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Weber (lower-body) will likely return to the Canadiens lineup on Saturday.
Goligoski (lower-body) will be a game-time decision on Saturday.
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Lundqvist leads the Rangers onto the ice for warmups.
Lundqvist stopped 31 of 33 shots in the Rangers’ win over the Bruins on Wednesday. Lundqvist has won five in a row while posting a 2.79 GAA and .909 SV%. It look like he will make his 15th start of the season this afternoon against an Oilers team that has won the first two games of their current road-trip. Lundqvist is 5-3-2 in 10 starts on home-ice.
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Schneider will start Saturday vs. the Panthers.
Howard stopped 26 of 28 shots in the Red Wings win in Vancouver on Monday. Petr Mrazek struggled in Calgary on Thursday, so they’ll come back to Howard tonight vs. the Blue Jackets. The Red Wings have barely played at home so far this season—but Howard is 2-2-0 with a 3.01 GAA and .911 SV% in his first four starts at Little Caesars Arena.
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Howard will start Saturday vs. the Blue Jackets.
Howard stopped 26 of 28 shots in the Red Wings win in Vancouver on Monday. Petr Mrazek struggled in Calgary on Thursday, so they’ll come back to Howard tonight vs. the Blue Jackets. The Red Wings have barely played at home so far this season—but Howard is 2-2-0 with a 3.01 GAA and .911 SV% in his first four starts at Little Caesars Arena.
Call up / Send down
The Islanders have recalled Josh Ho-Sang from Bridgeport (AHL) under emergency conditions.
Zajac (chest) has been cleared to play but won’t return until next week at the earliest.
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Dubnyk will start Saturday in Philadelphia.
Dubnyk stopped all 41 shots that he faced in the Wild’s shutout win in Montreal on Thursday. Dubnyk bounced-back in a big way after struggling his first two games of their road-trip. He will look to keep things going tonight in Philadelphia—the Flyers come in having lost five of their last eight (3-3-2).
Drouin (upper-body) says he is ready to return on Saturday.
Abdelkader is day-to-day with a fractured cheek bone; will see a specialist on Monday.
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Allen will start Saturday vs. the Islanders.
Allen stopped 21 of 22 shots in the Blues win in New Jersey on Tuesday. Carter Hutton gave him the night off on Thursday after Allen started the previous five consecutive games. Allen comes into the weekend having won five of his last six starts with a 1.84 GAA and .933 SV%. In his first start against the Islanders, Allen stopped 40 of 42 shots in a 3-2 shootout win.
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Lundqvist is expected to start Saturday afternoon vs. the Oilers.
Lundqvist stopped 31 of 33 shots in the Rangers’ win over the Bruins on Wednesday. Lundqvist has won five in a row while posting a 2.79 GAA and .909 SV%. It look like he will make his 15th start of the season this afternoon against an Oilers team that has won the first two games of their current road-trip. Lundqvist is 5-3-2 in 10 starts on home-ice.
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Paul will draw into the Senators lineup on Saturday afternoon.
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Elliott will start Saturday vs. the Wild.
Elliott stopped 38 of 39 shots in the Flyers’ 3-1 win over Chicago on Thursday. Elliott has been inconsistent this season, but has had a couple of brilliant performances. Coming off of a great start, Elliott will look to win his seventh game of the season and comes in with a 2.90 GAA and .903 SV% in 10 games.
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Howard is in the starter's crease at the Red Wings morning skate.
Howard stopped 26 of 28 shots in the Red Wings win in Vancouver on Monday. Petr Mrazek struggled in Calgary on Thursday, so they’ll come back to Howard tonight vs. the Blue Jackets. The Red Wings have barely played at home so far this season—but Howard is 2-2-0 with a 3.01 GAA and .911 SV% in his first four starts at Little Caesars Arena.
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Schneider is in the starter's crease at the Devils morning skate.
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