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Rittich will start Tuesday vs. the Devils.

Rittich allowed three goals on 28 shots in the Flames win over the Golden Knights on Sunday. The win snapped a brief two game losing skid for Rittich, who is 3-2-0 with a 2.62 GAA and .908 SV% in his last five starts. Rittich’s play has dropped off a bit recently, but he is a must-start on home-ice vs. a Devils team that lost six in a row (0-5-1).

David Rittich
Hellebuyck will start Tuesday vs. the Sharks.

Hellebuyck allowed two goals on 17 shots in the Jets 3-1 loss in Washington on Sunday. Hellebuyck has gone 1-2-0 with a 2.82 GAA and .919 SV% in his last four starts and will face the Sharks for the third time this season—he is 1-0-1 with a 2.93 GAA and .927 SV% in the first two meetings of the year.

Connor Hellebuyck
Allen will start Saturday in San Jose.

Allen stopped all 28 shots that he faced in the Blues shutout win in Los Angeles on Thursday. It was an impressive outing for Allen, who will be making consecutive starts for the first time since Jan.3rd/5th. Allen has not faced the Sharks this season but has gone 10-7-3 with a 2.25 GAA, .925 SV% and three shutouts on the road.

Jake Allen
Rittich starts Wednesday in Vegas.

Rittich surrendered six goals on 32 shots in the Flames loss to the Maple Leafs on Monday. It was a rough outing for Rittich, who has gone 2-2-1 with an ugly 3.59 GAA and .857 SV% in his last six starts. Tonight he faces a Golden Knights team that has not lost (4-0-0) while averaging 4.00 goals per game since adding Mark Stone at the deadline.

David Rittich
Hellebuyck will start Tuesday in Tampa Bay.

Hellebuyck allowed two goals on 42 shots in the Jets win in Columbus on Sunday. Hellebuyck has gone 4-3-0 with a 3.30 GAA and .914 SV% in his last seven starts. Overall, it has been a tough season for the 25-year-old, who has a 2.96 GAA and .911 SV% in 49 games, and a road meeting with the NHL's best team is a matchup where he should be left on the bench.

Connor Hellebuyck