McDonagh (upper-body) will be in the Lightning lineup on Saturday.
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Schmaltz will be back in the Blues lineup on Saturday.
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Thomas will be back in the Blues lineup on Saturday.
Steen will not be in the Blues lineup on Saturday.
Pietrangelo will not be in the Blues lineup on Saturday.
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Johnson will start Saturday in Arizona.
Hornqvist (concussion) is on the ice for warmups; expected to return on Saturday.
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Domingue leads the Lightning onto the ice for warmups.
Domingue surrendered four goals on 22 shots in the Lightning’s win over the Sabres on Thursday. It wasn’t the prettiest performance but it was enough to win for the fourth time in five games. Tonight he looks to record his 10th win of the season. Domingue is 4-3-0 with a 3.73 GAA and .882 SV% on the road this season.
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Howard leads the Red Wings onto the ice for warmups.
Howard allowed three goals on 36 shots in the Red Wings win over St. Louis on Wednesday. Howard wrapped up a great month of November with a win, finishing the month at 6-1-1 with a 2.34 GAA and .930 SV%. In his first start against the Bruins, Howard stopped 34 of 36 shots in a 3-2 overtime win.
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Greiss leads the Islanders onto the ice for warmups.
Greiss allowed three goals on 23 shots in the Islanders loss to the Capitals on Monday. Lehner performed well in Boston on Thursday but it looks like Greiss will go tonight vs. the Blue Jackets. Greiss was 6-2-1 with a 2.55 GAA, .921 SV% and one shutout in November and now ranks 11th in the NHL in SV% (.925) for the season.
The Predators have recalled Anthony Richard from Milwaukee (AHL).
Richard was selected in the fourth round in 2015 and has picked up eight goals and four assists (12 points) in 21 games with Milwaukee this season. He has been recalled because Filip Forsberg (undisclosed) was moved to IR on Saturday evening.
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Price will start Saturday vs. the Rangers.
Price allowed two goals on 22 shots in the Canadiens loss to the Hurricanes on Tuesday. Price has lost four consecutive game while allowing a combined 15 goals on 119 shots (.874 SV%). The 31-year-old has gone 3-5-2 with a 3.41 GAA and .882 SV% in 10 starts on home-ice.
The Predators have placed Filip Forsberg (undisclosed) on IR.
The Predators depth continues to be tested as Forsberg joins fellow top-6 forwards Kyle Turris and Viktor Arvidsson on IR. There is no word on what happened to Forsberg and how long they expect their star winger to be out.
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Reimer will start Saturday vs. the Lightning.
Reimer allowed two goals on 24 shots in the Panthers win over the Sabres last night. With Roberto Luongo still out, Reimer will start for the second straight night. Reimer has won two of his last three while allowing eight goals on 81 shots (.901 SV%).
Nylander has reportedly signed a six-year extension with the Maple Leafs worth $6.9M AAV.
With only a couple of minutes to spare, Nylander inked the much anticipated extension and could be back in the Maple Leafs lineup as soon as next week. Nylander adds to an already deep Maple Leafs top-9, where he figures to slot in next to Auston Matthews. A season ago, Nylander had 20 goals and 41 assists in 82 games.
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Kinkaid will start Saturday vs. the Jets.
Kinkaid allowed four goals on 29 shots in the Devils loss in Washington last night. With Cory Schneider struggling mightily this season, the Devils will go back to Kinkaid for the second night in a row. Kinkaid has allowed a combined 12 goals on 98 shots (.878 SV%) in his last three starts (0-1-2).
The Devils have activated Steven Santini (broken jaw) from IR.
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The Devils have assigned Michael McLeod to Binghamton (AHL).
Pietrangelo (hand/wrist) is questionable for Saturday.
Pietrangelo suffered an apparent hand/wrist injury in Friday’s game in Colorado and is questionable for Saturday’s game in Arizona. Expect an update on Pietrangelo’s status around 6:00 pm ET.
Roussel (shoulder) is on the ice for warmups; expected to play vs. Dallas.
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