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Allen is week-to-week with a lower-body injury.

Allen who was injured in Saturday’s game in Anaheim and sat out Sunday’s contest. It wasn’t immediately clear how serious Allen’s injury was, but the Blues announced that he week-to-week, which means he will miss at least a few weeks. With Allen out, the Blues turn to Brian Elliott as their starter and Jordan Binnington as the backup. Elliott is 6-4-4 with a 2.33 GAA and .919 SV% this season.

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Hellebuyck leads the Jets onto the ice for warmups.

Hellebuyck allowed a single goal on 24 shots in the Jets shootout loss in Dallas on Thursday. Helleybuyck has gone 2-0-1 while allowing just three goals on 96 shots (.969 SV%) in his last three starts. Hellebuyck draws an excellent matchup this afternoon vs. the Sabres on home ice—Hellebuyck is 6-1-0 with 1.84 GAA and .940 SV% at the MTS Centre this season.

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Hellebuyck is expected to start vs. the Sabres this afternoon.

Hellebuyck allowed a single goal on 24 shots in the Jets shootout loss in Dallas on Thursday. Helleybuyck has gone 2-0-1 while allowing just three goals on 96 shots (.969 SV%) in his last three starts. Hellebuyck draws an excellent matchup this afternoon vs. the Sabres on home ice—Hellebuyck is 6-1-0 with 1.84 GAA and .940 SV% at the MTS Centre this season.

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Allen left Friday’s game with an undisclosed injury.

Allen left after Corey Perry collided with him. Allen left early in the second period, turning things over to Brain Elliott. There was no update on Allen’s status after the game, but expect Elliott to start on Saturday and there should be an update on Allen in the next few days.

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Allen starts Friday night in Anaheim.

Allen allowed four goals on 33 shots in the Blues overtime loss in Colorado on Wednesday. Allen has now lost three straight games while allowing a combined nine goals on 93 shots (.903 SV%). Despite his recent struggles, the Blues will go back to him tonight in Anaheim. It is a solid matchup vs. a low-scoring team, don’t be afraid to deploy Allen.

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Hellebuyck will start Thursday vs. the Stars.

Hellebuyck stopped 43 of 44 shots in the Jets win over the Predators on Tuesday. Hellebuyck has been excellent in his last five starts, going 4-1-0 with a 1.21 GAA, .962 SV% and one shutout. The young netminder has asserted himself as one of the top young goalies in the NHL. Tonight he faces the NHL’s highest scoring team that has lost three straight games.

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Allen will start Wednesday vs. the Avalanche.

Allen gave up three goals on 32 shots in the Blues loss in Toronto on Saturday. Brian Elliott started on Monday, but Allen will go tonight in Colorado. Allen has had a great year and he has been impressive on the road, going 7-4-1 with a 2.34 GAA and .927 SV% in 12 away starts. He lost his first start against the Avs, but he should make for a great start tonight.

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Hellebuyck will be between the pipes on Tuesday.

Hellebuyck made 27 saves on 28 shots in the Jets victory in San Jose on Saturday. Michael Hutchinson started the second game of the back-to-back, but they’ll go back to Hellebuyck tonight in Nashville. Hellebuyck has won three of his last four games while posting an impressive 1.26 GAA, .955 SV% and one shutout. Tonight he starts vs. a Predators team that hast lost three of their last five.

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Allen starts Saturday in Toronto.

Allen allowed two goals on 28 shots in the Blues loss to the Wild on Thursday. Allen finished December at 7-5-0 with a 2.14 GAA and .922 SV%. Allen will make his second start of the season against the Maple Leafs—he had a tough time in his first game, allowing four goals on 29 shots in a 4-1 loss back in November.

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Hellebuyck will start on Saturday vs. the Sharks.

Hellebuyck gave up three goals on 20 shots in the Jets loss in Arizona on Thursday. The Jets have struggled on the road this season and Hellebuyck has not been immune to that, going 1-3-0 with a 2.66 GAA and .888 SV% this season. Tonight he will face a Sharks team that has lost three of their last five while allowing an average of 3.8 goals against per game.

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Allen is in the starter's crease this morning.

Allen allowed two goals on 28 shots in the Blues loss to the Wild on Thursday. Allen finished December at 7-5-0 with a 2.14 GAA and .922 SV%. Allen will make his second start of the season against the Maple Leafs—he had a tough time in his first game, allowing four goals on 29 shots in a 4-1 loss back in November.

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Hellebuyck will start on Thursday.

Hellebuyck turned aside 33 of 34 shots in the Jets’ 3-1 win over the Red Wings on Tuesday. He has won two in a row while stopping 63 of 64 shots (.984 SV%). The 22-year-old has been spectacular since being called up, going 7-3-0 with a 2.01 GAA and .932 SV%. Where he has struggled a bit has been on the road, where he is 1-2-0 with a .900 SV%.

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Allen will start Thursday vs. the Wild.

Allen allowed three goals on 33 shots in the Blues win over the Predators on Tuesday. He has now won three in a row and five of his last six and will get a chance to close out the 2015 section of the Blues’ schedule tonight vs. Minnesota. Allen has an impressive 2.08 GAA and .927 SV% on the season and comes in at 1-1-0 with a 2.44 GAA and .900 SV% in two starts vs. the Wild this year.

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Hellebuyck gets the call on Tuesday.

Hellebuyck stopped all 30 shots that he faced in the Jets shutout win over the Penguins on Sunday. It was Hellebuyck’s first career NHL shutout and sixth win in nine starts. Tonight he will face a Red Wings team that played last night—Hellebuyck comes into play with a 5-1-0 record, 1.98 GAA and .935 SV% at the MTS Centre since being called up.

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Hellebuyck is expected to start on Tuesday.

Hellebuyck stopped all 30 shots that he faced in the Jets shutout win over the Penguins on Sunday. It was Hellebuyck’s first career NHL shutout and sixth win in nine starts. Tonight he will face a Red Wings team that played last night—Hellebuyck comes into play with a 5-1-0 record, 1.98 GAA and .935 SV% at the MTS Centre since being called up.

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Allen will start Tuesday vs. Nashville.

Allen allowed two goals on 24 shots in the Blues win over the Stars on Saturday. Brian Elliott got the nod on Sunday, but they will go back to Allen tonight vs. the Predators. Allen has won four of his last five while posting a 1.98 GAA and .934 SV%. He has faced the Preds twice already this season, going 2-0-0 with a 0.50 GAA, .986 SV% and one shutout in the first two.

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Hellebuyck will start Sunday vs. the Penguins.

Hellebuyck was yanked after allowing three goals on 14 shots in the Jets loss in Edmonton on Monday. It was a rough outing for the young netminder, who has posted a 2.41 GAA and .916 SV% in eight games since being recalled. Tonight he will face a Penguins team that has won two in a row after losing their five previous games.

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Allen will be between the pipes on Tuesday.

Allen allowed four goals on 31 shots in the Blues loss in Philadelphia on Monday. Despite the loss last night, the Blues will go back to Allen tonight in Boston. That puts Allen at 4-4-0 with 2.37 GAA and .912 SV% in December, easily his worst month of the season, but still solid. Tonight he will take on a Bruins team that has won five of their last six games.

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