Price (leg) faced shots on Thursday; "confident he will play again this season."
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Treutle will make his first career NHL start on Thursday.
Treutle, 24, stopped all four shots that he faced after replacing Louis Domingue in his NHL debut vs. the Blues on February 20th. Treutle was 9-11-5 with a 2.91 GAA and .909 SV% in 26 games with Springfield (AHL) at the time of his call-up. His first career start comes against a Ducks team that has won nine consecutive.
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Greiss gets the nod Thursday in Winnipeg.
Greiss allowed two goals on 33 shots in the Islanders win in Vancouver on Tuesday. Greiss has gone 7-3-0 with a 2.23 GAA and .933 SV% in 10 starts and one relief appearance on the road this season. Tonight Greiss will face a Jets team who is missing two-thirds of their top line (Ladd-Traded, Little-Injured) and they have lost six of their last seven games.
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Jones starts Thursday in Vancouver.
Jones gave up two goals on 23 shots in the Sharks win over the Canadiens on Monday. Jones has won two in a row and finished February at 8-4-1 with a 2.14 GAA, .922 SV% and one shutout. He’ll look for his third straight win tonight, when he starts vs. a Canucks team that has lost six of their last eight contests.
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Rinne starts Thursday vs. the Devils.
Rinne allowed three goals on 38 shots in the Predators win over the Stars on Tuesday. Rinne has won four in a row and five of their last six starts while posting a 1.15 GAA, .964 SV% and two shutouts. Tonight Rinne will look for his fifth consecutive win against a Devils team that has dropped six of their last seven starts.
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Dubnyk is expected to start in Toronto.
Dubnyk allowed three goals on 33 shots in the Wild’s win over the Avalanche on Tuesday. Dubnyk has won two in a row and is 5-2-0 with a 2.29 GAA and .919 SV% in seven starts since the Wild hired John Torchetti. He draws a strong matchup vs. the Maple Leafs, who have an AHL filled roster and come in having lost seven of their last eight.
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Talbot will start Thursday in Philadelphia.
Talbot allowed one goal on 32 shots in the Oilers win in Buffalo on Tuesday. Talbot has won two in a row while stopping 67 of 69 shots (.971 SV%). Talbot has played great this week, but tonight he runs into ta Flyers than that has won three in a row while averaging 4.00 goals per game.
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Sparks starts Thursday vs. the Wild.
Sparks surrendered two goals on 28 shots in the Maple Leafs’ 2-1 loss to the Lightning on Monday. Sparks has played very well behind one of the NHL’s worst squads, posting a 2.48 GAA and .917 SV% in his first six NHL games. Tonight Sparks takes on a Wild team that has won six of nine under new head coach John Torchetti.
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Hutchinson will likely start vs. the Islanders.
Hutchinson allowed four goals on 33 shots in the Jets loss in Pittsburgh on Saturday. Ondrej Pavelec started on Tuesday, but it looks like Hutchinson will go tonight vs. the Islanders. Hutchinson was 2-3-0 with a 2.90 GAA and .911 SV% in February and tonight would mark his 19th start of the season. Tonight he faces an Islanders squad that has won four of their last five.
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Hammond starts Thursday vs. the Lightning.
Hammond stopped all 17 shots that he faced after replacing the injured Craig Anderson in the Senators shootout loss to the Blues on Tuesday. Hammond went on a crazy run at this time last season, but that seems unlikely this year. The 28-year-old has gone 3-6-3 with a 2.98 GAA and .903 SV% this season and draws a rough matchup tonight with the Lightning in town—Tampa Bay has won seven straight.
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Lundqvist starts Thursday in Pittsburgh.
Lundqvist stopped 36 of 38 shots in the Rangers win in Dallas on Saturday. Antti Raanta started Monday, so Lundqvist will go tonight in Pittsburgh. King Henrik has won three of his last four while posting a 1.74 GAA, .947 SV% and one shutout. In his first start against the Penguins, Lundqvist turned aside all 34 shots that he faced in 3-0 shutout win.
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Lehner starts Thursday vs. the Flames.
Lehner allowed two goals on 41 shots in the Sabres OT loss to the Oilers on Tuesday. Lehner has lost four in a row (0-3-1) while posting a 2.25 GAA and .934 SV%. Lehner hasn’t won much, but only because of a lack goal support. Tonight he gets the call against a Flames team that has lost six in a row while being outscored 22-12.
Call up / Send down
The Maple Leafs have recalled Brendan Leipsic from Toronto (AHL).
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Neuvirth will start Thursday vs. the Oilers.
Neuvirth allowed three goals on 32 shots in the Flyers win over the Flames on Monday. Neuvirth has won three in a row while posting a 2.33 GAA and .921 SV%. Tonight he faces the Oilers, who have won two in a row, but that’s following a seven-game losing streak. Neuvirth is 9-2-2 with a 2.02 GAA and .932 SV% on home ice.
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Rask skipped the optional morning skate; suggests he'll start on Thursday.
Rask stopped 24 of 25 shots in the Bruins win over the Flames on Tuesday. Rask has won four of his last five starts while posting a 2.00 GAA and .940 SV%. Tonight he faces the Blackhawks, who have won four of their last six, including a 5-2 blowout win over the Red Wings last night. Being on a back-to-back makes it a slightly better matchup for Rask, but still not ideal.
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