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Oshie will not play tomorrow because of a lower-body injury. He has until Thursday to get healthy for the Blues contest with the Blackhawks.

I’m leaning 55-45% in favor of Jonathan Bernier starting on the second night of a back-to-back, but travel and back-to-back games are not firm precedents that determine starting goaltenders in Darryl Sutter’s considerations. Bernier is 7-2-0 with a 1.94 goals against average and .923 save percentage, hasn’t started a game since stopping 40 of 42 shots against Phoenix on March 19, and is yet to face a Dallas team that is 2-0-0 against the Kings.

This is not much of an indication of the Bruins starter. It sounds like we are going to have to wait for warm ups. Rask played yesterday so it could very well be Khudobin tonight. If it his Khudobin, he is 1-1-0 with a 2.54 GAA and .904 SV% in two starts vs. Sabres this season.

Zetterberg was a late scratch for today's game. Monitor his status tomorrow.

Howard allowed two goals on 24 shots in Thursday's 2-0 loss to San Jose. He has a tough matchup today vs. the Blackhawks. He is 0-0-2 with a 1.41 GAA and .950 SV% vs. Chicago this season.

Kaberle is no longer fantasy relevant.

Grubauer is only being called up because Neuvirth is sick. He won't play, unless Holtby struggles.

Holtby allowed three goals on 23 shots in a 4-3 win over the Sabres yesterday. He will start on back-to-back days today vs. the Flyers. Ilya Bryzgalov played very well yesterday so Holtby should be ready to be on his A-game.

We will update who comes out of the lineup prior to puck-drop. Morin has 27 goals and 22 assists (49 points) in 59 games in the AHL this season.

Stalberg will play after leaving Friday's game with a head injury. He has six goals and 11 assists in 33 games this season.

Vanek will miss his third straight game with an upper-body injury. Vanek has had a good season but he has missed games on a frequent basis. Take him out of your lineups.

Samuelsson (finger) has only appeared in three games this season in his return to the Red Wings. He will be in the lineup today when the Wings take on the Blackhawks.

Franzen left Thursday's game with a lower-body injury but will not miss any time. Franzen is slowly starting to find his scoring touch lately, he has two goals and four assists in his last six games.

Bryzgalov played very well yesterday allowing just one goal on 34 shots in a 3-1 win over the Bruins yesterday. He will be back between the pipes vs. a Capitals team who have won four out of their last five.

Bobrovsky allowed five goals on 24 shots in a 6-4 loss to the Oilers on Thursday. He has a tough matchup vs. the West's second best team, the Anaheim Ducks.

Niemi is coming off of shutouts on back-to-back nights on Wednesday and Thursday. He made 22 saves against the Ducks in a 4-0 Sharks win, and followed that up with 27 against Detroit. His 2.14 goals-against average is seventh in the league, while his .924 save percentage ranks fifth.

Justin Falk is expected to be the scratch on D for the Wild.

Thompson will be eligible to return to the lineup next Saturday against the Islanders.

Rallo had no points in 3 games with the Panthers.

Reimer allowed three goals on 22 shots in a 6-3 win over the Hurricanes on Thursday. He will get the call again tonight marking his fifth start in Toronto's last six games. He has a fairly tough matchup against a Senators team that despite a bunch of injuries continues to find ways to win. Reimer is 1-0-0 with a 4.00 GAA and .907 SV% in his only start vs. Ottawa this season.