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Schneider will start Thursday in Anaheim.
Schneider stopped 23 of 24 shots in the Devils’ win in Dallas on Tuesday. Schneider has won his last three starts while stopping 75 of 80 shots (.938 SV%). Schneider continues to be one of the best goalies in the NHL, but will have to deal with limited goal support. Tonight he faces a Ducks team that has won four of their last six.
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Gustavsson will start Thursday in Los Angeles.
Gustavsson allowed one goal on 23 shots in the Oilers’ win in Detroit on November 6th. Gustavsson didn’t last long in his first Oilers appearance, but he was impressive in Detroit and will look to snap a four-game losing streak for the Oilers tonight. He’ll take on a Kings team who are on a four-game skid of their own.
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Lundqvist will start Friday in Columbus.
Lundqvist allowed two goals on 38 shots in the Rangers’ win in Vancouver on Tuesday. King Henrik has been great in November, winning five of his six starts while posting a 1.96 GAA and .939 SV%. Tonight he will take on a Blue Jackets team that has won five of seven games—Lundqvist is 3-2-0 with 2.22 GAA and .922 SV% on the road.
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Rask is expected to start Thursday in Minnesota.
Rask stopped all 20 shots that he faced in the Bruins’ shutout win in Colorado on Sunday. Rask is red-hot right now—he has won four in a row and 10 of his first 11 starts while posting a 1.54 GAA and .945 SV%. Rask has been one of the best goalies in the NHL so far and is a must-start whenever he gets the nod.
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Markstrom will start Thursday vs. the Coyotes.
Markstrom allowed seven(!!!) goals on 25 shots in the Canucks’ loss to the Rangers on Tuesday. Despite a dreadful performance, Markstrom will start again on Thursday because Ryan Miller is sick. Markstrom should have an easier night against a Coyotes team that has lost four of five and played last night.
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Miller is not expected to dress on Thursday because of an illness.
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Markstrom is expected to start with Ryan Miller sick.
Markstrom allowed seven(!!!) goals on 25 shots in the Canucks’ loss to the Rangers on Tuesday. Despite a dreadful performance, Markstrom will start again on Thursday because Ryan Miller is sick. Markstrom should have an easier night against a Coyotes team that has lost four of five and played last night.
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Jones will start Thursday in St. Louis.
Jones allowed one goal on 26 shots in the Sharks’ win in Tampa Bay on Saturday. Jones has won three straight starts while posting a 1.00 GAA, .959 SV% and one shutout. Jones has been solid in his first 14 starts for 2016-17 and tonight he makes his ninth start on the road—he is 4-4-0 with a 2.42 GAA and .910 SV% in the previous eight road outings.
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Budaj was the first goalie off of the ice at the Kings' morning skate.
Budaj allowed three goals on 29 shots in the Kings’ loss in Colorado on Tuesday. Budaj has gone 3-4-1 with a 2.25 GAA and .910 SV% in seven starts and one relief appearance in November. He hasn’t been great, nor has he been bad, but he remains a risky option whenever he gets the nod. He’ll face an Edmonton team that has lost four straight games.
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Allen will start Thursday vs. the Sharks.
Allen stopped 23 of 24 shots in the Blues’ win over the Sabres on Tuesday. Allen has gone 2-2-1 with a 3.43 GAA and .874 SV% in the month of November. Overall, his 2016-17 numbers aren’t great, but he has been excellent on home-ice. Allen is 4-0-2 with a 1.15 GAA and .954 SV% in six starts at the Scottrade Center.
Pastrnak (undisclosed) will not play on Thursday.
Pastrnak missed Wednesday’s practice because of an undisclosed injury and will be held out of the lineup tonight in Minnesota. Consider Pastrnak as day-to-day and monitor his status prior to Saturday’s game vs. the Jets.
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Montoya will start Friday in Carolina.
Montoya allowed three goals on 35 shots in the Canadiens’ loss in Chicago on Sunday. If you take out the absurd 10-goal against game, Montoya has gone 3-1-1 with a 1.79 GAA and .946 SV% in five starts. Tonight he makes for a strong spot-start against a Hurricanes team that is under .500 and sit 17th in goal scoring (2.53 GF/PG).
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Howard will start Friday in Washington.
Howard allowed five goals on 25 shots in the Red Wings’ loss in Montreal last Saturday. Petr Mrazek started on Tuesday, but they’ll go back to Howard tonight in Washington. Howard has gone 2-2-0 with a 2.69 GAA and .913 SV% in four November starts and draws a rough start tonight against a high-powered Washington team.
Drouin (upper-body) will return to the Lightning's lineup on Thursday.
Drouin has missed the last seven games with an upper-body injury, but will return to the lineup tonight in Buffalo. Drouin’s return is key for the Lightning, who will be without Steven Stamkos for an extended period of time. Drouin will skate on the third line and comes in with five points (2G / 3A) in 10 games.
Steen (undisclosed) will be a game-time decision on Thursday.
Steen left Tuesday’s game vs. Buffalo with an undisclosed injury, missed Wednesday’s practice and will be game-time decision tonight. Steen has no points in his last four games and could be replaced by Nail Yakupov if he can’t go.
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