NHL Player News
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Connor Hellebuyck G | WPG
Jets' Connor Hellebuyck: Starting Thursday
Hellebuyck will make his 16th start in the last 18 games Thursday, as he will patrol the road crease in Dallas, Mitchell Clinton of the Jets' official site reports.
Hellebuyck will presumably see plenty of work down the stretch, as the Jets are only two points out of the second wild-card spot with eight games remaining in the regular season. Hellebuyck is 20-20-11 with a 2.80 GAA and an .898 save percentage in 51 starts this season. The Stars have been faltering of late, going 3-5-2 in their last 10 games.
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Logan Thompson G | WAS
Capitals' Logan Thompson: Between pipes Thursday
Thompson will guard the visiting cage in New Jersey on Thursday, Stephen Whyno of the Associated Press reports.
Thompson will make his ninth straight start after posting a 5-1-2 mark with a 2.58 GAA and a .914 save percentage in his previous eight outings. Overall, the 29-year-old is 27-20-6 with a 2.46 GAA and a .912 save percentage in 53 appearances this season. The Devils are generating 2.72 goals per game, which ranks 27th in the league.
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Stuart Skinner G | PIT
Penguins' Stuart Skinner: Tending twine Thursday
Skinner will start Thursday's road game against Tampa Bay, Penguins play-by-play announcer Josh Getzoff reports.
Skinner is coming off a strong start at home against the Red Wings on Tuesday in which he turned aside 22 of 23 shots (.957 save percentage) in a 5-1 victory. However, he's been inconsistent over the past few weeks, going 2-2-1 with a 3.54 GAA and .876 save percentage over his last five outings. The Lightning rank second in the NHL with 3.57 goals per game.
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Jeremy Swayman G | BOS
Bruins' Jeremy Swayman: Guarding cage against Florida
Swayman will patrol the blue paint on the road versus Florida on Thursday, Jim McBride of The Boston Globe reports.
Swayman has secured victories in four of his last five outings, posting a 4-1-0 record and .925 save percentage along the way. The 27-year-old netminder has already set a new personal best with his 30 wins this year. With a back-to-back versus the Lightning and Flyers on Saturday and Sunday, respectively, Swayman figures to split the set with Joonas Korpisalo.
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Jake Oettinger G | DAL
Stars' Jake Oettinger: Drawing start Thursday
Oettinger will start Thursday's home game against the Jets, Stars radio analyst Bruce LeVine reports.
Oettinger has largely struggled in recent outings, going 1-2-0 with a 4.01 GAA and .806 save percentage across his last four appearances. He's made two starts against Winnipeg this year -- one at home and one on the road -- and he's gone 2-0-0 with a 3.44 GAA and .865 save percentage in those outings.
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Tristan Jarry G | EDM
Oilers' Tristan Jarry: Gets starting nod Thursday
Jarry will patrol the home crease versus Chicago on Thursday, according to Jason Gregor of Sports 1440 Edmonton.
Jarry has struggled since his trade from Pittsburgh to Edmonton on Dec. 12. He is 8-6-1 with a 4.01 GAA and an .856 save percentage in 16 games with the Oilers. The Blackhawks are 31st in NHL scoring this season, generating 2.56 goals per game.
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Ilya Sorokin G | NYI
Islanders' Ilya Sorokin: Expected starter for Friday
Sorokin will defend the cage at home versus the Flyers on Friday, Stefen Rosner of NHL.com reports.
Sorokin will make his 10th straight appearance in the crease, having gone 4-5-0 with a 2.91 GAA in his prior nine outings. With Sorokin getting the nod Friday, fantasy managers can anticipate seeing David Rittich between the pipes against the Hurricanes on Saturday, though it's possible Sorokin plays both ends of the back-to-back as the Islanders try to maintain their playoff position.
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John Gibson G | DET
Red Wings' John Gibson: Between pipes Thursday
Gibson will tend the twine on the road against the Flyers on Thursday, Adam Kimelman of NHL.com reports.
Despite being pulled in two straight contests, Gibson will make his 13th straight appearance in the crease. During that 12-game stretch, the 32-year-old netminder went 4-7-1 with a 2.80 GAA. An upcoming back-to-back versus the Rangers and Wild on Saturday and Sunday, respectively, should afford Gibson the chance to at least get one game off ahead of a potential postseason run.
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Elvis Merzlikins G | CLB
Blue Jackets' Elvis Merzlikins: Starting against Carolina
Merzlikins will start Thursday's road game against Carolina, Jeff Svoboda of the Blue Jackets' official site reports.
Merzlikins will defend the crease for the third time in the Blue Jackets' last 11 games Thursday. Across seven appearances in March, he went 3-1-2 with a 2.90 GAA and .882 save percentage. He'll face a tough test against the Hurricanes, who rank fourth in the NHL with 3.49 goals per game.
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Linus Ullmark G | OTT
Senators' Linus Ullmark: First goalie off Thursday
Ullmark was the first goalie to leave the ice Thursday, Julian McKenzie of The Athletic reports, indicating he'll be between the pipes at home against the Sabres.
Ullmark has been struggling of late, posting a 2-2-1 record and 3.26 GAA in his last five outings, including getting the hook versus the Panthers on Tuesday. Despite his underwhelming numbers, the veteran netminder seems to have the trust of the Senators' coaching staff ahead of James Reimer.