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DeSmith will start Sunday vs. the Rangers.
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Duchene will miss 3-5 weeks with a lower-body injury and has been placed on IR.
Duchene left Thursday's game prematurely and the Predators announced that he'll miss at least three weeks with a lower-body injury. With Duchene out, Ryan Johansen will move into the Predators' top-6 on Saturday.
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Oettinger will start Saturday vs. the Blue Jackets.
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Oettinger is in the starter's crease at the Stars' morning skate.
Hintz is not on the ice for warmups and will not play on Thursday.
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DeSmith will start Sunday vs. the Islanders.
Hintz is on the ice for warmups and is expected to play on Saturday.
Hintz (lower-body) will be a game-time decision on Saturday.
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Oettinger will start Thursday in Florida.
Hintz (lower-body) is not on the ice for warmups; will not play Wednesday vs. the Panthers.
Hintz (lower-body) is expected to return to the Stars lineup on Monday.
Hintz has missed the last three games but is expected to play Monday in Florida. Hintz, who will likely skate with Jason Robertson and Denis Gurianov, has four goals and six assists (10 points) in 10 games this season.
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Steel will be back in the Ducks lineup on Monday.
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Oettinger will start Saturday vs. the Hurricanes.
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Oettinger is in the starter's crease at the Stars morning skate.
Blackwell will return to the Rangers lineup on Friday.
Blackwell has been out since January 30th with an undisclosed injury but will replace Artemi Panarin in the lineup vs. Boston. Blackwell has one goal and two assists in four games this season.
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Steel will come out of the Ducks lineup on Thursday.
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DeSmith will start Thursday against the Islanders.
Kiviranta (lower-body) is on the ice for warmups; expected to play vs. the Blackhawks.
Lankinen allowed four goals on 34 shots in the Blackhawks win over the Hurricanes last Thursday. Lankinen has allowed a combined seven goals in his last two starts, moving his GAA to 2.32 with a .928 SV% through eight starts. Tonight he'll face a Stars team that has opened the season at 5-2-2 while ranking third in the NHL in Goals per game (3.67).
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Oettinger will start Tuesday vs. the Blackhawks.
Oettinger allowed two goals on 35 shots in the Stars loss to the Blackhawks on Sunday. Despite the loss and Anton Khudobin being available tonight, Oettinger will make his second straight start. So far this season, he has stopped 86 of the 94 shots (.915 SV%) that he's faced. With a quality matchup vs. the Blackhawks again, he's a worthwhile early-week spot-start option.
Kiviranta (lower-body) will be a game-time decision on Tuesday.
Kiviranta has been out since the Stars season opener on January 22nd but was back on the ice on Monday and is a game-time decision on Tuesday. Kiviranta, who had one goal and one assist before leaving the season opener, is expected to skate with Joe Pavelski and Jamie Benn if he plays.