New York Islanders News

The Devils will not have a morning skate on Friday; head coach John Hynes is expected to announce his starter when he addresses the media around 4:40 p.m ET.

Cory Schneider was pulled after allowed three goals on 11 shots in the Devils loss in Columbus last night. Keith Kinkaid didn’t play any better, allowing three goals on 13 shots.

Cory Schneider
Schneider starts Thursday in Columbus.

Schneider allowed two goals on 19 shots in the Devils win over the Rangers on Tuesday. The win snapped a three-game losing streak for Schneider, who is 26-19-6 with a 2-6 GAA and .927 SV% on the season. Tonight will be his third start vs. the Blue Jackets—he has gone 0-2-0 with a 2.59 GAA and .872 SV% in the first two meetings.

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Schneider is in the stater's crease this morning.

Schneider allowed two goals on 19 shots in the Devils win over the Rangers on Tuesday. The win snapped a three-game losing streak for Schneider, who is 26-19-6 with a 2-6 GAA and .927 SV% on the season. Tonight will be his third start vs. the Blue Jackets—he has gone 0-2-0 with a 2.59 GAA and .872 SV% in the first two meetings.

Cory Schneider
Schneider will start Tuesday vs. the Rangers.

Schneider allowed four goals on 32 shots in the Devils loss in Washington on Saturday. Schneider has lost three in a row while posting a 3.38 GAA and .877 SV%. Tonight he will make his fourth start against the Rangers—he has gone 2-1-0 with a 1.65 GAA and .948 SV% in the first three meetings.

Cory Schneider
Varlamov will start Sunday in Vancouver.

Varlamov allowed two goals on 34 shots in the Avs’ win over the Canadiens on Wednesday. Varlamov has won three of his last four starts while posting a 2.85 GAA and .918 SV%. Tonight he faces the Canucks for the second time this month. Varly allowed three goals on 28 shots in a 3-1 loss to Vancouver back on February 9th.

Semyon Varlamov
Schneider will be between the pipes on Friday.

Schneider allowed five goals on 25 shots in the Devils loss to the Flyers on Tuesday. Tonight will be Schneider’s fourth start vs. the Islanders and he comes in at 3-2-1 with a 2.13 GAA and .926 SV% in February. In the three previous meetings with the Isles, the 29-year-old has gone 1-2-0 with a 2.77 GAA and .910 SV%.

Cory Schneider
Varlamov will start Wednesday vs. the Canadiens.

Varlamov was pulled after allowing two goals on two shots in Colorado’s loss in Buffalo on Sunday. Varlamov has gone 2-3-0 with a 3.45 GAA and .902 SV% since the All-Star break. Varlamov draws a strong matchup on Wednesday with the Canadiens in town. Montreal has lost seven of their last eight on the road (1-6-1).

Semyon Varlamov
Schneider will be back in goal for the Devils.

Schneider stopped 31 of 32 shots in the Devils win in Philadelphia on Saturday. Schneider has won his last two stars, while stopping 50 of 52 shots (.962 SV%). The 29-year-old has gone 3-1-1 with a 1.56 GAA and .947 SV% since the All-Star break and comes in at 2-0-1 with a 1.93 GAA and .929 SV% vs. the Flyers this season.

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Varlamov leads the Avalanche onto the ice for warmups.

Varlamov allowed two goals on 45 shots in Colorado’s shootout win over the Red Wings on Friday. Varlamov stood on his head en route to his 21st win of the season. Since returning to the crease, he has won two of four while posting a 3.01 GAA and .915 SV%. This afternoon he faces a Sabres team that hast lost four of their last five.

Semyon Varlamov
Schneider will start in goal on Saturday.

Schneider stopped 19 of 20 shots in the Devils win over the Oilers on Tuesday. Schneider has gone 2-1-1 with a 1.72 GAA and .941 SV% since the All-Star break and tonight he will face the Flyers for the third time this season. Schneider has gone 1-0-1 with a 2.44 GAA and .906 SV% in his first two outings against Philadelphia.

Cory Schneider
Varlamov will start for the second straight night.

Varlamov allowed three goals on 29 shots in Colorado’s win over the Senators last night. Varlamov has started the last three, allowing a combined 10 goals on 96 shots (.896 SV%) while going 1-2-0. It has been a roller coaster of a season for Varlamov, who has struggled against the Eastern Conference this season, going 5-6-1 with a 3.12 GAA and .895 SV% so far.

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"80 percent chance that Varly" starts tonight in Detroit.

Varlamov allowed three goals on 29 shots in Colorado’s win over the Senators last night. Coach Roy said he would check in with Varlamov to make sure he is good to go tonight and said there’s an 80 percent chance he goes again. Varlamov has started the last three, allowing a combined 10 goals on 96 shots (.896 SV%) while going 1-2-0.

Semyon Varlamov
Varlamov will start in goal for the Avalanche.

Varlamov allowed three goals on 28 shots in Colorado’s loss to the Canucks on Tuesday. He has lost his last two starts while allowing seven goals on 67 shots (.896 SV%). Tonight he will look for redemption against the Senators—he was pulled after allowing three goals on 15 shots in their first meeting.

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