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Jonathan Quick(G)|NYR
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Quick leads the Kings onto the ice for warmups.

Quick stopped all 32 shots that he faced in the Kings shutout win in Chicago on Monday. Quick has gone 4-1-1 with a 1.80 GAA and .925 SV% in six starts this month. Tonight he faces a Rangers team that won 2-1 in Anaheim last night. Quick is 19-11-2 with a 2.25 GAA and .908 SV% on home ice this season.

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Dennis Bernstein 2016-03-17T22:08:28.000Z
Jonathan Quick
Kari Lehtonen(G)|FA
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Lehtonen starts Thursday vs the Lightning.

Lehtonen was pulled after he allowed four goals on 11 shots in the Stars’ 5-2 loss to the Kings on Tuesday. Despite the rough outing, Lehtonen will go again tonight vs. the Lightning. Lehtonen has gone 3-1-1 with a 2.89 GAA and .885 SV% in March and tonight he will make his second start vs. the Lightning. He stopped 30 of 33 shots in a 5-3 win in Tampa Bay back in October.

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Mark Stepneski 2016-03-17T20:33:38.000Z
Kari Lehtonen
Devan Dubnyk(G)|FA
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Dubnyk will start Thursday vs the Devils.

Dubnyk gave up three goals on 18 shots in the Wild's overtime loss to the Senators on Tuesday. Dubnyk is 26-22-5 with a 2.36 GAA and.917 SV% on the season. Tonight he takes on a Devils team that has gone 3-4-0 in their first seven games in March. Dubnyk makes for a strong start in the fantasy playoffs and daily leagues.

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Michael Russo 2016-03-17T17:53:50.000Z
Devan Dubnyk
Martin Jones(G)|FA
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Jones starts Thursday in Arizona.

Jones allowed two goals on 25 shots in the Sharks win over the Capitals on Saturday. Jones has won five of his last six starts while posting a 1.67 GAA and .939 SV%. With James Reimer in town, the Sharks have a great goaltending duo now, but it is Jones’ turn tonight in Arizona. Jones is 2-0-0 with a 1.00 GAA and .957 SV% in his first two starts vs. the Coyotes.

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Kevin Kurz 2016-03-17T14:56:54.000Z
Martin Jones
Jimmy Howard(G)|FA
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Howard starts Thursday in Columbus.

Howard allowed four goals on 31 shots in the Red Wings’ loss in Columbus on March 8th. With Petr Mrazek ill, Howard will go tonight in Columbus again. Howard is 1-2-1 with a 2.34 GAA and .927 SV% in his last four starts, but he will need to be better in his second start vs. the Blue Jackets. He is 3-5-4 with a 3.04 GAA and .906 SV% on the road this season.

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Bill Roose 2016-03-17T13:41:19.000Z
Jimmy Howard
Jonathan Quick(G)|NYR
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Quick was the first goalie off of the ice for the Kings.

Quick stopped all 32 shots that he faced in the Kings shutout win in Chicago on Monday. Quick has gone 4-1-1 with a 1.80 GAA and .925 SV% in six starts this month. Tonight he faces a Rangers team that won 2-1 in Anaheim last night. Quick is 19-11-2 with a 2.25 GAA and .908 SV% on home ice this season.

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Jon Rosen 2016-03-17T22:08:53.000Z
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Sergei Bobrovsky(G)|FLA
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Bobrovsky starts Thursday vs. the Red Wings.

Bobrovsky allowed four goals on 37 shots in the Blue Jackets loss to the Lightning on Sunday. Bobrovsky has lost each of his two starts since returning from a groin injury, allowing a combined seven goals on 68 shots (.897 SV%). Tonight he’ll face the Red Wings for the first time this season—he has gone 4-9-1 with a 3.12 GAA and .895 SV% on home ice this season.

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Columbus Blue Jacekts 2016-03-17T13:24:41.000Z
Sergei Bobrovsky
Thomas Greiss(G)|FA
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Greiss starts Thursday in Nashville.

Greiss allowed two goals on 25 shots in the Islanders win over the Panthers on Monday. J-F Berube got the nod on Tuesday, so they’ll come back to Greiss tonight in Nasvhille. Greiss is 3-1-1 with a 2.53 GAA and .917 SV% in March and he stopped 44 of 47 shots in a 4-3 win in his first start against the Predators back in mid-October.

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@NYIslanders 2016-03-17T13:26:21.000Z
Thomas Greiss
Jonathan Bernier(G)|FA
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Bernier will start Thursday vs. the Panthers.

Bernier turned aside 26 of 27 shots in the Maple Leafs win over the Lightning on Tuesday. That is back-to-back strong outings for Bernier, who has stopped 64 of 65 (.985 SV%) shots in those wins. Bernier has not faced the Panthers this season, but they come in having won three of their last four games while averaging 4.25 goals per game.

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Steve Simmons 2016-03-17T13:04:34.000Z
Jonathan Bernier
Ben Bishop(G)|FA
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Bishop will start Thursday in Dallas.

Bishop stopped all 37 shots that he faced in the Lightning’s shutout win over the Blue Jackets on Sunday. Andrei Vasilevskiy started and lost on Tuesday, so they’ll go back to Bishop tonight in Dallas. Bishop is 3-1-1 with a 1.60 GAA and .948 SV% in March, but was torched for five goals on 22 shots in his first start vs. the Stars.

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Erik Erlendsson 2016-03-17T13:33:03.000Z
Ben Bishop

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Already this season we’ve seen the hammer brought down by the NHL Department of Player Safety. Notable suspensions and fines include Ryan Reaves of the Toronto Maple Leafs who was given a five-game suspension for an illegal check to the head against the Edmonton Oilers, and Los Angeles Kings forward Tanner Jeannot who was dealt a three-game suspension, also for an illegal hit to the head.

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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