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Braden Holtby(G)|FA
Goalie Start
Goalie Start
Holtby is in the starter's crease at the Capitals morning skate.

Holtby gave up three goals on 35 shots in the Capitals win over the Blue Jackets on Saturday. Holtby has won four of his last six starts while posting a 2.52 GAA and .921 SV%. Tonight he will make his 21st start of the season and his 13 at the Capital One Arena, where he has gone 8-4-0 with a 2.08 GAA and .935 SV% this season.

Source:
Tarik El-Bashir 2017-12-06T10:25:07.000Z
Braden Holtby
T.J. Brennan(D)|FA
Call up / Send down
Call up / Send down
The Flyers have recalled TJ Brennan from Lehigh Valley (AHL).

The Flyers placed Brandon Manning on IR this morning, so Brennan comes up to take his spot on the roster. The 28-year-old continues to be a force in the AHL, collecting 15 points (2G / 13A) in 17 games with the Phantoms this season. Since 2009-10, Brennan has 394 points (136G / 258A) in 536 AHL games, but has just 13 points (5G / 8A) in 53 career NHL games.

Source:
Dave Isaac 2017-12-06T10:23:52.000Z
T.J. Brennan
Alex Lyon(G)|BUF
Call up / Send down
Call up / Send down
The Flyers have recalled Alex Lyon from Lehigh Valley (AHL).

The Flyers placed Michal Neuvirth on IR this morning, so Lyon has been recalled to serve as Brian Elliott’s backup in Wednesday’s game in Edmonton. Lyon has gone 8-6-1 with a 3.31 GAA and .894 SV% in 16 games with the Phantoms this season.

Source:
Dave Isaac 2017-12-06T10:20:15.000Z
Alex Lyon
Michal Neuvirth(G)|
Injury
Injury
The Flyers have placed Michal Neuvirth (undisclosed) on injured reserve.

Neuvirth has not started since November 28th, so he must have suffered the injury at practice this week. Going to IR means that Neuvirth has to miss at least two games and Alex Lyon was recalled from Lehigh Valley (AHL) to serve as Brian Elliott’s backup for the time being.

Source:
Dave Isaac 2017-12-06T10:18:21.000Z
Michal Neuvirth
Brandon Manning(LD)|FA
Injury
Injury
The Flyers have placed Brandon Manning (undisclosed) on injured reserve.

It’s unclear when Manning sustained the injury, but you have to figure that it happened Monday in Calgary. His move to IR means that he will miss at least two games and TJ Brennan has been recalled from Lehigh Valley (AHL) to take his place on the roster.

Source:
Dave Isaac 2017-12-06T10:15:36.000Z
Brandon Manning
Craig Anderson(G)|FA
Goalie Start
Goalie Start
Anderson will start Wednesday in Anaheim.

Anderson stopped all 27 shots that he faced in after replacing Mike Condon in the Senators 5-0 loss in Winnipeg on Sunday. Anderson has not recorded a win in his last six starts, posting a 3.53 GAA and .874 SV% in the process. He gets a break tonight as the Senators catch the Ducks on the tail-end of a back-to-back.

Source:
TSN1200 2017-12-06T10:29:59.000Z
Craig Anderson
Tristan Jarry(G)|EDM
Goalie Start
Goalie Start
Jarry will start Tuesday vs. the Rangers.

Jarry stopped 32 of 33 shots in the Penguins’ win over the Sabres on Saturday. Since taking over for the injured Matt Murray, Jarry has stopped 66 of the 67 shots (.985 SV%) that he has faced. Overall, the 22-year-old has gone 4-0-2 with a 1.99 GAA and .937 SV% in five starts and one relief appearance this season.

Source:
Jason Mackey 2017-12-05T17:31:59.000Z
Tristan Jarry

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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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