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Georgiev led the Avalanche onto the ice for warmups.

Georgiev allowed three goals on 35 shots (.914 SV%) for his second loss in three starts as he was down by Tampa Bay last night in a shootout. The 27-year-old has held down Colorado's starting job admirably in his first season with the team, with his 21-12-4 record, 2.68 GAA and .917 SV%. He takes on the Minnesota Wild, who have lost four of their last five games after a 2-1 loss to Florida last game.

Alexandar Georgiev
Georgiev is expected to start Wednesday in Minnesota.

Georgiev allowed three goals on 35 shots (.914 SV%) for his second loss in three starts as he was down by Tampa Bay last night in a shootout. The 27-year-old has held down Colorado's starting job admirably in his first season with the team, with his 21-12-4 record, 2.68 GAA and .917 SV%. He takes on the Minnesota Wild, who have lost four of their last five games after a 2-1 loss to Florida last game.

Alexandar Georgiev
Georgiev led the Avalanche onto the ice for warmups.

Georgiev stopped 42 of 45 shots (.933 SV%) for his fifth win in six starts as he defeated the Florida Panthers in his previous start. The 27-year-old has been solid in his first full season as a starter, with his 21-12-3 record, 2.68 GAA and .917 SV%. He takes on the Tampa Bay Lightning, who have won their last two games after a 3-1 victory over Dallas last game and are fourth in the NHL in goals per game (3.58).

Alexandar Georgiev
Georgiev is expected to start Tuesday vs. the Lightning.

Georgiev stopped 42 of 45 shots (.933 SV%) for his fifth win in six starts as he defeated the Florida Panthers in his previous start. The 27-year-old has been solid in his first full season as a starter, with his 21-12-3 record, 2.68 GAA and .917 SV%. He takes on the Tampa Bay Lightning, who have won their last two games after a 3-1 victory over Dallas last game and are fourth in the NHL in goals per game (3.58).

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

Vanecek allowed two goals on 24 shots (.917 SV%) to snap a 10-game winning streak as he was defeated in overtime by Minnesota last start. The 27-year-old has more than paid off his offseason signing, with his 22-5-3 record, 2.32 GAA and .916 SV%. He draws the Columbus Blue Jackets, who snapped a four-game losing skid with a 4-3 victory over Toronto last game and rank 30th in the NHL in goals per game (2.53).

Vitek Vanecek
Walman is unlikely to play Saturday due to an upper-body injury he suffered on Thursday.

Walman has five goals, four assists, 78 SOG and a +14 plus/minus through 34 games on Detroit's top defensive pairing but will likely not play Saturday after suffering an upper-body injury in the Wings' previous game vs. Calgary.

Jake Walman
Vanecek starts Monday vs. the Canucks.

Vanecek stopped 33 of 35 shots (.943 SV%) for his ninth-straight win as he defeated Dallas in his previous start. The 27-year-old has been incredible in his first season in New Jersey, with his 21-5-2 record, 2.29 GAA and .917 SV%. He will face the Vancouver Canucks, who have won two of their last three games and are 11th in the NHL in goals per game (3.31).

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

Vanecek stopped 33 of 35 shots (.943 SV%) for his ninth-straight win as he defeated Dallas in his previous start. The 27-year-old has been incredible in his first season in New Jersey, with his 21-5-2 record, 2.29 GAA and .917 SV%. He will face the Vancouver Canucks, who have won two of their last three games and are 11th in the NHL in goals per game (3.31).

Vitek Vanecek
Knyzhov (Achilles) was activated from IR and assigned to San Jose (AHL).

The 24-year-old defenseman had not played competitive hockey since May 2021 due to an Achilles injury and was activated from the injured reserve and assigned to the San Jose Barracuda (AHL) after a long-term injury conditioning loan. The young defenseman had previously played in 59 NHL games, with two goals and 10 points.

Nikolai Knyzhov