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Tarasenko will miss his fifth straight game with a lower-body injury. Tarasenko did not skate on Wednesday which clouds his status for Saturday’s game as well.

Steen will miss his sixth consecutive game with a lower-body injury. He did not skate on Wednesday and has already been ruled out for tomorrow, which puts his status for Saturday in question as well.

The Wings acquired, Cole, 36, at the trade deadline from Dallas, attracted by his 6-foot-2 size and hard-nosed play (since he won't meet the games-played threshold, the Wings get Dallas' third-round pick draft pick in return). Cole had three goals and three assists in 11 games before getting hurt March 24. Cole revealed Wednesday that he has a spinal cord contusion severe enough doctors have cautioned him not to play again this spring.

Enroth made 23 saves on 24 shots in the Stars win in San Jose on Monday. He has won back-to-back games while stopping 56 of 60 shots (.933 SV%). Enroth sits 3-5-0 with a 2.83 GAA and .892 SV% with Dallas. Tonight he takes on a Ducks team who have won four of five while averaging 3.00 goals per game.

Andersen allowed one goal on 23 shots in the Ducks win over the Oilers last Wednesday. He has won his last three starts while posting a 1.64 GAA and .940 SV%. Tonight will be his second start against the Stars. He was victorious in the first meeting, but he will be in tough against a Stars team who have won three of five while averaging 4.2 goals per game.

Rask stopped 27 of 28 shots in the Bruins win over the Maple Leafs on Saturday. Rask has won five consecutive games while posting a 1.34 GAA and .955 SV%. Tonight will be his third start of the season against the Capitals—he has gone 0-2-0 with a 3.05 GAA and .898 SV% in the first two meetings.

Pacioretty was already ruled out of Thursday’s game, but he will be held out of Saturday’s game as well and be re-evaluated before the playoffs.

Holtby allowed one goal on 36 shots in the Capitals 2-1 win over the Red Wings on Sunday. Holtby has won four of his last five while posting a 2.53 GAA and .908 SV%. Tonight he will face the Bruins for the third time this season—he has posted a 29-save and 32-save shutouts in his first two starts against Boston.

Murray has been out since March 18th, but he will be back in tonight with Kevin Connauton coming out. Murray had two assists in 10 games before getting injured yet again. He has had a tough time staying healthy, but he makes for a nice add for the last week of the season due to his offensive upside and with the Leafs, Sabres and Islanders on the schedule.

Tyutin missed Monday’s game and will be held out of tonight’s game as well. With Tyutin out, Justin Falk will stay in the lineup. He is listed as day-to-day.

Holtby allowed one goal on 36 shots in the Capitals 2-1 win over the Red Wings on Sunday. Holtby has won four of his last five while posting a 2.53 GAA and .908 SV%. Tonight he will face the Bruins for the third time this season—he has posted a 29-save and 32-save shutouts in his first two starts against Boston.

Bobrovsky allowed four goals on 42 shots in the Blue Jackets overtime loss to the Rangers on Monday. The loss snapped an eight-game winning streak for Bob, who still played extremely well. He’ll face the Maple Leafs in a meaningless game for everything except fantasy hockey, in which he makes a great option.

Jones allowed one goal on 10 shots after replacing Jonathan Quick in the Kings loss to the Wild on March 28th. He will be making his first start since February 27th and just his second start in the Kings last 36 games. Jones is 4-4-2 with a 2.18 GAA and .909 SV% this season.

Rinne allowed four goals on 24 shots in the Predators loss to Dallas on Saturday. He has lost two in a row while allowing eight goals on 49 shots (.837 SV%). He will make his third starts against the Avalanche—he is 2-0-0 with a 1.00 GAA and .957 SV% in the first two meetings.

Warmups get underway in 10 minutes so we will wait until then for confirmation.

Zucker has been sidelined since February 9th, but will be back in tonight vs. the Blackhawks. Zucker will skate on a line with Mikko Koivu and Chris Stewart. Zucker has 18 goals and five assists (23 points) in 48 games this season.

Khudobin allowed six goals on 35 shots in the Hurricanes loss in Florida last Thursday. He has not won since March 15th having lost his last six outings. Tonight he will face the Red Wings in Detroit—Khudobin is 4-9-3 with a 3.24 GAA and .885 SV% on the road this season.

Zuccarello will sit out of tonight’s game with general body soreness. With Zuccarello out, Jesper Fast will bump up into the top-6 and James Sheppard will draw into the lineup.