NHL Hockey Player News

Ryan Miller(G)|
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Miller will start Wednesday vs. the Rangers.

Miller allowed two goals on 34 shots in the Canucks victory over the Sabres on Monday. Miller snapped a three-game losing streak, but was just his eighth win on the year. Miller has gone 4-4-3 with a 2.54 GAA and .915 SV% at home this season, but his recent struggles and tough matchup with Henrik Lundqvist and the Rangers, make him a scary start tonight.

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Brad Ziemer 2015-12-09T18:09:05.000Z
Ryan Miller
Ryan Miller(G)|
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Miller is expected to start Wednesday vs. the Rangers.

Miller allowed two goals on 34 shots in the Canucks victory over the Sabres on Monday. Miller snapped a three-game losing streak, but was just his eighth win on the year. Miller has gone 4-4-3 with a 2.54 GAA and .915 SV% at home this season, but his recent struggles and tough matchup with Henrik Lundqvist and the Rangers, make him a scary start tonight.

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Jim Cerny 2015-12-09T18:09:18.000Z
Ryan Miller
Henrik Lundqvist(G)|FA
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Lundqvist will start Wednesday in Vancouver.

Lundqvist stopped 23 of 24 shots in the Rangers win over the Senators on Sunday. Lundqvist has stopped 59 of the last 61 shots (.967 SV%) in his last two starts. Lundqvist has gone 5-3-2 with a 2.05 GAA and .938 SV% on the road this season and comes in with a 1.99 GAA and .938 SV% overall on the season.

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Jim Cerny 2015-12-09T14:50:36.000Z
Henrik Lundqvist
Brian Elliott(G)|TBL
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Elliott will be in goal on Thursday vs. Philadelphia.

Elliott allowed one goal on 25 shots in the Blues shootout loss in Brooklyn last Friday. Elliott has only started eight games this season but has appeared in relief three times. Overall, he has gone 4-2-2 with a 2.36 GAA and .909 SV% this season and tonight will be his third home start. Tonight he faces a Flyers team that has gone 4-2-0 while averaging 3.00 goals per game in their last six.

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Lou Korac 2015-12-10T13:26:12.000Z
Brian Elliott
Marc-Andre Fleury(G)|MIN
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Fleury will start Wednesday in Colorado.

Fleury allowed two goals on 25 shots in the Penguins loss in Anaheim on Sunday. Fleury has lost three of his last four (1-2-1) despite posting a solid 2.25 GAA and .935 SV%. Fleury has gone 5-5-1 with a 2.01 GAA and .936 SV% on the road this season and tonight he takes on the Avalanche for the second time this season—he allowed three goals on 31 shots in a 4-3 loss in the first meeting.

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@PensInsideScoop 2015-12-09T14:38:35.000Z
Marc-Andre Fleury
Martin Jones(G)|FA
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Jones will be back in goal on Wednesday in Edmonton.

Jones was yanked after allowing three goals on 14 shots in the Sharks loss in Calgary last night. Despite the rough outing, the Sharks will go back to Jones tonight in Edmonton. Jones has lost three in a row while posting a 3.39 GAA and .882 SV%. Overall he is 9-3-0 on the road this season and will take on an Oilers team that has won three in a row.

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Jason Gregor 2015-12-09T14:35:47.000Z
Martin Jones
Tuukka Rask(G)|BOS
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Rask starts Wednesday in Montreal.

Rask stopped all 17 shots that he faced in the Bruins’ shutout win over the Canucks on Saturday. Rask has gone 4-0-2 with a 1.71 GAA and .941 SV% in his last six starts, but tonight he runs into a Canadiens team that has dominated him in his career. In 21 career games against Montreal, Rask has gone 3-14-3 with a 2.74 GAA and .906 SV%, including a loss this season.

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Joe Haggerty 2015-12-09T13:37:20.000Z
Tuukka Rask
Anders Nilsson(G)|FA
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Nilsson will start Wednesday vs. San Jose.

Nilsson allowed two goals on 34 shots in the Oilers win over the Sabres on Sunday. Don’t look now, but Nilsson has won three straight games while posting a 1.62 GAA and .957 SV%. Nilsson has given the Oilers a quality No. 1 goalie option and tonight he will make his sixth consecutive start. Nilsson has gone 5-2-1 with a 2.63 GAA and .915 SV% at home this season.

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Tom Gazzola 2015-12-09T12:57:06.000Z
Anders Nilsson

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