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Bobrovsky will start Friday vs. the Rangers.

Bobrovsky allowed one goal on 22 shots in the Blue Jackets’ win vs. Washington on Tuesday. Bobrovsky has won six of his last seven starts while posting a 2.08 GAA and .936 SV%. Bob is one of the hottest goaltenders in the NHL right now, but he draws a tough assignment tonight against the highest scoring team in the league.

Sergei Bobrovsky
Bobrovsky is expected to start Friday vs. the Rangers.

Bobrovsky allowed one goal on 22 shots in the Blue Jackets’ win vs. Washington on Tuesday. Bobrovsky has won six of his last seven starts while posting a 2.08 GAA and .936 SV%. Bob is one of the hottest goaltenders in the NHL right now, but he draws a tough assignment tonight against the highest scoring team in the league.

Sergei Bobrovsky
Bobrovsky will start Tuesday vs. the Capitals.

Bobrovsky allowed four goals on 37 shots in the Blue Jackets’ win vs. the Blues on Saturday. It wasn’t Bobrovsky’s best outing of the year, but the Blue Jackets scored eight in front of him, so it didn’t matter. Bobrovsky is now 4-1-0 with a 2.84 GAA and .918 SV% in the month of November and has gone 5-2-0 with a 2.44 GAA and .930 SV% in seven starts on home ice.

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Blue Jackets did not hold a morning skate, Bobrovsky likely to start.

Bobrovsky allowed four goals on 37 shots in the Blue Jackets’ win vs. the Blues on Saturday. It wasn’t Bobrovsky’s best outing of the year, but the Blue Jackets scored eight in front of him, so it didn’t matter. Bobrovsky is now 4-1-0 with a 2.84 GAA and .918 SV% in the month of November and has gone 5-2-0 with a 2.44 GAA and .930 SV% in seven starts on home ice.

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The Flyers have recalled Anthony Stolarz from Lehigh Valley (AHL).

Stolarz has been recalled because Michal Neuvirth is out 4-6 weeks with a knee injury. The 22-year-old netminder has gone 6-2-0 with a 2.39 GAA and .927 SV% in eight games with the Phantoms this season. He has been called-up before, but has never made his NHL debut. Expect it happen this time around, especially considering how Steve Mason has struggled.

Anthony Stolarz
Bobrovsky will start Saturday vs. the Blues.

Bobrovsky was pulled after allowing four goals on nine shots in the Blue Jackets’ loss in Boston on Thursday. It was a rough outing for Bobrovsky, who had his four-game winning streak snapped. Bob has a 2.16 GAA and .935 SV% in 11 starts this season and tonight he faces the Blues on home ice, where he is 4-2-0 with a 2.18 GAA and .937 SV%.

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Bobrovsky will start Wednesday vs. the Ducks.

Bobrovsky stopped all 30 shots that he faced in the Blue Jackets’ shutout, 10-0 destruction of the Canadiens last Friday. After starting the first nine games of the season, Bobrovsky was finally given a night off on Saturday, so they’ll come back to him tonight in Anaheim. Goalie Bob stopped all 35 shots that he faced to shutout the Ducks in their first meeting of the season.

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Stecher will be in the Canucks’ lineup on Tuesday.

Stecher sat out of Monday’s game in Brooklyn, but will be back in the lineup tonight vs. the Rangers. Stecehr will replace Philip Larsen and comes into play with one assist and a minus-3 rating in four games with the Canucks this season. The rookie defenseman will skate on the top-pair with Alex Edler and should see some power-play time as well.

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Bobrovsky will start Friday vs. the Canadiens.

Bobrovsky allowed two goals on 38 shots in the Blue Jackets’ win over the Stars on Tuesday. Bobrovsky has won four of his last six starts while posting an impressive 1.50 GAA, .954 SV% and two shutouts. He’s been great, but tonight he faces a Montreal team that has not lost in regulation and sit fourth in the NHL in scoring (3.40 G/PG).

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Tanev (lower-body) will not play on Thursday.

After missing three games with a lower-body injury, Tanev returned to the lineup last night, only to get hurt again. There has been no indication whether or not Tanev re-injured himself or if he suffered a new lower-body ailment. Either way, his injury means that Nikita Tryamkin will make his season debut.

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Bobrovsky leads the Blue Jackets onto the ice for warmups.

Bobrovsky stopped all 35 shots that he faced in the Blue Jackets shutout win over the Ducks last Friday. Bobrovsky finished the month of October at 3-3-1 despite posting an impressive 2.02 GAA, .940 SV% and two shutouts. It has been an excellent start for Bob, who will face the Stars for the second time this season—he posted a 32-save shutout in their first meeting.

Sergei Bobrovsky
Bobrovsky is expected to start Tuesday vs. the Stars.

Bobrovsky stopped all 35 shots that he faced in the Blue Jackets shutout win over the Ducks last Friday. Bobrovsky finished the month of October at 3-3-1 despite posting an impressive 2.02 GAA, .940 SV% and two shutouts. It has been an excellent start for Bob, who will face the Stars for the second time this season—he posted a 32-save shutout in their first meeting.

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Bobrovsky will start on Thursday in San Jose.

Bobrovsky allowed three goals on 30 shots in the Blue Jackets’ loss in Los Angeles on Tuesday. The loss snapped a brief two-game winning streak for Bobrovsky, who will make his sixth consecutive start tonight in San Jose. Bobrovsky has won two of five starts while posting a 2.41 GAA and .929 SV% to start the 2016-17 season.

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The Canucks have recalled Troy Stecher from Utica (AHL).

Stecher, 22, was an undrafted college free agent, who has one assist in four games with Utica this season. Last year he had 29 points (8G / 21A) in 43 games at the University of North Dakota and tonight he will make his NHL debut on the top pair with Alex Edler as well as on the top power-play.

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Tanev (lower-body) is not expected to play on Tuesday.

Tanev was tangled up with Anze Kopitar on Saturday and absorbed a big hit from Nick Ritchie on Sunday, so he was too banged up to participate in the morning skate and won’t play on Tuesday. With Tanev out, Troy Stretcher was recalled from Utica (AHL) and he is expected to make his NHL debut.

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