Clutterbuck is not on the ice for warmups; will not play Saturday.
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Varlamov led the Avalanche onto the ice for warmups.
Clutterbuck (undisclosed) will be a game-time decision on Saturday.
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Rittich will start Thursday vs. the Sharks.
Rittich allowed three goals on 37 shots in the Flames win in Carolina on Sunday. Rittich is riding a three-game winning streak, stopping 89 of 96 shots (.927 SV%) in the process. The 26-year-old walked away with the ‘W’ in his first game vs. the Sharks, despite allowing five goals on 33 shots.
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Varlamov will start Thursday in Washington.
Varlamov allowed five goals on 26 shots in Colorado’s win over the Canucks on Saturday. Philipp Grubauer started on Tuesday, so the Avalanche will come back to Varlamov tonight in Washington. Varlamov’s last 10 starts have been rough—he is 2-6-2 with a 3.14 GAA and .877 SV% over that span.
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Varlamov is in the starter's crease at the Avalanche morning skate.
DeAngelo will be back in the Rangers lineup on Monday.
DeAngelo has been a healthy scratch for the last two games but will dress as the seventh defenseman on Monday. DeAngelo, who will replace Cody McLeod in the lineup, has 12 points (4G / 8A) in 32 games this season.
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Rittich led the Flames onto the ice for warmups.
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Rittich is expected to start Sunday in Carolina.
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Varlamov will start Saturday vs. the Canucks.
Varlamov allowed three goals on 26 shots in Colorado’s loss to Nashville on January 21st. Varlamov went 2-4-0 with a 2.89 GAA and .888 SV% in six starts in January. He hasn’t faced the Canucks this season but has been solid at the Pepsi Center—going 6-4-4 with a 2.61 GAA and .913 SV% in 15 starts.
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Rittich will start Tuesday vs. the Hurricanes.
Rittich allowed two goals on 24 shots in the Flames win in Edmonton on Saturday. Rittich has gone 6-0-1 despite posting a 3.12 GAA and .896 SV% in his last seven starts—thanks to 4.57 GF/pg in goal-support over that time. The 26-year-old has yet to lose in regulation on home-ice, going 8-0-4 with a 3.34 GAA and .880 SV%.
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Rittich is in the starter's crease at the Flames morning skate.
Rittich allowed two goals on 24 shots in the Flames win in Edmonton on Saturday. Rittich has gone 6-0-1 despite posting a 3.12 GAA and .896 SV% in his last seven starts—thanks to 4.57 GF/pg in goal-support over that time. The 26-year-old has yet to lose in regulation on home-ice, going 8-0-4 with a 3.34 GAA and .880 SV%.
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Varlamov led the Avalanche onto the ice for warmups.
Varlamov stopped 30 of 31 shots in Colorado’s win over the Kings on Saturday. After a five-game losing streak, Varlamov has now won two of the last three while stopping 73 of 81 shots (.901 SV%). Today he faces the Predators for the third time this season—he is 1-1-0 with a 2.51 GAA and .930 SV%.
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Rittich will start Saturday in Edmonton.
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Varlamov led the Avalanche onto the ice for warmups.
Duclair will be back in the Blue Jackets lineup on Saturday.
Duclair was a healthy scratch on Friday but will replace Kevin Stenlund on Saturday. Duclair has 10 goals and five assists (15 points) in 40 games this season.
Duclair is expected to be a healthy scratch on Friday.
Duclair has been in the lineup for 14 consecutive games but has just two goals and one assist during that time. With Brandon Dubinsky (hamstring) set to return to the lineup on Friday, Duclair looks like the healthy scratch.
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Rittich will start Wednesday vs. the Sabres.
Rittich allowed three goals on 27 shots in the Flames win over the Panthers last Friday. Rittich has won five in a row despite posting a 3.18 GAA and .902 SV%. Rittich hasn’t been as sharp as he was earlier this season but has been doing just enough to win games. Tonight he gets a Sabres team that has lost seven of their last nine (2-6-1).
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Rittich is in the starter's crease at the Flames morning skate.
Rittich allowed three goals on 27 shots in the Flames win over the Panthers last Friday. Rittich has won five in a row despite posting a 3.18 GAA and .902 SV%. Rittich hasn’t been as sharp as he was earlier this season but has been doing just enough to win games. Tonight he gets a Sabres team that has lost seven of their last nine (2-6-1).
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Varlamov will start Wednesday in Ottawa.
Varlamov allowed three goals on 20 shots in Colorado’s 6-3 win in Toronto on Monday. The win snapped an ugly five-game losing streak for Varlamov and moved him into a tie for 29th in wins (12) on the year. He draws a stellar matchup in Ottawa but is 7-7-1 with a 2.93 GAA, .905 SV% and one shutout on the road this year.