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Reimer starts vs. the Blue Jackets on Wednesday.

Reimer allowed two goals on 41 shots in the Maple Leafs loss in Los Angeles last Thursday. Reimer draws a strong matchup tonight vs. the Blue Jackets, who are on a back-to-back. Reimer has gone 3-2-3 with a 2.37 GAA and .927 SV% at Air Canada Centre this season—he allowed three goals on 27 shots in a 6-3 win vs. Columbus back in October.

James Reimer
Reimer starts Thursday in Los Angeles.

Reimer stopped all six shots that he faced after replacing Jonathan Bernier in the Leafs loss to the Islanders on December 29th. Reimer hasn’t started a game since December 3rd, but will be back in net tonight vs. the Kings. Reimer is an impressive 4-2-1 with a 1.53 GAA and .948 SV% on the road this season.

James Reimer
The Blue Jackets have recalled Joonas Korpisalo from Lake Erie (AHL).

Korpisalo was originally sent down because Sergei Bobrovsky was expected to return to the crease, but Bobrovsky suffered a setback and is back on IR. Then, Curtis McElhinney landed on IR, so back comes Korpisalo, who will join Anton Forsberg as the Blue Jackets’ goalies for the foreseeable future. Korpisalo is 1-4-0 with a 3.65 GAA and .886 SV% in five starts.

Joonas Korpisalo
Reimer will start on Wednesday vs. the Penguins.

Reimer stopped all six shots that he faced after replacing Jonathan Bernier in the Maple Leafs blowout loss to the Islanders. Remier will make his first start since December 3rd, after missing time with an undisclosed injury. Reimer is a 7-4-4 with a 1.96 GAA and .936 SV% on the year and will take on a struggling Penguins team tonight—he is 4-2-1 on the road.

James Reimer
Korpisalo will start Monday in Pittsburgh.

Korpisalo made 30 saves on 32 shot attempts in the Blue Jackets win over Philadelphia on Saturday. It was his first win of his NHL career and it was done in impressive fashion. He has posted a 2.94 GAA and .909 SV% in three starts and tonight he will face a Penguins team that will be without Sidney Crosby and that has lost five in a row while averaging just 1.20 goals per game.

Joonas Korpisalo
Korpisalo will start Saturday vs. the Flyers.

Korpisalo allowed four goals on 27 shots in the Blue Jackets loss in Dallas on Tuesday. He has allowed a combined six goals on 56 shots (.893 SV%) to start his NHL career. With Curtis McElhinney losing on Thursday, the Blue Jackets will go back to Korpisalo tonight vs. Philadelphia. Philly comes in have won three of four.

Joonas Korpisalo
Korpisalo will make his first NHL start on Monday.

Korpisalo will make his NHL debut tonight vs. the Lightning. The 21-year-old was recalled after Sergei Bobrovsky was injured and after sitting two games as the backup, he will get in tonight. Korpisalo went 5-4-2 with a 2.12 GAA and .928 SV% in 11 games with Lake Erie (AHL) before being called up.

Joonas Korpisalo
The Blue Jackets have recalled Joonas Korpisalo from Lake Erie (AHL).

Korpisalo, 21, was the Blue Jackets third round pick (62nd overall) in 2012. Korpisalo has gone 5-4-2 with a 2.12 GAA and .928 SV% in 11 games with Lake Erie and has been recalled because Sergei Bobrovsky was injured in Tuesday’s loss to the Kings. His recall suggests that Bobrovsky won’t be available for Thursday’s game, in which case Korpisalo will likely dress as Curtis McElhinney’s backup.

Joonas Korpisalo