Trade
The Devils have acquired Eddie Lack from the Flames for Dalton Prout.
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Olofsson will draw back in to the Wild lineup on Saturday.
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Stalock will start Saturday in Nashville.
Stalock allowed two goals on 26 shots in the Wild’s win over the Stars on Wednesday. With Devan Dubnyk returning last night, Stalock will start game-2 of their home-and-home with the Predators. Stalock comes into tongiht at 5-4-0 with a 2.41 GAA and .923 SV% in nine December appearances.
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Hartnell will be back in the Predators lineup on Saturday.
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Stalock is expected to start Saturday in Nashville.
Stalock allowed two goals on 26 shots in the Wild’s win over the Stars on Wednesday. With Devan Dubnyk returning last night, Stalock will start game-2 of their home-and-home with the Predators. Stalock comes into tongiht at 5-4-0 with a 2.41 GAA and .923 SV% in nine December appearances.
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Price will start Saturday in Florida.
Price allowed three goals on 34 shots in the Canadiens loss in Tampa Bay on Thursday. Price has lost his last two starts and is 4-5-1 with a 2.90 GAA and .911 SV% in 10 December starts. Tonight will face the Panthers for the second time this season—he stopped 26 of 27 shots in a 5-1 win in late-October.
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Quick is expected to start Saturday in Vancouver.
Quick allowed three goals on 39 shots in the Kings loss to the Golden Knights on Thursday. Quick has lost four of his last six games while allowing a combined 15 goals on 177 shots (.922 SV%). Tonight he faces the Canucks for the second time this season—he allowed three goals on 27 shots in a 3-2 loss in the first meeting.
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Glass will start Sunday in Calgary.
Glass was outstanding in his NHL debut, turning aside 42 of the 45 shots that he faced in the Blackhawks 4-3 overtime win in Edmonton. After a stellar performance the Blackhawks will go right back to the 32-year-old who will start in his hometown. Glass has a career .904 SV% in 175 AHL games and a .916 SV% in 218 KHL games so it’s hard to envision him replicating Friday’s performance tonight.
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Raanta will start Sunday in Anaheim.
Raanta allowed one goal on 26 shots in the Coyotes win in Colorado on Wednesday. After getting the following night off, Raanta will get back between the pipes tonight in Anaheim. Raanta has been pretty steady this season but has gone just 1-5-0 with a 2.73 GAA and .919 SV% in six December starts.
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Hellebuyck will start Sunday in Edmonton.
Hellebuyck allowed two goals on 44 shots in the Jets win over the Islanders on Friday. Hellebuyck has won four of his last five starts with a 1.97 GAA, .938 SV% and one shutout. Tonight he faces the Oilers for the third time this year, having gone 2-0-0 with a 2.51 GAA and .922 SV% in the first two meetings.
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Price is expected to start Saturday in Florida.
Price allowed three goals on 34 shots in the Canadiens loss in Tampa Bay on Thursday. Price has lost his last two starts and is 4-5-1 with a 2.90 GAA and .911 SV% in 10 December starts. Tonight will face the Panthers for the second time this season—he stopped 26 of 27 shots in a 5-1 win in late-October.
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Schlemko (illness) draws back into the Canadiens lineup on Saturday.
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Condon will start Saturday vs. the Bruins.
Condon surrendered four goals on 25 shots in last night’s win over the Blue Jackets. Condon has not been very good this season and has gone 1-0-2 with a 3.55 GAA and .883 SV% on home ice this season. He will be in tough starting for the second straight game against a quality Bruins team.
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Schneider will start Saturday in Washington.
Schneider surrendered four goals on 29 shots in the Devils loss to the Sabres last night. Schneider’s loss snapped a five-game winning streak for Schneider, who will make his 30th appearance tonight in Washington. He allowed five goals on 28 shots in a 5-2 loss to the Capitals in mid-October.
Call up / Send down
The Predators have recalled Frederick Gaudreau from Milwaukee (AHL).
The Predators have placed Filip Forsberg (undisclosed) on IR.
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