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Cam Talbot will start Wednesday vs. the Islanders.

Talbot allowed four goals on 44 shots (.909 SV%) for his fifth loss in six starts as he was defeated by Pittsburgh in his previous start. The 35-year-old has struggled all season since joining Ottawa, with his 11-13-1 record, 2.95 GAA and .903 SV%. He faces the freefalling New York Islanders, who have lost nine of their last ten games after a 5-2 loss to Toronto their last time out.

Cam Talbot
Cam Talbot is expected to start Wednesday vs. the New York Islanders.

Talbot allowed four goals on 44 shots (.909 SV%) for his fifth loss in six starts as he was defeated by Pittsburgh in his previous start. The 35-year-old has struggled all season since joining Ottawa, with his 11-13-1 record, 2.95 GAA and .903 SV%. He faces the freefalling New York Islanders, who have lost nine of their last ten games after a 5-2 loss to Toronto their last time out.

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Copley led the Kings onto the ice for warmups.

Copley allowed one goal on 19 shots (.947 SV%) for his first victory in three starts as he beat Chicago his last time out. The 31-year-old has taken over the Kings' crease due to his 13-3-0 record but has struggled with a 2.79 GAA and .896 SV%. He will face the Philadelphia Flyers, who have lost three of their last five games and are 26th in the NHL in goals per game (2.77).

Pheonix Copley
Copley was the first goalie off the ice at the Kings morning skate.

Copley allowed one goal on 19 shots (.947 SV%) for his first victory in three starts as he beat Chicago his last time out. The 31-year-old has taken over the Kings' crease due to his 13-3-0 record but has struggled with a 2.79 GAA and .896 SV%. He will face the Philadelphia Flyers, who have lost three of their last five games and are 26th in the NHL in goals per game (2.77).

Pheonix Copley
Copley led the Kings onto the ice for warmups.

Copley allowed three goals on 30 shots (.900 SV%) for his third straight win as he beat San Jose in his previous start. The 31-year-old continues to win as he is now 12-2-0 on the season even though he has a mediocre .904 SV% and 2.58 GAA. He will face the Dallas Stars, who have lost three of their last four games but are seventh in the NHL in goals (3.43).

Pheonix Copley
Copley was the first goalie off of the ice at the Kings morning skate.

Copley allowed three goals on 30 shots (.900 SV%) for his third straight win as he beat San Jose in his previous start. The 31-year-old continues to win as he is now 12-2-0 on the season even though he has a mediocre .904 SV% and 2.58 GAA. He will face the Dallas Stars, who have lost three of their last four games but are seventh in the NHL in goals (3.43).

Pheonix Copley
Cam Talbot will start Wednesday vs. Pittsburgh.

Talbot allowed two goals on 20 shots (.900 SV%) for his fourth straight loss as he was defeated by St. Louis in his previous start. The 35-year-old has struggled in his first season in Ottawa, with a 10-12-1 record, 2.86 GAA and .906 SV%. He will take on the Pittsburgh Penguins, who won their last game 4-3 over Anaheim and are 13th in the NHL in goals per game (3.21).

Cam Talbot
Talbot will likely start Wednesday vs. the Penguins.

Talbot allowed two goals on 20 shots (.900 SV%) for his fourth straight loss as he was defeated by St. Louis in his previous start. The 35-year-old has struggled in his first season in Ottawa, with a 10-12-1 record, 2.86 GAA and .906 SV%. He will take on the Pittsburgh Penguins, who won their last game 4-3 over Anaheim and are 13th in the NHL in goals per game (3.21).

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Cole Sillinger will draw back into the Blue Jackets' lineup Tuesday vs. Nashville.

Sillinger has been a healthy scratch for the Blue Jackets' previous two games but will draw back into the lineup Tuesday vs. the Predators. The 19-year-old has struggled to catch his footing this season, with two goals, five assists, 49 SOG and a -8 plus/minus through 38 games this season.

Cole Sillinger
Pheonix Copley will start Wednesday vs. San Jose.

Copley allowed three goals on 31 shots (.903 SV%) for his ninth win in 10 starts as he beat Edmonton in his previous start. The 30-year-old has been a mid-season revelation for the Kings, with his 11-2-0 record, 2.56 GAA and .904 SV%. He will face the San Jose Sharks who won their last game 4-2 vs Arizona, and are 22nd in both shots per game (29.9) and goals per game (3.07).

Pheonix Copley