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Markstrom will likely start Saturday vs. the Penguins.

Markstrom stopped 33 of 35 shots in the Canucks win in Vegas on Wednesday. Markstrom has now won two straight while stopping 63 of the 66 shots (.955 SV%) As good as Markstrom has been in recent games, he has a terrible matchup tonight vs. the red-hot Penguins.

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Markstrom will start Wednesday in Vegas.

Markstrom made 30 saves on 31 shots in the Canucks win over the Bruins on Saturday. Anders Nilsson started Monday, but they’ll come back to Markstrom tonight in Vegas. He is coming off of his best performance of the year, but has a tough matchup in Vegas—the Golden Knights are 31-11-2 in their first 44 games on home-ice.

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Markstrom will start Saturday vs. the Bruins.

Markstrom has not started since October 9th, when he allowed five goals on 33 shots in the Canucks loss in Carolina. Anders Nilsson has played very well for the Canucks, but Markstrom will get back between the pipes tonight. He has allowed a combined 10 goals on 68 shots (.853 SV%) in his last two starts, so look elsewhere for a starter tonight.

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Markstrom will start Tuesday in Carolina.

Markstrom allowed five goals on 35 shots in the Canucks loss in Calgary on Saturday. Markstrom faced the Flames in his first two starts of the season, allowing a combined seven goals on 70 shots (.900 SV%). Tonight he faces a Hurricanes team that is 2-0-1 and averaging 4.00 goals per game so far.

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Markstrom will start the Canucks season opener vs. the Flames.

During the 2017-18 season, Markstrom started a career-high 57 games and went 23-26-7 with a 2.71 GAA, .912 SV% and two shutouts. The Sedin Twins are gone, but the Canucks have some young blood that could provide Markstrom with a decent amount of goal support this year. Tonight he faces a Flames team that he was 1-2-0 while allowing 13 goals on 78 shots (.833 SV%) against last year.

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Markstrom will start Tuesday in Vegas.

Markstrom surrendered four goals on 29 shots in the Canucks loss to the Sharks on Saturday. It was Markstrom’s fourth consecutive loss and moved hime to 1-4-1 with a 2.85 GAA and .915 SV% in March. Markstrom has had a tough year and tonight will be no different as he faces the Golden Knights on home-ice for the first time.

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Markstrom will start Wednesday in Anaheim.

Markstrom stopped 23 of 24 shots in the Canucks loss in Arizona on Sunday. Anders Nilsson started two of the last three games, but Marsktrom will go tonight in Anaheim. Markstrom’s last five starts have been a bit of a disaster, as he’s gone just 1-2-2 with a 3.08 GAA and .907 SV%.

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Markstorm will start Wednesday vs. the Coyotes.

Markstrom allowed three goals on 34 shots in the Canucks win over the Islanders on Monday. Markstrom snapped a personal three-game losing streak and moved to 18-21-6 on the season. He has a quality matchup with the Coyotes in town—the 28-year-old stopped 41 of 42 shots in a 3-1 win over Arizona on February 25th.

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