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Johnston will be a healthy scratch on Sunday.
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Dal Colle will draw back into the Islanders lineup on Sunday.
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Hellebuyck starts Sunday in Chicago.
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Kivlenieks is expected to make his NHL debut Sunday in New York.
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Lehner starts Sunday vs. the Jets.
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Greiss led the Islanders onto the ice for warmups.
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Reimer will start Sunday vs. the Islanders.
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The Blue Jackets have reassigned Kevin Stenlund to Cleveland (AHL).
With Oliver Bjorkstrand set to return from injury on Sunday, Stenlund heads back to the AHL to clear a roster spot. Stenlund had a solid showing in his second career NHL stint, scoring four goals with two assists (six points) in 17 games. He has also picked up 16 points (6G / 10A) in 27 AHL games this year.
The Blue Jackets have activated Oliver Bjorkstrand from IR.
Bjorkstrand has missed the last 13 games but is set to return Sunday in New York. Bjorkstrand was red-hot before getting hurt, scoring six goals with two assists (eight points) in his last seven games. His shot volume has been extremely impressive as well, setting him up for a potentially huge second half of the season.
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Halak will start Sunday afternoon in Pittsburgh.
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Murray will start Sunday afternoon vs. the Bruins.
Injury
Koivu (illness) is not on the ice for warmups; will not play vs. the Stars.
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Stalock led the Wild onto the ice for warmups.
Stalock stopped 18 of 20 shots in the Wild's win over the Lightning on Thursday. It was a surprisingly easy night with the red-hot Lightning in town but it was enough to convince the Wild to go back to Stalock tonight vs. Dallas. He is 1-1-0 with a 3.38 GAA and .891 SV% vs. thee Stars this year.
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Rinne led the Predators onto the ice for warmups.
Rinne allowed three goals on 31 shots in the Predators loss in Edmonton on Tuesday. Now he returns to Nashville, where he has struggled this season, going 8-5-3 with a 3.29 GAA and .880 SV% in 16 starts. He'll face a Sabres team that has won three in a row while outscoring their opponents 13-to-4.
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Timashov was a late-scratch vs. the Blackhawks.
Liljegren will make his NHL debut vs. Chicago.
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Howard led the Red Wings onto the ice for warmups.
Howard stopped 35 of 37 shots in the Red Wings 2-1 overtime loss to the Penguins last night. It was a rare good outing for Howard, who still hasn't won since October 29th, going 0-11-2 over that stretch. Tonight he faces a Panthers team that has won four of their last five while scoring 4.60 goals per game.
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Campbell led the Kings onto the ice for warmups.
Campbell allowed four goals on 26 shots in the Kings 4-3 loss in Florida on Thursday. Campbell will start for the fourth time in five games and comes in having allowed a combined seven goals on the last 101 shots (.931 SV%) that he has faced. He'll face a Flyers team that has stumbled recently, losing six of their last nine (3-5-1) while scoring 3.00 goals per game.
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Merzlikins will start Saturday vs. the Devils.
Merzlikins allowed two goals on 34 shots in the Blue Jackets win over the Hurricanes on Thursday. Merzlikins' ridiculous run continued, as he's now won three straight while stopping 93 of the 95 shots (.979 SV%) that he has faced. Tonight he draws a good matchup with the Devils in town--they've lost five of their last seven (2-4-1) while scoring 3.14 goals per game.
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Rittich will start Saturday afternoon in Ottawa.
Rittich allowed one goal on 36 shots in the Flames shootout win in Toronto on Thursday. Rittich has been terrific in his last two outings, stopping 70 of the 73 shots (.959 SV%) that he has faced. He stopped 26 of 27 shots in a winning effort in his first start vs. Ottawa and is 10-7-2 with a 2.73 GAA and .918 SV% on the road this year.
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