Kampf (facial) will return to the Blackhawks lineup on Friday.
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Crawford will start Friday vs. the Stars.
Crawford allowed four goals on 38 shots in the Blackhawks loss to the Jets on Monday. Crawford has allowed a combined 11 goals on 97 shots (.887 SV%) in his last three starts and is 8-4-3 with a 2.50 GAA, .917 SV% and one shutout since returning from injury. He stopped 26 of 27 shots in a win in his only start against the Stars this season—and they will be sitting Jamie Benn and Mats Zucarello tonight.
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Crawford will likely start Friday vs. the Stars.
Crawford allowed four goals on 38 shots in the Blackhawks loss to the Jets on Monday. Crawford has allowed a combined 11 goals on 97 shots (.887 SV%) in his last three starts and is 8-4-3 with a 2.50 GAA, .917 SV% and one shutout since returning from injury. He stopped 26 of 27 shots in a win in his only start against the Stars this season—and they will be sitting Jamie Benn and Mats Zucarello tonight.
The Maple Leafs have recalled Michael Hutchinson from Toronto (AHL).
Hutchinson has performed well for the Marlies, going 14-5-1 with a 2.70 GAA and .910 SV% in 23 games. During a brief stint with the Maple Leafs earlier in the year, Hutchinson was 2-3-0 with a 2.64 GAA and .914 SV% in five games. It looks like Hutchinson is simply added insurance as the Leafs head into the playoffs, but don’t be surprised if he starts the season finale after Garret Sparks’ struggles continued on Tuesday.
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Kuemper led the Coyotes onto the ice for warmups.
Kuemper appears set to start Thursday despite leaving Tuesday’s game vs. the Kings after taking a stick to the eye. The playoffs is likely a motivating factor for Kuemper to be between the pipes tonight at less than 100 percent. Kuemper is 1-1-1 with a 3.27 GAA and .905 SV% in three starts against the Golden Knights this season.
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Fabbri will draw into the Blues lineup on Thursday.
Edmundson (lower-body) will return to the Blues lineup on Thursday.
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Sanford will be scratched Thursday vs. the Flyers.
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Parayko will be scratched Thursday vs. the Flyers.
Patrick (upper-body) will not play on Thursday.
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Rinne led the Predators onto the ice for warmups.
Rinne allowed two goals on 28 shots in the Predators win in Buffalo on Tuesday. Rinne has won his last two starts while stopping 68 of the last 71 shots (.958 SV%) that he has faced. Surprisingly, Rinne has struggled vs. the Canucks this season, going 1-1-0 with a 4.10 GAA and .851 SV% in two games.
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Binnington starts Thursday vs. the Flyers.
Letang (upper-body) is on the ice for warmups; expected to play vs. the Red Wings.
Malkin (upper-body) is on the ice for warmups; expected to play vs. the Red Wings.
Gardiner (back) is on the ice for warmups; expected to play Thursday vs. the Lightning.
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Howard led the Red Wings onto the ice for warmups.
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Price led the Canadiens onto the ice for warmups.
Price allowed two goals on 24 shots in the Canadiens win over the Lightning on Tuesday. Price has won three of his last four starts while allowing 11 goals on 113 shots (.902 SV%). The Canadiens will obviously stick with Price down the stretch as they try to leap-frog the Penguins, Hurricanes or Blue Jackets for the final Wild Card spot in the Eastern Conference.
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Holtby led the Capitals onto the ice for warmups.
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Greiss led the Islanders onto the ice for warmups.
Greiss allowed three goals on 32 shots in the Islanders loss in Columbus on March 26th. Robin Lehner has started the last three games but Greiss will start the second last game of the Islanders’ season. Greiss has lost three of his last four starts while posting a 3.21 GAA and .900 SV%.
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Donskoi will a healthy scratch on Thursday.
Donskoi has been in the lineup for the last eight games but will come out of the lineup to allow Melker Karlsson to draw back vs. the Oilers.
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