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Doan (lower-body) is questionable "at best" for Friday's game.
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Neuvirth will start Friday vs. the Predators.
Neuvirth allowed two goals on 33 shots in the Flyers win over the Hurricanes on Monday. Steve mason has started six of the last seven games, but Neuvirth will go today vs. Nashville. It will be his fifth start at the Wells Fargo Center—he has gone 3-1-0 with a 1.50 GAA and .955 SV% at home so far.
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Allen starts Saturday vs. the Blue Jackets.
Allen allowed four goals on 34 shots in the Blues loss in Pittsburgh on Wednesday. Tonight he will be his 11th start of November, he has gone 6-2-2 with a 2.17 GAA and .928 SV% in his previous 10 outings. He has been great this season, specifically at home, where he is 5-2-1 with a 1.96 GAA and .928 SV%.
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Smith starts Friday vs. the Flames.
Smith made 29 saves on 31 shots in the Coyotes win over the Ducks on Wednesday. Smith has won two in a row and four of his last five while posting a 2.40 GAA and .919 SV%. Tonight he draws another strong matchup with the Flames in town. Calgary sits at 8-13-1 on the season while ranking 21st in the NHL with 2.41 goals per game.
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Hellebuyck is expected to make his NHL debut on Friday.
Hellebuyck, 22, was a fifth round pick (130th overall) in 2012. Hellebuyck was 2-7-1 with Manitoba (AHL) despite posting a 2.41 GAA and .927 SV% this season. There is a lot of hype surrounding the former UMass-Lowell goaltender, who appears to be in line to make his NHL debut in Minnesota.
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Fleury will start Friday vs. the Blue Jackets.
Fleury allowed three goals on 32 shots in the Penguins win over the Blues on Wednesday. Fleury has allowed three goals in each of his last four starts, winning three of them and posting a .900 SV%. In Fleury’s first start vs. Columbus, he made 26 saves in a 2-1 loss.
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Miller starts Friday in Dallas.
Miller made 31 saves on 33 shots in the Canucks win in Minnesota on Wednesday. He has won two in a row after losing his six previous starts. On the season, Miller is 7-7-5 with a 2.51 GAA and .912 SV% and tonight will be his second start vs. the Stars. He allowed four goals on 29 shots in the 4-3 overtime loss in their first meeting.
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Rask starts Friday afternoon vs. the Rangers.
Rask allowed three goals on 42 shots in the Bruins win in Toronto on Monday. Jonas Gustavsson started on Wednesday, so it will be Rask today vs. the Rangers. Rask has won two in a row and three of his last four while posting a 2.21 GAA and .922 SV%. He draws a tough matchup vs. the 16-4-2 Rangers.
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Halak will be in goal on Friday.
Halak stopped 17 of 18 shots in the Islanders win over the Flyers on Wednesday. Philadelphia is one of the best matchups going right now, so it wasn’t surprising to see Halak come away with his sixth win of the year. Halak has gone 3-3-0 with a 2.24 GAA and .911 SV% in seven starts this month.
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Schneider will start Friday vs. the Canadiens.
Schneider allowed two goals on 25 shots in the Devils loss to Columbus on Wednesday. Schneider has gone 4-4-0 with a 1.90 GAA and .936 SV% in the month of November. Overall, Schneider has a 2.05 GAA on the year, but the Devils are averaging just 2.47 goals per game in front of him.
Bogosian (undisclosed) will be a game-time decision on Friday.
Kane (lower-body) will be a game-time decision on Friday.
The Devils have placed Jiri Tlusty (undisclosed) on injured reserve.
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