Petry (illness) will return to the Canadiens lineup on Saturday.
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Price starts Saturday vs. San Jose.
Price stopped all 31 shots that he faced in the Canadiens 4-0 shutout win over the Hurricanes. He has been ridiculous this season and is the clear Vezina favourite. He is first in wins (39), GAA (1.89), SV% (.937) and second in shutouts (8). He will face a Sharks team who is 5-2-1 in March.
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Pavelec is expected to make his fourth straight start on Saturday.
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Reimer starts Saturday in Ottawa.
Reimer allowed a single goal on 28 shots after replacing Jonathan Bernier in the Maple Leafs loss in Edmonton on Monday. He has just one win since the middle of December. He sits at 7-15-0 with a 3.22 GAA and .903 SV% this season.
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Andersen leads the Ducks onto the ice for warmups.
Andersen allowed two goals on 16 shots in the Ducks loss to the Canucks on March 9th. John Gibson has started the last four games, but it will be Andersen tonight vs. the Avalanche. Andersen has lost three of his last four starts while posting a 3.17 GAA and .863 SV%.
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Varlamov will be back in goal tonight in Anaheim.
Varalmov allowed two goals on 30 shots in the Avs 5-2 win over the Coyotes last night. He has won six in a row while posting a fantastic 1.17 GAA and .963 SV%. He will go on back-to-back nights for the sixth time this season—he is 1-4-0 with a 3.68 GAA and .890 SV% in the first five attempts.
Vatanen (leg) will be back in the Ducks lineup on Friday.
Vatanen has been out since February 15th but will be back in the lineup tonight vs. the Avalanche. Vatanen has had an excellent year, posting 34 points (12G / 22A) in 57 games this season so get him active in all formats.
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Andersen was the first goalie off of the ice for the Ducks.
Andersen allowed two goals on 16 shots in the Ducks loss to the Canucks on March 9th. John Gibson has started the last four games, but it looks like it will be Andersen tonight vs. the Avalanche. Andersen has lost three of his last four starts while posting a 3.17 GAA and .863 SV%.
Cammalleri (illness) will be a game-time decision on Friday.
Cammalleri will be a game-time decision so monitor his status during warmups a 6:30 pm ET.
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The Panthers have sent Sam Brittain back to San Antonio (AHL).
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The Maple Leafs have sent T.J Brennan back to Toronto (AHL).
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Lindback will start Friday vs. the Devils.
Lindback stopped 44 of 45 shots in the Sabres 2-1 shootout win over the Sabres on Tuesday. It was his first win as a Sabres and moved him to 1-3-2 with a 2.41 GAA and .934 SV% in six starts and one relief appearance with Buffalo. Tonight he makes for a reasonable option against Keith Kinkaid and the lowly Devils.
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The Predators have recalled Viktor Arvidsson from Milwaukee (AHL) on an emergency basis.
Arvidsson, 21, currently leads the Admirals, is tied for the AHL rookie lead, and tied for 10th among all AHL skaters with 51 points (20G / 31A) while playing in all 63 of the team’s games this season.
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Bishop starts Friday vs. the Red Wings.
Bishop stopped 32 of 34 shots in the Lightning’s win over the Canadiens on Monday. He has dominated the Habs this season and the same can be said about Detroit—in two starts he has gone 2-0-0 with a 1.92 GAA and .917 SV% vs. the Red Wings this season. And hey, he is pretty good at home—23-5-1, 2.07 GAA and .927 SV%.
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The Lightning have reassigned Mike Angelidis to Syracuse (AHL).
Angelidis had no points or shots while averaging 7:21 TOI in three games during his recall. His return to the minors suggests that Ondrej Palat will be back in the lineup tonight vs. the Red Wings.
Murray (undisclosed) will not play on Thursday.
Murray will not play tonight because he is "banged up" according to Todd Richards. Cody Golubef will draw back in for Columbus.
Dubinsky (upper-body) will not play on Thursday.
Dubinsky has been sent back to Columbus tone evaluated further. He will miss his second straight game and fourth of the Blue Jackets last five contests.
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Bobrovsky starts in Vancouver.
With Curtis McElhinney going last night, Bobrovsky will play tonight vs. the Canucks. He allowed three goals on 27 shots in a loss to Carolina in his last start. Since returning to the crease he has gone 4-2-0 with a 2.66 GAA and .915 SV% in six starts and one relief appearance.
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