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Markstrom will start Monday in Colorado.

Markstrom allowed one goal on 42 shots in the Canucks win in Arizona last night. It was a great outing for Markstrom, who has stopped 49 of the last 50 shots (.980 SV%) that he has faced. Markstrom stopped 27 of 30 shots in a 4-3 OT win in his first game vs. the Avalanche.

Jacob Markstrom
Markstrom will start Sunday in Arizona.

Markstrom stopped all eight shots that he faced after replacing Anders Nilsson in the Canucks loss in Vegas on Friday. Markstrom missed the three games prior to Friday and tonight will be his first start since February 14th. Markstrom has gone 7-8-3 with a 2.70 GAA and .908 SV% in 20 road appearances this year.

Jacob Markstrom
The Capitals have signed Lars Eller to a five-year extension worth $17.5M ($3.5M AAV).

Eller was set to be an unrestricted free agent this offseason but signs a five-year extension for the exact same cap-hit he already had ($3.5M). Eller has enjoyed the best offensive season of his career to-date, as he’s on-pace for a career-high in goals (17), assists (26) and points (43) after picking up 11 goals and 17 assists (28 points) in his first 53 games of 2017-18.

Lars Eller
Markstrom led the Canucks onto the ice for warmups.

Markstrom allowed two goals on 39 shots in the Canucks loss in Florida on Tuesday. With Anders Nilsson going last night, Markstrom is expected to draw back into the crease tonight. He has lost three of his last five starts but has gone 5-1-0 in his career against the Hurricanes. He might have a chance at a W tonight with Scott Darling in the opposite crease.

Jacob Markstrom
Markstrom is expected to start in Carolina.

Markstrom allowed two goals on 39 shots in the Canucks loss in Florida on Tuesday. With Anders Nilsson going last night, Markstrom is expected to draw back into the crease tonight. He has lost three of his last five starts but has gone 5-1-0 in his career against the Hurricanes. He might have a chance at a W tonight with Scott Darling in the opposite crease.

Jacob Markstrom
Markstrom will start Tuesday in Florida.

Markstrom allowed four goals on 28 shots in the Canucks loss to the Lightning on Saturday. Markstrom has won three of his last five starts while posting a 2.81 GAA and .902 SV%. Tonight he will face his former team in Florida—Markstrom has gone 6-6-3 with a 2.88 GAA and .899 SV% on the road this season.

Jacob Markstrom
Markstrom is expected to start Tuesday in Florida.

Markstrom allowed four goals on 28 shots in the Canucks loss to the Lightning on Saturday. Markstrom has won three of his last five starts while posting a 2.81 GAA and .902 SV%. Tonight he will face his former team in Florida—Markstrom has gone 6-6-3 with a 2.88 GAA and .899 SV% on the road this season.

Jacob Markstrom
Markstrom will start Thursday vs. the Blackhawks.

Markstrom allowed three goals on 30 shots in the Canucks win over the Avalanche on Tuesday. Markstrom has won four of his last six starts while posting a 2.65 GAA and .908 SV%. Tonight he faces the Blackhawks for the second time this season—he stopped 30 of 32 shots in a 5-2 win in their first meeting in late-December.

Jacob Markstrom
Markstrom will start Tuesday vs. the Avalanche.

Markstrom allowed three goals on 25 shots in the Canucks loss to the Sabres last Thursday. Markstorm has won three of his last five with a 2.59 GAA and .909 SV% but remains a risky, low-end No.2 fantasy option. Tonight the Canucks host a rejuvenated Avalanche team that come in looking to snap a two-game losing skid.

Jacob Markstrom
Kulikov (upper-body) won’t play on Tuesday; is “possible” for Thursday.

Kulikov will miss his second straight game with an upper-body injury that he suffered last Tuesday in San Jose. The Jets are extremely banged up right now and without Jacob Trouba they could definitely use Kulikov, but that will have to wait until Thursday at the earliest.

Dmitry Kulikov
Markstrom will start Thursday vs. the Sabres.

Markstrom allowed two goals on 32 shots in the Canucks win over the King on Tuesday. Markstrom has won three of his last four starts while posting a 2.48 GAA and .915 SV%. Markstrom has been fairly steady this season and tonight he draws a great matchup with the Sabres in town—he stopped 20 of 22 shots in a 4-2 win in his first start vs. Buffalo.

Jacob Markstrom