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Jacob Markstrom will start Friday vs. Anaheim.

Markstrom was perfect in his last start, stopping 40 of 40 shots for his first shutout of the season as he blanked the Minnesota wild in a 1-0 shootout win last start. The 33-year-old has struggled all season and is hoping the shutout is a sign of a change of tides, as he has a 17-17-8 record, 2,89 GAA and .893 SV%. He faces the Anaheim Ducks, who have lost three of their last four games and are 31st in the NHL in goals per game (2.49).

Jacob Markstrom
Akira Schmid will start Thursday vs. Washington.

Schmid allowed three goals on 27 shots (.889 SV%) for his fifth loss in six starts as he was defeated by the Vegas Golden Knights. The 22-year-old has been sensational despite his recent losses, with his 6-4-1 record, 2.00 GAA and .926 SV%. He will face the Washington Capitals, who lost their last game 4-2 to Los Angeles and are 20th in the NHL in goals per game (3.08).

Akira Schmid
Schmid is in the starter's crease at the Devils morning skate.

Schmid allowed three goals on 27 shots (.889 SV%) for his fifth loss in six starts as he was defeated by the Vegas Golden Knights. The 22-year-old has been sensational despite his recent losses, with his 6-4-1 record, 2.00 GAA and .926 SV%. He will face the Washington Capitals, who lost their last game 4-2 to Los Angeles and are 20th in the NHL in goals per game (3.08).

Akira Schmid
Markstrom led the Flames onto the ice for warmups.

Markstrom allowed three goals on 33 shots (.909 SV%) for his fifth-straight loss as he was defeated by the Minnesota Wild in his previous start. The 33-year-old has had a 2022-23 season to forget, with his 15-17-8 record, 2.94 GAA and .890 SV%. He will take on the Dallas Stars, who are in the midst of a three-game winning streak and are 10th in the NHL in shots per game (32.5).

Jacob Markstrom
Markstrom is expected to start Monday in Dallas.

Markstrom allowed three goals on 33 shots (.909 SV%) for his fifth-straight loss as he was defeated by the Minnesota Wild in his previous start. The 33-year-old has had a 2022-23 season to forget, with his 15-17-8 record, 2.94 GAA and .890 SV%. He will take on the Dallas Stars, who are in the midst of a three-game winning streak and are 10th in the NHL in shots per game (32.5).

Jacob Markstrom
Schmid led the Devils onto the ice for warmups.

Schmid stopped 23 of 23 shots for his first career shutout as he handled the Philadelphia Flyers easily in his previous start. The 22-year-old has been incredible in his small sample size this season, with his 6-4-0 record, 1.91 GAA and .930 SV%. He takes on the Vegas Golden Knights, who won their last game 3-2 vs. Carolina and are 10th in the NHL in shots per game (32.5).

Akira Schmid
Schmid was in the starter's crease at the Devils' morning skate.

Schmid stopped 23 of 23 shots for his first career shutout as he handled the Philadelphia Flyers easily in his previous start. The 22-year-old has been incredible in his small sample size this season, with his 6-4-0 record, 1.91 GAA and .930 SV%. He takes on the Vegas Golden Knights, who won their last game 3-2 vs. Carolina and are 10th in the NHL in shots per game (32.5).

Akira Schmid
The Penguins have acquired Dmitry Kulikov from the Ducks for Brock McGinn and a 3rd Round Pick.

Kulikov's numbers took an expected dip in Anaheim this season, as he's been relied on to eat heavy minutes on one of the worst teams in the NHL. He registered three goals and 12 assists and was a minus 15 in 61 games for the Ducks this season. Kulikov will welcome the change of scenery, and he's been a useful defenseman for more competitive teams in the past. He picked up 24 points and was a plus 23 for the Wild last season.

Dmitry Kulikov
Aleksander Barkov is expected to return to the Panthers' lineup Saturday (hand).

Barkov has missed the Panthers' previous three games due to a hand injury and is expected to return to the Panthers' lineup Saturday vs. Pittsburgh. The 27-year-old star has 16 goals, 50 points, 147 SOG, and a +4 plus/minus through 49 games this season.

Aleksander Barkov
Marchand (lower-body) is expected to play Saturday against the Rangers.

Marchand suffered a lower-body injury in Thursday's game vs. the Sabres and did not return. It's unclear where Marchand suffered the injury but he was tangled up with Peyton Krebs at one point and was hit hard by Ilya Lyubushkin shortly after. He's registered 19 goals and 34 assists in 53 games this season.

Brad Marchand
Marchand suffered a lower-body injury on Thursday and will not return.

Marchand suffered a lower-body injury in Thursday's game vs. the Sabres, and will not return. It's unclear where Marchand suffered the injury but he was tangled up with Peyton Krebs at one point and was hit hard by Ilya Lyubushkin shortly after. No matter how he suffered the injury, it comes on the heels of Taylor Hall going on LTIR and Nick Foligno going on IR.

Brad Marchand
Markstrom will start Thursday vs. the Maple Leafs.

Markstrom allowed four goals on 22 shots (.818 SV%) for his second-straight loss as he was defeated by the Colorado Avalanche in his last start. The 33-year-old has been horrendous this season, holding one of the leagues lowest SV%'s (.887 SV%) alongside his 15-15-8 record, and 2.96 GAA. He will face the Toronto Maple Leafs, who snapped a three-game winning streak with a 5-2 loss to Edmonton last night.

Jacob Markstrom
Lars Eller will make his Colorado Avalanche debut Wednesday.

Eller has seven goals, nine assists, 101 SOG, 36 PIMs and a -1 plus/minus through 60 games played with the Washington Capitals and has been traded to the Avalanche for a 2025 second-round pick Wednesday and will draw into Colorado's lineup.

Lars Eller
Sam Lafferty will make his Maple Leafs' debut Wednesday.

Lafferty had 10 goals, 11 assists, 83 SOG, 28 PIMs and a -10 plus/minus through 51 games played with the Blackhawks but has been dealt alongside Jake McCabe, a conditional 2024 5th round pick, and a conditional 2025 5th round pick from the Blackhawks for Joey Anderson, Pavel Gogolev, a conditional 2025 1st round pick, and a 2026 2nd round pick. He will make his Toronto debut on Wednesday.

Sam Lafferty