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Vanecek is in the starter's crease at the Devils' morning skate.

Vanecek stopped 24 of 26 shots (.923 SV%) as he picked up his fourth straight loss in a defeat to Boston his last time out. The 26-year-old has struggled as of late, but still has an impressive 12-5-2 record, 2.39 GAA and .910 SV%. He will take on the Pittsburgh Penguins, who have lost three-straight games but are eighth in the NHL in goals per game (3.37).

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Vanecek led the Devils onto the ice for warmups.

Vanecek stopped all five of five Bruins' shots as he was perfect in relief of Mackenzie Blackwood against Boston in his last time between the pipes. The 26-year-old has played well in his first season in New Jersey, with his 12-4-2 record, 2.41 GAA and .909 SV%. He will get a full game shot at Boston Wednesday, who holds the NHL's best record and snapped a four-game winning streak with a 3-2 shootout loss in the first game of back-to-backs Tuesday to these Devils.

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Vanecek is in the starter's crease at the Devils morning skate.

Vanecek stopped all five of five Bruins' shots as he was perfect in relief of Mackenzie Blackwood against Boston in his last time between the pipes. The 26-year-old has played well in his first season in New Jersey, with his 12-4-2 record, 2.41 GAA and .909 SV%. He will get a full game shot at Boston Wednesday, who holds the NHL's best record and snapped a four-game winning streak with a 3-2 shootout loss in the first game of back-to-backs Tuesday to these Devils.

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Vanecek will start Thursday vs. the Flyers.

Vanecek allowed four goals on 23 shots (.826 SV%) as he picked up his second overtime loss in three starts with a 5-4 defeat to the New York Rangers. Vanecek has been nearly unbeatable this season, shown by his 12-2-2 record, .912 SV% and 2.39 GAA. He faces the struggling Philadelphia Flyers, who have won only one of their last seven contests.

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Vanecek led the Devils onto the ice for warmups.

Vanecek was pulled in his previous start after allowing four goals on 17 shots (.765 SV%) as he took the no-decision in his worst start of the season vs. the Islanders. The 26-year-old has been exceptional for the Devils in his first season, with a 12-2-1 record, 2.30 GAA and .916 SV%. He will take on the New York Rangers, who have won their last three contests after beating Colorado 2-1 in a shootout in their last game.

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Vanecek will likely start Monday in New York.

Vanecek was pulled in his previous start after allowing four goals on 17 shots (.765 SV%) as he took the no-decision in his worst start of the season vs. the Islanders. The 26-year-old has been exceptional for the Devils in his first season, with a 12-2-1 record, 2.30 GAA and .916 SV%. He will take on the New York Rangers, who have won their last three contests after beating Colorado 2-1 in a shootout in their last game.

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Vanecek will start Tuesday vs. the Blackhawks.

Vanecek allowed four goals on 24 shots (.833 SV%) as he lost only his second contest in 14 appearances in an overtime loss to Nashville. New Jersey has proven the perfect fit for Vanceck, as shown by his 11-2-1 record, 2.24 GAA and .918 SV%. He draws a great matchup in Chicago, who have lost nine of their last ten games.

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Vanecek is in the starter's crease a the Devils' morning skate.

Vanecek allowed four goals on 24 shots (.833 SV%) as he lost only his second contest in 14 appearances in an overtime loss to Nashville. New Jersey has proven the perfect fit for Vanceck as shown by his 11-2-1 record, 2.24 GAA and .918 SV%. He draws a great matchup in Chicago who have lost nine of their last ten games.

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Vitek Vanecek will start Thursday vs. Nashville.

Vanecek stopped 35 of 38 shots (.921 SV%) to pick up his second straight win as the Devils beat NYR his last time out. The 26-year-old has been nearly unbeatable in his first season in New Jersey, posting an 11-2-0 record with a .923 SV% and 2.11 GAA. He takes on the Nashville Predators who have only played once in the last week due to postponements but won 2-1 in overtime.

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Vanecek is in the starter's crease at the Devils morning skate.

Vanecek stopped 35 of 38 shots (.921 SV%) to pick up his second straight win as the Devils beat NYR his last time out. The 26-year-old has been nearly unbeatable in his first season in New Jersey, posting an 11-2-0 record with a .923 SV% and 2.11 GAA. He takes on the Nashville Predators who have only played once in the last week due to postponements, but won 2-1 in overtime.

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Vanecek led the Devils onto the ice for warmups.

Vanecek stopped 37 of 38 shots (.974 SV%) his last time out in a win over Washington. He has been fantastic in his first season with the Devils, posting a 10-2-0 record with a .923 SV% and a 2.04 GAA. He faces off against the New York Rangers who are in the middle of a two-game losing streak but rank sixth in the NHL in shots per game (34.1).

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Vanecek is expected to start Monday in New York.

Vanecek stopped 37 of 38 shots (.974 SV%) his last time out in a win over Washington. He has been fantastic in his first season with the Devils, posting a 10-2-0 record with a .923 SV% and a 2.04 GAA. He faces off against the New York Rangers who are in the middle of a two-game losing streak but rank sixth in the NHL in shots per game (34.1).

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Vitek Vanecek will start Wednesday vs. Toronto.

Vanecek stopped 28 of 30 shots (.933 SV%) picking up his ninth straight in his previous start vs. Edmonton. He has been sensational as the Devils' workhorse this season, posting a 9-1-0 record with a 2.14 GAA and .918 SV%. He will take on the Toronto Maple Leafs who lost in overtime their last time out and ranks a surprising 20th in the NHL in goals with 2.95 goals per game.

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Vanecek led the Devils onto the ice for warmups.

Vanecek picked up his eighth straight win in his last start out, stopping 25 of 27 shots (.926 SV%) vs. the Toronto Maple Leafs. The 26-year-old is enjoying a great first season in New Jersey, posting an 8-1-0 record with a .916 SV% and 2.15 GAA. He's taking on the Edmonton Oilers who beat Vegas 4-3 in overtime their last time out and rank 2nd in the NHL with a 31.7 powerplay percentage on the season.

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Vanecek is in the starter's crease at the Devils' morning skate.

Vanecek picked up his eighth straight win in his last start out, stopping 25 of 27 shots (.926 SV%) vs. the Toronto Maple Leafs. The 26-year-old is enjoying a great first season in New Jersey, posting an 8-1-0 record with a .916 SV% and 2.15 GAA. He's taking on the Edmonton Oilers who beat Vegas 4-3 in overtime their last time out and rank 2nd in the NHL with a 31.7 powerplay percentage on the season.

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