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Dillon will miss his second straight game with an upper-body injury. With Dillon out, Matt Tennyson will remain in the lineup. The big defenseman is listed as day-to-day.

Jones stopped all 33 shots that he faced in the Sharks shutout win in Chicago on Tuesday. Jones has gone 2-2-0 with a 2.27 GAA and .921 SV% since the All-Star break and will face the Coyotes for the second time this season. He stopped 23 of 24 shots in a 3-1 win back in January and makes for a strong option in the second meeting.

Holtby allowed three goals on 36 shots in the Capitals win in Minnesota on Thursday. Holtby has won five in a row while posting a 2.36 GAA and .918 SV%, so tonight he will make his sixth consecutive start. He has not faced the Stars yet this season, but he has gone 17-3-2 with a 2.21 GAA and .926 SV% on the road.

Spurgeon has missed the last two games with an undisclosed injury, but his availability for warmups suggests he may return this afternoon. Monitor his status around five minutes before puck-drop to see if he is in or scratched.

Gustavsson surrendered four goals on 25 shots after replacing Tuukka Rask in the Bruins 9-2 loss to the Kings on Tuesday. This will be Gustavsson’s 16th start of the season and he comes in at 9-3-1 with a 2.58 GAA and .911 SV% on the season. He made 24 saves in a 4-2 win over the Wild back in the middle of November.

Kuemper allowed four goals on 30 shots in the Wild’s loss to the Stars on Tuesday. Devan Dubnyk started vs. Washington on Thursday, but they’ll go back to Kuemper today vs. the Bruins. Kuemper has gone 3-1-2 with a 2.34 GAA and .917 SV% on home ice this season, but hasn’t won a game since January 21st.

Nash has missed the last eight games with a deep bone bruise in his leg. It seemed as if Nash was nearing a return to the lineup, but he has now been ruled out of at least the next four games. He will be re-evaluated after next week.

Lehner allowed five goals on 28 shots in the Sabres 5-1 loss to the Flyers on Thursday. Lehner has lost his last three starts while posting an ugly 4.62 GAA and .859 SV%. His numbers have gone south in a hurry and tonight he’ll face the Avalanche for the second time—he stopped 33 of 35 shots in a 2-1 loss in mid-January.

Brossoit stopped 49 of 51 shots in an Oilers win in his NHL debut last April. Tonight will be his second career NHL game with Cam Talbot out with an illness. The 22-year-old netminder has gone 14-8-3 with a 2.70 GAA and .921 SV% in 26 starts with Bakersfield (AHL) this season.

Ericsson missed Saturday’s practice and has been listed as questionable for Sunday’s game vs. the Bruins. If Ericsson can’t play look for Jakub Kindl to get back into the Red Wings lineup.

Mrazek allowed two goals on 21 shots in the Red Wings shootout loss to the Avalanche on Friday. The Red Wings dominated but had a tough time beating Semyon Varlamov at the other end of the ice. Mrazek has gone 3-0-1 with a 0.98 GAA, .958 SV% and one shutout in his last four starts and is 0-1-1 with a 2.97 GAA and .887 SV% vs. the Bruins this season.

Demers missed Thursday’s game in Chicago with an illness, but is expected to play tonight vs. Washington. Demers has 19 points (7G / 12A) in 48 games this season.

Lehtonen allowed two goals on 46 shots in the Stars win in Chicago on Thursday. He has won each of his last two starts while stopping 81 of 86 shots (.942 SV%), earning himself a third consecutive start. He draws another rough matchup vs. the Capitals, who have won five in a row while averaging 3.60 goals per game.

Bergeron is out with an undisclosed injury, but will travel to Detroit for the second half of the Bruins back-to-back on Sunday. Monitor his status prior to tomorrow’s game at Joe Louis Arena.

Latta has shuffled in and out of the lineup at times this season. He had appeared in the seven previous games, but failed to record a point in any contest.

Galiev has been a healthy scratch for the last five games, but will replace Michael Latta in the lineup on Saturday. Galiev has two assists in 14 games with the Capitals this season.

Wiercioch will come out of the lineup and serve as a healthy scratch for the second time in three games. He will be replaced by Chris Wideman.

Wideman served as a healthy scratch on Thursday, but will replace Patrick Wiercioch in the lineup on Saturday night. Wideman has seven points (5G / 2A) in 40 games this season.

Anderson allowed two goals on 28 shots in the Senators loss in Detroit on Wednesday. The loss snapped a brief two-game winning streak for Anderson, who is 22-18-4 on the year. Tonight will be his third start vs. the Blue Jackets this season—he has gone 2-0-0 with a 1.50 GAA and .955 SV% in their first two meetings.

Panarin missed the last two games with an illness, but is set to return to the Blackhawks lineup on Saturday. The 24-year-old rookie leads all first-year players with 52 points (18G / 24A) in 56 games this season.