NHL Hockey Player News

Anders Lindback(G)|
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Lindback leads the Coyotes onto the ice for warmups.

Lindback allowed four goals on 31 shots in the Coyotes loss in Brooklyn on Monday. It was a rough outing for Lindback, who is expected to start tonight because Mike Smith is questionable with a lower-body injury. Lindback is 2-3-0 with a 2.41 GAA and .915 SV% in three starts and three relief appearances.

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Tyson Nash 2015-11-21T18:38:10.000Z
Anders Lindback
Cory Schneider(G)|NYI
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Schneider starts Sunday in Vancouver.

Schneider allowed three goals on 30 shots in the Devils loss in Calgary on Tuesday. Keith Kinkaid started on Friday but Schneider will be back in goal on Sunday vs. his former team. Schneider is 1-1-2 with a 2.21 GAA and .920 SV% in his first four starts vs. the Canucks.

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Tom Gulitti 2015-11-22T10:26:15.000Z
Cory Schneider
Jonathan Quick(G)|NYR
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Quick is expected to stanton Sunday vs. Carolina.

Quick allowed two goals on 38 shots in the Kings shootout win in Philadelphia on Tuesday. It was a great performance from Quick, who was given Friday night off, but will start today in Carolina. He has won each of his last two starts and sits 3-3-0 with a 2.66 GAA and .899 SV% in November.

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Jon Rosen 2015-11-22T12:31:05.000Z
Jonathan Quick
Henrik Lundqvist(G)|FA
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Lundqvist will start Saturday vs. Florida.

Lundqvist allowed two goals on 28 shots in the Rangers loss in Tampa Bay on Saturday. The loss snapped a six-game winning streak for King Henrik. Lundqvist is arguably fantasy hockey’s top netminder this season and he comes into play with a 4-2-1 record, 1.68 GAA And .947 SV% in seven road starts this season.

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Steve Zipay 2015-11-21T17:30:36.000Z
Henrik Lundqvist
Tuukka Rask(G)|FA
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Rask starts 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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Joe Haggerty 2015-11-21T17:22:54.000Z
Tuukka Rask
Antti Niemi(G)|FA
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Niemi starts Saturday vs. the Sabres.

Niemi allowed one goal on 25 shots in the Stars win in Buffalo on Tuesday. After already beating the Sabres this week, they will go back to Niemi tonight in Dallas. His 2.63 GAA and .911 SV% aren’t great, but it’s good enough to be 7-3-0 and he makes for a good start vs. the Sabres.

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Mike Heika 2015-11-21T14:51:38.000Z
Antti Niemi
Ondrej Pavelec(G)|FA
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Pavelec starts Saturday vs. the Coyotes.

Pavelec made 29 saves on 30 shots in the Jets win over the Canucks on Wednesday. The win snapped a three game losing skid for Pavelec, who is 2-3-0 with a 3.07 GAA and .892 SV% in November. He draws a strong matchup on Saturday with the Coyotes in town—Arizona is 10-8-1 and is averaging 2.79 goals per game this season.

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Ken Wiebe 2015-11-21T14:38:44.000Z
Ondrej Pavelec
Roberto Luongo(G)|FA
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Luongo gets the nod on Saturday.

Luongo allowed two goals on 40 shots in the Panthers loss to the Ducks on Thursday. Luongo is now 3-3-1 with a 2.53 GAA and .921 SV% in November. He draws a terrible matchup with the red-hot Rangers in town—Luongo has gone 5-4-0 with a 2.03 GAA and .938 SV% in nine starts at the BB&T Center this season.

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Harvey Fialkov 2015-11-21T13:18:29.000Z
Roberto Luongo
Chad Johnson(G)|FA
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Johnson will start Saturday in Dallas.

Johnson allowed two goals on 32 shots in the Sabres loss to the Sharks last Saturday. Linus Ullmark has started three of the last four, but Johnson will start tonight in Dallas. It is a terrible matchup as the Stars are the best offence in the NHL, so Johnson should be avoided tonight.

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Paul Hamilton 2015-11-21T14:52:57.000Z
Chad Johnson
Martin Jones(G)|FA
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Jones will start Saturday in Pittsburgh.

Jones stopped all 34 shots in the Sharks’ shutout win over the Flyers on Thursday. Jones has won four consecutive starts to kick off the Sharks road trip. The first year starter has been great on the road this season, posting an 8-1-0 record, 1.74 GAA and .938 SV% in nine starts away from San Jose.

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Kevin Kurz 2015-11-21T13:07:36.000Z
Martin Jones

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