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Bobrovsky is expected to start Game 2 vs. the Capitals.
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Line Change
Kulikov will be a healthy scratch for Game 2.
Alex Goligoski replacing Kulikov is the only lineup change that the Wild will make for Game 2 vs. the Blues. Kulikov was a minus-2 with one shot and one hit in 15:50 TOI in the 4-0 loss in Game 1.
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Vanecek will start Game 1 vs. the Panthers.
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Vanecek is in the starter's crease at the Capitals morning skate.
Ekblad (lower-body) will play in Game 1 vs. the Capitals.
Ekblad has been out since March 18th but is set to play in Game 1 of the postseason. Ekblad will log huge minutes on the top with Mackenzie Weegar and return to the top power-play unit right away. He had an outstanding season, finishing fifth among defensemen in points-per-game (0.93).
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Bobrovsky will start Game 1 vs. the Capitals.
The Panthers have signed Santtu Kinnunen to a two-year, entry-level contract.
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Kahkonen led the Sharks onto the ice for warmups.
Line Change
Marchand (rest) will not play on Friday.
Forsling (rest) will draw back into the Panthers lineup on Friday.
Lundell (upper-body) will draw back into the Panthers lineup on Friday.
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Reinhart (rest) will not play on Friday.
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Bennett (rest) will not play on Friday.
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Berube will start Friday in Pittsburgh.
Bjornfot will not play on Thursday.
Forsling (rest) will not play Thursday in Ottawa.
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Barkov (rest) will not play Thursday in Ottawa.
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Vanecek will start Thursday against the Islanders.
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Vanecek was the first goalie off of the ice at the Capitals morning skate.
Lundell (upper-body) will miss at least the final two games of the regular season.
Lundell suffered an upper-body injury in Boston on Tuesday and will miss the Panthers' back-to-back on Thursday/Friday. Head coach Andrew Brunette said that Lundell is day-to-day and hopeful that he'll be ready for the playoffs.
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