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Andrew Hammond lost each of the first two games in this series, so it looks like the Senators will turn to Anderson in game 3. He was 14-13-8 with a 2.49 GAA and .923 SV% this season. In his NHL playoff career Anderson has gone 10-12 with a 2.60 GAA and .926 SV%.

Corey Crawford was shelled for six goals on 35 shots in the Blackhawks 6-2 loss to the Predators in game 2. That is nine goals in just four periods for Crawford, so the Blackhawks will turn to Darling in game 3. Darling stopped all 42 shots that he faced after relieving Crawford in Game 1.

Holtby missed Friday’s game 3 because of an illness, but will be back between the pipes for game 3 on Sunday afternoon. Philipp Grubauer led the Capitals to a win in game 2, but it is no surprise to see them go back to Holtby, who started 73 of 82 games this season. He gave up three goals on 26 shots in the Caps 4-1 loss in game 1.

Halak gave up four goals on 35 shots in the Islanders 4-3 loss to he Capitals in Game 2. He allowed a total of five goals on 60 shots (.917 SV%) in in the first two games of the series. Now the series shifts home for the Islanders, where they will look to get a leg up this afternoon.

Pavelec allowed four goals on 33 shots in the Jets 4-2 loss to the Ducks in game 1. Thursday was the first time he allowed a goal since March 4th. Tonight Pavelec will try and knot the series up at 1-1 in Anaheim. Pavelec was 10-8-5 with a 2.00 GAA and .932 SV% on the road this season.

Andersen allowed two goals in 27 shots in the Ducks 4-2 win over the Jets in Game 1. It was a strong performance for Andersen, who have won five of their last six dating back to March 26th. The way the Ducks played in Game 1, Andersen makes for a nice start in game 2.

Fleury allowed two goals on 38 shots in the Penguins 2-1 loss to the Rangers in Game 1. Fleury played well, but the Penguins were beat-up pretty good. The lack of depth will likely hurt Fleury and the Pens, but if Fleury can outplay Lundqvist, they might have a chance to knot up the series tonight.

Lundqvist stopped 24 of 25 shots in the Rangers 2-1 win over the Penguins in game 1. The Rangers did a good job of neutralizing Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin and if they continue to do that it should be an easy series for Lundqvist. He was 16-8-2 with a 2.35 GAA and .920 SV% in 26 starts at home.

Dubnyk turned aside 19 of 21 shots in the Wild’s game 1 win in St. Louis. Dubnyk was not all that busy, but should be ready for more shots in game 2 as the Blues will be fighting hard to avoid losing both games on home ice. Dubnyk is 2-1-0 with a 2.25 GAA and .922 SV%.

Bishop had an NHL playoff debut to forget. Despite the Lightning man-handling the Red Wings in game 1, Bishop surrendered three goals on 14 shots, including a leaky, shorthanded, game-winning goal to Luke Glendening. Bishop will look to be better this afternoon as the Lightning try to avoid going down 2-0 heading back to Detroit.

Allen gave up an early goal in his NHL playoff debut, but rebounded to stop 25 of 27 shots in the Blues 4-2 loss in game 1. It was a good enough outing for Ken Hitchcock to go back to Allen in game 2 this afternoon. Allen will try to backstop the Blues to a win so they can head to Minnesota with the series tied up at 1-1.

Hiller stopped 29 of 30 shots in the Flames 2-1 win over the Canucks in game 1. Hiller made a number of huge saves and gave the Flames a chance to take a 2-0 lead heading back home. He will need to be equally as good for the youthful Flames to win again tonight.

Lack allowed two goals on 30 shots in the Canucks 2-1 loss to the Flames in Game 1. The game-winning goal came with 30 seconds left in the third period and was a tough pill to swallow for Lack and the Canucks. He will look to get the series knotted up at home—Lack was 10-7-2 with a 2.26 GAA and .922 SV% at home.

Mrazek was outstanding in his playoff debut. The Lightning dominated the Red Wings, but Mrazek was able to steal game 1 by stopping 44 of 46 shots. The Red Wings will look to have a better effort in game 2, but it would be hard for Mrazek to top his first NHL postseason start.