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Hutchinson starts Thursday vs. the Islanders.

Hutchinson allowed four goals on 33 shots in the Jets loss in Pittsburgh on Saturday. Ondrej Pavelec started on Tuesday, but 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.

Michael Hutchinson
Bishop will start Thursday in Ottawa.

Bishop allowed one goal on 33 shots in the Lightning’s win in Boston on Sunday. Bishop has won four consecutive starts while posting a 1.25 GAA and .960 SV%. Andrei Vasilevskiy started on Monday, but Bishop will start tonight in Ottawa. The 29-year-old has gone 2-0-0 with a1.50 GAA and .946 SV% in his first two start vs. the Senators this season.

Ben Bishop
Luongo starts Thursday in Colorado.

Luongo allowed two goals on 32 shots in the Panthers win in Winnipeg on Tuesday. Luongo will be making his sixth consecutive start—he has gone 3-1-1 with a 1.82 GAA and .932 SV% in the previous five outings. In his first start against the Avalanche, Bobby Lu stopped 31 of 32 shots in a 4-1 win. Colorado has lost three of their last four.

Roberto Luongo
Quick was the first goalie off of the ice at the Kings morning skate.

Quick allowed four goals on 29 shots in the Kings loss to the Ducks on Sunday. The loss snapped a three-game winning streak for Quick, who is expected to start tonight vs. the Canadiens. In his first start against the Habs, Quick stopped all 45 shots that he faced in a 3-0 shutout win. Montreal has lost the first two games of their California-trip while being outscored 9-4.

Jonathan Quick
Miller starts Thursday vs. the Sharks.

Miller allowed three goals on 27 shots in the Canucks loss to the Sharks on Sunday. Miller finished February with a 3-4-1 record, 2.26 GAA and .929 SV%. He faces a Sharks team that has won five of eight—Miller is 7-9-4 with a 2.41 GAA and .920 SV% on home ice this season and 0-1-0 vs. San Jose.

Ryan Miller
Andersen starts Thursday in Arizona.

Andersen allowed one goal on 18 shots in the Ducks win over the Oilers last Friday. Andersen has won his last four starts while posting a 1.99 GAA, .926 SV% and one shutout. Tonight will be his third start of the season against Arizona—he has gone 1-0-1 with a 2.50 GAA and .905 SV% in the first two, but tonight Niklas Treutle will be making his first career NHL start for the Yotes.

Frederik Andersen
Bishop expected to start Thursday vs. his former team.

Bishop allowed one goal on 33 shots in the Lightning’s win in Boston on Sunday. Bishop has won four consecutive starts while posting a 1.25 GAA and .960 SV%. Andrei Vasilevskiy started on Monday, but it looks like Bishop will start tonight in Ottawa. The 29-year-old has gone 2-0-0 with a1.50 GAA and .946 SV% in his first two start vs. the Senators this season.

Ben Bishop
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.

Niklas Treutle
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.

Thomas Greiss
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.

Martin Jones
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.

Pekka Rinne
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.

Devan Dubnyk

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