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Miller will start on Monday vs. the Panthers.

Miller stopped all 28 shots that he faced in the Canucks’ 3-0 shutout win over the Hurricanes on Friday. Miller stopped all 58 shots fired his way on the Canucks Thursday and Friday back-to-back, recording his fourth and fifth shutout of the year. Tonight, he will look to continue his shutout streak in Florida.

Ryan Miller
The Flames have activated Josh Jooris (undisclosed) from injured reserve.

Jooris has missed the last four games with an undisclosed injury. Despite being activated from injured reserve, he will not be in the lineup tonight in Los Angeles. He could be back on Wednesday in Anaheim or after the All Star break.

Josh Jooris
The Flames have placed Curtis Glencross (lower-body) on injured reserve.

Glencross missed Saturday’s game in San Jose and will not play tonight in L.A. He has been placed on IR, but will be eligible to return to the lineup after the All Star break. His movement to IR allowed the team to activate Josh Jooris.

Curtis Glencross
Boedker is week-to-week with an upper-body injury.

Boedker suffered an upper-body injury in Winnipeg last night and will miss at least a couple of weeks as a result. As of last night, Boedker had played in 257 consecutive games, a streak that is obviously going to come to an end. With Boedker out, expect Martin Erat to get back into the lineup on Tuesday.

Mikkel Boedker
Regehr will return to the Kings lineup on Monday vs. Calgary.

Regehr has been sidelined with a hand injury since December 18th, but will be back in the lineup tonight. He will replace Jeff Schultz in the lineup and be paired with Alec Martinez. Regehr has one goal, four assists and a plus-11 rating in 30 games.

Robyn Regehr
Ritchie (undisclosed) is expected to be ready after the All Star break.

Ritchie will miss his third straight game on Tuesday, but head coach Lindy Ruff expects to have Ritchie back in the lineup when the Stars resume play next Tuesday in Montreal. Ritchie has recorded three goals and one assist in eight games with the Stars.

Brett Ritchie
Kuemper (lower-body) could play on Tuesday.

Kuemper will not dress on Monday vs. Columbus, which will mark the seven straight game that he has missed with a lower-body injury. With a back-to-back on Monday and Tuesday, Devan Dubnyk will start tonight and it could be Kuemper making his return to the crease tomorrow.

Darcy Kuemper
Smith will start Tuesday vs. Chicago.

Smith allowed three goals on 30 shots in the Coyotes 4-3 loss to the Jets on Sunday. He has lost his last four starts while posting a 3.19 GAA and .891 SV%. It has been an awful season for the 32-year-old net minder. Things won’t get any easier tonight as he gets set to take on the Hawks in Chicago. He his 2-10-1 with a 3.27 GAA and .891 SV% on the road.

Mike Smith
Raanta will start on Tuesday vs. Arizona.

Raanta allowed four goals on 21 shots in the Blackhawks loss in Edmonton on January 9th. Raanta makes for a strong spot-start on Tuesday with the Coyotes in town. In six starts at the United Center, Raanta has gone 6-0-0 with a 1.34 GAA and .957 SV%. If he is on the waiver wire, don’t hesitate to pick him up.

Antti Raanta
Quick was the first goalie off for the Kings.

Quick allowed two goals on 31 shots in Saturday’s shootout loss to Anaheim. January has been a struggle for Quick and the Kings. Quick is 1-2-2 with a 3.79 GAA and .851 SV% in five starts and one relief appearance in the 2015 calendar year. Tonight he faces a Flames team he is 0-1-1 with a 2.93 GAA and .860 SV% against.

Jonathan Quick
Varlamov will start on Monday vs. St. Louis.

Varlamov allowed two goals on 31 shots in Colorado’s 3-2 shootout loss to the Lightning on Saturday. Varlamov is 5-2-1 with a 1.98 GAA and .944 SV% in eight starts in January. Tonight he will meet the Blues for the fourth time this season—he is 1-1-1 with a 1.62 GAA and .938 SV% in the first three.

Semyon Varlamov
Khudobin starts in goal vs. the Maple Leafs.

Khudobin allowed two goals on 32 shots in Saturday’s win in Ottawa. That marks his fourth straight win and he will get a shot for his fifth consecutive win tonight in Toronto. During his four-game winning streak he has posted a 1.41 GAA and .941 SV%. He faces a Maple Leafs team who have on goal in their last four games.

Anton Khudobin
Bobrovsky will start Monday vs. the Wild.

Bobrovsky allowed two goals on 26 shots in the Blue Jackets loss to the Rangers on Friday. He has lost the last four games, while posting a 3.55 GAA and .890 SV%. He will look to get back to his winning ways tonight vs. a Minnesota team who have turned things around since acquiring Devan Dubnyk.

Sergei Bobrovsky
Neil (knee) will be back in the Senators lineup on Tuesday.

Neil has been on the ice for the last few days and will officially be back in the lineup on Tuesday vs. the Rangers. Neil has four goals, three assists and 49 penalty minutes in 28 games this season.

Chris Neil

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