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Nilsson will start on Friday vs. Dallas.

Nilsson allowed two goals on 40 shots in the Oilers win over the Bruins on Wednesday. Nilsson has allowed two goals in each of his last three starts while posting a .943 SV%. Tonight will be Nilsson’s second start against the Stars—he stopped 48 of 51 shots in a loss to Dallas in his season debut. He comes in with a 6-7-1 record, 2.63 GAA and .915 SV%.

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Nilsson will start Wednesday vs. the Bruins.

Nilsson allowed two goals on 25 shots in the Oilers loss in Toronto on Monday. Nilsson has lost three of his last four starts despite posting 1.98 GAA and .934 SV%. Tonight he will make his sixth start at home—he has gone 2-2-1 with a 3.32 GAA and .874 SV% at Rexall Place this season. He will take on a Bruins team that is on a roll right now. They come in winners of their last five games.

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Nilsson will start Monday in Toronto.

Nillson stopped 39 of 41 shots in the Oilers win in Pittsburgh on Saturday. It was a fantastic performance from Nilsson, who continues to outperform Cam Talbot. Tonight he will wrap up November with his 10th start of the month—in his previous nine outings he has gone 4-4-1 with a 2.43 GAA and .914 SV%. He makes for a solid start tonight vs. a bad Leafs team who will give Garret Sparks his first NHL start.

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Nilsson leads the Oilers onto the ice for warmups.

Nilsson allowed three goals on 26 shots in the Oilers loss in Carolina on Wednesday. Nilsson has lost four of his last five while posting a 2.61 GAA and .895 SV%. With Cam Talbot starting last night, Nilsson will go tonight in Pittsburgh. The 25-year-old netminder has gone 2-4-0 with a 2.50 GAA and .925 SV% on the road this season.

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Nilsson starts Wednesday in Carolina.

Nilsson allowed one goal on 30 shots in the Oilers 1-0 loss in Washington on Monday. Nilsson’s teammates couldn’t find a way to get the puck past Braden Holtby at the other end, but it is a positive sign that he has allowed just two goals on 50 shots (.960 SV%) in his last two starts. Tonight he starts in Carolina—he is 2-3-0 with a 2.39 GAA and .931 SV% on the road.

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Nilsson will start for the seventh time in the last nine games.

Nilsson stopped 19 of 21 shots in the Oilers 5-1 win over the Devils on Friday. Nilsson has gone 3-2-1 with a 2.66 GAA and .900 SV% in his last six starts and comes into play at 2-2-0 on the road this season. This matchup should be avoided, Nilsson was pulled after allowing six goals on 17 shots in a 7-4 loss to the Caps back in October.

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Nilsson starts Friday vs. the Devils.

Nilsson gave up four goals on 27 shots in the Oilers loss to the Blackhawks on Wednesday. Nilsson has dropped three of his last four while recording 3.24 GAA and .890 SV% over that span. He draws a decent matchup against a Devils team that has been winning, but doesn’t score with a lot of frequency.

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Nilsson is expected to start Friday vs. the Devils.

Nilsson gave up four goals on 27 shots in the Oilers loss to the Blackhawks on Wednesday. Nilsson has dropped three of his last four while recording 3.24 GAA and .890 SV% over that span. He draws a decent matchup against a Devils team that has been winning, but doesn’t score with a lot of frequency.

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Nilsson will start Wednesday vs. the Blackhawks.

Nilsson allowed four goals on 21 shots in the Oilers’ 4-1 loss in Arizona last Thursday. Nilsson has alternated wins and losses in his last four outings, posting a 2.75 GAA and .903 SV%. Both he and Cam Talbot are struggling big time right now, but with Talbot losing on Saturday, they’ll give Nilsson another shot tonight vs. Chicago.

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Nilsson will start Thursday vs. the Coyotes.

Nilsson allowed three goals on 37 shots in the Oilers overtime win in Anaheim last night. Despite the back-to-back, Edmonton will go with Nilsson again tonight in Arizona. Nilsson has gone 3-3-0 with a 3.07 GAA and .912 SV% in six starts this season. He will face a Coyotes team that has won three of four and sits at 8-6-1 on the season.

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Nilsson will start on Wednesday in Anaheim.

Nilsson allowed two goals on 33 shots in the Oilers loss to the Penguins last Friday. Cam Talbot started on Sunday, but they will go back to Nilsson tonight in Anaheim. Nilsson comes into play with a 3.09 GAA and .911 SV% in five games this season. The Ducks have won four of five while averaging 3.00 goals per game.

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Nilsson gets the nod vs. the Penguins.

Nilsson allowed two goals on 22 shots in the Oilers win over the Flyers on Tuesday. He will make his second straight start tonight vs. the other Pennsylvania team. Nilsson comes in with a 3.38 GAA and .903 SV% in his four starts this season. His numbers are flawed because of one terrible outing, but he is still risky against a dangerous Penguins team.

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Nilsson will face the Flyers on Tuesday.

Nilsson was pulled after giving up six goals on 17 shots in the Oilers’ loss to the Capitals on October 23rd. Cam Talbot started the last four games but Nilsson will get a chance at redemption tonight vs. the Flyers. There couldn’t be a better opponent to face than a Philly team who is averaging just 1.91 goals per game this season.

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Nilsson will make his third start of the season on Friday.

Nilsson made 33 saves on 34 shots in the Oilers win in Vancouver on Sunday. He will start for the third time this season tonight vs. the Capitals. Washington is the highest scoring team in the NHL, so expect Nilsson to continue to face a high volume of shots—he has seen 85 through two games and posted a .953 SV%.

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Nilsson will make his second start of the season on Sunday.

Nilsson made 48 saves on 51 shots in the Oilers loss in Dallas on Tuesday. He did his best to keep the Oilers in it, but it wasn’t enough. He will make his second start with the Oilers tonight in Vancouver. He will start against a Vancouver team who has averaged 2.80 goals per game so far this season.

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Nilsson will make his Oilers debut on Tuesday vs. Dallas.

Nilsson spent the 2014-15 season in Russia where he was 20-9-8 with a 1.71 GAA and .936 SV% with Kazan Ak-Bars. This preseason he won the Oilers’ backup job by stopping all 53 shots that he faced in 120 minutes. The Oilers have played strong defence through two games, but Nilsson is a risky play tonight in Dallas.

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Nilsson will likely make his Oilers debut on Tuesday vs. the Stars.

Nilsson spent the 2014-15 season in Russia where he was 20-9-8 with a 1.71 GAA and .936 SV% with Kazan Ak-Bars. This preseason he won the Oilers’ backup job by stopping all 53 shots that he faced in 120 minutes. The Oilers have played strong defence through two games, but Nilsson is a risky play tonight in Dallas.

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The Blackhawks acquired goaltender Anders Nilsson, TJ Brennan and Ville Pokka from the Islanders for Nick Leddy and Kent Simpson.

Nilsson, 24, has posted a 4-1-2 record, 2.10 goals-against average and .928 save percentage in eight games with the KHL’s Ak Bars this season. Nilsson split the 2013-14 season between the New York Islanders and American Hockey League’s Bridgeport Sound Tigers. Nilsson posted an 8-7-2 record with a 3.11 GAA and .896 SV% in 19 regular-season games with the Islanders. He collected a 12-4-2 mark, 2.81 GAA, .901 SV% and two shutouts in 29 regular-season games with Bridgeport.

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Nilsson in goal for the Islanders.

Nilsson stopped 25 of 27 shots in a win over the Devils on Friday. He snapped a two game losing streak and moved to 7-7-2 with a 3.13 GAA and .894 SV% on the year. He makes so a solid spot-start for people in dire need of goalie numbers on the last day of the fantasy hockey and NHL regular season.

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Nilsson in goal for the Islanders.

Nilsson allowed three goals on 31 shots in a loss to the Senators on Tuesday. He has lost two in a row while allowing seven goals on 64 shots (.890 SV%). Tonight, the Isles are in New Jersey to face the Devils. In Nilsson's only start against the Devils he stopped23 of 24 shots in a 2-1 shootout win.

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