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Tristan Jarry(G)|EDM
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Jarry will start against the Panthers on Saturday.

Jarry stopped 35 of 37 shots in the Penguins’ 5-2 victory over the Blue Jackets on Sunday. Jarry holds a 10-4-2 record with a .921 SV% across 19 appearances for the Penguins this season. He draws a decent matchup on the road tonight in Florida.

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Josh Yohe 2018-02-24T22:26:21.943Z
Tristan Jarry
Robin Lehner(G)|FA
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Lehner will start against the Capitals on Saturday.

Lehner stopped 35 of the 37 shots he faced in the Sabres’ 3-2 victory over the Wings on Thursday. It was a strong outing for Lehner, whose fantasy stock could be on the rise should he be moved ahead of Monday’s trade deadline. He draws a brutal matchup tonight in Washington.

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Paul Hamilton 2018-02-24T22:20:46.013Z
Robin Lehner
Michael Hutchinson(G)|FA
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Hutchinson will start Saturday against the Stars.

Hutchinson will make just his second start of the season on Saturday. He stopped 23 of 24 shots in his lone appearance this year in a 3-1 victory over the Jets on January 30th. He went out with a concussion shortly after being recalled to replace the injured Steve Mason as the Jets’ backup. He draws what should be a challenging matchup tonight against the stars.

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Ken Wiebe 2018-02-24T21:45:06.709Z
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Jon Gillies(G)|FA
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Gillies will start against the Avalanche on Saturday.

In his first start of the season, Gillies stopped 35 of 37 shots in a 5-2 victory over the Coyotes on Thursday. With David Rittich struggling in the absence of Mike Smith, the Flames will opt to go back to the hot-hand on Saturday in Gillies. He draws another strong matchup this afternoon against the Avalanche.

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Aaron Vickers 2018-02-24T20:36:42.218Z
Jon Gillies
Semyon Varlamov(G)|NYI
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Varlamov will start against the Flames on Saturday.

Varlamov turned in an admirable performance on Thursday, stopping 43 of the 46 shots he faced in a losing effort against the Oilers. With Jonathan Bernier (concussion) sidelined without a timetable for his return, Varlamov should get nearly all of the starts for the Avalanche in the foreseeable future. He has a tough matchup this afternoon in Calgary.

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Aaron Vickers 2018-02-24T20:31:47.128Z
Semyon Varlamov
Petr Mrazek(G)|ANA
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Mrazek is expected to start on Saturday afternoon in Ottawa.

Mrazek stopped 19 of 20 shots in his Flyers debut on Thursday, en route to a 2-1 victory over Columbus. After a terrible start to the season Mrazek has now raised his SV% to a respectable .911 across 23 appearances for Detroit and Philadelphia. He’ll look to go two for two in a Flyers uniform in a strong matinee matchup in Ottawa on Saturday.

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@NHLFlyers 2018-02-24T18:45:27.295Z
Petr Mrazek
Ryan Miller(G)|
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Miller will start against the Coyotes on Saturday.

Miller turned in a phenomenal performance on Wednesday, stopping all 41 shots he faced in a 2-0 victory over the Stars. John Gibson (lower-body) has found himself back on injured reserve again, opening the door for Miller in the interim. He has a great matchup tonight against the Coyotes.

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Eric Stephens 2018-02-25T00:35:07.456Z
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Already this season we’ve seen the hammer brought down by the NHL Department of Player Safety. Notable suspensions and fines include Ryan Reaves of the Toronto Maple Leafs who was given a five-game suspension for an illegal check to the head against the Edmonton Oilers, and Los Angeles Kings forward Tanner Jeannot who was dealt a three-game suspension, also for an illegal hit to the head.

In the 2023-24 season, there were a total of 14 suspensions and 17 fines issued throughout the NHL. The longest suspension served was dealt to former-Detroit Red Wing David Perron at six-games after a cross-checking penalty dealt ironically against his current team in the 2024-25 season, the Ottawa Senators. Additionally, Perron was fined $148,437.48 for his actions.

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