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Smith allowed five goals on 40 shots in the Coyotes’ loss to the Canadiens on Thursday. Smith has dropped three of his last four starts while registering an ugly 3.43 GAA and .903 SV%. In his first start against the Penguins, Smith was pulled after he allowed four goals on 22 shots in a 7-0 loss.

Allen allowed one goal on 32 shots in the Blues’ overtime win in Toronto on Thursday. Allen has now won three of his last four starts while allowing just five goals on 119 shots (.958 SV%). In his first start against the Canadiens, Allen allowed two goals on 30 shots in a 3-2 overtime win.

Lehner allowed four goals on 43 shots in the Sabres’ loss to the Ducks on Thursday. Lehner has lost four of his last five starts while posting a 2.59 GAA, .934 SV% and one shutout. Lehner has played pretty well this season, but the Sabres haven’t been great in front of him. The 25-year-old is 0-1-0 with a 3.40 GAA and .889 SV% in two starts vs.the Maple Leafs.

Khudobin will make his first NHL start since December 23rd this afternoon. The 30-year-old has gone 1-5-1 with a 3.06 GAA and .885 SV% in seven starts and one relief appearance with the Bruins. During his time with Providence (AHL), Khudobin has gone 7-3-1 with a 2.69 GAA and .896 SV%. He is a risky spot-start even against the Canucks.

Pacioretty missed the Canadiens' morning skate because of an illness, but he is listed as a game-time decision. Brian Flynn was a placeholder for Pacioretty this morning, so expect their lines to be shuffled if Pacioretty cannot play tonight.

Dell allowed two goals on 20 shots after replacing Martin Jones in the Sharks’ loss in Boston on Thursday. Dell has gone 6-3-0 with a 2.05 GAA, .928 SV% and one shutout this season. The shutout came against the Flyers, who he’ll face again this afternoon. He stopped all 21 shots he faced in late-December.

Greiss allowed one goal on 35 shots in the Islanders win in Philadelphia on Thursday. Greiss has won five of his last six starts while posting a 2.66 GAA and .904 SV%. Greiss has played very well since becoming the Islanders’ No.1 and enters play this afternoon at 6-4-2 with a 2.36 GAA and .929 SV% on the road.

Miller stopped all 33 shots that he faced in the Canucks’ shutout win in Columbus on Thursday. It was a huge bounce-back performance from Miller, who had lost four in a row prior to Thursday. He’ll start in Boston this afternoon, but Miller is an ugly 3-8-2 with a 2.94 GAA and .911 SV% on the road this season.

Miller stopped all 33 shots that he faced in the Canucks’ shutout win in Columbus on Thursday. It was a huge bounce-back performance from Miller, who had lost four in a row prior to Thursday. It looks like he’ll start in Boston this afternoon, but Miller is an ugly 3-8-2 with a 2.94 GAA and .911 SV% on the road this season.

Bishop stopped all 28 shots that he faced in the Lightning’s shutout win over the Kings on Tuesday. Andrei Vasilevskiy gave him a night off yesterday, but Bishop will start tonight in Winnipeg. Bishop has earned back-to-back wins while stopping 42 of the last 44 shots (.955 SV%) that he has faced .

Andersen stopped 38 of 40 shots in the Maple Leafs’ overtime loss to the Blues on Thursday. Andersen has lost four of his last five starts while posting an ugly 4.96 GAA and .864 SV%, but Thursday was a much improved performance. The 27-year-old has gone 2-0-0 with 2.00 GAA and .943 SV% in two starts vs. the Sabres this season.

Anderson will make his first start since December 5th, when he left the team to be with his wife. Anderson has been practicing with the team and is set to return this afternoon vs. the Islanders. The veteran netminder is 12-6-1 with a 2.46 GAA, .924 SV% and three shutouts in 19 games this season.

Montoya stopped all 32 shots that he faced in the Canadiens’ shutout win over the Oilers on February 5th. Montoya has been one of the better backups in the NHL this season and comes into play tonight with a 7-4-3 record, 2.52 GAA and .915 SV%.. Montoya has stopped all 73 shots that he’s faced on home-ice this season.