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Dubnyk starts Friday vs. the Ducks.

Dubnyk allowed two goals on 32 shots in the Wild’s 6-2 win over the Devils on Tuesday. Tonight he will make an outstanding 27th consecutive start when he takes on the Ducks at home. He has won six of his last seven starts while posting a 1.71 GAA and .943 SV%. He has gone 9-3-0 with a 1.84 GAA and .925 SV% at Xcel Energy Center this season.

Devan Dubnyk
Bobrovsky will start his second game in as many days.

Bobrovsky made 41 saves on 42 shots in the Blue Jackets 3-1 win in Detroit last night. He made a lot of saves, but not a lot of tough saves. He has won two in a row while stopping 70 of his last 74 shots (.946 SV%). Tonight he will take on the basement dwelling Oilers at home—he is 0-4-0 with a 3.37 GAA and .906 SV% on no rest this season.

Sergei Bobrovsky
Halak will be between the pipes vs. Ottawa.

Halak allowed two goals on 22 shots in the Islanders 2-1 loss to the Rangers on Tuesday. He has went 2-1-1 with a 2.25 GAA and .922 SV% in his last four outings. Tonight he takes on a Senators team who have gone 9-1-1 in their last 11 games. Halak is 2-0-0 with a 1.46 GAA and .923 SV% vs. Ottawa this season.

Jaroslav Halak
Holtby will get the nod vs. Dallas.

Holtby allowed three goals on 31 shots in the Capitals 3-1 loss to the Rangers on Wednesday. He has gone 3-2-0 with a 1.82 GAA and .936 SV% in five starts in March. Tonight he takes on a Dallas team who has won four out of his last five games while averaging 3.60 goals per game.

Braden Holtby
Green (upper-body) will return to the Capitals lineup on Friday.

Green missed Wednesday’s game, but will be back in the lineup tonight vs. Dallas. Green has five assists in his last 13 games and 38 points (5G / 33A) in 58 games this season. Expect Cam Schilling to come out of the lineup for Green.

Mike Green
Call up / Send down
Call up / Send down
The Canadiens have recalled Greg Pateryn from Hamilton (AHL).

Pateryn, 24, has not registered a point in six games with the Habs this season, but in Hamilton he has collected 15 points (3G / 12A) in 53 games. He could get back into the Canadiens lineup on Saturday in New York.

Greg Pateryn
Klein (upper-body) is expected to miss 3-4 weeks.

Klein was hit in the arm by an Alex Ovechkin shot on in Wednesday night’s win over the Capitals.Klein was sent back to New York to be re-evaluated where they discovered he would miss at least three weeks. If Klein misses four weeks, he could be back for the season finale. Matt Hunwick will be back in with Klein out.

Kevin Klein
Bobrovsky is expected to start the second game of the back-to-back.

Bobrovsky made 41 saves on 42 shots in the Blue Jackets 3-1 win in Detroit last night. He made a lot of saves, but not a lot of tough saves. He has won two in a row while stopping 70 of his last 74 shots (.946 SV%). Tonight he will take on the basement dwelling Oilers at home—he is 0-4-0 with a 3.37 GAA and .906 SV% on no rest this season.

Sergei Bobrovsky
Hiller starts Friday vs. the Maple Leafs.

Hiller stopped all 19 shots that he faced after replacing Karri Ramo in the Flames 5-4 shootout loss in Ottawa on Sunday. He hasn’t played much recently, but has stopped 52 of the last 54 shots that he has faced (.963 SV%). He will face a Maple Leafs team he has never had a win against in his career—0-5-0 / 4.29 GAA / .863 SV%.

Jonas Hiller
Rinne gets the call Thursday vs. the Sharks.

Rinne stopped 27 of 28 shots in the Predators 2-1 OT win over Arizona on Monday. The win snapped a five-game losing skid for Rinne. Tonight will be his third start of the season vs. San Jose. In their first two meetings, Rinne went 1-1-0 with a 1.01 GAA and .974 SV%—he stopped 42 of 43 in a winning effort in February.

Pekka Rinne
Quick gets the call in Vancouver.

Quick allowed two goals on 23 shots in the Kings 5-2 win in Colorado on Tuesday. He has won three out of his last four starts while posting a 1.95 GAA and .902 SV%. Tonight he makes his third start against the Canucks—Quick has gone 2-0-0 with a 1.50 GAA and .914 SV% in the first two games.

Jonathan Quick

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In the 2023-24 season, there were a total of 14 suspensions and 17 fines issued throughout the NHL. The longest suspension served was dealt to former-Detroit Red Wing David Perron at six-games after a cross-checking penalty dealt ironically against his current team in the 2024-25 season, the Ottawa Senators. Additionally, Perron was fined $148,437.48 for his actions.

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