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DeSmith will start Thursday in Los Angeles.
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Johansen (undisclosed) is on the ice for warmups; will play vs. the Coyotes.
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Rinne leads the Predators onto the ice for warmups.
Rinne stopped 25 of 26 shots in the Predators win over the Oilers on January 9th. Rinne has won his last two starts while stopping 51 of 55 shots (.927 SV%) and tonight he will start after Juuse Saros’ fantastic performance on Tuesday. Rinne is 12-3-2 with a 2.86 GAA and .909 SV% on home ice this season and tonight he faces the last placed Coyotes.
Call up / Send down
The Oilers have recalled Iiro Pakarinen from Bakersfield (AHL).
The Oilers have placed Ryan Nugent-Hopkins on injured reserve.
Muzzin (undisclosed) is expected to be back in the Kings lineup on Thursday.
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Korpisalo will start Thursday vs. the Stars.
Korpisalo allowed five goals on 35 shots in the Blue Jackets loss to the Lightning in his last NHL start (Dec. 31st). Korpisalo has been getting playing time in the AHL recently and will start the Blue Jackets' first game out of their bye week tonight. He started the first game after their break last year and pitched a shutout in a 7-0 win over the Islanders.
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Jones will start Thursday in Colorado.
Jones stopped 35 of 36 shots in the Sharks’ win in Los Angeles on Monday. Aaron Dell started the tail-end of their back-to-back but they’ll go back to Jones tonight in Colorado. Jones hasn’t been in top form as of late but hopefully Monday was a sign of things to come. He will be facing an Avalanche team that is riding a seven-game winning streak.
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Jones was the first goalie off of the ice at the Sharks morning skate.
Johansen (undisclosed) will be a game-time decision on Thursday.
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Quick was the first goalie off of the ice at the Kings morning skate.
Quick allowed three goals on 21 shots in the Kings loss to the Ducks last Saturday. Quick has lost three in a row while posting a 3.75 GAA and .866 SV%. Quick has slipped recently, but has an impressive 2.34 GAA and .924 SV% on home ice this season and catches a break with the Penguins coming in on the tail-end of a back-to-back.
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Holtby will start Thursday in New Jersey.
Holtby allowed two goals on 32 shots in the Capitals loss to the Hurricanes last Thursday. Philipp Grubauer started two of the last three games, so it looks like Holtby will start their first game out of their bye week. Holtby is 2-0-0 with a 2.00 GAA and .920 SV% in two games vs. the Devils this season.
Compher (upper-body) is expected to return to the Avalanche lineup on Thursday.
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Bernier will start Thursday vs. the Sharks.
Bernier stopped one goal on 34 shots in Colorado’s win over the Ducks on Monday. Bernier has won six straight games while posting a 1.27 GAA, .962 SV% and one shutout. Bernier has been absolutely outstanding since Semyon Varlamov went down and he will look to win his seventh consecutive game tonight vs. the Sharks.
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Fleury will start Thursday in Tampa Bay.
Fleury stopped 26 of 27 shots in the Golden Knights 1-0 shutout loss in Nashville on Tuesday. Tonight he makes his fourth straight start but he comes in having lost three of his last four with a 1.77 GAA and .944 SV%. Fleury allowed three goals on 38 shots in a 4-3 win in his first start against Tampa Bay.
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Raanta will start Thursday in Nashville.
Raanta gave up two goals on 22 shots in the Coyotes shootout loss to the Sharks on Tuesday. Raanta has played well as of late, going 1-1-2 with a 1.91 GAA and .929 SV% in his last four starts. The one win came against a the Predators, who he’ll face again tonight—he stopped 37 of 39 shots in a 3-2 overtime win on January 4th.
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Rinne is expected to start Thursday vs. the Coyotes.
Rinne stopped 25 of 26 shots in the Predators win over the Oilers on January 9th. Rinne has won his last two starts while stopping 51 of 55 shots (.927 SV%) and tonight he will start after Juuse Saros’ fantastic performance on Tuesday. Rinne is 12-3-2 with a 2.86 GAA and .909 SV% on home ice this season and tonight he faces the last placed Coyotes.
Eakin (undisclosed) will return to the Golden Knights lineup on Thursday.
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Fleury is expected to start Thursday in Tampa Bay.
Fleury stopped 26 of 27 shots in the Golden Knights 1-0 shutout loss in Nashville on Tuesday. Tonight he makes his fourth straight start but he comes in having lost three of his last four with a 1.77 GAA and .944 SV%. Fleury allowed three goals on 38 shots in a 4-3 win in his first start against Tampa Bay.
Gunnarsson will be a healthy scratch on Thursday.
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