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The Bruins have reassigned Seth Griffith to Providence (AHL).
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The Bruins have reassigned Alexander Khokhlachev to Providence (AHL).
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Rinne expected to start Saturday in Carolina.
Rinne allowed five goals on 32 shots in the Predators loss in Dallas on Thursday. Rinne hopes that January is better than December, when he went 5-6-2 with a 2.64 GAA and .902 SV%. Rinne has gone winless in his last eight starts on the road (0-6-2) while posting a 3.51 GAA and .874 SV%. He will start in Carolina, looking for his first road win since November 5th.
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Niemi was the first goalie off the ice for the Stars.
Niemi allowed one goal on 34 shots in the Stars win vs. the Predators on Thursday. Niemi went 6-2-3 with a 1.74 GAA and .936 SV% in December and will start his 23rd game of the season tonight. Niemi has been excellent on home ice, but on the road he is 5-4-3 with a 2.48 GAA and .915 SV%. He faces a Devils team that has won three of four.
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Allen is in the starter's crease this morning.
Allen allowed two goals on 28 shots in the Blues loss to the Wild on Thursday. Allen finished December at 7-5-0 with a 2.14 GAA and .922 SV%. Allen will make his second start of the season against the Maple Leafs—he had a tough time in his first game, allowing four goals on 29 shots in a 4-1 loss back in November.
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Greiss starts Saturday in Pittsburgh.
Greiss made 42 saves on 43 shots in the Islanders win in Buffalo on Thursday. Griess has stepped up with Jaroslav Halak out, stopping 107 of 113 shots (.947 SV%) that he has faced in three consecutive starts. Tonight he draws a solid matchup against a Penguins team that has finally won three of their last five. Greiss is 6-2-0 with a 2.00 GAA and .939 SV% on the road.
Cole (undisclosed) will be in the Penguins lineup on Saturday.
Parise (undisclosed) will be a game-time decision on Saturday.
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Fleury will start Saturday vs. the Islanders.
Fleury has missed the last eight games with a concussion, but he will return to the crease tonight vs. the Islanders. In his last outing, he allowed four goals on 34 shots in a loss to the Capitals. Overall, he has gone 13-10-2 with a 2.29 GAA and .925 SV% on the season and has arguably been the Penguins best player so far. Tonight he starts on home ice, where he is 7-5-1 with a 2.54 GAA and .916 SV% this season.
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Andersson will be back in the Red Wings lineup on Saturday.
Palat (ankle) is probable to return to the lineup on Saturday.
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Vasilevskiy will start Saturday vs. the Wild.
With Ben Bishop battling an undisclosed injury, Vasilevskiy will start his first game since December 15th. He was with Syracuse (AHL) as of yesterday, but is back up and will face the Wild tonight. Vasilevskiy is 3-4-0 with a 2.94 GAA and .907 SV% this season and takes on a Wild team that has won three of their last four.
Injury
Berglund (shoulder) will make his season debut on Saturday.
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Lack will be between the pipes on Saturday.
Lack allowed two goals on 32 shots in the Hurricanes win over the Capitals on Thursday. Lack has now won four of his last five starts while posting a 2.38 GAA and .925 SV%. Lack appears to be taking over as the Hurricanes starter, but tonight he faces the Predators on home ice, where he is an ugly 1-4-0 with a 3.25 GAA and .881 SV% on the season.
Savard (ankle) will be a game-time decision on Saturday.
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The Lightning have reassigned Jonathan Drouin to Syracuse (AHL).
Bobrovsky (groin) remains day-to-day will not start on Saturday.
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Johnson will start Saturday afternoon vs. the Red Wings.
Johnson allowed four goals on 42 shots in the Sabres loss in Washington on Wednesday. Linus Ullmark got the call on Thursday, so the Sabres will go back to Johnson today vs. Detroit. Johnson played very well in his previous start against the Red Wings, stopping 32 of 33 shots in the 2-1 win.
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