Pepsi7's Core Plays: Thursday, October 26th
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Thursday, October 26th
After a quiet (but entertaining) night of hockey on Wednesday evening, we explode on Thursday night with 11 games of National Hockey League action. The Tampa Bay Lightning, New York Rangers and Pittsburgh Penguins are tonight’s biggest favorites, and none of the 22 teams hitting the ice are playing on consecutive nights.
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NOTE: Make sure to check the RotoGrinders Starting Goalies Page page prior to game time, to confirm that the goalies listed below are starting.
Andrei Vasilevskiy, Tampa Bay Lightning – The Tampa Bay Lightning are the biggest favorite on the board tonight on this massive 11-game slate, which moves goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy to the top of our goalie list in all formats. The 23-year-old Russian has been spectacular in net for the Lightning so far this season, posting a 2.22 GAA and a .936 SV%. The Detroit Red Wings are not a strong offensive team and they happen to have the lowest implied goal total on the night. Look for the Bolts to cruise to an easy win this evening, and don’t be surprised if Vasilevskiy shuts out the Red Wings offense tonight on home ice.
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