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Allen allowed four goals on 44 shots in the Blues win in Nashville last Sunday. With the emergence of Jordan Binnington, Allen has only started twice in the last month of play. He has gone 2-0-0 with a 2.43 GAA and .930 SV% in two starts against the Avalanche this season.

Fabbri has been a healthy scratch for nearly one month but will play Saturday with Alex Steen out because of personal reasons. Fabbri has had a tough time getting going this season, scoring just two goals with three assists (five points) in 23 games.

Steen left the team to go back to St. Louis for the birth of his child, so Robby Fabbri will replace him in the Blues lineup on Saturday.

Jones allowed four goals on 28 shots in the Sharks loss to the Capitals on Thursday. The loss snapped a five-game winning streak for Jones, who leads the NHL in wins (13) with a 2.89 GAA with a .900 SV% in 15 starts. Jones stopped 25 of 27 shots in a 7-2 win in his first start against the Canucks (Feb.11).

The Blackhawks fourth line shuffle continues as Hayden will be replaced by Brendan Perlini on Saturday.

Perlini was a healthy scratch against New Jersey on Thursday but will replace John Hayden on Saturday. Perlini has three goals and one assist in 27 games with Philadelphia.

Klingberg was forced to leave Thursday’s game after blocking a shot but is ready to play in Carolina. Klingberg has cooled off recently, picking up just one goal and one assist in his last eight games.

Spooner has been with Bakersfield lately, scoring two goals with four assists (six points) in seven games. The 27-year-old heads to his third team of the season with three goals and two assists (five points) in 41 shots between the Rangers and Oilers this season.

Gagner was originally drafted by the Oilers back in 2007 and played seven seasons and 481 career games with Edmonton. The 29-year-old has only appeared in seven NHL games with Vancouver this season and has picked up 12 goals and 25 assists (37 points) in 43 AHL games while on loan with the Marlies. He is expected to report to the Oilers on Saturday.

Howard stopped 40 of 42 shots in the Red Wings win over the Senators on Thursday. Howard has won two in a row while stopping 72 of the last 76 shots (.947 SV%) that he faced. This afternoon he takes on a Flyers team that has won 10 of their last 12 (10-1-1) on the road, where he has gone 6-9-1 with a 2.95 GAA and .909 SV% this season.

Khudobin allowed five goals on 21 shots in the Stars loss in Tampa Bay on Thursday. Khudobin has gone 2-2-1 with a 2.65 GAA and .922 SV% in five February starts. With Ben Bishop still out, Khudobin will make his 25th start of the season on Saturday. The 32-year-old has gone 5-8-3 with a 2.66 GAA and .921 SV% on the road this year.

Ladd has been out with a lower-body injury since November 13th. With the Islanders playing well there is no need to rush Ladd back, so he will play at least a couple of games with Bridgeport this weekend before likely returning to the Islanders next week.

Hickey has been out with an upper-body injury since December 17th. With the Islanders playing well there is no need to rush Hickey back, so he will play at least a couple of games with Bridgeport this weekend before likely returning to Brooklyn next week.

Hronek has split his 2019 season between the AHL and NHL, amassing 10 points (3G / 7A) in 23 games with the Red Wings and 23 points (7G / 16A) in 28 games with the Griffins. Hronek has the look of a future star in Detroit but it remains to be seen if he will be in the lineup on Saturday afternoon.

Ward allowed two goals on 43 shots in the Blackhawks win over the Devils on Thursday. Ward has won five consecutive games while allowing just 11 goals on 194 shots (.943 SV%). Ward has played extremely well as of late but draws a tough matchup vs. a Blue Jackets team that has won four of their last five while averaging 3.40 goals for per game.

Brossoit allowed five goals on 32 shots in the Jets loss in Ottawa last Saturday. Brossoit will get another crack at the Senators tonight and comes in having lost his last two starts while allowing a combined eight goals on 63 shots (.873 SV%). The 25-year-old has gone 5-0-1 with a 1.81 GAA and .953 SV% on home-ice this season.