Injury
Spooner (illness) is not onto the ice for warmups; will not play vs. the Stars.
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Goalie Start
Rask leads the Bruins onto the ice for warmups.
Rask gave up two goals on 24 shots in the Bruins 2-0 shutout loss to the Predators on Thursday. Rask is 4-2-1 with a 3.06 GAA and .911 SV% in eight starts in February. Rask will face a Stars team that has dropped their last two games, but scored five goals on 19 shots in their first game vs. Boston.
Goalie Start
Rinne leads the Predators onto the ice for warmups.
Rinne stopped all 29 shots that he faced in the Predators shutout win over the Bruins on Thursday. It was a huge performance from Rinne, who sat for the two previous games to reset. RInne has gone 14-9-3 with a 2.23 GAA and .913 SV% on home ice this season and allowed four goals on 29 shots in 4-3 loss in his first start vs. Los Angeles.
Goalie Start
Quick leads the Kings onto the ice for warmups.
Quick stopped 30 of 32 shots in the Kings overtime loss to the Blues on Thursday. Quick has stopped 59 of 63 shots (.937 SV%) since returning from a three-game absence. Quick made 31 saves in a 4-3 OT win over Nashville back on October 31st. Nashville comes in having lost three of their last five.
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Larkin (illness) is not on the ice for warmups; will not play vs. Ottawa.
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Lehtonen will start Saturday vs. the Bruins.
Lehtonen stopped 20 of 22 shots in the Stars OT loss to the Blues on Tuesday. Antti Niemi started on Thursday but Lehtonen will go tonight vs. the Bruins. Lehtonen has gone 3-0-1 with a 2.54 GAA and .918 SV% since the All-Star break and tonight he’ll face a Bruins team that has won six of nine.
Goalie Start
Quick is expected to start vs. the Predators.
Quick stopped 30 of 32 shots in the Kings overtime loss to the Blues on Thursday. Quick has stopped 59 of 63 shots (.937 SV%) since returning from a three-game absence. Quick made 31 saves in a 4-3 OT win over Nashville back on October 31st. Nashville comes in having lost three of their last five.
Kopitar (lower-body) did not skate this morning; not expected to play vs. Nashville.
Goalie Start
Talbot starts Saturday vs. Colorado.
Talbot gave up four goals on 26 shots in the Oilers loss to the Wild on Thursday. Talbot has gone 3-4-0 with a 3.12 GAA and .903 SV% in seven starts in February. Talbot and the Oilers have struggled recently and tonight they take on an Avalanche team that has won three of their last four games.
Goalie Start
Elliott starts Saturday in Arizona.
Elliott allowed one goal on 35 shots in the Blues win over the Kings on Thursday. Elliott has won four straight games while posting a 1.49 GAA and .951 SV%. Elliott is arguably the hottest goalie in the NHL right now and is a must start tonight in Arizona. Elliott is 8-4-3 with a 1.96 GAA and .934 SV% on the road.
Goalie Start
Domingue starts Saturday vs. the Blues.
Domingue allowed three goals on 39 shots in the Coyotes win over the Stars on Thursday. Domingue has won two in a row and three of his last four while posting a 2.25 GAA and .920 SV%. Tonight he faces a Blues team that has won four in a row—Domingue is 9-6-3 with a 2.53 GAA and .914 SV% on home ice this season.
Injury
Spooner (illness) will be a game-time decision on Saturday.
Goalie Start
Rask was the first goalie off of for the Bruins.
Rask gave up two goals on 24 shots in the Bruins 2-0 shutout loss to the Predators on Thursday. Rask is 4-2-1 with a 3.06 GAA and .911 SV% in eight starts in February. Rask will face a Stars team that has dropped their last two games, but scored five goals on 19 shots in their first game vs. Boston.
Line Change
Line Change
Kassian (illness) is expected to return to the Oilers lineup on Saturday.
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