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Andersen was set to become a restricted free agent on July 1st, but there are reports that the Maple Leafs have already signed Andersen to a five-year contract extension. The 26-year-old, who went 22-9-7 with a 2.30 GAA and .919 SV% with Anaheim last year will compete with Jonathan Bernier for the Leafs No.1 job this fall. He has a carer 2.33 GAA and .918 SV% in 124 career starts.

After John Gibson started and lost the first two games of the series, the Ducks will turn to Andersen tonight for a pivotal game three. Andersen had a strong year, going 22-9-7 with a 2.30 GAA, .919 SV% and three shutouts. Two of those starts came against the Predators, where he went 1-1-0 wit ha 3.48 GAA and .904 SV%.

Andersen will miss his third straight game with a concussion, but the Ducks are expecting to have him back before the end of the regular season. Andersen will not back-up on Tuesday, those duties will be left up to Anton Khudobin.

Reilly has been minus-3 in his last three games and has just two assists in his last 16 games. He will be replaced by Nate Prosser tonight.

Andersen gave up six goals on 26 shots in the Ducks 6-5 OT loss to the Maple Leafs on Thursday. Bad outings have become rare for Andersen, who is 4-1-1 with a 2.34 GAA and .919 SV% in March. He draws a good matchup vs. an Ottawa team that has lost six of nine—Andersen stopped 24 of 25 shots in a 4-1 win in his first start vs. the Senators.

Andersen stopped all 38 shots that he faced in the Ducks shutout win over the Bruins last Friday. It was Andersen’s 20th win and second shutout of the season for Andersen, who will make his 35th start of the season tonight. Andersen is 4-1-0 with a 1.51 GAA and .946 SV% in March and he’ll face a Maple Leafs team that has won four of five while averaging 3.00 goals per game.

Ehlers will miss his 10th consecutive game tonight vs. the Canucks, but he is expected to play Thursday in Nashville. The Jets are currently without five of their full-time forwards, so Ehlers’ return will be welcomed with open arms. He has had a solid rookie season, recording 13 goals and 18 assists (31 points) in 63 games.

Andersen gave up four goals on 22 shots in the Ducks loss in St. Louis on Friday. Despite the struggle, the Ducks will continue to roll with their two-start rotation tonight. The loss snapped a six-game winning streak, but tonight he’ll look to start a new one. He stopped 21 of 22 shots in a 2-1 win in his first start vs. the Devils this season.

Andersen allowed two goals on 34 shots in the Ducks win in Los Angeles last Saturday. The Ducks will continue their goalie rotation, going back to Andersen tonight after John Gibson started the last two games. Andersen is riding a six-game winning streak while posting a 1.88 GAA and .935 SV%.

Andersen turned aside 27 of 28 shots in the Ducks win in Arizona on Thursday. Andersen has won five in a row while posting a 1.79 GAA, .934 SV% and one shutout. Andersen has played very well this season, but has struggled a bit on the road—he has gone 8-7-3 with a 2.49 GAA and .915 SV% on the road.