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Ward (healthy scratch) will be back in the Sharks' lineup on Sunday.
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Bernier leads the Ducks onto the ice for warmups.
Bernier allowed three goals on 34 shots in the Ducks win in Boston on Thursday. Bernier has won his last two starts while turning aside 53 of 58 shots (.914 SV%). Bernier has struggled on the road this season—going 3-2-0 with a 3.43 GAA and .888 SV%, but he makes for a great start against the NHL’s lowest-scoring team.
Bogosian (knee) will return to the Sabres' lineup on Saturday.
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Fleury will start Saturday in Toronto.
Fleury was pulled after he allowed four goals on 16 shots in the Penguins’ loss to the Senators on December 5th. Matt Murray started the last five games, including last night’s, so Fleury will go tonight in Toronto. Fleury has gone 1-3-2 with a 4.33 GAA and .872 SV% on the road this season.
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Nilsson will start Saturday in Carolina.
Nilsson allowed three goals on 37 shots in the Sabres’ win over the Oilers on December 6th. Nilsson has won his last three starts despite allowing a combined nine goals on 91 shots (.901 SV%). Tonight he will start in Carolina—he has gone 1-1-1 with a 3.27 GAA and .912 SV% on the road this season.
Murphy (upper-body) will be back in the Coyotes' lineup on Saturday.
Murphy missed the last three games with an upper-body injury, but will replace Michael Stone in the lineup this afternoon. Murphy has four assists in 26 games this season.
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Stone is not on the ice for warmups; will be a healthy scratch vs. the Wild.
This marks the second time in five games that Stone has been a healthy scratch. He will come out of the lineup with Connor Murphy set to return from injury.
