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Vasilevskiy will start against the Devils on Saturday.
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Bobrovsky will start Saturday vs. the Blues.
Bobrovsky stopped all 33 shots that he faced in the Blue Jackets shutout win over the Panthers on Thursday. Bobrovsky has started six of the Blue Jackets’ last seven games, winning all of them with a 1.83 GAA, .940 SV% and one shutout. Tonight he faces the Blues on home-ice, where he is 19-9-2 with a 2.04 GAA and .933 SV% this season.
Noesen will draw into the Devils lineup on Saturday.
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Mueller will draw into the Devils lineup on Saturday.
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Stafford will not be in the Devils lineup on Saturday.
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Lovejoy will not be in the Devils lineup on Saturday.
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Lehner will start Saturday in New York.
Faulk (undisclosed) will come out of the Hurricanes lineup in Saturday.
Hanifin (concussion) will be back in the lineup on Saturday.
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Ward will start Saturday in Ottawa.
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Kinkaid will start Saturday vs. the Lightning.
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Andrighetto is expected to be scratched from Saturday’s lineup.
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Wilson is expected to come out of the Colorado lineup on Saturday.
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Saros will likely start Sunday in Winnipeg.
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Hellebuyck will start Sunday vs. the Predators.
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Quick will start Saturday in Edmonton.
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Talbot will start Saturday vs. the Kings.
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Rittich wil start Saturday in San Jose.
Rittich allowed one goal on five shots after replacing Mike Smith in the Flames loss to the Ducks on Wednesday. Rittich will make his first start since March 9th, and it will be his third appearance of the season vs. the Sharks—he has stopped 37 of 39 shots (.949 SV%) vs. San Jose.
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Jones will start Saturday afternoon vs. the Flames.
Jones allowed one goal on 25 shots in the Sharks win over the Golden Knights on Thursday. Jones has won five consecutive games while allowing 13 goals on 141 shots (.908 SV%). He has also gone 2-0-0 with a 2.88 GAA and .912 SV% against the Flames so far this season.
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Fleury will start Saturday afternoon in Colorado.
Fleury stopped all seven shots that he faced before leaving Tuesday’s game with an undisclosed injury. Despite missing Thursday’s game in San Jose, Fleury joined the team in Colorado and will face the Avalanche this afternoon. Fleury has gone 6-4-0 with a 2.30 GAA and .929 SV% in 10 starts this month.
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