Clutterbuck (undisclosed) is expected to return to the Islanders lineup on Tuesday.
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Palat remains day-to-day with an upper-body injury.
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Rittich will start Tuesday in Tampa Bay.
Rittich allowed three goals on 25 shots in the Flames shootout loss in Vancouver on Saturday. Since the calendar flipped to 2019, Rittich is t-9th in wins (7), 29th in GAA (2.89) and t-31st in SV% (.904). Rittich stopped 32 of 36 shots in a 5-4 shootout loss to the Lightning on December 20th.
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Varlamov led the Avalanche out for warmups.
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Rittich will start against the Canucks on Saturday.
Clutterbuck is not on the ice for warmups; will not play Saturday.
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Varlamov led the Avalanche onto the ice for warmups.
Clutterbuck (undisclosed) will be a game-time decision on Saturday.
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Rittich will start Thursday vs. the Sharks.
Rittich allowed three goals on 37 shots in the Flames win in Carolina on Sunday. Rittich is riding a three-game winning streak, stopping 89 of 96 shots (.927 SV%) in the process. The 26-year-old walked away with the ‘W’ in his first game vs. the Sharks, despite allowing five goals on 33 shots.
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Varlamov will start Thursday in Washington.
Varlamov allowed five goals on 26 shots in Colorado’s win over the Canucks on Saturday. Philipp Grubauer started on Tuesday, so the Avalanche will come back to Varlamov tonight in Washington. Varlamov’s last 10 starts have been rough—he is 2-6-2 with a 3.14 GAA and .877 SV% over that span.
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Varlamov is in the starter's crease at the Avalanche morning skate.
DeAngelo will be back in the Rangers lineup on Monday.
DeAngelo has been a healthy scratch for the last two games but will dress as the seventh defenseman on Monday. DeAngelo, who will replace Cody McLeod in the lineup, has 12 points (4G / 8A) in 32 games this season.
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Rittich led the Flames onto the ice for warmups.
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Rittich is expected to start Sunday in Carolina.
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Varlamov will start Saturday vs. the Canucks.
Varlamov allowed three goals on 26 shots in Colorado’s loss to Nashville on January 21st. Varlamov went 2-4-0 with a 2.89 GAA and .888 SV% in six starts in January. He hasn’t faced the Canucks this season but has been solid at the Pepsi Center—going 6-4-4 with a 2.61 GAA and .913 SV% in 15 starts.
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Rittich will start Tuesday vs. the Hurricanes.
Rittich allowed two goals on 24 shots in the Flames win in Edmonton on Saturday. Rittich has gone 6-0-1 despite posting a 3.12 GAA and .896 SV% in his last seven starts—thanks to 4.57 GF/pg in goal-support over that time. The 26-year-old has yet to lose in regulation on home-ice, going 8-0-4 with a 3.34 GAA and .880 SV%.
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Rittich is in the starter's crease at the Flames morning skate.
Rittich allowed two goals on 24 shots in the Flames win in Edmonton on Saturday. Rittich has gone 6-0-1 despite posting a 3.12 GAA and .896 SV% in his last seven starts—thanks to 4.57 GF/pg in goal-support over that time. The 26-year-old has yet to lose in regulation on home-ice, going 8-0-4 with a 3.34 GAA and .880 SV%.
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Varlamov led the Avalanche onto the ice for warmups.
Varlamov stopped 30 of 31 shots in Colorado’s win over the Kings on Saturday. After a five-game losing streak, Varlamov has now won two of the last three while stopping 73 of 81 shots (.901 SV%). Today he faces the Predators for the third time this season—he is 1-1-0 with a 2.51 GAA and .930 SV%.
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Rittich will start Saturday in Edmonton.
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Varlamov led the Avalanche onto the ice for warmups.