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Jimmy Howard(G)|FA
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Howard will start Saturday vs. the Sabres.

Howard allowed two goals on 36 shots in the Red Wings win over the Bruins on Wednesday. With Jonathan Bernier getting the start in Washington on Friday, Howard will go tonight vs. the Sabres. Howard has won five of his last six starts and hasn’t allowed more than two goals in five straight games. Howie has played great in November and is now 5-3-1 with a 2.30 GAA and .933 SV% in eight games at Little Caesars Arena this season.

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Ansar Khan 2018-11-24T22:25:51.219Z
Jimmy Howard
Chad Johnson(G)|FA
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Johnson will likely start Saturday vs. the Jets.

Johnson allowed four goals on 29 shots in the Blues loss in San Jose last Saturday. With Jake Allen starting last night, the Blues will go back to Johnson tonight vs. the Jets. The 32-year-old is 2-3-0 with a 2.08 GAA, .927 SV% and one shutout on home-ice this season, but the Jets 3.14 goals for per-game presents some challenges.

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Lou Korac 2018-11-24T22:24:28.936Z
Chad Johnson
Calvin Pickard(G)|MIN
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Pickard will start for the second straight day.

Pickard stopped all 31 shots that he faced in the Flyers shutout win over the Rangers on Friday afternoon. After recording his first shutout of the season and the extra couple hours of rest, Pickard will start on back-to-back nights. The 26-year-old is 2-1-1 with a 3.45 GAA and .887 SV% on the road this season and will be in difficult against his former squad in Toronto.

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John Boruk 2018-11-24T22:19:07.683Z
Calvin Pickard
Scott Darling(G)|
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Darling will start Saturday against the Islanders.

Darling allowed four goals on 24 shots in the Hurricanes loss to the Blue Jackets last Saturday. The Hurricanes have been rolling with Curtis McElhinney for the last three games, but they’ll turn to Darling on the tail-end of a back-to-back. The 29-year-old has gone 2-3-1 with a 2.99 GAA and .903 SV% since returning to the crease in late-October.

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Michael Smith 2018-11-24T22:12:20.489Z
Scott Darling
James Reimer(G)|FA
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Reimer will start Saturday vs. the Blackhawks.

Reimer allowed two goals on 28 shots after replacing an injured Roberto Luongo in the Panthers loss in Carolina last night. Reimer is 2-2-0 with a 3.09 GAA and .915 SV% in November and 1-3-0 with a 3.07 GAA and .909 SV% at the BB&T Center this season.

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Jameson Olive 2018-11-24T22:10:24.924Z
James Reimer
Casey DeSmith(G)|DAL
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DeSmith will start Saturday vs. the Blue Jackets.

DeSmith allowed on goal on 19 shots in the Penguins win over the Stars on Wednesday. The win snapped a three-game losing streak for DeSmith, who is now 2-3-1 with a 2.51 GAA, .918 SV% and one shutout in November. DeSmith is also 3-0-2 with a 2.41 GAA, .927 SV% and one shutout on home-ice this season.

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@penguins 2018-11-24T22:07:54.267Z
Casey DeSmith

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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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