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Howard leads the Red Wings onto the ice for warmups.
Howard allowed two goals on 39 shots in the Red Wings shootout win over the Rangers on Friday. The win snapped a three-game losing skid for Howard, who will make his fifth straight appearance tonight vs. the Penguins. Howie comes in at 2-3-0 with a 2.19 GAA and .928 SV% in his last five starts.
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Talbot will start Sunday vs. the Jets.
Talbot allowed four goals on 36 shots in a loss to the Blackhawks on Friday. After winning four straight upon returning to the crease, Talbot has lost two in a row while allowing a combined eight goals on (.893 SV%). Overall, he is 4-1-1 with a 2.68 GAA and .917 SV% in six December starts.
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Korpisalo will start Sunday vs. the Lightning.
Korpisalo allowed two goals on 41 shots in the Blue Jackets win over the Maple Leafs on December 20th. Korpisalo has gone 4-3-0 with a 2.84 GAA and .911 SV% in seven games and one relief appearance this season. He draws a terrible matchup tonight vs. the visiting Lightning.
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Gibson leads the Ducks onto the ice for warmups.
Gibson allowed one goal on 23 shots in the Ducks win over the Flames on Friday. Gibson has gone 4-3-3 with a 2.27 GAA and .924 SV% in 10 December starts. Gibson allowed four goals on 30 shots in a 5-4 win over the Coyotes in the first game of the season.
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Subban will start Sunday vs. the Maple Leafs.
Subban allowed one goal on 28 shots in the Golden Knights win in Anaheim on Wednesday. Subban is riding a five-game winning streak, posting a 2.11 GAA and .929 SV%. Subban has been extremely impressive this season, going 9-2-0 with a 2.18 GAA and .926 SV% in 11 starts and one relief appearance.
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Jones will start Sunday in Dallas.
Jones allowed two goals on 34 shots in the Sharks win over the Flames on Thursday. After a rough stretch, the Sharks No.1 has settled in recently, winning two straight while turning away 60 of 62 shots (.968 SV%). The 27-year-old has gone 4-4-1 with a 2.67 GAA and .917 SV% in 10 road starts.
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Smith will start Sunday vs. the Blackhawks.
Smith allowed two goals on 41 shots in the Flames loss in Anaheim on Friday. Smith has lost five of his last six starts despite posting an impressive 2.02 GAA and .932 SV%. Tonight he faced the Blackhawks on home ice where he is 8-10-0 with a 2.95 GAA and .901 SV% this season.
Kadri (upper-body) is not expected to be in the lineup on Sunday.
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Andersen will start Sunday in Vegas.
Andersen allowed four goals on 34 shots in the Maple Leafs win in Arizona on Thursday. Andersen has won three straight while posting a 2.33 GAA and .929 SV%. This afternoon he will get his first look at the surprising Vegas Golden Knights and comes in at 11-6-1 with a 2.51 GAA and .927 SV% on the road this season.
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Murray will start Sunday in Detroit.
Murray allowed four goals on 33 shots in the Penguins win over the Blue Jackets on Wednesday. Murray went on to miss Friday’s game in Carolina with an injury, but will be back between the pipes tonight in Detroit. Murray has gone 3-3-0 with a 2.91 GAA and .898 SV% in six December starts.
Couture (concussion) will be a game-time decision on Sunday.
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Quine will draw back into the Islanders lineup on Sunday.
Beauvillier will draw back into the Islanders lineup on Sunday.
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Halak will start Sunday in Colorado.
Halak allowed four goals on 37 shots in the Islanders loss in Winnipeg on Friday. The loss snapped a brief two-game winning streak for Halak, who will make his fifth straight start tonight in Colorado—he has won two of his last four with a 3.20 GAA and .916 SV%.
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Bernier will start Sunday vs. the Islanders.
Bernier gave up six goals on 31 shots in Colorado’s loss to Tampa Bay on December 16th. Bernier has either been really good or really bad with no real in between games—one of his bad outings came against the Islanders, who he’ll face again tonight. He surrendered six goals on 28 shots in a 6-4 loss in Brooklyn in early-November.
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