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Barkov will miss his fifth straight game tonight. He continues to battle through a hand injury that he suffered on November 1st. He is day-to-day and questionable for Saturday.

Bobrovsky stopped 19 of 21 shots to earn his fourth straight win on Tuesday vs.the Flyers. Over that span, Bob has allowed just seven goals on 135 shots (.948 SV%). He will look to keep his red-hot stretch of play going tonight in Washington. Bobrovsky is 4-4-0 with a 2.91 GAA and .916 SV% on the road this season.

Barkov has missed the last four games with a hand injury that he suffered on December 1st. It all depends on how practice goes tomorrow, but if all goes as planned he could be back in the lineup this weekend—either Friday in Detroit or Saturday in Buffalo.

Bobrovsky stopped 33 of 34 shots in the Blue Jackets 3-1 victory over the Lightning on Saturday. Bob has been great as of late, winning each of his last three starts while posting a 1.62 GAA and .956 SV%. Tonight he faces his former team for the second time this year—he made 33 saves in a 4-2 loss the first time around.

Barkov’s movement to IR is retroactive to last Monday, which means he can return to the lineup whenever he is 100 percent. He will miss his fourth straight game tonight.

Bobrovsky was sensational on Thursday. He stopped 52 of 55 shots, setting a franchise record in saves, in the Blue Jacekts 4-3 shootout win over the Panthers. He has now won back-to-back games while stopping 76 of 80 shots (.950 SV%). Tonight, he draws a tough matchup vs. the NHL’s highest scoring offence.

Bobrovsky turned aside 24 of 25 shots in the Blue Jackets 2-1 victory over Florida on Monday. The win snapped a five-game losing streak for Bob, who sits at 6-8-1 with a 2.89 GAA and .910 SV%. He will face the Panthers again tonight, this time on the road, where he has had his struggles this season—2-4-0 / 3.29 GAA / .897 SV%.

Barkov is not on the ice at the Panthers morning skate, which suggests that he will miss his second straight game with a hand injury that he suffered on Monday vs. the Blue Jackets. Again, there is no break, but Barkov’s hand has some swelling and it looks like it will keep him out of at least one more game.

Barkov was injured blocking a shot last night. There is nothing broken, just some swelling. Barkov is day-to-day, Shawn Thornton will play with Barkov out.

Bobrovsky gave up four goals on 29 shots in a loss to the Canucks on Friday. He was given Saturday night off, but will be back in the cage tonight vs. Florida. Since returning from a finger injury, he has gone 1-4-1 with a 3.30 GAA and .907 SV%. He will look to get back on track tonight vs. the Panthers.

Bobrovsky gave up four goals on 29 shots in a loss to the Canucks on Friday. He was given Saturday night off, but will be back in the cage tonight vs. Florida. Since returning from a finger injury, he has gone 1-4-1 with a 3.30 GAA and .907 SV%. He will look to get back on track tonight vs. the Panthers.

Bobrovsky surrendered three goals on 31 shots in a loss to the Jets on Tuesday. Since returning from injury, he has lost four of five starts with a 3.16 GAA and .914 SV%. It has been a struggle as of late and it won’t get any easier with the Canucks and their sixth ranked offence in town.

Bobrovsky allowed four goals on 37 shots in Saturday’s 4-2 loss to the Flyers. Since returning from a broken pinky finger, Bob has gone 1-2-1 while posting a 3.20 GAA and .916 SV%—he has faced an average of 38.75 shots over that span. He faces a Jets team who have lost four of their last five.

Bobrovsky allowed four goals on 37 shots in Saturday’s 4-2 loss to the Flyers. Since returning from a broken pinky finger, Bob has gone 1-2-1 while posting a 3.20 GAA and .916 SV%—he has faced an average of 38.75 shots over that span. He faces a Jets team who have lost four of their last five.

Marchand was listed as a game-time decision, but activating him and sending Seth Griffith to the minors this afternoon seems to guarantee that Marchand will be in the lineup tonight vs. the Penguins. Monitor his status during warmups to be sure.

Marchand has missed the last three games with an undisclosed injury, but he could return tonight vs. the Penguins. He skated on the Bruins top line with Patrice Bergeron and Reilly Smith in practice this morning, which is a good sign he’ll be back in tonight. Monitor his status during pre-game warmups.

Bobrovsky was sensational on Friday, stopping 38 of 41 shots and then six of seven shootout attempts in the loss to the Bruins. Despite the busy evening, Goalie Bob will be back in goal tonight vs. his former team in Philadelphia. In his first two career starts vs. Philly he is 2-0-0 with a 1.00 GAA and .969 SV%.

Marchand will miss his third straight game with an undisclosed injury. He has skated lately but still remains day-to-day.

Bobrovsky surrendered five goals on 40 shots in the Blue Jackets 5-0 loss to the Red Wings on Tuesday. Detroit dominated Columbus for most of the night and Bob did not look nearly as good as he did in his return on Saturday. He draws a tough match ups vs. a Bruins team who appear to be back on track.

Kulikov missed four game with a knee injury, but will be back in the lineup tonight in San Jose. He has averaged 22:36 TOI this season and recorded four assists in 12 games. Expect him to skate with Willie Mitchell and play on the Panthers’ second power-play unit.