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Markstrom starts Friday in St. Louis.

Markstrom stopped 47 of 48 shots in the Canucks 2-0 loss to the Jets on Tuesday. Ryan Miller got the nod last night and they’ve been alternating games, so Markstrom will start tonight in St. Louis. Markstrom has lost his last three starts while posting a 2.71 GAA and .922 SV%. It will be his first start vs. the Blues, but his 13th on the road—he is 6-4-3 with a 2.15 GAA and .936 SV% in the first 12

Jacob Markstrom
Markstrom will likely start Friday in St. Louis.

Markstrom stopped 47 of 48 shots in the Canucks 2-0 loss to the Jets on Tuesday. Ryan Miller got the nod last night and they’ve been alternating games, so look for Markstrom to start tonight in St. Louis. Markstrom has lost his last three starts while posting a 2.71 GAA and .922 SV%. It will be his first start vs. the Blues, but his 13th on the road—he is 6-4-3 with a 2.15 GAA and .936 SV% in the first 12.

Jacob Markstrom
Markstrom starts Tuesday in Winnipeg.

Markstrom allowed two goals on 25 shots in the Canucks loss in Edmonton last Thursday. He has lost two in a row and now sits at 2-3-0 with a 2.83 GAA and .904 SV% in March. Tonight he faces a banged up Jets team in Winnipeg—he has gone 6-3-3 with a 2.24 GAA and .931 SV% on the road this season.

Jacob Markstrom
Eller (illness) will return to the Canadiens lineup on Wednesday.

Eller has missed the last two games with an illness, but will draw back into the lineup tonight in Buffalo. The two-way centre has 11 goals, 11 assists (22 points) and a minus-14 rating in 67 games this season. Stefan Matteau will be a healthy scratch with Eller back in.

Lars Eller
Markstrom will be between the pipes on Monday.

Markstrom allowed two goals on 34 shots in the Canucks win over the Coyotes last Wednesday. Markstrom has won his last two starts while stopping 64 of 68 shots (.941 SV%). Tonight, Markstrom will take on a Winnipeg Jets team that has lost six of eight while giving up an average of 3.00 goals per game.

Jacob Markstrom
Bennett (mid-body) will not play on Friday; listed as day-to-day.

Bennett played just 3:49 TOI before departing Wednesday’s game with an upper-body injury, that will keep him out of tonight’s game vs. the Coyotes. With Bennett sidelined, the Flames have recalled Ken Agostino from Stockton (AHL), who will make his season debut and Michael Frolik move onto the second power-play unit.

Sam Bennett
Markstrom will start Wednesday vs. the Coyotes.

Markstrom allowed two goals on 34 shots in the Canucks win in San Jose on Saturday. Ryan Miller started and lost on Monday, so Vancouver will come back to Markstrom tonight vs. the Coyotes. Markstrom allowed three goals on 29 shots in a 3-2 loss in his first start vs. Arizona, but the Yotes could be without Oliver Ekman-Larsson tonight, which is a huge blow.

Jacob Markstrom
Eller (upper-body) took part in the morning skate, but is listed as a game-time decision for Tuesday.

Eller missed Monday’s practice and is listed as a game-time decision for tonight’s meeting with Dallas. Monitor his status during pre-game warmups, but if he is unable to play look for Lucas Lessio to get into the lineup.

Lars Eller
Markstrom will start Saturday in San Jose.

Markstrom allowed three goals on 24 shots in the Canucks loss to the Islanders on Tuesday. Markstrom has lost his last three starts while posting a terrible 4.39 GAA and .857 SV%. The Canucks have had trouble in goal this season and tonight’s matchup poses problems for Markstrom. San Jose pushed three by Ryan Miller on Thursday and have won three in a row.

Jacob Markstrom
Markstrom starts Tuesday vs. the Islanders.

Markstrom gave up five goals on 33 shots in the Canucks loss in Calgary on February 19th. Ryan Miller started the last three games, but Markstrom will be between the pipes tonight vs. the Islanders. Markstrom has lost two in a row while allowing a combined 10 goals on 67 shots (.851 SV%). He has not faced the Islanders this season, but has gone 4-5-1 with a 2.85 GAA and .902 SV% on home ice.

Jacob Markstrom
The Panthers have activated Aleksander Barkov (upper-body) from IR; will play on Thursday.

Barkov missed the last six games with an upper-body injury he suffered in Detroit on February 8th. Barkov should immediately be re-inserted into your fantasy lineup. He has 16 goals and 19 assists (35 points) in 43 games this season. He’ll centre the top line between Jaromir Jagr and Jussi Jokinen.

Aleksander Barkov