Starting Goalies: Saturday, October 3, 2009

Today’s Starting Goalies: will continue to update throughout the day.

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Chicago Blackhawks |
Antti Niemi |
Niemi confirmed Hawks.com update 11:45 Looks like Niemi. Hawks twitter The Hawks were debating starting Niemi. Personally talked to Panthers writer George Richards, it was still unknown at 11:05. The hawks did not skate this morning. likely wont know til warm-ups |
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Florida Panthers |
Tomas Vokoun |
Vokoun will go back-to-back after the Panthers shootout win yesterday. DeBoer confirms at the 3:30ish mark of this video: On Frozen Pond |
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St. Louis Blues |
Ty Conklin |
update 11:30 Conklin starts Morning Skate |
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Detroit Red Wings |
Jimmy Howard |
Babcock confirmed Howard at today’s morning skate. Wings Blog |
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Vancouver Canucks |
Roberto Luongo
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CBC Luongo was 2-1-1 with a 1.71 GAA against Colorado last season. He looks to rebound after a rough start to the season on Thursday. |
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Colorado Avalance |
Craig Anderson |
Anderson will receive his 2nd consecutive start. Sacco said he thought his goaltender “looked real strong” against SJ. Anderson is 0-4-1 with a 3.54 GAA against the Canucks in his career, and allowed five goals in his only meeting against them last year. avs.com |
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Boston Bruins |
Tim Thomas
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Thomas was first of the ice this morning. Bish’s Blog |
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Montreal Canadiens |
Carey Price |
Update: Price back in net Habs Inside/Out Price is likely. sabres.com RDS is saying Price is going against Miller. |
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Buffalo Sabres |
Ryan Miller |
Miller to start in the home opener. No surprise here. sabres.com |
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Philadelphia Flyers |
Ray Emery
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Confirmed. Philly.com Emery had a shutout last night against the Canes in his return to the NHL. |
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New Jersey Devils |
Martin Brodeur
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Brodeur will start the opener. Fire and Ice |
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New York Islanders |
Dwayne Roloson
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Roloson first off at morning skate. point blank Roloson likely. pens.com |
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New York Rangers |
Henrik Lundqvist
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Lundqvist expected. Ottawa Sun Lundqvist probable by Joe Micheletti on NHL Live on XM Radio. |
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Toronto Maple Leafs |
Vesa Toskala |
Toskala gets the start. TO SUN Speaking with the media after practice Friday, Wilson said he hopes Vesa is ready to face Ovechkins 7 or 8 shots a night. Here’s the video: Leafs TV |
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Washington Capitals |
Semyon Varlamov |
Boudreau announced this before the Caps game on Thusday, which Theodore started Caps Insider |
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Atlanta Thrashers |
Ondrej Pavelec
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Kari Lehtonen will start the season on IR. Pavelec to start. Twitter |
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Minnesota Wild |
Niklas Backstrom
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Columbus Blue Jackets |
Steve Mason
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Nashville Predators |
Dan Ellis |
Stars Blog Ellis had a 1.61 GAA and a .944 save percentage in the preseason. Pekka Rinne posted a 3.97 GAA and .800 save percentage in preseason. |
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Dallas Stars |
Marty Turco
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Turco to start the home opener, no surprise. Stars Blog |
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Anaheim Ducks |
Jonas Hiller
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Looks like Hiller as Giguere stayed on the Ice and took shots after the morning skate. Ducks Blog Working the Corners confirms Hiller. Carlyle’s answer: “Come to warm-ups.” |
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Phoenix Coyotes |
Ilya Bryzgalov
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Bryzgalov expected to start. coyotes.com The Bryz made 27 saves for a shutout in his last preseason outing. |
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Los Angeles Kings |
Jonathan Quick
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Terry Murray wants at least 60 games from Quick. kings.com Quick confirmed for tonight: Bob Miller on NHL Live on XM Satellite Radio |
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