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The Devils recalled Scott Wedgewood from Binghamton (AHL).
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The Devils have placed Cory Schneider (lower-body) on IR.
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Dubnyk starts Friday in Winnipeg.
Dubnyk allowed five goals on 35 shots in the Wild’s loss to Columbus last Saturday. With almost a full week off, look for Dubnyk to get back between the pipes tonight in Winnipeg. The Wild’s No.1 netminder has had a tough start to the season, giving up 11 goals on 104 shots (.894 SV%) and it won’t get any easier with an extremely banged up team in front of him.
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Markstrom will start Friday in Buffalo.
Markstrom allowed two goals on 18 shots after replacing Anders Nilsson in the Canucks’ loss in Boston last night. With Nilsson struggling vs. the Bruins, Markstrom is expected to face the Sabres tonight. Markstrom has a 2.88 GAA and .901 SV% in five appearances so far this season. Despite a tough start, the Sabres represent a solid matchup.
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Jones will start Friday in New Jersey.
Jones allowed two goals on 30 shots in the Sharks’ win over the Canadiens on Tuesday. After a poor first two starts to the season, Jones has won each of his last two outings while stopping 51 of 55 shots (.927 SV%). Tonight he will face a Devils team off to a hot-start—New Jersey comes in at 6-1-0 with a 4.29 GF/PG in their first seven games.
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Gibson will start Friday vs. the Canadiens.
Gibson allowed two goals on 30 shots in the Ducks’ loss to the Sabres on Sunday. Despite posting a steady 2.66 GAA and .924 SV% in his first six games of the season, Gibson sits at 2-2-1. Luckily for him, the Montreal Canadiens are in town and no offence has been as offensively challenged as them so far—they are averaging just 1.43 goals for per game in their first seven contests.
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Gibson is the Ducks projected starter vs. Montreal.
Gibson allowed two goals on 30 shots in the Ducks’ loss to the Sabres on Sunday. Despite posting a steady 2.66 GAA and .924 SV% in his first six games of the season, Gibson sits at 2-2-1. Luckily for him, the Montreal Canadiens are in town and no offence has been as offensively challenged as them so far—they are averaging just 1.43 goals for per game in their first seven contests.
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Dubnyk will likely get the nod Friday in Winnipeg.
Dubnyk allowed five goals on 35 shots in the Wild’s loss to Columbus last Saturday. With almost a full week off, look for Dubnyk to get back between the pipes tonight in Winnipeg. The Wild’s No.1 netminder has had a tough start to the season, giving up 11 goals on 104 shots (.894 SV%) and it won’t get any easier with an extremely banged up team in front of him.
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Holtby will start Friday in Detroit.
Holtby allowed one goal on 29 shots in the Capitals’ 2-0 shutout loss to the Maple Leafs on Tuesday. Holtby has had a nice start to the season, winning three of five games while posting a 2.19 GAA and .931 SV%. The Capitals will go with Holtby in the first game of their back-to-back with Philipp Grubauer going Saturday against the Panthers.
Burakovsky has been demoted to the Capitals' third line in Detroit.
Burakovsky has just two assists in seven games in the Capitals’ top-6 so he was moved to the third line with Tom Wilson taking his spot with Nicklas Backstrom and T.J. Oshie. Burakovsky will be difficult to trust in fantasy circles while he’s outside the top-6.
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Wilson will move into the Capitals' top-6 on Friday.
Andre Burakovsky has had a slow start to the season, so Wilson will move up to a line with Nicklas Backstrom and T.J. Oshie for tonight’s game in Detroit. This obviously helps Wilson’s fantasy status, but he has yet to record a point one four shots in three games this season. The 23-year-old has a career-high of just seven goals and 23 points.
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Markstrom is expected to start Friday in Buffalo.
Markstrom allowed two goals on 18 shots after replacing Anders Nilsson in the Canucks’ loss in Boston last night. With Nilsson struggling vs. the Bruins, Markstrom is expected to face the Sabres tonight. Markstrom has a 2.88 GAA and .901 SV% in five appearances so far this season. Despite a tough start, the Sabres represent a solid matchup.
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Jones is expected to start Friday in New Jersey.
Jones allowed two goals on 30 shots in the Sharks’ win over the Canadiens on Tuesday. After a poor first two starts to the season, Jones has won each of his last two outings while stopping 51 of 55 shots (.927 SV%). Tonight he will face a Devils team off to a hot-start—New Jersey comes in at 6-1-0 with a 4.29 GF/PG in their first seven games.
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Mrazek will start Friday vs. the Capitals.
Mrazek stopped 19 of 21 shots after replacing Jimmy Howard in the Red Wings’ loss in Toronto on Wednesday. After allowing a goal on the first shot that he faced, Mrazek settled in and nearly led a Red Wings’ comeback. So far this season he has stopped 72 of 80 shots (.900 SV%) and he will be in tough tonight vs. the high-powered Capitals.
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Elliott will likely start Saturday afternoon vs. the Oilers.
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