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Crawford will start Sunday vs. the Predators.

Crawford allowed three goals on 20 shots in the Blackhawks’ win over the Sabres on Thursday. Scott Darling started Friday, so they’ll come back to Crawford tonight vs. the Predators. He has won two of five starts while posting a 2.64 GAA and .919 SV% since returning from injury and he faces a Nashville team that has lost five of their last seven.

Corey Crawford
Oshie left Saturday’s game with an upper-body injury; will be re-evaluated on Sunday.

Oshie dealt with a shoulder injury earlier in the year and is dealing with another upper-body injury after absorbing a hard hit from Senators’ defenseman Dion Phaneuf on Saturday. Oshie will be re-evaluated on Sunday and is questionable for Monday’s game in Montreal.

T.J. Oshie
Ward will make his 16th consecutive start on Sunday.

Ward allowed two goals on 24 shots in the Hurricanes loss in Chicago on Friday. Ward has started the last 15 games, going 8-5-2 while posting a solid .915 SV%. Today he will face the Bruins for the third time this season—he has gone 1-0-1 with a 1.41 GAA and .956 SV% in the first two meetings.

Cam Ward
Bobrovsky will likely start Sunday vs. the Flyers.

Bobrovsky allowed five goals on 23 shots in the Blue Jackets’ loss in Washington on Thursday. The loss snapped a personal 14-game winning streak for Bob, who leads the NHL in wins (25), tied for fourth in SV% (.930) and tied for fifth in GAA (2.03). Tonight he will face his former team for the seventh time in his career—he has gone 5-1-0 in the first six meetings.

Sergei Bobrovsky
Rask starts Saturday in Florida.

Rask allowed four goals on 25 shots in the Bruins’ loss to the Oilers on Thursday. Rask has lost his first two starts of 2017 while allowing a combined six goals on 50 shots (.880 SV%). Despite his recent struggles, tonight he will face the Panthers for the fourth time this season—he has gone 3-0-0 with a 1.66 GAA and .947 SV% in their first three meetings.

Tuukka Rask
Holtby will start Saturday in Ottawa.

Holtby stopped all 29 shots that he faced in the Capitals’ shutout win over the Blue Jackets on Thursday. Holtby put an abrupt stop to the Blue Jackets’ winning streak and will start again in Ottawa. Despite a terrible outing vs. the Maple Leafs, Holtby sits at 2-0-0 with a 1.71 GAA, .934 SV% and one shutout in his first three starts of the 2017 calendar year.

Braden Holtby
Lundqvist will start Saturday in Columbus.

Lundqvist allowed two goals on 32 shots in the Rangers’ win in Philadelphia on Wednesday. It was surprising to see him start on back-to-back nights, but it worked out for Lundqvist and the Rangers. He’ll go again tonight in Columbus—he has gone 8-5-0 with a 2.25 GAA and .926 SV% on the road this season, but draws a tough matchup tonight.

Henrik Lundqvist
Markstrom starts Saturday in Calgary.

Markstrom allowed two goals on 44 shots in the Canucks’ win in Edmonton on New Year’s Eve. Ryan Miller started the last three games, including a win last night, but Markstrom will start on the tail-end of the back-to-back. Markstrom has gone 2-1-0 while stopping 106 of 112 shots (.946 SV%)—but that loss came against the Flames, who he faces again tonight.

Jacob Markstrom
Jones will start Saturday vs. the Red Wings.

Jones allowed five goals on 26 shots in the Sharks loss to the Wild on Thursday. Jones has lost three straight starts while posting a 3.37 GAA and .886 SV%. Despite his recent struggles, he should make for a strong start tonight against a Red Wings team that has struggled to score this season. Jones is 10-5-1 with a 1.89 GAA and .923 SV% on home ice.

Martin Jones
Johnson will start Saturday vs. the Canucks.

Johnson allowed three goals on 25 shots in the Flames’ loss to the Ducks on December 29th. Brian Elliott struggled last night in Vancouver, so Johnson goes tonight vs. the Canucks on home-ice. Johnson has struggled in his last four starts, going 0-4-0 with a terrible 4.12 GAA and .862 SV%. He stopped 30 of 31 shots in a 2-1 shootout loss in his first start vs. Vancouver.

Chad Johnson
Hanzal (upper-body) is questionable for Saturday’s game vs. the Islanders.

Hanzal left last night’s game in Anaheim with an upper-body injury and is questionable for tonight’s game. The Coyotes recalled Laurent Dauphin from Tucson (AHL), which is not a great sign for Hanzal’s availability.

Martin Hanzal

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