Quick posted a 1-1-0 record with a 2.97 GAA and .875 SV% in their first two meetings of the year.
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Montoya will likely start Tuesday in Montreal.
Montoya allowed one goal on 16 shots after replacing Roberto Luongo in the Panthers loss to the Bruins on March 7th. Luongo started the last three games, including last night, so look for Montoya to got tonight in Montreal. The 31-year-old netminder has gone 6-3-0 with a 2.34 GAA and .916 SV% on the road this season.
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Reimer will start Tuesday vs. the Bruins.
Reimer stopped all 31 shots that he faced in the Sharks shutout win in Edmonton last Tuesday. Martin Jones started the last two games, but Reimer will start his third game with the Sharks tonight. He has stopped 53 of 56 shots (.946 SV%) in two starts with San Jose and has gone 1-1-1 with a 2.27 GAA and .935 SV% in three starts with the Bruins when he was with the Maple Leafs.
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Kinkaid will start Monday in Anaheim.
Kinkaid allowed one goal on 23 shots in the Devils OT win in Los Angeles on Saturday. Kinkaid was named one of the NHL’s three stars this week after winning the first two games of the Devil’s road-trip, while stopping 52 of 53 shots (.981 SV%). He’ll be facing a Ducks team that has lost three in a row (0-2-1) after winning their 11 previous games.
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The Jets have recalled Julian Melchiori from Manitoba (AHL).
Melchiori, 24, has been recalled on an emergency basis because Dustin Byfuglien is listed as a game-time decision. Melchiori has appeared in one career NHL game and has picked up six points (2G / 4A) in 59 games with Manitoba this season.
Byfuglien (undisclosed) missed the morning skate and will be a game-time decision on Monday.
Byfuglien was held out of the morning skate due to an undisclosed injury and his owners will need to monitor his status when the Jets hit the ice for warmups at 9:30 p.m. ET. With Byfuglien’s status up in the air, the Jets have recalled Julian Melchiori from Manitoba (AHL) to potentially fill-in.
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Hutchinson starts Monday in Vancouver.
Hutchinson allowed three goals on 35 shots in the Jets loss in Detroit last Thursday. Hutchinson has lost his last three starts (0-2-1), while posting a 3.64 GAA and .884 SV%. Tonight, Hutchinson will take on the Canucks in Vancouver—Hutchinson has gone 4-11-1 with a 3.11 GAA and .900 SV% on the road this season.
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