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The Maple Leafs have sent Zach Hyman to Toronto (AHL).
Hyman, 23, collected four goals and two assists in 16 games with the Maple Leafs.He heads back to the Marlies where he has 33 points (13G / 20A) in 54 games.
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Montoya will start Thursday vs. the Devils.
Montoya gave up three goals on 31 shots in the Panthers loss in New York on March 21st. Roberto Luongo has started the last three games, but Montoya will go tonight vs. the Devils. The 31-year-old netminder has gone 3-2-3 with a 1.81 GAA and .931 SV% on home ice this season. New Jersey is 6-3-1 in their last 10 games.
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The Maple Leafs have sent Connor Brown to Toronto (AHL).
Brown, 22, had one goal and five assists (six points) in seven games during his call-up. He heads back to the Marlies, where he has 24 points (9G / 15A) in 28 games.
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The Maple Leafs have recalled T.J Brennan from Toronto (AHL).
Brennan has been a great AHL scorer, but has not had a tonne of success at the NHL level. He is leading the Marlies in scoring this season, scoring 24 goals and 43 assists (67 points). He has just one assist in seven career games with the Maple Leafs and just 12 points (4G / 8A) in 47 career NHL games.
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Montoya was the first goalie off of the ice.
Montoya gave up three goals on 31 shots in the Panthers loss in New York on March 21st. Roberto Luongo has started the last three games, but Montoya will go tonight vs. the Devils. The 31-year-old netminder has gone 3-2-3 with a 1.81 GAA and .931 SV% on home ice this season. New Jersey is 6-3-1 in their last 10 games.
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Bishop will start Thursday vs. the Canadiens.
Bishop stopped all 34 shots that he faced in the Lightning’s shutout win over the Maple Leafs on Monday. Bishop is on a four-game winning streak, having posted a 1.50 GAA, .951 SV% and two shutouts over that span. Tonight he takes on the Canadiens for the third time this year—he is 0-1-1 with a 3.46 GAA and .885 SV% in the first two.
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Ward will be between the pipes on Thursday.
Ward stopped 30 of 31 shots in the Hurricanes 2-1 shootout loss to the Islanders on Tuesday. Despite posting a rock solid 2.11 GAA and .920 SV%, Ward has gone 1-1-3 in his last five starts. Tonight will be his third start of the season vs. New York—he is 0-2-0 with a 3.54 GAA and .844 SV% in the first two meetings.
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Johnson will start Thursday against the Maple Leafs.
Johnson surrendered four goals on 46 shots in the Sabres shootout loss in Pittsburgh on Tuesday. Johnson has lost three of his last five games, but has gone 5-2-1 with a 2.29 GAA and .922 SV% in March. One of those losses came in Toronto on March 19th—he allowed four goals on 31 shots, but has gone 2-1-0 with a 2.53 GAA and .909 SV% in three starts against Toronto.
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The Maple Leafs have recalled Tobias Lindberg from Toronto (AHL).
Lindberg, 20, was a part of the Dion Phaneuf trade and has picked up 12 points (6G / 6A) in 19 games since going to the Marlies. Overall, he has 11 goals and 23 assists (34 points) in 53 AHL games this season.
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The Maple Leafs have recalled Kasperi Kapanen from Toronto (AHL).
Kapanen was called-up earlier in March, but failed to record a point in his first four NHL games. During his time with the Marlies, the 19 year old has scored nine goals with 16 assists (25 points) in 41 games.
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The Blue Jackets have recalled Justin Falk from Lake Erie (AHL).
Falk has just two goals and four assists (six points) in 28 games with Lake Erie this season. He has recorded four assists in 21 games with Columbus and has 23 points (2G / 21A) in 168 career NHL games with the Wild, Rangers and Blue Jackets.
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Condon starts Thursday in Tampa Bay.
Condon allowed three goals on 42 shots in the Canadiens win over the Red Wings on Tuesday. The game didn’t mean much to the Canadiens, but Condon delivered a devastating loss to the Red Wings. Condon has gone 3-5-1 with a 3.33 GAA and .900 SV% in March and tonight he will take on a Lightning team that has won four of their last five.
Jokipakka (undisclosed) will not play on Wednesday; will likely return on Thursday.
Gaudreau (upper-body) will not play on Wednesday; may return Thursday.
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Holtby will start Wednesday in Philadelphia.
Holtby allowed one goal on 22 shots in the Capitals win over the Blue Jackets on Monday. He has won three in a row and five of his last six starts while posting a 1.71 GAA and .932 SV%. Tonight he makes his fourth start vs. the Flyers—the 26-year-old has gone 2-0-1 with a 2.66 GAA and .908 SV% in the firs three meetings.
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Ortio will start Thursday in Los Angeles.
Ortio allowed two goals on 24 shots in the Flames win in Arizona on Monday. Jonas Hiller got the nod last night, so they’ll come back with Ortio tonight in Los Angeles. The Kings have lost four of their last five games and Ortio has gone 2-3-1 with a 2.27 GAA and .926 SV% in five starts and two relief appearances on the road this year.
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Hiller will face his former team in Anaheim.
Hiller surrendered three goals on 24 shots in the Flames loss in Toronto on March 21st. He has a brutal 3.39 GAA and .883 SV% on the season and draws a terrible matchup tonight. In his first two starts vs. the Ducks, he has gone 0-1-0 with a 6.57(!!!) GAA and .820 SV%.
Frolik (lower-body) will miss the rest of the Flames road-trip.
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