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Ullmark will start Friday in Detroit.

Ullmark allowed three goals on 32 shots in the Sabres win in San Jose on Saturday. The Sabres broke their goalie rotation on Thursday but that leaves Ullmark to start the tail-end of a back-to-back in Detroit. The 26-year-old is 2-1-1 with a 3.18 GAA and .913 SV% in his first four starts of the year and has had a lot of success vs. Detroit in his career—3-0-2 with a 2.50 GAA and .924 SV%.

Linus Ullmark
The Blackhawks have recalled Dennis Gilbert from Rockford (AHL).

This is Gilbert's second call-up of the season and this time he could stick around for a while. Connor Murphy was moved to LTIR on Wednesday, so Gilbert could become a main-stay in the Blackhawks lineup moving forward. He will have to battle Slater Koekkoek for that right and comes up with no points in three AHL games.

Dennis Gilbert
Cousins (back) will make his season debut on Thursday.

Cousins had 27 points (7G / 20A) in 81 games with the Coyotes last year and signed a one-year, $1.0M AAV deal with the Canadiens this summer. Cousins will make his Montreal debut on the fourth line with Nate Thompson and Nick Suzuki.

Nick Cousins
Reimer starts Wednesday in San Jose.

Reimer allowed three goals on 35 shots in the Hurricanes loss to Columbus lat Saturday. It was Reimer’s first loss of the season and moved him to 2-1-0 with a 2.65 GAA and .933 SV% through three games. The Sharks have struggled in their first six games, but winning a road game in San Jose on the tail-end of a back-to-back is a difficult task for Reimer.

James Reimer
Reimer is expected to start Wednesday in San Jose.

Reimer allowed three goals on 35 shots in the Hurricanes loss to Columbus lat Saturday. It was Reimer’s first loss of the season and moved him to 2-1-0 with a 2.65 GAA and .933 SV% through three games. The Sharks have struggled in their first six games, but winning a road game in San Jose on the tail-end of a back-to-back is a difficult task for Reimer.

James Reimer
Reimer will start Saturday vs. the Blue Jackets.

Reimer stopped 47 of the 50 shots he faced in the Hurricanes win in Florida on Tuesday. With Petr Mrazek starting on Friday, Reimer gets the tail-end of the back-to-back on Saturday. He has impressed so far, going 2-0-0 with a .940 SV% in his first two starts in Carolina. Don’t hesitate to add him and start him vs. the Blue Jackets if you need help in the goalie categories.

James Reimer
Ullmark will start Friday vs. the Panthers.

Ullmark allowed four goals on 40 shots in the Sabres overtime loss in Columbus on Monday. Ullmark was the Sabres’ best player on the ice by a wide margin and earned himself another start tonight vs. the Sabres. The 26-year-old was 8-6-3 with a 3.48 GAA, .893 SV% and one shutout in 17 games at KeyBank Center last season.

Linus Ullmark
Reimer will start Tuesday in Florida.

Reimer stopped 32 of 34 shots in the Panthers win in Washington on Saturday. The Hurricanes' goaltending rotation will continue with Reimer facing the team that traded him this offseason. Florida has opened the season at 1-1-0 while averaging 32.5 shots and 3.00 goals per game.

James Reimer
Reimer is in the starter's crease at the Hurricanes morning skate.

Reimer stopped 32 of 34 shots in the Panthers win in Washington on Saturday. The Hurricanes goaltending rotation will continue with Reimer facing the team that traded him this offseason. Florida has opened the season at 1-1-0 while averaging 32.5 shots and 3.00 goals per game.

James Reimer
Ullmark will make his season debut in Columbus.

Ullmark appeared in a career-high 37 games in 2019-20, going 15-14-5 with a 3.11 GAA and .905 SV%. Carter Hutton has had a strong start to the season, but the Sabres view this as a good time to get Ullmark into the crease. He’ll face a Blue Jackets team that has started the season at 0-2 while being outscored 11-3.

Linus Ullmark
The Senators have recalled Vitaly Abramov from Belleville (AHL).

Abramov made his NHL debut with the Senators last year but opened the year with Belleville. With Filip Chlapik and Drake Batherson being re-assigned on Sunday, Abramov comes up and will likely be in the lineup on Thursday. Abramov had 29 points (16G / 13A) in 70 AHL games last season.

Vitaly Abramov
Reimer will make his Hurricanes debut in Washington.

After three seasons with the Panthers, Reimer was traded to the Hurricanes this summer and will likely split time with Petr Mrazek. Reimer was 13-12-15 with a 3.09 GAA and .900 SV% last year, so it’s difficult to trust him on most nights. A road meeting with Alex Ovechkin and the Capitals is a good spot to leave Reimer on the bench or free agency.

James Reimer
Reimer is in the starter's crease at the Hurricanes morning skate.

After three seasons with the Panthers, Reimer was traded to the Hurricanes this summer and will likely split time with Petr Mrazek. Reimer was 13-12-15 with a 3.09 GAA and .900 SV% last year, so it’s difficult to trust him on most nights. A road meeting with Alex Ovechkin and the Capitals is a good spot to leave Reimer on the bench or free agency.

James Reimer
Gilbert has been recalled from Rockford (AHL) and will play in the Blackhawks season opener.

Gilbert was with the Blackhawks in Prague so the “recall” was just a formality. Gilbert was a third-round pick in 2015 and will play in his second career NHL game because Calvin de Haan and Connor Murphy are injured to begin the season. The 22-year-old blueliner had 14 points (5G / 9A) in 63 games in his first AHL season (2018-19).

Dennis Gilbert