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Kennedy (upper-body) will not play Sunday vs. the Oilers.

Kennedy left Saturday’s game game with an upper-body injury and did not return. Kennedy was spotted seeing a sling following Saturday’s game so he will not be in the lineup tonight in Edmonton. Expect Tye McGinn to get back into the lineup.

Tyler Kennedy
Cammalleri left Saturday’s game with a lower-body injury and did not return.

Cammalleri played just 13:26 before retiring to the dressing room for the evening. The Devils did not have an update on Cammalleri following the loss, so consider him day-to-day and expect more details to be released over the next 24 hours.

Michael Cammalleri
Volchenkov is day-to-day with a lower-body injury.

Volchenkov did not play on Saturday night, he was replaced by Victor Bartley. Volchenkov likely suffered the injury on Thursday vs. the Blues, where he played just 11:18. He is questionable for Tuesday’s clash with Colorado. Bartley will remain in the lineup until Volchenkov is 100 percent.

Anton Volchenkov
Mrazek is expected to start Sunday vs. Carolina.

Mrazek gave up four goals on 25 shots in the Red Wings come from behind win over the Devils on November 28th. It has not been pretty, but Mrazek has won both of his starts this season, however he has posted a 3.36 GAA and .875 SV% in the process. If you need Sunday goalie numbers, this matchup sets up nicely for him.

Petr Mrazek
Andersen starts Sunday vs. Winnipeg.

Andersen allowed four goals on 25 shots n the Ducks win over the Wild on Friday. It was the second straight game that Andersen has given up four and come away with the win. At this point, the Ducks are winning in spite of Andersen not because of him. He has been victorious in six of eight, despite posting a 3.16 GAA and .900 SV%.

Frederik Andersen
Niemi starts for the Sharks.

Niemi allowed four goals on 24 shots in the Sharks 7-4 win over the Bruins on Thursday. He has won his last three starts despite posting a 3.00 GAA and .897 SV%. Tonight he takes on the Flames, who have carried their hot-start into December having won four in a row.

Antti Niemi
Rask leads the Bruins onto the ice for warmups.

Rask allowed seven goals on 44 shots in the Burins 7-4 loss vs. San Jose on Thursday. It was a rough night to say the least, but the Bruins will give him a chance to bounce back right away tonight in Arizona. The B’s are off until Thursday after tonight so it would be good for Rask to go into a lengthy break on a high note.

Tuukka Rask
Miller leads the Canucks onto the ice for warmups.

Miller stopped 22 of 25 shots in the Canucks win over Washington on Tuesday. He has won five of six and sits at 16-4-0 with a 2.45 GAA and .910 SV%. Tonight he will take on a team he is very familiar with from his days with Buffalo. Miller is 32-15-3 with a .921 SV% in his career against the Maple Leafs. Miller is also an impressive 9-3-0 on the road this season.

Ryan Miller
Lehtonen leads the Stars onto the ice for warmups.

Lehtonen allowed five goals on 40 shots in the Stars loss to the Maple Leafs on Tuesday. He has now lost two in a row while giving up five goals in each start. The Stars are a mess defensively, ranking dead last with a team GAA of 3.58. Tonight, he faces a skidding Habs team who have lost five of their last six.

Kari Lehtonen
Price leads the Habs onto the ice for warmups.

Price allowed four goals on 36 shots in the Habs 4-3 loss to the Blackhawks last night. He gets the call on back-to-back night as he goes up against Tyler Seguin and the Stars. Dallas has lost four in a row and rank last in the league in goals against per game.

Carey Price
Holtby leads the Capitals onto the ice for warmups.

Holtby stopped 29 of 30 shots in the Capitals 2-1 victory over Carolina on Thursday. The win snapped a shot two-game losing streak and moved Holtby to 9-7-3 with a 2.42 GAA and .912 SV% on the season. Tonight he will take on the Devils, who he has gone 1-1-0 against so far.

Braden Holtby
Rinne leads the Predators onto the ice for warmups.

Rinne gave up three goals on 32 shot in the Predators 4-3 win over the Blues on Thursday. After one loss, Rinne jumped right back on the winning train, he now sits at 17-4-1 with a 1.88 GAA and .931 SV%. He will be in tough tonight with Chicago in town, but he did stop 30 of 32 in a 3-2 win over the Hawks in October.

Pekka Rinne
Sharp (leg) will not play on Saturday; targeting Tuesday to return.

As expected, Sharp will not play tonight vs. the Predators. However, he is very close to being back in the lineup and it appears as if he could be back on Tuesday vs. the Devils. Monitor his status leading up to that game.

Patrick Sharp
Darling starts for the Blackhawks.

Antti Raanta got the start last night and was forced to make 38 saves in the win, the busy night means Darling will tonight. Darling is not a terrible option given his 1.98 GAA and .933 SV% in three games with Chicago this season. Despite the strong numbers, he is a bit of a risky spot-start on the road vs. a Preds team who have won five of six.

Scott Darling
Miller is expected to get the start for the Canucks.

Miller stopped 22 of 25 shots in the Canucks win over Washington on Tuesday. He has won five of six and sits at 16-4-0 with a 2.45 GAA and .910 SV%. Tonight he will take on a team he is very familiar with from his days with Buffalo. Miller is 32-15-3 with a .921 SV% in his career against the Maple Leafs. Miller is also an impressive 9-3-0 on the road this season.

Ryan Miller
Sounds like Darling could get the start for Chicago tonight.

Antti Raanta got the start last night and was forced to make 38 saves in the win, which will likely force the Hawks hand to go with Darling tonight. Darling is not a terrible option given his 1.98 GAA and .933 SV% in three games with Chicago this season. Despite the strong numbers, he is a bit of a risky spot-start on the road vs. a Preds team who have won five of six.

Scott Darling
Vanek skated on the Wild’s top line on Saturday.

Vanek had been stuck on the third line with Kyle Brodziak and Nino Niederreiter, but this afternoon he moved to the top line with Mikael Granlund and Zach Parise. It has not been a great return home for Vanek, who has just 14 points (2G / 12A) in 25 games. A move to the top-line should hopefully get him going.

Thomas Vanek
Lundqivst will start Monday vs. Pittsburgh.

Lundqvist allowed five goals on 20 shots in the Rangers’ loss to the Lightning last Monday. He had the entire week off as Cam Talbot started the Rangers only other game on Saturday in Detroit. His first 19 starts are nothing to write home about, but he has played well vs. the Penguins so far this year—in two starts, King Henrik is 1-0-1 with a 0.96 GAA and .972 SV% against Pittsburgh.

Henrik Lundqvist

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