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Reimer will start Sunday in Detroit.

Reimer allowed three goals on 22 shots in the Panthers loss in Pittsburgh on Tuesday. Reimer has lost his first two starts with the Panthers, while allowing a combined six goals on 50 shots (.880 SV%). The Panthers are struggling right now, which isn’t surprising given all of their injuries. Tonight he faces a Red Wings team that has won six of their last seven, but who were shutout last night.

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The Sabres have sent Linus Ullmark to Rochester (AHL).

Ullmark was with the Sabres because Robin Lehner was out with an illness. Lehner will return as Anders Nilsson’s backup this afternoon, so Ullmark goes back to Rochester, where he is 3-1-0 with a 2.75 GAA and .926 SV% this season.

Linus Ullmark
Reimer will start Tuesday in Pittsburgh.

Reimer allowed three goals on 28 shots in the Panthers’ loss in Tampa Bay last Tuesday. Roberto Luongo started four of the first five games, but Reimer will go on Tuesday. Reimer will take on a Penguins team that is 3-2-1 while averaging 2.17 goals per game through their first six contests.

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Chabot will make his NHL debut on Tuesday.

Chabot was a healthy scratch in the first three games of the season but he is expected to serve as a seventh defenseman on Tuesday. Chabot was the 18th overall pick in 2015 and is coming off of 45 points (11G / 34A) in 47 games with the Saint John Sea Dogs (QMJHL) last year.

Thomas Chabot
Reimer will make his Panthers debut on Tuesday.

Roberto Luongo started the first two games of the year, but Reimer will get his first start tonight in Tampa Bay. The 28-year-old had a great 2015-16 season with the Maple Leafs and Sharks, totalling a 17-14-7 record, 2.31 GAA and .922 SV%. With Luongo getting up there in age, Reimer is expected to see more starts than your average backup which makes him rosterable in deeper formats.

James Reimer
Reimer is expected to make his Panthers debut on Tuesday.

Roberto Luongo started the first two games of the year, but it looks like Reimer will get his first start tonight in Tampa Bay. The 28-year-old had a great 2015-16 season with the Maple Leafs and Sharks, totalling a 17-14-7 record, 2.31 GAA and .922 SV%. With Luongo getting up there in age, Reimer is expected to see more starts than your average backup which makes him rosterable in deeper formats.

James Reimer
MacArthur is out indefinitely with another concussion.

MacArthur was hit from behind by Patrick Sieloff during a scrimmage at Senators’ training camp. A concussion limited MacArthur to just four games last year and he was finally getting back to health, but this latest concussion not only puts the veteran winger’s season in jeopardy but his career.

Clarke MacArthur
The Panthers have signed James Reimer to a five-year deal worth $17 million ($3.4M AAV).

Reimer, 28, split last season with the Maple Leafs and Sharks after being dealt at the Trade Deadline. He combined for a 17-14-7 record with a 2.31 GAA and .922 SV%. He has a career .914 SV% in 196 starts and signs with the Panthers as insurance for 37-year-old Roberto Luongo. Bobby Lu will likely start the majority of games, but Reimer should start more than your average backup with the upside for a straight platoon if he plays well.

James Reimer
Reimer will start Tuesday in Minnesota.

Reimer allowed two goals on 30 shots in the Sharks win in Nashville on Saturday. Reimer has won his last two starts and is now 5-2-0 with a 1.85 GAA, .927 SV% and two shutouts in seven starts since joining the Sharks. Tonight he will take on a Wild team that is coming off of a tough week—they’ve lost three in a row while being outscored 11-5.

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Reimer starts Thursday vs. the Oilers.

Reimer stopped all 25 shots that he faced in the Sharks shutout win over the Coyotes on Sunday. Reimer lost his first start with the Sharks, but has won three since while posting a 0.67 GAA, .975 SV% and two shutouts. Tonight he faces an Oilers team that has lost four of their last six games while being outscored 18-14.

James Reimer
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
Reimer will start Tuesday vs. the Bruins.

Reimer stopped all 31 shots that he faced in the Sharks shutout win in Edmonton last Tuesday. Martin Jones started the last two games, but Reimer will start his third game with the Sharks tonight. He has stopped 53 of 56 shots (.946 SV%) in two starts with San Jose and has gone 1-1-1 with a 2.27 GAA and .935 SV% in three starts with the Bruins when he was with the Maple Leafs.

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