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MKhudobin 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.

Holtby stopped 34 of 36 shots in a win over the Sharks last Saturday. It was Holtby's first start since March 6th, and he only got the nod because Jaroslav Halak was a late scratch. Today, he faced a red-hot Bruins team that he has played well against this season. In their previous two meetings, Holtby is 1-1-0 with a 2.01 GAA and .950 SV%.

Girgensons has missed the last 11 games after suffered a lower-body injury on March 6th. The 20-year-old has six goals and 14 assists (20 points) in 61 games this season.

Rinne allowed four goals on 28 shots in a shootout loss to the Avalanche on Tuesday. Rinne has only won three of his last 10 starts with a 2.95 GAA and .898 SV%. Tonight, he will face the Stars in Dallas. Rinne has gone 4-4-0 on the road this season.

Lehtonen allowed three goals on 41 shots in a loss to the Blackhawks on Tuesday. He has closed the door on 96 of 101 (.950 SV%) shots he has faced in his last three starts. Lehtonen is rolling right now and draws a solid matchup tonight vs. the Predators. Nashville does not score a ton, but they put up six on the Sabres last night.

Carey who recently signed with the Blackhawks after played 38 games with St. Lawrence University of the ECAC. He had 18 goals and 19 assists (37 points) this season and will make his NHL debut on a line with Peter Regin and Brandon Saad.

Pavelec has missed the last six games with a lower-body injury, but it looks like he will be back tomorrow night. Monitor his status during the Jets' morning skate.

Ranger has been battling a stiff neck after a scary collision eight days ago. He has missed the last three games but taking part in warmup suggests he could be back tonight and the Leafs may return to seven defensemen.

Teravainen will slide out of the lineup in the second game of a back-to-back which means Peter Regin will dress. #TeuvoMania has averaged 12:44 TOI with no shots, no penalty minutes and no points in his first two NHL games. He is not showing up on the stat sheet yet, but the Blackhawks are pleased with the young Finns playmaking ability and are simply giving him the night off.

Bickell will miss his fifth straight game with an upper-body injury. He should not be far from a return.

Raanta stopped 34 of 37 shots in a loss to the Flyers on March 18th. Raanta has not seen much crease time as of late, thus he has not recorded a win since January 12. He is 12-3-4 with a 2.45 GAA and .905 SV% this season. He should make for a good spot-start vs. the Senators.

Maatta being scratched is likely not a performance based decision, but simply getting a young defenseman some rest. He has played in 78 games this season (including the Olympics) which is a ton for a first year D-man, especially one playing over 20 minutes on most nights.

Bennett has been sidelined since November 22nd with what he called a "fluky" wrist injury. With Marcel Goc out for three weeks, Bennett will slide right into the lineup. He will play with Jussi Jokinen and James Neal on the Penguins second line. Expect him to see ample power-play time as well.

Following Thursday's contest head coach Dan Bylsma had no further update on Goc's status. The Penguins did not skate on Friday, so we likely won't know Goc's status for Friday's game until closer to puck-drop. Prior to getting hurt, Goc notched his 14th assist (25th point) of the season.

Following Thursday's contest head coach Dan Bylsma had no further update on Goc's status. The Penguins did not skate on Friday, so we likely won't know Goc's status for Friday's game until closer to puck-drop. Prior to getting hurt, Goc notched his 14th assist (25th point) of the season.

Corrado has no points with a minus-4 rating in 11 games with the Canucks this season. He has 14 points (5G / 9A) in 54 AHL games. He has been recalled because Kevin Bieksa suffered a right ankle injury on Thursday.

Bieksa was hurt in a collision with Avalanche forward Gabriel Landeskog along the side-boards. He was unable to put any weight on his right leg as he left the ice. There is no report if Bieksa is expected to miss any time, but the Canucks have recalled Frank Corrado, which suggests that he will.

Mitchell has missed the last four games after a frightening collision with the boards that turned Mitchell into a human lawn-chair on March 18th. Mitchell is still sore but ready to go, after a week of having trouble getting out of bed and getting into a car. He will return to the third line, and the Avs will go back to 12 forwards and four complete lines.

Scrivens surrendered five goals on 34 shots in a 5-2 loss to the Sharks on Tuesday. Well it was tough to expect him to repeat that 59-save shutout from the first time he faced San Jose, but five goals against will do some damage to your GAA. He has lost three in a row while giving up 11 goals and tonight faces a tough Ducks team.

Stay tuned.