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Copley will start Thursday vs. the Canadiens.

Copley allowed five goals on 31 shots (.839 SV%) to snap a two-game losing streak as he beat the Winnipeg Jets his last time out. The 31-year-old is set to lose some starts with the Kings acquiring Joonas Korpisalo earlier this week, but will look to keep improving his 18-4-2 record, 2.82 GAA and .899 SV%. He takes on the Montreal Canadiens, who have won three of their last four games after a 3-1 victory over San Jose last game but are 30th in the NHL in shots on goal per game (28.0).

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Copley was the first goalie off the ice at the Kings morning skate.

Copley allowed five goals on 31 shots (.839 SV%) to snap a two-game losing streak as he beat the Winnipeg Jets his last time out. The 31-year-old is set to lose some starts with the Kings acquiring Joonas Korpisalo earlier this week, but will look to keep improving his 18-4-2 record, 2.82 GAA and .899 SV%. He takes on the Montreal Canadiens, who have won three of their last four games after a 3-1 victory over San Jose last game but are 30th in the NHL in shots on goal per game (28.0).

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Pheonix Copley will start Tuesday vs. Winnipeg.

Copley stopped 12 of 14 shots (.857 SV%) in a relief appearance against the New York Rangers his previous time between the pipes. The 31-year-old Alaska native has been successful even though his numbers are fairly average, as shown by his 17-4-2 record, 2.74 GAA and .901 SV%. He takes on the struggle Winnipeg Jets, who have lost five of their last six games after a 4-0 loss to the New York Islanders their last time out.

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Andrei Vasilevskiy was the first goalie off the ice at morning skate Tuesday vs. Florida.

Vasilevskiy went into "playoff mode" in his previous start, stopping 45 of 45 shots for his second shutout of the season as he blanked the Detroit Red Wings. The 28-year-old is on pace to lead the NHL in wins for a sixth-straight season due to his 28-14-2 record, 2.55 GAA and .919 SV%. He takes on the Florida Panthers, who have lost three of their last five games after a 3-1 defeat to Buffalo last game.

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Erik Cernak will return from his two-game suspension Tuesday vs. Florida.

Cernak missed the Lightnings' last two games as he served his suspension for an elbow to Buffalo's Kyle Okposo but will return to the lineup Tuesday. The 25-year-old bruising defenseman has a goal, 10 assists, 57 SOG, and 42 PIMs across 51 games played prior to his suspension.

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Pheonix Copley will start Thursday vs. New Jersey.

Copley allowed two goals on 20 shots (.900 SV%) for his second-straight loss as he was defeated by Minnesota in his last start. The 31-year-old Alaska native has been great for the Kings since taking over the crease in December, with his 17-4-1 record, .904 SV% and 2.67 GAA. He takes on the New Jersey Devils, who lost their previous game 5-2 to Montreal but are fourth in the NHL in shots per game (34.3).

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Copley was the first goalie off the ice at the Kings morning skate.

Copley allowed two goals on 20 shots (.900 SV%) for his second-straight loss as he was defeated by Minnesota in his last start. The 31-year-old Alaska native has been great for the Kings since taking over the crease in December, with his 17-4-1 record, .904 SV% and 2.67 GAA. He takes on the New Jersey Devils, who lost their previous game 5-2 to Montreal but are fourth in the NHL in shots per game (34.3).

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Jonas Johansson has been recalled from the Colorado Eagles (AHL).

Johansson has a 12-9-1 record, .915 SV% and 2.51 GAA with the Colorado Eagles (AHL) and has been recalled to the Avalanche on Thursday. The 27-year-old has seen one game of NHL action this season, stopping all seven of seven shots across 23:15 TOI.

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Copley led the Kings onto the ice for warmups.

Copley allowed one goal on 17 shots (.941 SV%) but took the no-decision as he was pulled from his previous start vs. Anaheim after 39:17 TOI. The 31-year-old is good to go and will look to continue to add to his impressive record, as he holds a 17-3-1 record, 2.70 GAA and .904 SV%. He will take on Minnesota, who has won their last two games but are 25th in the NHL in goals per game (2.88).

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Vasilevskiy led the Lightning onto the ice for warmups.

Vasilevskiy allowed four goals on 25 shots (.840 SV%) for his first loss in four starts as he was defeated by Vegas the Lightnings' previous contest. The 28-year-old has led the NHL in wins for each of the last five seasons and is back on pace to potentially do so again with his 26-14-1 record, 2.56 GAA and .918 SV%. He will take on the Anaheim Ducks, who are in the midst of a five-game losing skid after a 4-3 overtime loss to Florida last game.

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Copley is expected to start Tuesday in Minnesota.

Copley allowed one goal on 17 shots (.941 SV%) but took the no-decision as he was pulled from his previous start vs. Anaheim after 39:17 TOI. The 31-year-old is good to go and will look to continue to add to his impressive record, as he holds a 17-3-1 record, 2.70 GAA and .904 SV%. He will take on Minnesota, who has won their last two games but are 25th in the NHL in goals per game (2.88).

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