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Budaj was the first goalie off of the ice at the Kings' morning skate.

Budaj was pulled after allowing four goals on 16 shots in the Kings’ loss to the Ducks on Tuesday. After winning four in a row, Budaj has now lost three straight while posted a 2.63 GAA and .899 SV%. Budaj is the Kings’ only option right now and he draws a tough matchup vs. the visiting Penguins. Budaj is 3-1-0 with a 2.86 GAA and .875 SV% in four starts on home ice.

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Budaj leads the Kings onto the ice for warmups.

Budaj allowed two goals on 28 shots in the Kings’ loss in Chicago on Sunday. Budaj won four in a row, but has now lost his last two starts, but finished October with a 1.99 GAA and .916 SV% in six starts and one relief appearance. He appears to be the Kings’ netminder, at least for the immediate future. Tonight he makes for a solid start vs. Anaheim.

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Budaj is expected to start Tuesday vs. the Ducks.

Budaj allowed two goals on 28 shots in the Kings’ loss in Chicago on Sunday. Budaj won four in a row, but has now lost his last two starts, but finished October with a 1.99 GAA and .916 SV% in six starts and one relief appearance. He appears to be the Kings’ netminder, at least for the immediate future. Tonight he makes for a solid start vs. Anaheim.

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Budaj leads the Kings onto the ice for warmups.

Budaj stopped 24 of 25 shots in the Kings 1-0 loss in St. Louis last night. It was a strong performance for Budaj, but Jake Allen was just a little bit better. Budaj has won four of five starts while posting a 1.99 GAA and .913 SV% since taking over as the Kings’ No.1 starter. He’ll be in tough on a back-to-back against Chicago.

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Budaj will start Saturday in St. Louis.

Budaj allowed two goals on 26 shots in the Kings OT win over the Predators on Thursday. Budaj has won four in a row while posting a 2.21 GAA and .901 SV%. Even without Jonathan Quick, the Kings are making it easy enough on Budaj and they’re still winning. Budaj is facing just 23 shots per game, but remains a risky start tonight in St. Louis.

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Budaj was the first goalie off of the ice for the Kings.

Budaj allowed two goals on 26 shots in the Kings OT win over the Predators on Thursday. Budaj has won four in a row while posting a 2.21 GAA and .901 SV%. Even without Jonathan Quick, the Kings are making it easy enough on Budaj and they’re still winning. Budaj is facing just 23 shots per game, but remains a risky start tonight in St. Louis.

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Budaj leads the Kings onto the ice for warmups.

Budaj turned aside 19 of 21 shots in the Kings’ win over the Blue Jackets on Tuesday. Don’t look now, but Budaj has won three in a row and has stopped 67 of the 75 shots (.893 SV%) that he’s faced in four appearances. Budaj won’t post great numbers, but he could rack up wins as long as the Kings continue to limit their opponents to 22 shots per game.

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Budaj was the first goalie off of the ice for the Kings.

Budaj turned aside 19 of 21 shots in the Kings’ win over the Blue Jackets on Tuesday. Don’t look now, but Budaj has won three in a row and has stopped 67 of the 75 shots (.893 SV%) that he’s faced in four appearances. Budaj won’t post great numbers, but he could rack up wins as long as the Kings continue to limit their opponents to 22 shots per game.

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Budaj leads the Kings onto the ice for warmups.

Budaj allowed three goals on 25 shots in the Kings win over the Canucks on Saturday. He has won his first two starts of the year despite allowing six goals on 45 shots (.867 SV%). The Kings have been doing a great job limiting the shots on Budaj, but tonight they face a Blue Jackets team that has won two in a row vs. the Blackhawks and Stars.

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Budaj was the first goalie off of the ice for the Kings; expected to start.

Budaj allowed three goals on 25 shots in the Kings win over the Canucks on Saturday. He has won his first two starts of the year despite allowing six goals on 45 shots (.867 SV%). The Kings have been doing a great job limiting the shots on Budaj, but tonight they face a Blue Jackets team that has won two in a row vs. the Blackhawks and Stars.

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Budaj will start Saturday vs. the Canucks.

Jeff Zatkoff was injured in practice this afternoon, so it looks like Budaj will get a second straight start in the Kings’ crease. Budaj stopped 17 of 20 shots in the Kings’ win on Thursday and he has a solid matchup tonight vs. the Canucks. Vancouver may be unbeaten, but they’ve only scored nine goals in four games.

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Budaj is expected to start Saturday vs. the Canucks.

Jeff Zatkoff was injured in practice this afternoon, so it looks like Budaj will get a second straight start in the Kings’ crease. Budaj stopped 17 of 20 shots in the Kings’ win on Thursday and he has a solid matchup tonight vs. the Canucks. Vancouver may be unbeaten, but they’ve only scored nine goals in four games.

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Budaj will start Thursday in Dallas.

Budaj stopped all nine shots that he faced after replacing Jeff Zatkoff in the Kings’ loss in Minnesota on Tuesday. Budaj has posted a below-average .903 SV% in his NHL career that spans over 298 games with the Avalanche, Canadiens and Kings. He spent most of last year in the AHL, where he was 42-14-4 with a 1.75 GAA and .932 SV% with Ontario (AHL).

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Budaj leads the Kings onto the ice for warmups.

Budaj will start the second game of the Kings’ back-to-back with Jhonas Enroth struggling last night and Jonathan Quick out. The 33-year-old netminder is in his first season with the Kings organization and has played exceptionally well at the AHL level. He was recalled after starting 38 games with Ontario (AHL)—he went 26-9-3 with a 1.58 GAA and .935 SV%.

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Budaj was the first goalie off of the ice at the Kings morning skate.

Budaj will start the second game of the Kings’ back-to-back with Jhonas Enroth struggling last night and Jonathan Quick out. The 33-year-old netminder is in his first season with the Kings organization and has played exceptionally well at the AHL level. He was recalled after starting 38 games with Ontario (AHL)—he went 26-9-3 with a 1.58 GAA and .935 SV%.

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The Kings have recalled Peter Budaj from Ontario (AHL).

Budaj has spent the entire season in the AHL with Ontario, where he has gone 26-9-3 with a 1.58 GAA and .935 SV%. He has been very impressive with the Reign and tonight he is expected to serve as Jhonas Enroth’s backup with Jonathan Quick out with an undisclosed injury.

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Budaj cleared waivers and has been sent to St. John's (AHL).

After being acquired from the Canadiens, the Jets placed Budaj on waivers, now that he has cleared he will be the starter in St. John's. He is an excellent insurance policy for Ondrej Pavelec and Michael Hutchinson.

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The Jets have placed Peter Budaj on waivers.

The Jets traded Eric Tangradi to the Canadiens for Budaj and minor-leaguer Patrick Holland on Sunday, but the Jets must be content with the duo of Ondrej Pavelec and Michael Hutchinson to start the season. Winnipeg is hoping that Budaj will clear waivers so he can stay in their system. The 32-year-old netminder was 10-8-3 with a 2.51 GAA and .909 SV% as Carey Price's backup last season. He had fallen behind Dustin Tokarski on the Habs' depth chart, thus making him expendable.

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Budaj will start Wednesday vs. the Blackhawks.

Budaj gave up four goals on 43 shots in a 7-4 win over the Senators on Friday. He allowed three goals early in the first period, but shut the door while his team posted seven unanswered. He has not played a lot lately, but has gone 10-8-2 with a 2.49 GAA and .910 SV% this season.

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