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The Bruins have recalled Max Talbot from Providence (AHL).
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Rask is expected to start Saturday vs. the Maple Leafs.
Rask allowed five goals on 28 shots in the Bruins loss to the Sharks on Tuesday. Jonas Gustavsson got the nod on Thursday, so look for Rask to be back in the crease on Saturday. Rask will be making his 10th home start of the year—he is 2-6-1 with a 3.70 GAA and .869 SV% in the first nine.
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Reimer will start Saturday vs. the Bruins.
Reimer made 33 saves on 34 shots in the Maple Leafs shootout win over the Hurricanes last night. Reimer stretched his winning streak to five games and will go for No. 6 tonight in Boston. Over the winning streak Reimer has posted a 1.36 GAA and .960 SV%. He will take on a Bruins team that ranks third in the NHL in scoring.
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Enroth leads the Kings onto the ice for warmups.
Enroth stopped 31 of 32 shots in the Kings win over the Islanders on November 12th. Enroth has won all three of his starts this season while posting a 0.67 GAA and .979 SV%. Jonathan Quick has struggled against the Red Wings during his career, so they will go to Enroth tonight in Detroit.
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Rinne leads the Predators onto the ice for warmups.
Rinne allowed two goals on 40 shots in the Predators win vs. the Ducks on Tuesday. Rinne has won his last two starts while posting a 4-1-1 record, 2.30 GAA and .916 SV% in the month of November. Rinne is one of the top fantasy options and is a must-start tonight vs. a Blue Jackets team playing in their second game in as many nights.
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Bobrovsky will start on Friday vs. Nashville.
Bobrovsky allowed one goal on 20 shots in the Blue Jackets win over the Blues on Tuesday. Bobrovksy has turned things around, winning three in a row while posting a 1.33 GAA and .949 SV%. Despite his recent turn around, Bobrovsky makes a risky start against a Nashville team that sits at 11-3-3 on the year.
Parise (knee) will practice on Saturday, but will not play.
Parise resumed skating earlier in the week but will officially rejoin practice on Saturday. Parise has been out for two weeks but returning to practice is a huge step in the right direction for Parise. Monitor his status heading into next week.
Zucker (leg) will play on Saturday.
Zucker suffered an injury in the late moments of Thursday’s game but Wild head coach Mike Yeo said that Zucker’s issue was nerve related and he is good-to-go on Saturday. Zucker has 14 points (6G / 8A) in 18 games this season.
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Ward will start Friday vs. the Maple Leafs.
Ward allowed three goals on 22 shots in the Hurricanes loss to the Flyers last Saturday. Eddie Lack started on Monday so it looks like Carolina will go back to Ward tonight vs. the Maple Leafs. It is a solid matchup for Ward, who comes into play with a 2-2-2 record, 3.00 GAA and .874 SV% in six games home ice this season.
Klefbom (illness) will play on Friday.
Klefbom missed Thursday’s practice but was on the ice this morning and will be in the lineup tonight vs. New Jersey Klefbom comes in with two goals and three assists in his last six games.
Sekera (illness) is not expected to play on Friday.
Sekera will be scratch on Friday because of an illness, so look for Eric Gryba to get back into the lineup on Friday. Consider him day-to-day.
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Nilsson starts Friday vs. the Devils.
Nilsson gave up four goals on 27 shots in the Oilers loss to the Blackhawks on Wednesday. Nilsson has dropped three of his last four while recording 3.24 GAA and .890 SV% over that span. He draws a decent matchup against a Devils team that has been winning, but doesn’t score with a lot of frequency.
Wheeler left Friday's practice after being hit in the face by a shot.
Wheeler reportedly took a Dustin Byfuglien shot off of the head and was forced to leave the ice. The Jets are optimistic that it is not serious, but expect an update to come on Saturday morning.
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Rinne will likely start Friday in Columbus.
Rinne allowed two goals on 40 shots in the Predators win vs. the Ducks on Tuesday. Rinne has won his last two starts while posting a 4-1-1 record, 2.30 GAA and .916 SV% in the month of November. Rinne is one of the top fantasy options and is a must-start tonight vs. a Blue Jackets team playing in their second game in as many nights.
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Anderson will start Saturday vs. the Flyers.
Anderson stopped all 25 shots that he faced in the Senators shutout win over the Blue Jackets on Thursday. The win snapped a three-game losing streak for Anderson, who was really struggling prior to Thursday. Coming off of a shutout and a great matchup vs. the visiting Flyers, Anderson makes for a great option tonight.
Wiercioch (upper-body) will not play on Saturday.
Wiercioch left Thursday’s game vs. the Blue Jackets and will not play on Saturday. With Wiercioch out, Jared Cowen will get back into the lineup on Saturday.
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The Wild have sent Gustav Olofsson to Iowa (AHL).
Olovsson played 10:41 in his NHL debut on Thursday, but look for Jonas Brodin to get back into the lineup on Saturday.
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The Wild have sent Michael Keranen to Iowa (AHL).
Keranen played just 6:09 TOI in his NHL debut on Tuesday. He was a healthy scratch on Thursday with Erik Haula returning to the lineup, so he was sent back to Iowa.
Ryan (undisclosed) left Thursday's game but is expected to play on Saturday.
Ryan left Saturday’s game with an undisclosed injury following a hit by Matt Beleskey. Despite not finishing Thursday’s game look for Ryan to play on Saturday vs. the Flyers.
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