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Domingue will likely start Saturday in Philadelphia.
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Pickard will start Saturday vs. the Lightning.
Pickard stopped the only shot that he faced after replacing Brian Elliott in the Flyers loss to the Devils on Thursday. With Elliott on IR, Pickard will remain between the pipes this afternoon. Pickard has an ugly 4.33 GAA and .865 SV% in seven appearances this season.
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Eriksson Ek will be a healthy scratch on Saturday.
Eriksson will sit on Saturday so he can “reset” according to head coach Bruce Boudreau. Zach Parise (illness) is expected to draw back in to replace him.
De La Rose (upper-body) will be back in the Red Wings lineup on Saturday.
De La Rose has missed the last three games, but is expected to replace Wade Megan in the lineup in New Jersey. De La Rose has one goal and one assist (two points) in seven games with the Red Wings.
Hischier (upper-body) will not play on Saturday afternoon.
Hischier will miss his third straight game with an upper-body injury, but he was originally listed as a game-time decision which suggests that he is close. With Hischier still out, Travis Zajac is expected to remain on the Devils’ top-line.
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Bernier will start Saturday afternoon in New Jersey.
Bernier made 49 saves on 52 shots in the Red Wings win in Carolina last Saturday. Bernier struggled early in his Red Wings career, but has since won two of his last three while stopping 115 of the last 124 shots (.927 SV%) that he has faced. This afternoon he faces a Devils team that is tied for 15th in goals for (3.06 GF/pg).
The Devils have placed Sami Vatanen (lower-body) on IR.
Vatanen was injured in Thursday’s win in Philadelphia and will miss at least the next three games with a lower-body injury. With Vatanen on IR, Eric Gryba was recalled from the AHL, but Yegor Yakolev will draw into the lineup.
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Darling will start Saturday vs. the Blue Jackets.
Darling allowed two goals on 35 shots in the Hurricanes win over the Blackhawks on Monday. Darling has played well in his last three starts, going 2-0-1 while stopping 97 of 105 shots (.924 SV%). He will look to string a pair of wins together tonight vs. a red-hot Blue Jackets team—3-0-1 in their last four.
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Johnson will start Friday in San Jose.
Johnson allowed three goals on 18 shots in the Blues loss to Minnesota last Sunday. Johnson started all three games last week, going 2-1-0 while stopping 86 of 90 shots (.956 SV%). One of those wins came against the Sharks, who he’ll face again tonight—he stopped all 33 shots that he faced in the 4-0 shutout win last Friday.
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Price will start Saturday in Vancouver.
Price made 43 saves on 45 shots in the Canadiens win in Calgary on Thursday. Price snapped a three-game losing streak in impressive fashion, moving to 3-1-2 with a 2.49 GAA, .922 SV% and one shutout on the road this season. He will look to string wins together tonight vs. a Canucks team that has lost four in a row.
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Gibson leads the Ducks onto the ice for warmups.
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Sparks will start Friday in Anaheim.
Sparks allowed five goals on 34 shots in the Maple Leafs loss in Boston last Saturday. Sparks is 2-1-0 with a 4.00 GAA and .879 SV% in three starts this season, making him a risky option whenever he gets the nod. Tonight he faces a Ducks team that is 5-3-3 on home-ice this season.
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Petersen leads the Kings onto the ice for warmups.
Petersen stopped 15 of 16 shots after replacing Peter Budaj in the Kings 5-1 loss to the Maple Leafs on Tuesday. With Budaj sick, Petersen will likely make his first career start tonight in Chicago. The 24-year-old has a career .903 SV% in 51 career games with the Ontario Reign (AHL).
Demers will miss the rest of the season with a knee injury.
Suspension
Archibald has been suspended two games for his illegal check to the head of Ryan Hartman.
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Kuemper will start Saturday vs. the Bruins.
Kuemper stopped 45 of 46 shots in the Coyotes 2-1 win over the Predators on Thursday. It was a much different performance than the one we saw in Detroit, when he was pulled. Kuemper has lost four of his last six starts (2-3-1) while posting a 3.52 GAA and .899 SV%. He is too inconsistent to trust every night, but tonight he gets a Bruins team on a back-to-back.
Trade
The Oilers have acquired Ryan Spooner from the Rangers for Ryan Strome.
Spooner signed a two-year deal with the Rangers this offseason, that carries a $4.0M cap-hit. The Rangers will be retaining $900K. Spooner has terrible possession numbers, posting a 39.4 CorsiFor% and -7.1 CF% rel and has picked up just two points (1G / 1A) in 16 games this season. Spooner will likely slide into the Oilers bottom-6, where Strome was.
The Rangers have acquired Ryan Strome from the Oilers for Ryan Spooner.
Strome signed a two-year contract that carries a $3.1M AAV cap-hit. Strome has significantly better possession numbers than Spooner, posting a 53.5 CorsiFor% and +3.2 CF% rel with the Oilers this season. However, Strome has had a really difficult time producing offence, picking up just two points (1G / 1A) in 18 games this season.
Hertl (lower-body) is doubtful to play on Saturday.
Hertl missed Thursday’s game vs. the Maple Leafs and is not expected to play on Saturday. When head coach Pete DeBoer was asked about Hertl’s status for Saturday’s game, he said “probably not.”
Steen is day-to-day with an upper-body injury.
Steen missed the Blues morning skate and will not play Friday in Vegas. Steen is day-to-day, so he will be replaced by Brayden Schenn.
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