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Allen will start Monday vs. the Stars.

Allen allowed three goals on 31 shots in the Blues’ win over the Wild on Saturday. Allen has now won five games in a row while posting a 1.77 GAA and .943 SV%. Tonight, Allen will make his 10th start on home ice—in the previous nine he has gone 7-0-2 with a 1.42 GAA and .947 SV%. He is a must-start on Monday.

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Allen will start Saturday vs. the Wild.

Allen gave up two goals on 41 shots in the Blues’ win in Boston on Tuesday. Carter Hutton got the nod on Wednesday, so they’ll go back to Allen tonight vs. Minnesota. Allen has won his last four starts while turning aside 121 of 127 shots (.953 SV%). Tonight he faces the Wild for the second time this season—he stopped 19 of 21 shots in a 3-2 win in the first meeting.

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Hellebuyck will start Friday vs. the Predators.

Hellebuyck surrendered two goals on 25 shots in the Jets loss in Minnesota on Wednesday. He has claimed the Jets’ No.1 job and tonight he’ll make his 15th start of the season. Hellebuyck has gone 2-4-0 with a 3.24 GAA and .888 SV% in six starts on the road this season.

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Hellebuyck will be in net in Minnesota.

Hellebuyck allowed three goals on 40 shots in the Jets’ loss in Carolina on Sunday. Hellebuyck lost his last two starts and is now 5-4-0 with a 2.66 GAA and .907 SV% in November. Tonight he faces the Wild in Minnesota—the 23-year-old is 2-3-0 with a 3.51 GAA and .881 SV% on the road this season.

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Hellebuyck is expected to start Wednesday vs. the Wild.

Hellebuyck allowed three goals on 40 shots in the Jets’ loss in Carolina on Sunday. Hellebuyck lost his last two starts and is now 5-4-0 with a 2.66 GAA and .907 SV% in November. Tonight he faces the Wild in Minnesota—the 23-year-old is 2-3-0 with a 3.51 GAA and .881 SV% on the road this season.

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Allen will start Tuesday vs. the Bruins.

Allen allowed a single goal on 31 shots in the Blues’ win vs. the Predators on Saturday. Allen has won three straight starts while posting a 1.33 GAA and .952 SV%. Allen has started playing much better, but will be in tough tonight in Boston. The Bruins are playing great hockey and come in having won four of their last five.

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Allen will start Saturday vs. the Predators.

Allen allowed two goals on 31 shots in the Blues’ win over the Sharks on Thursday. Allen has won his last two starts while stopping 52 of 55 shots (.946 SV%). He’ll get the nod against a surging Predators team—Nashville has won four of their last five while averaging 3.60 goals per game.

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Allen will start Thursday vs. the Sharks.

Allen stopped 23 of 24 shots in the Blues’ win over the Sabres on Tuesday. Allen has gone 2-2-1 with a 3.43 GAA and .874 SV% in the month of November. Overall, his 2016-17 numbers aren’t great, but he has been excellent on home-ice. Allen is 4-0-2 with a 1.15 GAA and .954 SV% in six starts at the Scottrade Center.

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Hellebuyck will start Thursday in Philadelphia.

Hellebuyck stopped all 27 shots that he faced in the Jets’ shutout win over the Blackhawks on Tuesday. Hellebuyck is on a four-game winning streak, having posted a 1.47 GAA and .946 SV%. Hellebucyk has caught fire and tonight he faces a Flyers team that has lost four of their last five games.

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Hellebuyck will start Tuesday vs. the Blackhawks.

Hellebuyck allowed two goals on 29 shots in the Jets’ win over the Kings on Saturday. Hellebuyck has won his last three starts, while allowing two goals in each game and posting a .929 SV%. Despite a nice run as of late, he draws a rough matchup tonight vs. the visiting Blackhawks—Chicago has gone 8-0-1 in their last nine games.

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The Sabres have recalled Evan Rodrigues from Rochester (AHL).

The Sabres have a number of forwards banged up, so Rodrigues earned his first call-up of the season. Rodrigues has picked up three goals and five assists (eight points) in 13 games with Rochester and tonight he will make his NHL season debut.

Evan Rodrigues
Allen will start Tuesday vs. the Sabres.

Allen was pulled after he allowed four goals on 12 shots in the Blues’ 8-4 loss in Columbus on Saturday. Allen has lost four of his last five starts while posting an ugly 4.05 GAA and .856 SV%. Despite the recent struggles, Allen draws a strong matchup tonight vs. Buffalo. The 26-year-old has gone 3-0-2 with a 1.18 GAA and .953 SV% at home this season.

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Allen will start Saturday in Columbus.

Allen gave up two goals on 30 shots in the Blues’ loss to the Blackhawks on Wednesday. With Carter Hutton starting on Thursday, Allen will make his 12th appearance tonight in Columbus. The 26-year-old has struggled on the road this season, posting a 2-3-1 with a 3.42 GAA and .864 SV% in six appearances outside of St. Louis.

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Allen is expected to start Saturday in Columbus.

Allen gave up two goals on 30 shots in the Blues’ loss to the Blackhawks on Wednesday. With Carter Hutton starting on Thursday, expect Allen to make his 12th appearance tonight in Columbus. The 26-year-old has struggled on the road this season, posting a 2-3-1 with a 3.42 GAA and .864 SV% in six appearances outside of St. Louis.

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The Red Wings have recalled Anthony Mantha from Grand Rapids (AHL).

Mantha, 22, has been off to a great start in Grand Rapids, scoring eight goals with two assists (10 points) in the first 10 games of the season. In 10 NHL games a season ago, Mantha collected two goals and one assist. He has been recalled because Andreas Athanasiou has been placed on IR with a lower-body injury. Mantha should make his season debut on Saturday.

Anthony Mantha
Hellebuyck will start Thursday in Arizona.

Hellebuyck allowed two goals on 30 shots in the Jets’ 8-2 win over the Stars on Tuesday. Hellebuyck has won two of his last three starts, but tonight he starts on the road, where he has struggled to a 4.36 GAA and 857 SV% in two stars so far. He’ll take on a Coyotes team that has won three of their last four games with 2.50 goals per game.

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