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<td style="text-align: center;" colspan="6"><strong>Tomas Vokoun</strong></td>
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<td colspan="6"><a href="http://miamiherald.typepad.com/flapanthers/2009/10/onfrozenfilm-pete-deboer-helsinki-pregame-100109.html">On Frozen Pond</a> DeBoer confirms Vokoun at the 2:56 mark of the video. 12 pm Eastern start.</td>
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<td style="text-align: center;" colspan="6"><strong>Cristobal Huet</strong></td>
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<td colspan="6">Huet to start. Huet is 6-2-1 against the Panthers in his career with 4 shutouts.<a href="http://www.suntimes.com/sports/hockey/blackhawks/1801957,blackhawks-season-opener-100209.article">Chicago Sun-Times</a></td>
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<td style="text-align: center;" colspan="6"><strong>Chris Osgood<br>
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<td colspan="6">Update 11:00 am Osgood will start. <a href="http://www.detnews.com/article/20091002/SPORTS0103/910020420/1128/rss16">Det News</a> Osgood missed Wednesdays exhibition game due to illness but Babcock expects him to start.  If he can’t go Jimmy Howard will get the call. <a href="http://www.detnews.com/article/20091002/SPORTS0103/910020353/1128/rss16">Detroit News</a></td>
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<td colspan="6">Mason gets the nod. He went 1-2-1 against the Red Wings last season.<a href="http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/morning-skate/uncategorized/2009/10/blues-coach-andy-murray-welcomes-fans-to-sweden/#comments">Morning Skate</a></td>
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<td colspan="6">Emery will get the nod tonight and Saturday in New Jersey. <a href="http://www.philly.com/philly/sports/flyers/20091001_Van_Riemsdyk_in_with_Flyers__Betts_in_limbo.html">Philly.com</a> Brian Boucher is <a href="https://publish.dailyfaceoff.com/2478/boucher-injured-backlund-to-start-season-with-flyers">out with an injury</a> so Backlund is the backup.</td>
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<td style="text-align: center;" colspan="6"><strong>Cam Ward<br>
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<td colspan="6">Ward will be in net. <a href="http://www.canescountry.com/2009/10/2/1065666/andrew-alberts-ready-for-opening">Canes Country</a> In 8 career starts against Philly Ward is 3-4-1 with a 3.37 GAA and a .882 SV%.</td>
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<td style="text-align: center;" colspan="6"><strong>Henrik Lundqvist<br>
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<td colspan="6">No surprise with Lundqvist. <a href="http://www.hockeybuzz.com/blog.php?post_id=23370">Hockeybuzz</a> Lundqvist went 3 and 3 against the Pens last year with one shutout. All 3 wins came at home.</td>
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<td style="text-align: center;" colspan="6"><strong>Marc-Andre Fleury<br>
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<td colspan="6">Update: Fleury will be in net <a href="http://penguins.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=500739&amp;navid=DL|PIT|home">pens.com</a> Fleury was 2-1-1 against the Blueshirts last season.  The Pens raise the Cup banner tonight.</td>
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Starting Goalies: Friday, October 2, 2009