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Quick is expected to start for the Kings.

Quick stopped all 23 shots that he faced in a 1-0 shutout win over the Sharks on Monday. He appears to be in line to start both games of the back-to-back set. Since returning from a grade 2 groin strain in early January, Quick has posted a 5-4-2 record, despite a stellar 1.53 GAA and .938 SV%. He will look for his second win of the season over the Coyotes.

Jonathan Quick
Sbisa will return to the Ducks blueline tonight vs. Minnesota.

Sbisa has been out since November 22 after undergoing surgery to repair a torn ligament in his hand. He has been a healthy scratch for the last week, but will take Mark Fistric's place tonight. Sbisa was the 19th overall pick in 2008 but has yet to fully develop into the top-end offensive defenseman that he was expected to be. He has one assist in nine games this season and a total of eight goals and 43 assists (51 points) in 245 career regular season games.

Luca Sbisa
Pavelec confirmed for the Jets.

Pavelec gave up four goals on 28 shots, but still walked away victorious on Saturday in Toronto. It was his 16th win of the year and his fifth in his last six starts. He will make his fourth start of the year against the Predators, he is 1-1-1 with a 1.96 GAA and .940 SV% through the first three meetings.

Ondrej Pavelec
Raanta starts for the Blackhawks.

Raanta stopped 17 of 19 shots in a 2-1 loss to the Wild on Thursday. Raanta is not accustomed to taking the loss in his NHL career, it was just his second regulation loss of the season, he stands at 12-2-3. He will go up against the Flames for the first time since November 27. He stopped 20 of 22 shots for his first NHL win that night.

Antti Raanta
Lundqvist gets the start on Wednesday.

Lundqvist allowed three goals on 22 shots, but walked away with the win in Sunday's outdoor game at Yankee Stadium. He will play in his second straight outdoor game tonight vs. the Islanders. Having played one already should give 'King Henrik' an advantage tonight, start him with confidence.

Henrik Lundqvist
Hutton gets the call in goal for the Predators.

Hutton gave up five goals on 27 shots in a blowout loss to the Oilers on Sunday. Despite the rough loss, the Predators will turn to him again tonight in Winnipeg. He has not seen the Jets yet this season, but enters play 6-6-1 with a 3.15 GAA and .894 SV% on the road this season.

Carter Hutton
Hiller back in goal for the Ducks.

Hiller shut the door on all 36 shots directed his way in the 3-0 shutout win at Dodgers Stadium on Saturday. It was his first win since January 12 and his fourth shutout of the season. Hiller has been steady all season and will look to beat the Wild for the third time this season tonight in Anaheim. He posted a 1.92 GAA and .930 SV% in the first two wins over Minnesota.

Jonas Hiller
Rask in goal vs. Tim Thomas and the Panthers.

Rask stopped 25 of 26 shots in a 6-1 win over the Flyers on Saturday. The win moved him to 23-13-3 with a 2.08 GAA and .930 SV% on the season. Tonight he will go head-to-head with his former teammate Tim Thomas. Rask is 2-0-0 with a 1.50 GAA and .943 SV% against the Panthers this season.

Tuukka Rask
Greiss gets the start tonight, not Mike Smith.

Greiss will make his first start since January 11. He allowed four goals on 23 shots in a loss to the Ducks that evening. He has reportedly looked very sharp in practice and that he why he will get the nod over a struggling Mike Smith. In his only other game against the Kings this season, Greiss allowed two goals on 22 shots after replacing Smith in a 7-4 loss in October.

Thomas Greiss
Kane is out until after the Olympics with an infection in his hand.

This is a terrible break for the Jets. Kane has been in and out of the lineup with injuries all season. In four games since returning from his hand injury he had four points (1G / 3A). He has totalled 29 points (15G / 14A) in 42 games this season.

Evander Kane
Schneider starts for the Devils.

Schneider stopped four of five shots after replacing Martin Brodeur on Sunday. Brodeur's play has slipped recently, while Schneider has been one of the most steady goalies all season. Look for him to see the vast majority of starts going forward. Tonight he draws a tough matchup in St. Louis, but he has been able to keep goals to a minimum all season, so you shouldn't worry too much.

Cory Schneider
Holtby gets the start for the Capitals.

Holtby stopped all 21 shots that he faced in a 5-0 blowout win over the Habs on Saturday. It was Holtby's second shutout of the season and his first win since December 10 (a span of 46 days!). He has a good opportunity to make it two straight when he faces the Sabres and their back-up Jhonas Enroth tonight.

Braden Holtby
Andersson (lower-body) has been activated from IR and will return tonight.

Andersson missed the last six games, but will return to the Red Wings injury ravaged lineup tonight. He will skate on what is listed as the top-line, with Gustav Nyquist and Justin Abdelkader, but the Wings really have lines 2A, 2B, 2C right now.

Joakim Andersson
The Red Wings have placed Johan Franzen on IR with concussion-like symptoms.

Franzen played just one game after returning from a concussion. This is terrible news for the Red Wings who will be without Franzen, Pavel Datsyuk and Henrik Zetterberg tonight in Philadelphia. Their top-6 tonight will consist of five players who played with Grand Rapids (AHL) last season.

Johan Franzen
Gustavsson gets the call for the Red Wings.

Gustavsson allowed four goals on 37 shots in a 5-4 shootout loss to the Panthers on Sunday. Despite Jimmy Howard being activated on Monday, 'The Monster' will make his fourth straight starts will Howie gets some more rest. He will need to be in top-form tonight with the Red Wings without Pavel Datsyuk, Johan Franzen and Henrik Zetterberg vs. the Flyers.

Jonas Gustavsson
Pavelec likely getting the nod for the Jets.

Pavelec gave up four goals on 28 shots, but still walked away victorious on Saturday in Toronto. It was his 16th win of the year and his fifth in his last six starts. He is expected to make his fourth start of the year against the Predators, he is 1-1-1 with a 1.96 GAA and .940 SV% through the first three meetings.

Ondrej Pavelec

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