Francouz signed a two-year extension with the Avalanche on Friday.
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Colorado Avalanche News
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Francouz will start in Anaheim on Friday.
Lehkonen will be a healthy scratch for Thursday's game in Washington.
The Stars have re-assigned Kiviranta to Texas (AHL).
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Blackwood will start on Thursday against the Sharks.
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Francouz will start against the Islanders on Wednesday.
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Francouz will start on Monday against the Lightning.
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Blackwood will start Sunday against the Blue Jackets.
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Blackwood will start against the Red Wings on Thursday.
Kamenev will be back in the Avalanche lineup on Tuesday.
With Nazem Kadri out with a lower-body injury, Kamenev will play for the first time since January 20th. Kamenev, who will skate on the fourth line and likely PP2, has one goal and five assists (six points) in 23 games this season.
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Francouz will start in Minnesota.
Francouz allowed three goals on 25 shots in Colorado's win over the Red Wings on January 20th. Philipp Grubauer has started the last four games but Francouz will start the second half of the back-to-back tonight in Minnesota. In his first start vs. the Wild, Francouz gave up five goals on 32 shots in a 6-4 loss.
Kiviranta will draw into the Stars lineup on Saturday.
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Blackwood will start Saturday vs. the Kings.
Blackwood stopped all 46 shots that he faced in the Devils shutout win in Philadelphia on Thursday. It was an impressive performance for Blackwood, who had been struggling prior to that game. He has gone 5-7-7 with a 3.07 GAA and .892 SV% one home ice this season and gets ready to face a Kings team that is 1-7-1 in their last nine games.
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Blackwood will start Thursday in Philadelphia.
Blackwood allowed five goals on 30 shots in the Devils loss to the Predators last Thursday. Louis Domingue started the last two games they'll go to Blackwood tonight in Philadelphia. He has lost 1-2-2 with a 4.20 GAA and .878 SV% in his last six outings (five starts) and gets set to face a Flyers team that has gone 4-0-1 while averaging 3.80 goals per game in their last five games.
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Blackwood is in the starter's crease at the Devils morning skate.
Kiviranta was recalled from Texas (AHL) and will play on Saturday.
Kiviranta has no points in seven NHL games but has 20 points (11G / 9A) in 38 AHL games this season. With Roope Hintz and Justin Dowling out, Kiviranta will be on the fourth line on Saturday.
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Blackwood will start Thursday vs. the Predators.
Lehkonen (illness) will travel to Buffalo but is questionable to play Thursday.
Lehkonen missed practice the last two days and will be a game-time decision on Thursday. Monitor his status during the Canadiens' morning skate in Buffalo.
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Blackwood will start Monday in Ottawa.
Blackwood allowed one goal on 14 shots after replacing Cory Schneider in the Devils loss in Columbus on January 18th. Blackwood has gone winless in his previous three starts, allowing a combined 13 goals on 99 shots (.869 SV%). In his first two starts vs. the Senators, Blackwood went 1-1-0 while giving up six goals on 47 shots (.872 SV%).
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Francouz led the Avalanche onto the ice for warmups.
Francouz allowed four goals on 30 shots in Colorado's loss to the Penguins on January 10th. Francouz has lost three in a row while allowing 10 goals on 95 shots (.895 SV%). Despite a few tough outings in a row, he is 11-4-2 with a .926 SV% on the season, so you should be able to trust him this afternoon vs. the last place Red Wings.
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