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Holtby is expected to be in goal on Tuesday.

Holtby allowed two goals on 22 shots in the Capitals win over the Rangers on Sunday. As per usual, Holtby has won five of his last six starts while posting a 2.36 GAA and .923 SV%. Tonight he will face a Blue Jackets team that has won two in a row but have lost four of their last six.

Braden Holtby
Condon starts Tuesday vs. the Bruins.

Condon gave up four goals on 22 shots in the Canadiens OT loss in St. Louis on Saturday. Condon has lost his last three starts while posting a 2.69 GAA and .907 SV%. Tonight he’ll face the Bruins for the first time since the Winter Classic. Condon is 2-1-0 with a 2.03 GAA and .927 SV% against the Bruins this season.

Mike Condon
Nilsson starts Tuesday in Tampa Bay.

Nilsson surrendered four goals on 31 shots in the Oilers loss in Arizona last Tuesday. Nilsson has not won a game since December 11th, that is a span of four starts and one relief appearances—he has posted an ugly 4.19 GAA and .860 SV% over that stretch. Tonight he faces a Lightning team that has won five consecutive games.

Anders Nilsson
Rinne is in the starter's crease this morning.

Rinne surrendered five goals on 24 shots in the Predators loss in Winnipeg last Thursday. Rinne has lost four straight games while posting a 3.90 GAA and .833 SV%. He has struggled mightily as of late and will be in tough tonight with the Blackhawks in town—Chicago comes in having won 11 consecutive games.

Pekka Rinne
Nilsson will likely start Tuesday in Tampa Bay.

Nilsson surrendered four goals on 31 shots in the Oilers loss in Arizona last Tuesday. Nilsson has not won a game since December 11th, that is a span of four starts and one relief appearances—he has posted an ugly 4.19 GAA and .860 SV% over that stretch. Tonight he faces a Lightning team that has won five consecutive games.

Anders Nilsson
Rask skipped the optional skate; expected to start vs. the Canadiens.

Rask allowed two goals on 29 shots in the Bruins win over the Maple Leafs on Saturday. The win snapped a five-game losing streak for Rask, who is expected to face a familiar foe tonight in Montreal. It will be their first meeting since the Habs won 5-1 in the Winter Classic. Rask is 1-2-0 with a 3.02 GAA and .910 SV% vs. the Canadiens this season.

Tuukka Rask
Boyle (undisclosed) will be back in the Lightning lineup on Tuesday.

Boyle missed Sunday’s game vs. the Panthers, but will be back in the lineup tonight vs. the Oilers. With Boyle back in, Jonathan Marchessault will be a healthy scratch. Boyle has 10 points (8G / 2A) in 39 games this season.

Brian Boyle
Vasilevskiy will start Tuesday vs. the Oilers.

Vasilevskiy gave up four goals on 40 shots in the Lightning’s win over the Penguins on Friday. Vasilevskiy has won his last four starts while posting a 2.85 GAA and .909 SV% and will make his 11th start tonight vs. the Oilers. Vasilevskiy has gone 2-1-0 with a 2.93 GAA and .908 SV% on home ice this season.

Andrei Vasilevskiy
Mason will be between the pipes vs. the Maple Leafs on Tuesday.

Mason allowed two goals on 31 shots in the Flyers shootout loss to the Rangers on Saturday. The loss snapped a three-game winning streak for Mason, who will start for the fifth time in six games. Mason has gone 3-0-1 with a 1.69 GAA and .940 SV% in his last four and he draws a great matchup vs. a Leafs team that has lost five straight.

Steve Mason
Bobrovsky returns to the Blue Jackets crease on Tuesday.

Bobrovsky will return to the Blue Jackets crease for the first time since December 8th—he stopped 33 of 34 shots in a 3-2 OT loss that night and comes into Tuesday at 11-12-1 with a 2.52 GAA and .916 SV% on the season. His first start back doesn’t come with an easy matchup with the Capitals in town.

Sergei Bobrovsky
McCann will skate on the Canucks top line with Henrik Sedin out.

McCann will centre the Canucks top line between Daniel Sedin and Jannik Hansen on Tuesday. The 19-year-old has 12 points (7G / 5A) in 41 games this season and makes for a decent DraftKings value option given his recent promotion.

Jared McCann
Mason will likely start Tuesday vs. the Maple Leafs.

Mason allowed two goals on 31 shots in the Flyers shootout loss to the Rangers on Saturday. The loss snapped a three-game winning streak for Mason, who will start for the fifth time in six games. Mason has gone 3-0-1 with a 1.69 GAA and .940 SV% in his last four and he draws a great matchup vs. a Leafs team that has lost five straight.

Steve Mason
Condon is in the starter's crease this morning.

Condon gave up four goals on 22 shots in the Canadiens OT loss in St. Louis on Saturday. Condon has lost his last three starts while posting a 2.69 GAA and .907 SV%. Tonight it looks like he’ll face the Bruins for the first time since the Winter Classic. Condon is 2-1-0 with a 2.03 GAA and .927 SV% against the Bruins this season.

Mike Condon
Miller will likely start Tuesday in New York.

Miller stopped 47 of 48 shots in the Canucks win in Brooklyn on Sunday. Miller has given up four goals on 87 shots (.954 SV%) since returning on January 14th. Miller and Jacob Markstrom have been a great tandem for the Canucks over the last month and it looks like Miller will get a shot tonight in New York—the Rangers have lost three of five.

Ryan Miller

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