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Clifton (upper-body) will not play Tuesday in New Jersey.

Clifton suffered an upper-body injury early in Sunday's game vs. the Sabres and will not play against the Devils tomorrow. With Clifton and Charlie McAvoy definitely out and Torey Krug not expected to travel, look for the recently recalled Jeremy Lauzon to play with Matt Grzelcyk.

Connor Clifton
Bishop will start Saturday vs. the Avalanche.

Bishop allowed four goals on 29 shots in the Stars' 5-1 loss to the Flames last Sunday. Bishop has given up 10 goals in his last two starts and is on a four-game losing streak (0-3-1) while posting a 4.40 GAA and .862 SV%. In his first start against the Avalanche, Bishop stopped 36 of 37 shots in a 4-1 win in early-November.

Ben Bishop
Reimer led the Hurricanes onto the ice for warmups.

Reimer was pulled after allowing three goals on seven shots in the Hurricanes 8-6 loss in Toronto on Monday afternoon. It was Reimer's first tough outing since early-November, but the Hurricanes will give him a chance to bounce back right after the Christmas break. He is 8-3-0 with a 2.33 GAA and .927 SV% on the road this year.

James Reimer
Reimer was the first goalie off of the ice at the Hurricanes morning skate.

Reimer was pulled after allowing three goals on seven shots in the Hurricanes 8-6 loss in Toronto on Monday afternoon. It was Reimer's first tough outing since early-November, but the Hurricanes will give him a chance to bounce back right after the Christmas break. He is 8-3-0 with a 2.33 GAA and .927 SV% on the road this year.

James Reimer
Bishop will start Sunday vs. the Flames.

Bishop was yanked after giving up six goals on 20 shots in the Stars loss in Florida on Friday. Bishop has lost three in a row (0-2-1) while posting a 4.52 GAA and .863 SV%. Tonight he faces a Flames team that has lost three straight (0-2-1) while scoring just four goals (1.33 GF/gm).

Ben Bishop
Zucker underwent surgery on a broken right fibula and will miss six weeks.

Zucker broke his fibula last Sunday in Chicago but finished the game, logging 16:33 TOI but the broken bone was found post-game. Zucker underwent surgery and is expected to be out until early-February and Zach Parise is expected to continue to skate with the top-line moving forward.

Jason Zucker
Bishop will start Friday in Florida.

Bishop allowed two goals on 28 shots in the Stars loss to the Oilers on Monday. Bishop has lost two straight but he's only allowed more than two goals in one of his last eight games--he is 4-2-2 with a 1.74 GAA, .945 SV% and one shutout over that span. He is also 3-3-1 with a 2.70 GAA and .912 SV% on the road this year.

Ben Bishop
Reimer starts Thursday in Colorado.

Reimer stopped all 32 shots that he faced in the Hurricanes shutout win in Calgary last Saturday. Petr Mrazek started in Winnipeg on Tuesday but look for Reimer to start for the sixth time in the last 12 games. Reimer has been terrific in his previous five starts, going 4-1-0 while posting a 1.41 GAA, .956 SV% and two shutouts. He gets set to face a Colorado team that played last night but have won nine of their last 11 (9-1-1) while averaging 3.82 goals per game.

James Reimer
Bishop is expected to start Friday in Florida.

Bishop allowed two goals on 28 shots in the Stars loss to the Oilers on Monday. Bishop has lost two straight but he's only allowed more than two goals in one of his last eight games--he is 4-2-2 with a 1.74 GAA, .945 SV% and one shutout over that span. He is also 3-3-1 with a 2.70 GAA and .912 SV% on the road this year.

Ben Bishop
Reimer is expected to start Thursday in Colorado.

Reimer stopped all 32 shots that he faced in the Hurricanes shutout win in Calgary last Saturday. Petr Mrazek started in Winnipeg on Tuesday but look for Reimer to start for the sixth time in the last 12 games. Reimer has been terrific in his previous five starts, going 4-1-0 while posting a 1.41 GAA, .956 SV% and two shutouts. He gets set to face a Colorado team that played last night but have won nine of their last 11 (9-1-1) while averaging 3.82 goals per game.

James Reimer
Zucker (lower-body) will not play on Tuesday.

Zucker briefly left Sunday's game in Chicago but returned and finished with one assist in 16:33 TOI. The injury comes at a tough time for the Wild, who were already without Mikko Koivu and Joel Eriksson Ek up front and Jared Spurgeon on the blueline. Luke Johnson is expected to make his Wild debut with Zucker out.

Jason Zucker
Bishop will start Monday vs. the Oilers.

Bishop gave up three goals on 32 shots in the Stars' loss to the Golden Knights on Friday. The loss snapped a three-game losing streak for Bishop, who enters Monday's game at 9-3-2 with a 1.74, .944 SV% and one shutout on home ice. He was yanked after allowing three goals on 15 shots in his first start vs. the Oilers (Nov.16).

Ben Bishop
The Senators have recalled Erik Brannstrom from Belleville (AHL).

Brannstrom has played every well since going to Belleville, collecting four points (1G / 3A) in four games. With Dylan DeMelo out for at least a few weeks, the Senators really didn't have a choice but to recall Brannstrom at this time. He has just two assists in 23 NHL games this season.

Erik Brannstrom
Reimer led the Hurricanes onto the ice for warmups.

Reimer allowed three goals on 36 shots in the Hurricanes win in Edmonton on Tuesday. Reimer has won four of his last five starts while posting a 2.01 GAA, .938 SV% and one shutout. He has gone 6-3-0 with a 2.41 GAA and .924 SV% on the road this year but the Flames come in riding a seven-game winning streak, so Reimer is a risky option.

James Reimer
Reimer is expected to start Saturday in Calgary.

Reimer allowed three goals on 36 shots in the Hurricanes win in Edmonton on Tuesday. Reimer has won four of his last five starts while posting a 2.01 GAA, .938 SV% and one shutout. He has gone 6-3-0 with a 2.41 GAA and .924 SV% on the road this year but the Flames come in riding a seven-game winning streak, so Reimer is a risky option.

James Reimer