Zuccarello (illness) will be a game-time decision on Sunday.
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Dumoulin (concussion) will be a game-time decision on Sunday.
Zuccarello (illness) will not be in the Rangers lineup on Saturday.
Zuccarello will come out of the Rangers lineup tonight due to an illness, so Vinnie Lettieri will draw back in against the Coyotes. Consider Zuccarello questionable for Sunday’s game.
Perry (knee) is expected to return to the Ducks lineup on Saturday.
Perry has been sidelined since December 11th with a knee injury but all signs point towards Perry playing tonight in Calgary. Perry was skating on the third line with Adam Henrique and Nick Ritchie at the morning skate, so expect him to be back in. Perry has six goals and 16 assists (22 points) in 31 games this season.
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Dumoulin is day-to-day with a concussion.
Dumoulin suffered a concussion on Tuesday when he was hit in the head by a Claude Giroux shot. Dumoulin will miss Thursday’s game vs. the Hurricanes, so Matt Hunwick will draw onto the top pairing with Kris Letang.
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Forsberg will start Thursday in Vancouver.
Forsberg stopped 21 of 22 shots after replacing Corey Crawford in the Blackhawks loss in New Jersey before the Christmas break. With Crawford landing on IR on Wednesday Forsberg becomes the Blackhawks No.1 going forward. Forsberg has gone 1-3-2 with a 3.71 GAA and .894 SV% on the road this season.
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Forsberg is expected to start Thursday in Vancouver.
Forsberg stopped 21 of 22 shots after replacing Corey Crawford in the Blackhawks loss in New Jersey before the Christmas break. With Crawford landing on IR on Wednesday Forsberg becomes the Blackhawks No.1 going forward. Forsberg has gone 1-3-2 with a 3.71 GAA and .894 SV% on the road this season.
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Kuemper leads the Kings onto the ice for warmups.
Kuemper allowed three goals on 40 shots in the Kings win over the Senators last Thursday. With Jonathan Quick starting last night, Kuemper is expected to go tonight against the Islanders. Kuemper already has a won against the Isles this season and has gone 2-0-1 with a 1.53 GAA and .955 SV% on the road this season.
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Kuemper will likely start Saturday in Brooklyn.
Kuemper allowed three goals on 40 shots in the Kings win over the Senators last Thursday. With Jonathan Quick starting last night, Kuemper is expected to go tonight against the Islanders. Kuemper already has a won against the Isles this season and has gone 2-0-1 with a 1.53 GAA and .955 SV% on the road this season.
Kempe (illness) is on the ice for warmups; expected to play vs. the Devils.
Perry was taken to a local hospital to be evaluated after leaving Monday’s game with a lower-body injury.
The Ducks were unable to provide an update on Perry’s status postgame but they can’t seem to get out of their own way. The Ducks just got Ryan Getzlaf back yesterday and they played just 3:49 TOI together before Perry exited the game. Expect an update on Perry’s status prior to Thursday’s game in St. Louis.
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Kuemper leads the Kings onto the ice for warmups.
Kuemper allowed one goal on 40 shots in the Kings win in St. Louis last Saturday. Kuemper has had a strong season, going 4-0-2 with a 1.72 GAA, .944 SV% and one shutout in six starts and two relief appearances. One of those wins came against the Senators, who he will face again tonight—he stopped 28 of 30 shots in a 3-2 shootout win in late-October.
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Kuemper was the first goalie off of the ice at the Kings morning skate.
Kuemper allowed one goal on 40 shots in the Kings win in St. Louis last Saturday. Kuemper has had a strong season, going 4-0-2 with a 1.72 GAA, .944 SV% and one shutout in six starts and two relief appearances. One of those wins came against the Senators, who he will face again tonight—he stopped 28 of 30 shots in a 3-2 shootout win in late-October.
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Forsberg will start Wednesday in Washington.
Forsberg allowed one goal on 22 shots in the Blackhawks 3-1 loss to the Kings on Sunday. Since taking over for Corey Crawford, Forsberg has stopped 54 of 57 shots () but has yet to record a win. The 25-year-old has gone 1-2-2 with a 3.67 GAA and .898 SV% on the road this season.
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Forsberg is expected to start Wednesday in Washington.
Forsberg allowed one goal on 22 shots in the Blackhawks 3-1 loss to the Kings on Sunday. Since taking over for Corey Crawford, Forsberg has stopped 54 of 57 shots () but has yet to record a win. The 25-year-old has gone 1-2-2 with a 3.67 GAA and .898 SV% on the road this season.
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Forsberg will start Saturday in Dallas.
Forsberg stopped 28 of 31 shots in the Blackhawks loss in Nashville on Tuesday. With Corey Crawford getting hurt on Thursday the Blackhawks will turn to Forsberg as their No.1 option starting tonight. He has posted a 3.67 GAA and .904 SV% in seven appearances this season but is coming off of one of his better games, so he will look to build off of that in Dallas.