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Doan (lower-body) will return to the lineup on Saturday.
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Kuemper will start on back-to-back nights.
Kuemper allowed two goals on 21 shots in the Wild’s loss in Arizona last night. With Devan Dubnyk out, Kuemper will start on back-to-back nights. He has a 2.80 GAA and .906 SV% in six games this season. He draws a rough matchup in his second game in as many nights.
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Lehtonen is expected to start Saturday in St. Louis.
Lehtonen allowed five goals on 30 shots in the Stars loss to the Hurricanes on Tuesday. With Antti Niemi starting last night, look for Lehtonen tonight in St. Louis. Lehtonen is 7-0-0 with a 2.00 GAA and .931 SV% in seven road starts this season. Dallas sits at 22-5-2 on the year, so Lehtonen is a safe start whenever he gets the call.
Landeskog (back) will not be in the lineup on Saturday.
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Hiller is in the starter's net this morning.
Hiller allowed three goals on 30 shots in the Flames win over the Sabres. Hiller was not scheduled to start, but ended up getting the call because Karri Ramo was dealing with an illness. Hiller has struggled this season, but he makes for a decent start against a Rangers team who played yesterday and have really struggled recently.
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Rask leads the Bruins onto the ice for warmups.
Rask made 32 saves on 33 shots in the Bruins win in Montreal on Wednesday. Yep. Rask actually won against Montreal! He has won two in a row while stopping 49 of 50 shots (.980 SV%) and has won five of his last seven. Rask is playing really well right now and today he faces a Panthers team he beat back in October 30th.
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Luongo leads the Panthers onto the ice for warmups.
Luongo allowed three goals on 22 shots in the Panthers loss to the Senators on Tuesday. Despite losing two in a row while allowing a combined seven goals on 40 shots (.825 SV%). He will take on a Bruins team that has lost three of their last five games, but Tuukka Rask is on top of his game right now so it presents a tough matchup.
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Enroth will start Saturday in Buffalo.
Enroth stopped all eight shots in the Kings lost to Carolina back on November 22nd. It was Enroth’s first loss of the season and he sits at 3-1-0 with a 1.17 GAA and .962 SV%. Enroth has been solid this season and he draws a great spot-start matchup in Buffalo.
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Bishop will start Saturday vs. the Capitals.
Bishop allowed a single goal on 31 shots in the Lightning’s win over the Senators on Thursday. Bishop has won three of his last four games while posting a 1.81 GAA and .938 SV%. Bishop will start vs. the Capitals at home—he is 7-4-1 with a 1.90 GAA and .931 SV% at home, but this is a tough matchup for the 29-year-old.
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Anderson will start Saturday in Montreal.
Anderson allowed three goals on 29 shots in the Senators loss in Tampa Bay on Thursday. Anderson has gone 3-3-0 with a 2.68 GAA and .914 SV% in the month of December and tonight he will take on a Canadiens team he has already defeated this season—he stopped 36 of 37 shots in a 2-1 OT win vs. Montreal back in November.
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Tokarski will be back in goal on Saturday vs. the Senators.
Tokarski allowed three goals on 29 shots in the Canadiens loss in Detroit. Tokarski played really well but allowed a couple of late goals. Tokarski has been an average NHL goaltender and he draws a tough matchup against a Senators team that is fourth in the NHL in goals; averaging 3.03 goals per game.
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Halak will start Saturday in Columbus.
Halak allowed three goals on 46 shots in the Islanders win in Philadelphia on Tuesday. It was an impressive outing for the Isles’ netminder who has won two of three while allowing a combined seven goals on 109 shots (.936 SV%). He is a must-start tonight vs. the struggling Blue Jackets and their backup netminder.
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Rask is expected to start Saturday vs. the Panthers.
Rask made 32 saves on 33 shots in the Bruins win in Montreal on Wednesday. Yep. Rask actually won against Montreal! He has won two in a row while stopping 49 of 50 shots (.980 SV%) and has won five of his last seven. Rask is playing really well right now and today he faces a Panthers team he beat back in October 30th.
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The Lightning have recalled Mike Blunden from Syracuse (AHL).
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