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Dupuis said all his tests came back negative; will play on Wednesday.

Dupuis missed the last two games after being taken to the hospital for testing last Friday. All tests came back negative so Dupuis is good to go tonight vs. the Canadiens. Dupuis has one goal in six games and tonight he will play on a line with Sidney Crosby and Beau Bennett.

Pascal Dupuis
Fleury will be in goal on Wednesday.

Fleury allowed four goals on 30 shots in the Penguins loss in Calgary on Saturday. The loss snapped a four-game winning streak for Fleury, who sits at 7-5-0 with a 1.93 GAA and .933 SV% on the season. Tonight Fleury will go up against a Montreal team that he lost to back on October 10th. Fleury has posted a 3-2-0 record, 2.01 GAA and .926 SV% at home.

Marc-Andre Fleury
Condon will make his sixth straight start on Wednesday.

Condon allowed two goals on 31 shots in the Canadiens win over the Bruins on Saturday. With Carey Price out, Condon has been unreal, going 4-0-1 with a 1.60 GAA and .937 SV%. Price is expected to miss another week, so Condon is expected to start both games this week. Tonight he will face a Penguins team that has won six of seven while averaging 2.86 goals per game.

Mike Condon
Quick leads the Kings onto the ice for warmups.

Quick allowed one goal on 19 shots in the Kings win over Florida on Saturday. Quick will make his third straight start tonight vs. the Coyotes. Quick has won seven of his first 12 outings while posting a 2.24 GAA and .917 SV% this season. In his first start vs. Arizona, Quick allowed four goals on 22 shots in a 4-1 loss.

Jonathan Quick
Ward leads the Hurricanes onto the ice for warmups.

Ward allowed two goals on 21 shots in the Hurricanes win over the Senators on Saturday. It looks like he will make his second straight start and will man the goal for the fourth time in five games tonight in New York. He has a solid 2.40 GAA and .907 SV% this season, but makes for a risky start vs. the Rangers.

Cam Ward
Greiss will be between the pipes on Tuesday.

Greiss allowed two goals on 22 shots in the Islanders loss to Buffalo on November 1st. Jaroslav Halak started the last three games but the Isles elected to go with Greiss tonight in San Jose. It is a bit surprising to see him start tonight, considering the Islanders have a back-to-back on Thursday and Friday. Greiss may be a worthwhile pick up because of his potential for two starts this week.

Thomas Greiss
Reimer starts Tuesday vs. Dallas.

Reimer allowed two goals on 31 shots in the Maple Leafs loss in Washington on Saturday. Reimer has gone 1-1-2 with a 1.96 GAA and .939 SV% in his last four starts. Losing three of four is never a good thing, but Reimer has done his part. He stopped 43 of 44 shots in a 4-1 win over Dallas eight days ago, but the chances of that happening again are limited.

James Reimer
Pavelec will get the nod on Tuesday.

Pavelec allowed two goals on 22 shots in the Jets 3-0 loss to the Flyers on Saturday. Despite the loss, Pavelec has played very well as of late—he has gone 2-3-0 while posting an impressive 1.97 GAA and .922 SV% in his last four starts plus one relief appearance. Tonight he will take on a Wild team that is sixth in the NHL in scoring, averaging 2.92 goals per game.

Ondrej Pavelec
Dubnyk will start Tuesday vs. the Jets.

Dubnyk stopped all 31 shots that he faced in the Wild’s shutout win over the Lightning on Saturday. The win snapped a two-game losing streak for Dubnyk and moved him to 8-3-1 with a 2.41 GAA and .907 SV% on the season. He makes for a strong start tonight vs. the visiting Winnipeg Jets—Dubnyk has gone 6-1-0 with a 2.01 GAA and .924 SV% at home this season.

Devan Dubnyk
Khokhlachev is expected to miss 4-to-6 weeks after undergoing hand surgery.

After spending two games with the Bruins, Khokhlachev was reassigned to Providence last Friday and suffered a hand injury that will require surgery over the weekend. Khokhlachev will miss at least one month.

Alexander Khokhlachev
The Sharks have recalled Nikolay Goldobin from San Jose (AHL).

Goldobin has one goal and one assist in five games with the Sharks this season. Despite being benched in the third period of Sunday’s AHL game, Goldobin was still recalled prior to Tuesday’s game vs. the Islanders. There is no word wether he will be in the lineup tonight.

Nikolay Goldobin
Vermette (lower-body) will be a game-time decision.

Vermette has missed the last three games with a lower-body injury, but he took part i the gameday skate and is officially listed as a game-time decision for tonight’s contest in Los Angeles. Monitor his status in pre-game warmups.

Antoine Vermette
Smith will be between the pipes on Tuesday.

Smith was pulled after allowing three goals on 17 shots in the Coyotes’ 4-1 loss to the Rangers last Saturday. Anders Lindback got the start last night, Smith will start tonight in Los Angeles. Smith has been horrible recently—he has lost three of four while recording an ugly 5.20 GAA and .827 SV%.

Mike Smith

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