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Markstrom starts Friday in Calgary.

Markstrom surrendered five goals on 34 shots in the Canucks loss to the Wild on Monday. With Ryan Miller having a rough outing last night, look for Markstrom to go tonight in Calgary. Markstrom has won four of his last five while posting a 2.36 GA and .926 SV%. Tonight he faces a Flames team that has lost three straight.

Jacob Markstrom
Markstrom is expected to start in Calgary.

Markstrom surrendered five goals on 34 shots in the Canucks loss to the Wild on Monday. With Ryan Miller having a rough outing last night, look for Markstrom to go tonight in Calgary. Markstrom has won four of his last five while posting a 2.36 GA and .926 SV%. Tonight he faces a Flames team that has lost three straight.

Jacob Markstrom
Markstrom starts Monday vs. the Wild.

Markstrom stopped 29 of 30 shots in the Canucks win in Colorado last Tuesday. Ryan Miller started the last two games, but Markstrom will go tonight vs. the Wild. Markstrom has won four consecutive games while posting a 1.71 GAA and .945 SV%. Markstrom draws a great matchup vs. a Wild team that fired their coach on Saturday and come in on an eight-game losing streak.

Jacob Markstrom
Markstrom starts Tuesday in Colorado.

Markstrom allowed two goals on 30 shots in the Canucks win over the Bruins on January 21st. Ryan Miller started the last four games, but Markstrom will start the first game of their Tuesday-Wednesday back-to-back. Markstrom has won three straight starts while posting a 1.94 GAA and .939 SV%.

Jacob Markstrom
Markstrom will start Thursday in Boston.

Markstrom allowed two goals on 40 shots in the Canucks win in Carolina last Friday. Ryan Miller started the last two games, but Markstrom will start tonight in Boston. Markstrom has won three of his last four starts while posting a 2.17 GAA and .931 SV%. Boston comes in having won three straight and Markstrom was torched for four goals on 22 shots in his first start against the Bruins.

Jacob Markstrom
Markstrom will start Friday in Carolina.

Markstrom allowed two goals on 28 shots in Monday’s win over the Panthers. It was a huge win for Markstrom, who used to play in Florida and snapped their 12-game winning streak. Markstrom has won five of his last nine starts while posting a 2.18 GAA and .928 SV%. One of those wins came against the Hurricanes, who he’ll face again tonight.

Jacob Markstrom
Allen is week-to-week with a lower-body injury.

Allen who was injured in Saturday’s game in Anaheim and sat out Sunday’s contest. It wasn’t immediately clear how serious Allen’s injury was, but the Blues announced that he week-to-week, which means he will miss at least a few weeks. With Allen out, the Blues turn to Brian Elliott as their starter and Jordan Binnington as the backup. Elliott is 6-4-4 with a 2.33 GAA and .919 SV% this season.

Jake Allen
Markstrom starts Monday vs. the Panthers.

Markstrom allowed three goals on 35 shots in the Canucks loss to the Lightning on Saturday. Since taking over for the injured Ryan Miller, Markstrom has gone 4-2-1 with a 2.23 GAA and .927 SV% in seven straight starts. Tonight he starts vs. his former team at Rogers Arena—Markstrom is 3-4-1 with a 2.70 GAA and .906 SV% on home ice this season.

Jacob Markstrom
Allen left Friday’s game with an undisclosed injury.

Allen left after Corey Perry collided with him. Allen left early in the second period, turning things over to Brain Elliott. There was no update on Allen’s status after the game, but expect Elliott to start on Saturday and there should be an update on Allen in the next few days.

Jake Allen
Markstrom will start vs. the Lightning on Saturday.

Markstrom gave up two goals on 28 shots in the Canucks’ win over the Hurricanes on Wednesday. Markstrom has won four of six starts since Ryan Miller was injured, while posting a 2.12 GAA and .929 SV%. Markstrom has played well and will start his seventh consecutive game tonight. Tampa Bay comes in having lost three of five.

Jacob Markstrom
Allen starts Friday night in Anaheim.

Allen allowed four goals on 33 shots in the Blues overtime loss in Colorado on Wednesday. Allen has now lost three straight games while allowing a combined nine goals on 93 shots (.903 SV%). Despite his recent struggles, the Blues will go back to him tonight in Anaheim. It is a solid matchup vs. a low-scoring team, don’t be afraid to deploy Allen.

Jake Allen