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Hanley will draw into the Stars lineup on Thursday.
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Wedgewood will start Thursday in Los Angeles.
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Blackwood led the Devils onto the ice for warmups.
Blackwood allowed two goals on 37 shots (.946 SV%) as he snapped a two-game losing streak with a win over Los Angeles in his previous start. The 26-year-old has continued to struggle for a second-straight season, with his 6-3-1 record, 2.95 GAA and .895 SV%. He will face the Seattle Kraken, who are on a two-game losing streak after a 5-2 loss to Edmonton, which came after an eight-game winning streak.
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Hill led the Golden Knights onto the ice for warmups.
Hill stopped 38 of 39 shots (.974 SV%) for his second win in as many starts as he beat Florida the last time he took the crease. The 26-year-old backup has been solid this season, with his 10-3-1 record, 2.61 GAA and .909 SV%. He takes on the Detroit Red Wings, who have lost three straight games and are 19th in the NHL in goals per game (3.09).
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Puljujarvi will draw back into the Oilers lineup on Thursday.
Foegele (illness) scratched Thursday vs. the Lightning.
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Vasilevskiy starts Thursday in Edmonton.
Crouse (upper-body) will not play Thursday vs. the Capitals.
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Kuemper starts Thursday in Arizona.
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Saros led the Predators onto the ice for warmups.
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Sorokin led the Islanders onto the ice for warmups.
Sorokin has allowed four goals on 35 shots (.886 SV%) as he lost to Washington in overtime in his previous start. The 27-year-old has been the Islanders' best player all season, with his 15-14-3 record, 2.30 GAA and .925 SV%. He will face the Buffalo Sabres, who have lost five of their last six games after a 4-3 overtime loss to Chicago last game.
Max Pacioretty will return to the Hurricanes' lineup Thursday vs. Minnesota (lower body).
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Montembeault led the Canadiens onto the ice for warmups.
Montembeault stopped 25 of 26 shots (.962 SV%) for his second straight victory as he beat the Central leading Winnipeg Jets in his previous start. The 26-year-old will be tasked with a starters' workload now that Jake Allen is on the shelf for a few weeks (injury) and will be hoping to build off his 9-7-2 record, 3.05 GAA and .912 SV%. He will face the Florida Panthers, who are coming off a 5-4 overtime loss to Toronto but are second in the NHL in shots per game (35.4).
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Andersen will start Thursday vs. the Wild.
Andersen stopped 34 of 35 shots in the Hurricanes' win over the Penguins last Saturday. Since returning to the Hurricanes' crease on January 12th, Andersen has won each of his starts while stopping 55 of 58 shots (.948 SV%). Overall, he's 7-3-0 with a .903 SV% in 10 games this season. Tonight he'll face a Wild team that is on a three-game winning streak and have won 12 of their last 17 games (12-3-2).
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Stolarz led the Ducks onto the ice for warmups.
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Anthony Stolarz will start Thursday vs. Columbus.
Isac Lundestrom will draw back into the Ducks' lineup Thursday.
Mason McTavish is day-to-day with a lower-body injury and will miss Thursday's game.
Joona Koppanen will be a healthy scratch Thursday vs. the New York Rangers.
Koppanen played 10:58 for the Bruins last night vs. the Islanders and picked up two PIMs but will be a healthy scratch Thursday as they take on the Rangers. Koppanen had six goals, 14 assists, 22 PIMs and a +9 plus/minus in 36 games with Providence (AHL) prior to his callup on Tuesday.
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Swayman will start Thursday in New York.
Swayman was perfect, stopping all 29 shots as he picked up his third straight victory in a win over Philadelphia his last time out. The 24-year-old Bruins' backup has played great as of late, leading to his 10-3-3 record, 2.35 GAA and .912 SV%. He takes on the New York Rangers, who have won three of their last four games and are eighth in the NHL in shots per game (32.9).
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