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Ullmark will be in goal on Thursday vs. the Lightning.

Ullmark stopped 29 of 30 shots in the Sabres win over the Islanders on Sunday. Ullmark appears to have wrestled the starting job away from Chad Johnson and tonight he will make his third consecutive start. Ullmark comes in having stopped 56 of 58 shots (.966 SV%) while winning two straight.

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Reimer will be in goal on Wednesday vs. the Jets.

Reimer made 43 saves on 44 shots in the Maple Leafs 4-1 win over the Stars on Monday. Dallas peppered Reimer from start to finish, but he stood tall, earning his second win of the season. With Jonathan Bernier sidelined with an injury, Reimer will make a second straight start tonight vs. the Jets.

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Reimer will start Monday vs. the Stars.

Throughout the morning skate it looked as if Jonathan Bernier would start tonight, but head coach Mike Babcock announced that Reimer will be in goal vs. the Stars. Reimer allowed four goals on 24 shots in a loss to the Coyotes in his last outing. He has one win in four starts while posting a sub-par 3.25 GAA and .876 SV%.

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Ullmark will be in goal Sunday vs. the Islanders.

Ullmark stopped 27 of 28 shots in the Sabres win over the Flyers on Friday. It was his first career NHL win and earned him a second straight start tonight in Brooklyn. Ullmark has allowed a combined five goals on 56 shots (.911 SV%). He is a risky start vs. a strong Isles’ offence.

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Ullmark will start Friday against the Flyers.

Ullmark surrendered four goals on 28 shots in the Sabres loss to the Devils last Saturday. He will make his second start of the season tonight vs. Michal Neuvirth and the Flyers. It is a decent matchup with Philadelphia struggling to score early in the season—they rank 25th in the NHL, averaging just 2.11 goals per game.

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Reimer starts on Monday vs. the Coyotes.

Reimer allowed three goals on 27 shots in the Maple Leafs win over the Blue Jackets on October 16th. Jonathan Bernier started the last three games but the Maple Leafs will turn to Reimer tonight vs. Arizona. Reimer has posted a 2.91 GAA and .890 SV% in three starts, but draws a strong matchup tonight.

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Reimer is the Maple Leafs likely starter.

Reimer allowed three goals on 27 shots in the Maple Leafs win over the Blue Jackets on October 16th. Jonathan Bernier started the last three games but it looks like the Maple Leafs will turn to Reimer tonight vs. Arizona. Reimer has posted a 2.91 GAA and .890 SV% in three starts, but draws a strong matchup tonight.

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Ullmark will start his first NHL game on Saturday.

Ullmark, 22, came over from Sweden after going 12-20-0 with a 3.12 GAA and .904 SV% in 35 games with MODO last season. In his first three starts in North America he went 1-2-0 with a 2.72 GAA and .932 SV%. He will make his NHL debut tonight vs. the Devils—New Jersey is averaging 2.14 goals per game this season.

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Ullmark is expected to make his NHL debut on Saturday.

Ullmark, 22, came over from Sweden after going 12-20-0 with a 3.12 GAA and .904 SV% in 35 games with MODO last season. In his first three starts in North America he went 1-2-0 with a 2.72 GAA and .932 SV%. He will make his NHL debut tonight vs. the Devils—New Jersey is averaging 2.14 goals per game this season.

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The Sabres have recalled Linus Ullmark from Rochester (AHL).

Ullmark, 22, came over from Sweden in the offseason and he has had a strong start to his North American career. He has gone 1-2-0 with a 2.72 GAA and .932 SV% in three starts with Rochester and could make his NHL debut on Saturday vs. the Devils.

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Reimer will be in goal on Friday vs. Columbus.

Reimer allowed four goals on 33 shots in the Maple Leafs shootout loss to the Senators last Saturday. It wasn’t a great outing for the 27-year-old, who will make his second straight start tonight in Columbus. Both teams are searching for their first wins of the season.

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Reiner starts Saturday vs. the Senators.

Reimer stopped 12 of 13 shots after replacing Jonathan Bernier in the Maple Leafs 4-0 loss to the Red Wings last night. Reimer will make his first start of the season against the Senators—he allowed three goals on 25 shots in a loss in his only start against Ottawa last season. A strong start tonight could carve out a larger early-season role for Reimer.

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MacArthur (undisclosed) is on the ice for warmups.

MacAthur was listed as a game-time decision, but he is on the ice for warmups, so it appears as if he will play. MacArthur, who is expected to skate on the Senators third line with J.G Pageau and Milan Michalek, is coming off of a season where he had 36 points (16G / 20A) in 62 games last season.

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MacArthur (undisclosed) will be a game-time decision on Thursday.

MacArthur’s practicing has been sporadic this week, but he was on the ice for the morning skate and he is listed as a game-time decision. MacArthur said there is a 50/50 chance that he plays tonight. Monitor his status when the teams hit the ice for warmups at 6:30 pm ET.

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MacArthur (undisclosed) is questionable for the Senators’ season opener.

MacArthur has missed the last two practices, including this morning’s, and head coach Dave Cameron said he “isn’t sure MacArthur will play tomorrow.” With MacArthur out, Mike Hoffman is playing on the top-line and Curtis Lazar has been bumping into the top six.

Clarke MacArthur
Reimer will start on Wednesday against Columbus.

Reimer stopped 49 of 50 shots in the Maple Leafs 2-1 shootout loss to the Bruins on Saturday. Wednesday will be Reimer’s final start of the season, so he will look to close it out on a high-note and record his 10th win of the season. He has gone 9-15-1 with a 3.06 GAA and .909 SV% this season.

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