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Enroth was the first goalie off of the ice for the Kings.
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Fleury starts Saturday afternoon vs. Winnipeg.
Fleury allowed five goals on 29 shots in the Penguins loss in Boston on Wednesday. Fleury has gone 5-3-1 with a 3.01 GAA and .895 SV% in February. Today Fleury gets the nod vs. the Jets on home ice—he is 15-6-2 with a 2.47 GAA and .918 SV% at CONSOL Energy Center this season.
Carlson will miss 3-4 weeks after undergoing a procedure on his lower-body injury.
Carlson has had a great season, but will miss an extended period of time for the second time this season. Carlson underwent a procedure on his unspecified lower-body injury and will keep him out for 3-4 weeks. He is expected to be moved to long-term IR but should be back before the playoffs.
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Luongo starts Saturday in Columbus.
Luongo allowed two goals on 24 shots in the Panthers win over the Coyotes on Thursday. Luongo has won two in a row with a 1.50 GAA and .944 SV% and is 4-1-1 with a 3.30 GAA and .897 SV% in February. He allowed two goals on 17 shots in a 3-2 win in his first start vs. the Blue Jackets.
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Korpisalo starts Saturday vs. the Panthers.
Korpisalo stopped 25 of 26 shots in the Blue Jackets win over the Devils on Thursday. Korpisalo has won four of his last six (4-1-1) while posting a 2.69 GAA and .911 SV%. He draws a rough matchup in Florida, the Panther shave won three of their last four.
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Neuvirth leads the Flyers onto the ice for warmups.
Neuvirth allowed two goals on 26 shots in the Flyers win over the Wild on Thursday. Neuvirth has gone 3-1-2 with a 2.42 GAA and .902 SV% in February. He draws a strong matchup this afternoon with the Coyotes in town—Arizona enters play having lost four in a row while being outscored 14-9.
Call up / Send down
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The Avalanche have recalled Andreas Martinsen from San Antonio (AHL).
Giroux (upper-body) will return to the Flyers lineup on Saturday.
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The Canadiens recalled Morgan Ellis from St. John’s (AHL).
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The Canadiens recalled Michael McCarron from St. John’s (AHL), who is expected to play on Saturday.
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The Penguins have recalled Steven Oleksy from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (AHL).
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Voracek (lower-body) will not play on Saturday.
Voracek suffered a lower-body injury and will sit on Saturday, but the severity of the injury is unknown at this point. There are reports that Voracek was seen wearing a boot, which isn’t great news, but the Flyers are expected to provide a full update on Monday.
The Oilers acquired Niklas Lundstrom and a 2016 5th round pick form the Blues for Anders Nilsson.
Lundstrom, 23, should not be confused with Hall of Fame defenseman Niklas Lidstrom. He was a fifth round pick (132nd overall) in 2011 and has split his season between the AHL and ECHL. He has gone 8-3-0 with a 2.92 GAA and .929 SV% with Elmira (ECHL) and 1-1-0 with a 2.75 GAA and .901 SV% with Chicago (AHL).
The Blues have acquired Anders Nilsson from the Oilers for Niklas Lundstrom and a 2016 5th round pick.
Nilsson, 25, was 10-12-2 with a 3.14 GAA and .901 SV% in 26 games with the Oilers and 2-0-0 with a 2.01 GAA and .935 SV% with Bakersfield (AHL) this season. With Brian Elliott on the shelf with a lower-body injury, the Blues needed to add an NHL-ready goalie to support Jake Allen until Elliott is set to return.
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Lundqvist gets the nod Saturday in Dallas.
Lundqvist allowed one goal on 36 shots in the Rangers win in St. Louis on Thursday. Lundqvist has won seven of his last 10 starts while posting a 1.79 GAA and .933 SV%. Tonight will be his second start vs. the high-scoring Stars—he allowed two goals on 23 shots in a 6-2 win in the first meeting, but is sub-.500 on the road this season.
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Hutchinson will start Saturday in Pittsburgh.
Hutchinson allowed three goals on 30 shots in the Jets win in Dallas on Thursday. Hutchinson will start his third game in the Jets last four—he has allowed a combined six goals on (.903 SV%). Hutchinson will face a Penguins team that has won seven of their last nine on home ice.
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