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Sharp is expected to be back in the Blackhawks lineup on Saturday.
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Hutton will be back in the Canucks lineup on Saturday.
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Jones will start Saturday vs. the Kings.
Jones allowed four goals on 28 shots in the Sharks loss in Edmonton on Monday. Jones has now given up at least four goals in six consecutive games, going 1-3-2 with a 4.08 GAA and .868 SV% in the process. This will be his third start against the Kings this season—he comes in 1-1-0 with a 3.19 GAA and .911 SV% in the first two meetings.
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Lundqvist will start Saturday vs. the Maple Leafs.
Lundqvist allowed three goals on 48 shots in the Rangers shootout loss in New Jersey on Thursday. The loss snapped a three-game winning streak for King Henrik, who will make his 31st start of the season tonight vs. the Maple Leafs. He faced Toronto in early October and was pulled after allowing five goals on 17 shots in the first period.
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Saros is expected to start Saturday in Dallas.
Saros stopped all 26 shots that he faced after replacing Pekka Rinne in the Predators loss to the Hurricanes on Thursday. After a rough start to the season, Saros has stopped 115 of the last 117 shots (.983 SV%) that he has faced coming into tonight’s game. One of those games came against the Stars, who he’ll face tonight—he stopped 43 of 45 shots in a 5-2 win on December 5th.
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Howard leads the Red Wings onto the ice for warmups.
Howard allowed four goals on 31 shots in the Red Wings loss in Philadelphia on Wednesday. December has been a tough month for Howard, who is 2-2-2 with a 3.28 GAA and .877 SV% in six starts and one relief appearance. He allowed three goals on 32 shots in an OT loss to the Bruins 10 days ago.
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Crawford will start Saturday in New Jersey.
Crawford allowed four goals on 22 shots in the Blackhawks loss in Dallas on Thursday. The win snapped an impressive five-game winning streak for Crawford, who comes into Saturday’s game sitting second in the NHL in SV% (.932) and GAA (2.20) while rankings 10th in wins (16).
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Spooner (illness) will be back in the Bruins lineup on Saturday.
Nash (illness) will be back in the Bruins lineup on Saturday.
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Reimer will start Saturday vs. the Senators.
Reimer stopped 29 of 31 shots in the Panthers win over the Wild last night. It was another strong outing for Reimer who has now his last two starts and is 4-3-3 with a 2.87 GAA and .917 SV% in December. Tonight he will take on a Senators team that is down two of their top-6 forwards and their No.1 netminder.
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Condon will start Saturday in Florida.
Condon allowed two goals on 25 shots in the Senators loss in Buffalo on December 12th. With Craig Anderson sick, Condon is expected to start tonight in Florida. Condon has lost his last three starts while allowing a combined 12 goals on 85 shots (.859 SV%). He comes into tonight at 2-3-2 with a 3.20 GAA and .903 SV% on the road this season.
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Rask will start Saturday afternoon vs. the Red Wings.
Rask allowed one goal on 38 shots in the Bruins win over the Jets on Thursday. Rask has won five of his last six starts while allowing a combined 10 goals on 169 shots (.941 SV%). One of those wins came against the Red Wings—he stopped 31 of 33 shots in a 3-2 OT win.
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Duclair will be back in the Coyotes lineup on Saturday.
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Raanta will start Saturday vs. the Avalanche.
Raanta allowed three goals on 26 shots in the Coyotes loss to the Panthers on Tuesday. Since returning to the Coyotes crease, Raanta has gone 0-4-0 with a 2.79 GAA and .921 SV%. Raanta has gone 1-5-1 with a 2.76 GAA and .917 SV% in nine starts at Gila River Arena this season.
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Ward will start Saturday vs. the Sabres.
Ward allowed one goal on 29 shots in the Hurricanes win in Nashville on Thursday. Ward is riding a three-game winning streak, posting a 2.24 GAA and .926 SV% in the process. One of those wins came against the Sabres, who he will face again tongiht—he allowed four goals on 41 shots in a 5-4 OT win in Buffalo last Friday.
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Stalock will start Saturday in Tampa Bay.
Stalock surrendered three goals on 33 shots in the Wild’s loss in Florida last night. Stalock will start his second back-to-back set in eight days and has posted a 2.53 GAA, .922 SV% ad one shutout since Devan Dubnyk got hurt. He’ll be in tough tonight in Tampa Bay—he is 3-4-1 with a 3.48 GAA and .904 SV% on the road this season.
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Schneider will start Saturday vs. the Blackhawks.
Schneider gave up three goals on 28 shots in the Devils shootout win over the Rangers on Thursday. Schneider has won three in a row while allowing a combined eight goals on 82 shots (.902 SV%). Tonight he takes on a Chicago team that just had their five-game winning streak snapped in Dallas on Thursday.
Niederreiter (ankle) will not play Saturday in Tampa Bay.
Niederreiter left last night’s game in Florida with an ankle injury and will not be in the lineup tonight. Niederreiter was spotted wearing a walking boot after the game, so he could be sidelined for some time. Expect ab update on his status after Christmas.
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Stafford will be scratched Saturday vs. the Blackhawks.
Stafford has gone pointless in his last 16 games and has just eight points (5G / 3A) in 30 games this season. With Jesper Bratt (lower-body) coming back into the lineup tonight, Stafford will serve as the scratch up front.
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