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Khudobin leads the Hurricanes onto the ice for warmups; he starts.

Khudobin stopped 15 of 17 shots after replacing Justin Peters on Sunday. With Peters struggling it is no surprise that Khudobin will start tonight in Philly. Since returning from his ankle injury Khudobin is 5-2-0 with a 2.07 GAA and .935 SV%. He already has one win over the Flyers this season.

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Khudobin was the first goalie off of the ice this morning.

Khudobin stopped 15 of 17 shots after replacing Justin Peters on Sunday. With Peters struggling it is no surprise that Khudobin will likely start tonight in Philly. Since returning from his ankle injury Khudobin is 5-2-0 with a 2.07 GAA and .935 SV%. He already has one win over the Flyers this season.

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Khudobin leads the Hurricanes onto the ice for warmups he starts.

Khudobin allowed two goals on 29 shots in a 2-0 loss to the Flames on Monday. Despite having three goalies on the roster, Khudobin has recently separated himself with Cam Ward on IR. Since returning to the Carolina crease he is 4-2-0 with a 2.00 GAA and .938 SV% and should make for a good start tonight vs. Florida.

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Khudobin looks to be the Hurricanes starter.

Khudobin allowed two goals on 29 shots in a 2-0 loss to the Flames on Monday. Despite having three goalies on the roster, Khudobin has recently separated himself with Cam Ward on IR. Since returning to the Carolina crease he is 4-2-0 with a 2.00 GAA and .938 SV% and should make for a good start tonight vs. Florida.

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Khudobin leads the Hurricanes out for pregame warmups.

Khudobin gave up three goals on 24 shots in a 3-0 loss to the Blue Jackets on Friday. It was his first loss since returning from an ankle injury, he is 4-1-0 with a 1.99 GAA and .939 SV% in his last five starts. He should make for a great start against a Flames team who have lost seven of his last eight games while being outscored 26-6.

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Khudobin is practicing in the starter's crease which usually indicates who is getting the nod in goal.

Khudobin gave up three goals on 24 shots in a 3-0 loss to the Blue Jackets on Friday. It was his first loss since returning from an ankle injury, he is 4-1-0 with a 1.99 GAA and .939 SV% in his last five starts. He should make for a great start against a Flames team who have lost seven of his last eight games while being outscored 26-6.

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Khudobin leads the Hurricanes onto the ice for warmups; he starts.

Khudobin stopped 25 of 26 shots in a 6-1 blowout win over the Maple Leafs last night. He is now 4-0-0 with a 1.74 GAA and .950 SV% since returning from his ankle injury. He has been excellent and is making a case to remain the Hurricanes starter once Cam Ward returns from injury. He has a solid chance at his fifth consecutive win when he takes on the Blue Jackets tonight.

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Khudobin leads the Hurricanes onto the ice for warmups; he starts.

Khudobin stopped 31 of 32 shots in a 2-1 win over the Predators on Sunday. He was scheduled to start on Tuesday but the game was postponed, so it would be no surprise to see him go tonight. He has won all three starts with a 1.99 GAA and .947 SV% since returning from an ankle injury on January 2. He appears to have the keys to the 'Canes crease and is a good waiver wire addition for teams in need of goaltending.

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Hurricanes head coach Kirk Muller said wait until pregame to see who the starter is.

Khudobin occupied the starter's crease in the morning skate, so he is probably starting, but we will wait until 6:30 pm EST for warmups to start. Khudobin stopped 31 of 32 shots in a 2-1 win over the Predators on Sunday. He was scheduled to start on Tuesday but the game was postponed, so it would be no surprise to see him go tonight. He has won all three starts with a 1.99 GAA and .947 SV% since returning from an ankle injury on January 2. He appears to have the keys to the 'Canes crease and is a good waiver wire addition for teams in need of goaltending.

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Khudobin is practicing in the Hurricanes "starter's net" this morning.

Khudobin stopped 31 of 32 shots in a 2-1 win over the Predators on Sunday. He was scheduled to start on Tuesday but the game was postponed, so it would be no surprise to see him go tonight. He has won all three starts with a 1.99 GAA and .947 SV% since returning from an ankle injury on January 2. He appears to have the keys to the 'Canes crease and is a good waiver wire addition for teams in need of goaltending.

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Khudobin starts for the Hurricanes.

Khudobin stopped 38 of 40 shots in a win 3-2 win over the Islanders on Saturday. The the second straight start Khudobin has stopped 38 shots in a Hurricanes win. Since returning from his ankle injury he has taken the reigns as the Carolina starter. He will get his second start in as many nights when they take on the Predators tonight. It is a great matchup and he makes for a strong Sunday start.

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Khudobin starts for the Hurricanes.

Khudobin stopped 38 of 41 shots in Thursday's win over the Capitals. He showed no rust after not starting an NHL game since October 13. He will face a surging Islanders team who have won four of their last five, beating Detroit, Minnesota, Boston and Chicago. It won't be an easy game but Khudobin looked great two days ago.

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Khudobin will start tonight vs. the Capitals.

Khudobin has not started a game since October 13, a game in which he suffered an ankle injury mid-way through. In his first three starts with the Hurricanes, he has went 2-0-0 with a 2.00 GAA and .929 SV%. One of those wins came against the Capitals, who he will face tonight. He stopped 30 of 32 shots in a 3-2 win that evening.

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The Hurricanes have recalled Anton Khudobin from Charlotte (AHL).

Khudobin, 27, played two games during his conditioning stint with the Checkers, going 1-1-0 with a 3.03 GAA and .928 SV%. He was named first star of Charlotte’s game on Monday night, stopping 41 shots in the Checkers’ 3-2 win at Rockford. Khudobin played three NHL games this season for the Hurricanes, going 2-0-0 with a 2.00 goals-against average and .929 save percentage, prior to suffering an ankle injury on October 13 against Phoenix.

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Weber (face) will return to the Predators blueline tonight.

Weber missed the last three games after taking a puck to the face near his eye on November 28. Weber will sport a visor in tonight's contest following the scary incident. Weber has seven goals and five assists while averaging 26:09 TOI in 26 games. He is expected to return to the top-pair with Roman Josi.

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