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Vanecek led the Devils onto the ice for warmups.

Vanecek allowed two goals on 27 shots (.926 SV%) to snap a four-game losing streak as he beat Pittsburgh in his previous start. The 26-year-old has had an up-and-down first season in New Jersey, with his 13-5-2 record, 2.38 GAA and .911 SV%. He will take on the Detroit Red Wings, who have won three of their last four games but are 24th in the NHL in shots per game (29.6).

Vitek Vanecek
MacKenzie Entwistle has been placed on injured reserve retroactive to Dec. 27th (right wrist).

Entwistle last played Dec. 27th due to a right wrist injury keeping him out and has been placed on the injured reserve retroactively to that day. The 23-year-old winger has two goals, three assists, 25 SOG and a -7 plus/minus while filling a bottom-six role across 33 games prior to the injury.

MacKenzie Entwistle
Vanecek is projected to start Wednesday in Detroit.

Vanecek allowed two goals on 27 shots (.926 SV%) to snap a four-game losing streak as he beat Pittsburgh in his previous start. The 26-year-old has had an up-and-down first season in New Jersey, with his 13-5-2 record, 2.38 GAA and .911 SV%. He will take on the Detroit Red Wings, who have won three of their last four games but are 24th in the NHL in shots per game (29.6).

Vitek Vanecek
Vanecek will start Friday in Pittsburgh.

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).

Vitek Vanecek
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).

Vitek Vanecek
Aleksander Barkov has been cleared and is expected to play Thursday (lower body).

Barkov has six goals, 16 assists, 82 SOG and a +5 plus/minus through 25 games played and is expected to return Thursday vs. Montreal. Barkov missed 15 games last season due to injury and will be hoping this is the last of his injuries this season after multiple trips so far to the shelf.

Aleksander Barkov
Bobrovsky will start Thursday vs. the Canadiens.

Bobrovsky allowed four goals on 42 shots (.905 SV%) as he was handed his third loss in four starts in his previous game vs. the New York Islanders. It has been a year to forget for the 34-year-old, who is 7-11-1 with a 3.29 GAA and .895 SV%. He will face the Montreal Canadiens, who have lost six of their last seven games after a 4-1 loss to Tampa in their last game.

Sergei Bobrovsky
Aaron Ekblad has been cleared and will play Thursday vs. the Canadiens (upper-body).

Ekblad was considered day-to-day with an upper-body injury but it seems will not miss any time as he is expected to be in the Panthers' lineup Thursday vs. Montreal. The 26-year-old has had another injury-riddled season, but still managed to put up four goals, 10 assists and 72 SOG through 24 games played

Aaron Ekblad