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Andersen will start Saturday in Tampa Bay.

Andersen stopped 24 of 25 shots in the Ducks win in Florida on Thursday. Their Florida trip continues tonight in Tampa Bay where they’ll play a banged up Lightning team. Andersen has gone 4-1-2 with a 2.75 GAA and .907 SV% in November, but has struggled to a 1-5-1 road record this season.

Frederik Andersen
Lindback is expected to start on Saturday.

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.

Anders Lindback
Berra will start Saturday in Washington.

Berra allowed four goals on 30 shots in Colorado’s loss in Pittsburgh on Thursday. Berra has allowed eight combined goals in back-to-back losses. Berra still holds a 2.08 GAA and .934 SV% in 10 games this season and draws a terrible matchup tonight in Washington. The Capitals are tied for sixth in the NHL in goals per game (2.94).

Reto Berra
Mason will start Saturday in Ottawa.

Mason allowed one goal on 21 shots in the Flyers 1-0 loss to the Sharks on Thursday. He has lost three of his last four starts while posting a 2.41 GAA and .912 SV%, but he will start his fifth straight game tonight in Ottawa. Mason is 2-2-1 with an ugly 3.65 GAA and .875 SV% on the road this season.

Steve Mason
Allen starts Saturday vs. the Red Wings.

Allen allowed two goals on 34 shots in the Blues win in Buffalo on Thursday. Allen has won each of his last two starts and sits at an impressive 5-2-0 with a 1.84 GAA and .939 SV% in the month of November. Tonight he draws a solid matchup vs. Red Wings team that is struggling to score consistently

Jake Allen
Dubnyk will make his 11th consecutive game on Saturday.

Dubnyk gave up four goals on 38 shots in the Wild’s loss in Boston on Thursday. Dubnyk has lost three in a row while allowing a combined 11 goals. It has been a rocky road for Dubnyk recently, but the Wild will stick with him tonight vs. the Predators. Dubnyk comes in at 7-1-0 with a 2.14 GAA and .920 SV% on home ice.

Devan Dubnyk
Crawford is expected to start Saturday vs. the Canucks.

Crawford allowed three goals on 37 shots in the Blackhawks win in Edmonton on Wednesday. Crawford has won his last two starts and it looks like he will start tonight after Scott Darling went last night in Calgary. It is a nice matchup with the Canucks having lost four in row and seven of their last eight.

Corey Crawford
Bishop will be in goal on Saturday.

Bishop allowed one goal on 21 shots in the Lightning’s win over the Rangers on Thursday. It was an impressive win for a shorthanded Lightning team, that will face the Ducks tonight at home. Bishop comes into play at 2-2-1 in November and 4-3-1 with a 2.24 GAA and .925 SV% on home ice.

Ben Bishop
Lundqvist is expected to start Saturday vs. the Panthers.

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.

Henrik Lundqvist
Fleury gets the nod Saturday vs. the Sharks.

Fleury allowed three goals on 31 shots in the Penguins win over the Avalanche on Thursday. He has won two in a row and seven of the last nine starts. Overall Fleury carries a 2.14 GAA and .927 SV% in 16 games this season —he draws a tough matchup vs. a Sharks team that has won four in a row during their road trip.

Marc-Andre Fleury
Pavelec is expected to start 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.

Ondrej Pavelec
Holtby will start Saturday vs. the Avalanche.

Holtby made 25 saves on 26 shots in the Capitals OT win in Detroit on Wednesday. Philipp Grubauer started on Thursday, so it isn’t surprising to see Holtby go tonight vs. Colorado. Holtby has won two in a row and comes in at 4-2-0 with a 1.98 GAA and .919 SV% in the month of November.

Braden Holtby

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