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Gustavsson will start vs. Tampa Bay.

Gustavsson allowed four goals on 25 shots in a win over the Devils on March 7. He has not played in the last 12 games, but will start in a crucial game tonight vs. the Lightning. The Monster is 15-4-3 with a 2.54 GAA and.912 SV% this season. He makes for a reasonable Sunday spot-start.

Jonas Gustavsson
Hutton was the first goalie off of the ice at the Preds' morning skate.

Hutton stopped 32 of 33 shots in a 6-1 win over the Sabres on Thursday. Hutton sits at 3-2-0 with a 1.76 GAA and .930 SV% in March and will likely start vs. the Capitals at home where he is 8-4-1 this season.

Carter Hutton
Mason leads the Flyers onto the ice warmups.

Mason allowed two goals on 34 shots in a win over the Maple Leafs on Friday. Mason is an impressive 8-2-1 with a 2.45 GAA and .918 SV% this month, but is a risky start vs. the Bruins. They are red-hot right now and he was absolutely shelled in his first outing vs. Boston.

Steve Mason
Rask leads the Bruins onto the ice for warmups.

Rask stopped all 28 shots that he faced in a 3-0 win over Chicago on Thursday. He was given Saturday off, but will be back in goal to face Philly this afternoon. He comes into play with an 8-1-1 record, 1.58 GAA and .944 SV% in March. He has also won his only start vs. the Flyers.

Tuukka Rask
Khudobin starts for the Hurricanes.

Khudobin stopped all 35 shots he faced in a 3-0 victory vs. the Panthers on Thursday. It had been hard for him to earn W's as of late, but he continues to play extremely well. In his first season with the Hurricanes, he has taken over the starter's job and posted a 2.20 GAA and .929 SV% in 28 starts. Tonight, it looks like he will face the Jackets for the fourth time this season. He is 2-1-0 with a 2.00 GAA and .937 SV% in the first three meetings.

Anton Khudobin
Bernier leads the Leafs onto the ice for warmups.

Bernier allowed four goals 29 shots in a 4-2 loss to the Flyers last night. He has allowed eight goals on 77 shots (.896 SV%). He obviously gets the nod in arguably the Leafs biggest game of the season. He is 1-0-1 with a 1.64 GAA and .957 SV% vs. Detroit this season.

Jonathan Bernier
Umberger out; Corey Tropp in.

Umberger has had a tough go of it recently. He was a healthy scratch for two games last week and then saw his minutes drop in each of the last three games, to the point where he is back to a healthy scratch.

R.J. Umberger
Selanne (rest) will not play Saturday.

As he has done all season, Ducks head coach Bruce Boudreau will scratch Selanne in tonight's second game of a back-to-back set. The Ducks have a quick turnaround and will play again on Monday, so three games in four days, definitely warrants some rest for the veteran winger.

Teemu Selanne
Talbot is the confirmed starter for the Rangers on Sunday.

Talbot stopped 24 of 26 shots in a loss to the Wild on March 13th. Tonight, Talbot will make only his second start in March. Henrik Lundqvist is back to his old for which leaves Talbot on the bench most nights. He makes for a nice Sunday spot-start in Edmonton tonight. He has gone 7-3-0 with a 1.55 GAA and .942 SV% on the road this season.

Cam Talbot
Duchene left Saturday's game with a knee injury and will not return.

Duchene suffered the injury when he collided with line-mate Jamie McGinn. Duchene played just 32 seconds before retiring to the dressing room. The Avalanche have had a great season and will make the playoffs, but losing Duchene for an extended period of time would be devastating. We will update his status as soon as something is released.

Matt Duchene
Pavelec is the Jets' confirmed starter.

Pavelec has not started a game since March 14th. He suffered a lower-body in that game and Al Montoya started the next six games. He is 20-24-6 with a 2.98 GAA and .902 SV% on the season. Pavelec has gone 1-1-0 with a 3.04 GAA and .922 SV% in his first two starts vs. the Kings.

Ondrej Pavelec
Andersen will be in goal for the Ducks.

Andersen allowed three goals on 28 shots in a loss to the Sharks on March 20. He has sat during the last three games, but will be back in tonight vs. Vancouver. Andersen is 2-2-0 with a2.95 GAA and .913 SV% in March and has won each of his starts with a 1.00 GAA and .971 SV% against the Canucks this season.

Frederik Andersen
Demers will miss Saturday’s game in Colorado due to illness, according to Todd McLellan.

Demers remained at the team hotel on Saturday afternoon, as the Sharks will try and isolate him from the rest of the group to try and avoid a bug going through the team with just six games remaining. Demers will fly back to San Jose with the Sharks after the Avalanche game. In 69 games, Demers has four goals and 28 assists for 32 points. He is the team’s leading scorer among defensemen. Scott Hannan, who was scratched against the Jets on Thursday, will return to the lineup.

Jason Demers
Quick was the first goalie off of the ice at the Kings' morning skate.

Quick surrendered four goals on 27 shots, but walked away with the OT win over the Capitals on Tuesday. He has won four in a row while holding his opponents to just seven goals on 105 shots (.933 SV%). Tonight, he will face the Jets for the first time all season. He enters play with a 15-10-1 record with a 2.12 GAA and .909 SV% at home this season.

Jonathan Quick

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