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Brown will be a healthy scratch on Saturday.
The Senators are on the tail-end of a back-to-back so they will give their rookie centre the night off. J.C. Beaudin will replace Brown in the lineup on Saturday.
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Spezza will be a healthy scratch on Saturday.
Even with Spezza on a three-game point streak and posting two goals and four assists in his last six games, Spezza will sit in the second-game of a back-to-back. Getting Alexander Kerfoot back from suspension likely made Sheldon Keefe's decision a little easier.
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Kerfoot has served his two game suspension and will play on Saturday.
Kerfoot was suspended forces hit on Erik Johnson last Saturday but will replace Jason Spezza on the third line on Saturday. Kerfoot has be relatively quiet offensively for Toronto, scoring five goals with three assists (eight points) in 22 games this season.
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Hogberg will start Saturday in Calgary.
With Craig Anderson on IR and Anders Nilsson starting last night, Hogberg is expected to make his season debut on Saturday. Hogberg was 6-6-0 with a 3.21 GAA and .892 SV% in 14 AHL games at the time of his call-up. Hogberg has gone 0-2-1 with a 4.09 GAA and .884 SV% in his first four career NHL appearances.
MacDermid will be a healthy scratch on Saturday.
MacDermid played in the last two games but will be replaced by Paul LaDue in the lineup on Saturday.
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LaDue will be in the Kings lineup on Saturday.
LaDue was called up from the AHL on Wednesday with Alec Martinez going on IR and will make his season debut on Saturday. LaDue has six points (1G / 5A) in 18 AHL games this season.
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Luff will be a healthy scratch on Saturday.
Luff played in the last two games and even picked up an assist last night, but Nikolai Prokhorkin will replace him on Saturday.
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Prokhorkin will draw into the Kings lineup on Saturday.
Prokhorkin was a healthy scratch for the last two games but will replace Matt Luff in the lineup on Saturday. Prokhorkin has two goals and one assist in nine games with the Kings this season.
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Dahlstrom will draw into the Jets lineup on Saturday.
Dahlstrom has not played since October 29th but will be in the lineup on Saturday because Nathan Beaulieu is out and Dmitry Kulikov was hurt last night. Dahlstrom has no points in 10 games this season.
Kulikov (upper-body) will not play on Saturday.
Kulikov was forced to leave Friday's game early with an upper-body injury and will not play in Los Angeles. With Kulikov out, Carl Dahlstrom will draw back into the Jets' lineup.
McCoshen has been called up from Rockford (AHL) and is expected to make Blackhawks debut on Saturday.
McCoshen was acquired from Florida in late-October and is expected to replace Duncan Keith in the lineup on Saturday. McCoshen, who has appeared in 60 career NHL games, has four assists in 13 games with Rockford this season.
Keith (groin) will not play on Saturday.
Keith was forced to leave Friday's loss to the Avalanche and will not play on Saturday. With Keith out, Ian McCoshen was recalled from Rockford (AHL) and will make his Blackhawks debut. Keith is listed as day-to-day.
Crouse (upper-body) will be a game-time decision on Saturday.
Crouse has missed the last three games with an upper-body injury but will be a game-time decision against the Sharks. Crouse has five goals and three assists in 23 games this season.
Chaput has been recalled from Tucson (AHL) and will make his season debut on Saturday.
With Carl Soderberg out with a lower-body injury, Chaput has been brought up from Tucson and will play in his 168th career NHL games. Chaput has nine goals and three assists (12 points) in 15 AHL games this season.
Soderberg (lower-body) is day-to-day and will not play on Saturday.
Soderberg was hurt late in Friday's game and will not be available on Saturday. Following the trade of Eric Comrie (to Detroit) the Coyotes had an open roster spot to call-up Michael Chaput to replace Soderberg in the lineup vs. San Jose.
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Raanta (illness) will return to the Coyotes crease on Saturday.
Raanta allowed two goals on 45 shots in the Coyotes win in Los Angeles last Saturday. He missed the first couple of games this week due to illness but will start Saturday vs. the Sharks. Raanta has been excellent in recent action, winning three of his last four starts while posting a 1.98 GAA, .944 SV% and one shutout. Tonight he faces a Sharks team that has won four of their last five while scoring 2.60 goals per game.
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Brossoit ill start Saturday in Los Angeles.
Brossoit allowed three goals on 30 shots in the Jets loss to the Blue Jackets last Saturday. The loss snapped a brief two-game winning streak for Brossoit, who comes into Saturday at 3-1-0 with a. 3.25 GAA and .895 SV% on the road. The Kings are scoring 3.14 goals per game on home-ice this season, so Brossoit doesn't have a lot of spot-start intrigue tonight.
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Hogberg is expected to start Saturday in Calgary.
With Craig Anderson on IR and Anders Nilsson starting last night, Hogberg is expected to make his season debut on Saturday. Hogberg was 6-6-0 with a 3.21 GAA and .892 SV% in 14 AHL games at the time of his call-up. Hogberg has gone 0-2-1 with a 4.09 GAA and .884 SV% in his first four career NHL appearances.
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Campbell is expected to start Saturday vs. the Jets.
Campbell allowed three goals on 27 shots in the Kings loss in Arizona on November 18th. Jonathan Quick started five in a row but Campbell will make his ninth appearance of the season on Saturday. Dating back to the middle of October, Campbell has lost five of his last six starts (1-4-1) while posting a 2.97 GAA and .887 SV%. Tonight he faces a Jets team that has won six of their last seven while scoring 3.57 goals per game.
Hagg will be a healthy scratch on Saturday.
Hagg played in five straight games but will be replaced by Philippe Myers on Saturday afternoon.
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