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Thompson will be a healthy scratch on Saturday in Florida.
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Cardwell will draw back into San Jose's lineup on Saturday in Florida.
Smith (upper-body) is out on Saturday in Florida and considered day-to-day.
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Blackwood will start vs. Florida on Saturday.
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Bobrovsky will start vs. San Jose on Saturday.
Gustafsson is expected to draw back into Detroit's lineup vs. Colorado on Saturday.
Johansson is expected to be a healthy scratch vs. Colorado on Saturday.
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Veleno will draw back into Detroit's lineup on Saturday vs. Colordao.
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Fischer is expected to be a healthy scratch vs. Colorado on Saturday.
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Kolosov will start in Boston on Saturday.
Robertson has been reassigned to Hartford (AHL).
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Husso is in the starter's crease at Detroit's morning skate.
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Vejmelka will start Saturday afternoon in Buffalo.
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Gibson will start against the Wild on Friday.
Gibson was solid in a losing effort, saving 29 of 32 shots (.906 SV%) in a 4-1 loss to the Vegas Golden Knights on Wednesday, and will return to the crease on Friday against the Minnesota Wild. The 31-year-old Gibson has been solid in the Ducks' crease this season, posting a 2.57 GAA and .915 SV% in seven games (4-2-1). Anaheim enters Friday's contest as +174 home underdogs against a Minnesota club riding a four-game winning streak.
van Riemsdyk will draw back into the Blue Jackets lineup on Friday.
van Riemsdyk will re-enter the Jackets lineup on Friday with Mikael Pyyhtia serving as the healthy scratch. van Riemsdyk has three goals and two assists in 18 games this season.
Pyyhtia will be a healthy scratch on Friday.
Pyyhtia will be the odd-man out on Friday as James van Riemsdyk draws back into the Blue Jackets lineup. Pyyhtia has just one goal and one assist in 18 games this season.
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Merzlikins will start Friday in Vancouver.
Merzlikins will make his 17th start of the season when the Blue Jackets travel to Vancouver to take on the Canucks on Friday. Merzlikins took the loss his last time out, allowing two goals on 21 shots in a 3-0 defeat in Calgary on Tuesday. The 30-year-old netminder owns an 8-6-2 record to go along with an .894 SV% and 3.00 GAA on the season. Merzlikins and the Blue Jackets enter action in Vancouver on Friday at +185 on the money line.
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Stolarz will start against the Capitals on Friday.
The Maple Leafs are riding a three-game winning streak and will turn to Stolarz between the pipes on Friday against the Washington Capitals. Stolarz was excellent in his previous outing, saving 27 of 28 shots (.964 SV%) in a 4-1 win over the Chicago Blackhawks, adding to his stellar 2.23 GAA and .924 SV% through 14 games this season (8-4-2). The Maple Leafs enter Friday's contest as -142 home favorites against a Capitals club coming off a 2-1 overtime loss to the San Jose Sharks.
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Lindgren will start in Toronto on Friday.
Lindgren has won his last two contests despite allowing nine goals combined and will return to the crease on Friday against the Toronto Maple Leafs. The 30-year-old Lindgren has a 2.95 GAA and .890 SV% in 12 games this season (7-5-0). The Capitals are coming off a disappointing 2-1 loss to the San Jose Sharks and enter Friday's contest as +131 road underdogs against a Maple Leafs squad that defeated them 4-3 on November 13th.
Burakovsky will be back in the Kraken lineup on Friday.
Burakovsky will fill in for Yanni Gourde, who is out with an undisclosed injury, and is expected to play alongside Jaden Schwartz and Matty Beniers on the Kraken's first line. Burakovsky has just a single goal to go along with eight assists in 25 games this season.
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