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Paquette (lower-body) will not play Thursday vs. the Maple Leafs.
Namestnikov (lower-body) will not play Thursday vs. the Maple Leafs.
Johnson (lower-body) will not play Thursday vs. the Maple Leafs.
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The Penguins have reassigned Oskar Sundqvist to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (AHL).
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The Penguins have reassigned Josh Archibald to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (AHL).
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The Red Wings have recalled Brian Lashoff from Grand Rapids (AHL).
Goalie Start
Lack will start Thursday vs. the Wild.
Lack allowed two goals on 24 shots in the Hurricanes’ loss in Colorado on March 7th. Cam Ward started the last four game, but Lack will face the Wild tonight on home ice. He is 1-2-0 with a 1.93 GAA and .929 SV% at PNC Arena, but is a really risky start tonight.
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Holtby will start Thursday vs. Nashville.
Holtby allowed two goals on 32 shots in the Capitals’ win over the Wild on Tuesday. The win snapped a three-game losing streak for Holtby, who will make his 54th appearance tonight. The 27-year-old has gone 23-6-1 with a 1.78 GAA and .931 SV% on home ice this season, but Nashville comes in on a nice two-game run.
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Vasilevskiy will start Thursday vs. the Maple Leafs.
Vasilevskiy allowed one goal on 32 shots in the Lightning’s win in Ottawa on Tuesday. Vasilevskiy continues to roll, having won six of his last seven (6-0-1) while posting a 1.38 GAA and .958 SV%. Tonight he faces the Maple Leafs for the second time this season—he made 32 saves in a 3-2 OT loss in the first.
Goalie Start
Lack was the first goalie off of the ice this morning.
Lack allowed two goals on 24 shots in the Hurricanes’ loss in Colorado on March 7th. Cam Ward started the last four game, but Lack will face the Wild tonight on home ice. He is 1-2-0 with a 1.93 GAA and .929 SV% at PNC Arena, but is a really risky start tonight.
Nelson (upper-body) will return to the Islanders lineup on Thursday.
Call up / Send down
The Rangers have recalled Magnus Hellberg from Hartford (AHL).
Goalie Start
Hellebuyck will make his 15th consecutive start on Thursday.
Hellebuyck gave up five goals on 42 shots in the Jets’ loss in Nashville on Monday. Tuesday’s game in New Jersey was postponed, so Hellebuyck will return to the crease tonight in Brooklyn. He was pulled in his first start against the Islanders after allowing four goals on 15 shots.
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Greiss will start Thursday vs. the Jets.
Greiss stopped 30 of 32 shots in the Islanders’ win in Carolina on Tuesday. It was a much better outing than Monday’s relief appearance against the Hurricanes. Greiss has gone 12-5-1 with a 2.56 GAA and .914 SV% on home ice, but will face a high-scoring Jets team tonight.
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Kinkaid will start Thursday vs. the Flyers.
Kinkaid allowed one goal on 21 after replacing Cory Schneider in the Devils’ loss in Arizona last Saturday. Kinkaid has not recorded a win since January 21st—it came against the Flyers, who he will face again tonight. Kinkaid is 0-4-1 with a 3.61 GAA and .862 SV% on home ice.
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Condon will start Thursday vs. Chicago.
Condon allowed two goals on 37 shots in the Senators’ loss to the Lightning on Tuesday. Condon will start for the second straight game with Craig Anderson sidelined. Condon is 8-4-6 with a 2.30 GAA and .920 SV% on home ice this season, but draws a difficult matchup tonight.
Tkachuk (lower-body) is in warmups and is expected to play on Wednesday.
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