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Johnson will start Saturday vs. the Blues.

Johnson allowed three goals on 21 shots in the Flames’ win over the Sabres on Tuesday. Brian Elliott got the nod and the loss on Thursday, so it will be Johnson who faces Elliott’s former team tonight. St. Louis has lost each of their first two games on their Western Canadian road trip, but they remain a tough matchup for Johnson.

Chad Johnson
Fleury was the first goalie off of the ice at the Penguins' morning skate.

Fleury allowed two goals on 34 shots in the Penguins’ win over the Sharks on Thursday. It was a nice bounce-back game for Fleury, who had lost each of his last two starts. He sits at 3-1-1 with a 2.76 GAA and .920 SV% in the early-going and tonight he will make his sixth consecutive start. Fleury will face a Nashville team that is dealing with food poisoning and who played last night.

Marc-Andre Fleury
Andersen was in the starter's crease this morning; likely Maple Leafs starer.

Andersen allowed five goals on 34 shots in the Maple Leafs’ OT loss in Winnipeg on Wednesday. The Leafs were unable to hold onto a 4-0 lead and Andersen ended up losing his second game in blue and white. He has struggled to the tune of a 3.60 GAA and .876 SV% so far this season and will be in tough again tonight in Chicago.

Frederik Andersen
Talbot will start the Heritage Classic on Sunday.

Talbot stopped 34 of 35 shots in the Oilers win over the Blues on Thursday. Talbot has won four of his first five starts while posting a 3.32 GAA and .904 SV% to start the season and he starts in today’s outdoor game in Winnipeg. Talbot was 2-0-0 with a 1.00 GAA and .976 SV% in two starts against the Jets last year.

Cam Talbot
Spurgeon (upper-body) missed Friday’s practice and is questionable for Saturday’s game.

Spurgeon was hurt in Thursday’s game vs. the Maple Leafs and then missed yesterday’s practice, which puts his status for tonight’s game in jeopardy. If Spurgeon can’t play, look for Mathew Dumba to get back into the lineup.

Jared Spurgeon
The Stars have activated Ales Hemsky (groin) from IR.

Hemsky missed the first four games of the regular season, but was activated from IR this afternoon and will make his season debut on Saturday. Hemsky is expected to skate on the Stars’ top line with Tyler Seguin and Jamie Benn.

Ales Hemsky
Vasilevskiy will start Saturday in Ottawa.

Vasilevskiy allowed two goals on 34 shots in the Lightning’s win over the Devils last Saturday. Ben Bishop started the last two games, but it will be Vasilevskiy tonight in Ottawa. He is one of the best backups in the NHL and has a powerful offence in front of him, making him a legit spot-start option whenever he gets the nod.

Andrei Vasilevskiy
Lack will make his second straight start on Saturday.

Lack allowed two goals on 26 shots in the Hurricanes win in Calgary on Thursday. It was a much better performance than his season debut and earned him a second straight start. Tonight he faces a Philadelphia team that has lost three straight games but they’ve been averaging 3.25 goals per game so far this season.

Eddie Lack
Jones will start Saturday in Detroit.

Jones allowed three goals on 20 shots in the Sharks loss in Pittsburgh on Thursday. It was Jones’ worst performance of the season and he comes in on a two-game losing streak while allowing a combined eight goals on 47 shots (.830 SV%) in those starts. He draws a solid matchup tonight against Red Wings team that played last night.

Martin Jones
Gelinas will make his season debut on Saturday.

Gelinas sat as a healthy scratch for the first four games of the season, but will replace Fedor Tyutin (groin) tonight in Florida. Gleans had no points in six games with the Avalanche last year, but had six points (1G / 5A) in 34 games with New Jersey before the trade.

Eric Gelinas
Spooner will draw back into the Bruins lineup on Saturday.

Spooner was a healthy scratch on Thursday, but he will play tonight vs. the Canadiens. Spooner is expected to skate on the Bruins’ second line with David Krejci and David Backes. Danton Heinen will sit to make room for Spooner.

Ryan Spooner
Khudobin starts for the Bruins with Tuukka Rask out.

Khudobin allowed four goals on 24 shots in the Bruins’ loss in Toronto last Saturday. He started that night because Tuukka Rask was banged up and that will be the case again tonight. Montreal has won three of their first four games and they’re always a tough team to beat when Carey Price is in goal.

Anton Khudobin
Lehtonen was the first goalie off of the ice at the Stars morning skate; expected to start.

Lehtonen allowed four goals on 39 shots in the Stars’ loss to the Kings on Thursday, but it was a good enough outing for them to go back to him for a third straight game. Lehtonen is 1-2-0 with a 2.36 GAA and .925 SV% so far this season and draws a favourable home matchup against a Blue Jackets team that played last night.

Kari Lehtonen
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