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Carey Price(G)|SJS
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Price will start Thursday vs. the Hurricanes.

Price stopped 30 of 31 shots in the Canadiens’ win over the Senators on Sunday. Al Montoya gave him the night off yesterday, so Price will get the nod tonight, despite being listed as questionable. Price has been impressive, going 6-1-0 with a 1.55 GAA and .942 SV% in seven March starts. He is a must-start tonight.

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John Lu 2017-03-23T14:06:51.000Z
Carey Price
Jake Allen(G)|NJD
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Allen will start Thursday vs. the Canucks.

Allen allowed two goals on 28 shots in the Blues’ win in Colorado on Tuesday. Another day, another win for Allen, who is now 6-1-0 with a 1.29 GAA and .956 SV% in seven starts in March. Tonight he faces the Canucks for the third time—he is 1-0-1 with a 2.47 GAA and .894 SV% in his first two start against Vancouver.

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Lou Korac 2017-03-23T14:20:21.000Z
Jake Allen
Mike Condon(G)|FA
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Condon will start Thursday vs. the Penguins.

Condon allowed two goals on 28 shots in the Senators loss to the Blackhawks last Thursday. Condon has gone 1-1-1 with a 1.96 GAA and .943 SV% in his last three starts and tonight he will face the Penguins for the second time this season—he was great, stopping 29 of 30 shots in a 4-1 win in the first meeting.

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Brent Wallace 2017-03-23T14:03:27.000Z
Mike Condon
Devan Dubnyk(G)|FA
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Dubnyk will start Thursday vs. the Flyers.

Dubnyk allowed two goals on 23 shots in the Wild’s win over the Sharks on Tuesday. The win snapped a five-game losing skid for Dubnyk, who will make his 60th appearance of the season tonight vs. the Flyers. In his first start against Philadelphia, Dubnyk allowed three goals on 36 shots in a 3-2 loss.

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Dane Mizutani 2017-03-23T15:05:31.000Z
Devan Dubnyk
Braden Holtby(G)|FA
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Holtby will start Thursday vs. the Blue Jackets.

Holtby allowed two goals on 31 shots in the Capitals’ win over the Flames on Tuesday. Holtby has won three of his last four starts while allowing just nine goals on 116 shots (.922 SV%). Tonight he will make his third start of the season vs. the Blue Jackets—he is 1-1-0 with a 1.51 GAA and .942 SV% in the first two meetings of the season.

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JJ Regan 2017-03-23T13:38:06.000Z
Braden Holtby
Peter Budaj(G)|
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Budaj will start Thursday in Boston.

Budaj allowed one goal on six shots after replacing Andrei Vasilevskiy in the Lightning’s loss to the Maple Leafs last Thursday. Budaj will start the front-end of their back-to-back tonight in Boston—the Bruins come in on a three-game losing streak. Budaj is 1-1-0 with a 2.75 GAA and .897 SV% since joining the Lightning.

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Joe Smith 2017-03-23T13:36:14.000Z
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Tuukka Rask(G)|FA
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Rask was the first goalie off of the ice.

Rask allowed three goals on 22 shots in the Bruins’ loss to the Senators on Tuesday. He started both games of the back-to-back, losing both while allowing five goals on 50 shots (.900 SV%). Tonight he will make his third start in four nights as the Bruins look to climb back into third in the Atlantic Division with a win tonight.

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Joe Haggerty 2017-03-23T18:37:02.000Z
Tuukka Rask
Sergei Bobrovsky(G)|FLA
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Bobrovsky will start Thursday in Washington.

Bobrovsky allowed one goal on 36 shots in the Blue Jackets’ win in New Jersey on Sunday. Joonas Korpisalo started last night, so Bobrovsky will go tonight in Washington. Bobrovsky comes in riding a seven-game winning streak while posting a 2.89 GAA and .879 SV%. He is also 2-1-0 with a 2.89 GAA And .879 SV% in his first three starts vs. the Capitals.

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Nick Cotsonika 2017-03-23T13:40:14.000Z
Sergei Bobrovsky
Joonas Korpisalo(G)|BOS
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Korpisalo starts Wednesday vs. the Maple Leafs.

Korpisalo allowed two goals on 22 shots in the Blue Jackets’ win in Brooklyn on Saturday. Sergei Bobrovsky skated with the scratches this morning, which suggests that Korpisalo will go tonight vs. Toronto. He made 31 saves in a 5-2 win over the Maple Leafs in mid-February.

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Mark Scheig 2017-03-22T18:42:44.000Z
Joonas Korpisalo

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What are the latest updates on NHL player suspensions or disciplinary actions?

Already this season we’ve seen the hammer brought down by the NHL Department of Player Safety. Notable suspensions and fines include Ryan Reaves of the Toronto Maple Leafs who was given a five-game suspension for an illegal check to the head against the Edmonton Oilers, and Los Angeles Kings forward Tanner Jeannot who was dealt a three-game suspension, also for an illegal hit to the head.

In the 2023-24 season, there were a total of 14 suspensions and 17 fines issued throughout the NHL. The longest suspension served was dealt to former-Detroit Red Wing David Perron at six-games after a cross-checking penalty dealt ironically against his current team in the 2024-25 season, the Ottawa Senators. Additionally, Perron was fined $148,437.48 for his actions.

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