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Dubnyk will start Tuesday vs. the Sharks.

Dubnyk stopped 24 of 26 shots in the Wild’s loss to the Flames on Saturday. Dubnyk went through a rough patch from mid-November to early-December but has played great in his last three starts—2-1-0 while allowing just four goals on 87 shots (.954 SV%). In his first start against the Sharks, Dubnyk allowed four goals on 22 shots in a 4-3 loss in San Jose (Nov.6).

Devan Dubnyk
Hall (lower-body) will return to the Devils lineup on Tuesday.

Hall has missed the last two games with a lower-body injury but will play Tuesday vs. the Maple Leafs. Hall will be back on the top line with Nico Hischier and that duo has a 55.1 CF% and are averaging an impressive 33 scoring chances for/60 in 280:15 5v5 TOI together this season. Overall, Hall has eight goals and 23 assists (31 points) in 29 games.

Taylor Hall
Hart will make his NHL debut Tuesday vs. the Red Wings.

Hart will be a sixth goalie to dress for the Flyers this season and will be leaned on to save their season. The 20-year-old was a second-round pick in 2016 and is viewed as one of the NHL’s top goaltending prospects. Hart was 9-5-1 with a 3.05 GAA and .901 SV% in his first 17 professional games with Lehigh Valley (AHL) but was impressive in his last five games, going 4-1-0 with a 1.82 GAA and .939 SV%.

Carter Hart
Lehner will start Tuesday in Arizona.

Lehner allowed three goals on 17 shots in the Islanders 3-2 loss to the Golden Knights last Wednesday. Lehner has not registered a win since October 30th and is 0-4-2 with a 2.87 GAA and .891 SV% in six starts and one relief appearance since. Tonight he faces a Coyotes team that has lost five of their last six with 1.67 goals for per game.

Robin Lehner
Subban leads the Golden Knights onto the ice for warmups.

Subban gave up seven goals on 32 shots in the Golden Knights loss in Calgary on November 19th. Marc-Andre Fleury has played the vast majority of the games so far this season, leaving Subban with just four starts in the first 35 games. He has an ugly 4.02 GAA and .859 SV% on the year, so streaming him to start the week comes with some risk.

Malcolm Subban
The Blackhawks have placed Corey Crawford (concussion) on injured reserve.

Crawford was removed from Sunday’s game with a concussion after his teammate Dylan Strome collided with him, driving his head back into the net. Crawford missed most of last season and the start of this year with lingering concussion-like symptoms, so this is bad news for the Blackhawks’ No.1 netminder. With Chicago sitting last in the Central Division at 10-19-6, don’t expect them to rush Crawford back into the crease.

Corey Crawford
Klingberg (hand) will not play Tuesday; hopes to be back Thursday.

Klingberg is four weeks into what was originally a five-week timetable. It looks like Klingberg will be back a couple of days early as he appears to be on-pace to play Thursday. The 26-year-old was tied for sixth among defensemen in points with 13 (5G / 8A) in 15 games before getting hurt.

John Klingberg
Georgiev will start Tuesday vs. the Ducks.

Georgiev will make his first start since December 1st. Georgiev surrendered five goals on 41 shots in the Rangers loss in Montreal that night and has gone 4-4-0 with a 3.37 GAA and .899 SV% in eight games this season. He will face a Ducks team that is on the tail-end of back-to-back but have won nine of their last 10 games.

Alexandar Georgiev

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Already this season we’ve seen the hammer brought down by the NHL Department of Player Safety. Notable suspensions and fines include Ryan Reaves of the Toronto Maple Leafs who was given a five-game suspension for an illegal check to the head against the Edmonton Oilers, and Los Angeles Kings forward Tanner Jeannot who was dealt a three-game suspension, also for an illegal hit to the head.

In the 2023-24 season, there were a total of 14 suspensions and 17 fines issued throughout the NHL. The longest suspension served was dealt to former-Detroit Red Wing David Perron at six-games after a cross-checking penalty dealt ironically against his current team in the 2024-25 season, the Ottawa Senators. Additionally, Perron was fined $148,437.48 for his actions.

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