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Ritchie will be a healthy scratch on Sunday as the Stars go with seven defensemen.
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Greiss leads the Islanders onto the ice for warmups.
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Dal Colle will make his season debut on Sunday.
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Hintz was recalled from Texas (AHL) on Saturday and will play on Sunday.
Pitlick (illness) will not play on Sunday.
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Bishop will start Sunday against the Islanders.
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Halak starts Saturday in Arizona.
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Petersen leads the Kings onto the ice for warmups.
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Rinne leads the Predators onto the ice for warmups.
Rinne allowed two goals on 23 shots in the Predators loss in Arizona on Thursday. The Coyotes got to Rinne early and Darcy Kuemper stood on his head at the other end, handing Rinne his second straight loss. Rinne is now 3-1-1 with a 0.99 GAA, .966 SV% and one shutout in November and a must-start with the Kings in town.
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Bobrovsky leads the Blue Jackets onto the ice for warmups.
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Sprong is on the ice for warmups; expected to be back in the Penguins lineup against the Senators.
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Sheahan is not on the ice for warmups; not expected to play Saturday.
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Markstrom leads the Canucks onto the ice for warmups.
Markstrom allowed five goals on 34 shots in the Canucks loss against the Islanders on Tuesday. Markstrom was finally given a breather on Thursday, so he’s expected to start on Saturday. Markstrom is riding a three-game losing skid and has a tough matchup as he goes head-to-head with Carey Price.
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Lundqvist leads the Rangers onto the ice for warmups.
Lundqvist was pulled after allowing five goals on 17 shots in the Rangers loss to the Islanders on Thursday. It was the lone blimp in an otherwise strong November for Lundqvist, who has a 2.76 GAA and .915 SV% in 15 starts this season. He is also 5-3-0 on home-ice this year.
Chara has a left MCL injury and will be re-evaluated in four weeks.
As feared, Chara will miss an extended period of time with a knee injury he sustained on Wednesday. This leaves the Bruins extremely shorthanded on the blue line in the immediate future and the loss of Chara for at least one month is a big loss. Expect a new update in mid-December.
Moore (lower-body) has returned to Boston to be evaluated.
Moore missed Friday’s game in Dallas and will miss Saturday’s game in Arizona with lower-body injury. Expect a more detailed timeline on Moore’s injury early next week.
Bergeron (upper-body) has returned to Boston to be evaluated.
Bergeron was originally listed as a game-time decision after sustaining an upper-body injury on Friday night. Returning to Boston suggests that he is going to miss some time, but expect a detailed update early next week.
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Skjei will be scratched on Saturday.
Skjei has been held pointless in four straight games and will be replaced by Brenden Smith on Saturday.
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Smith will be back in the Rangers lineup on Saturday.
Smith was scratched for the last three games, but will replace Brady Skjei in the lineup on Saturday. Smith has just one goal and two assists (three points) in 16 games this season.
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Strome will make his Rangers debut on Saturday.
Strome, who was acquired from the Oilers on Friday, will replace Mats Zuccarello and skate on the wing with Brett Howden and Jimmy Vesey on Saturday.
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