Head coach Rick Tocchet isnB次元官网网址檛 revealing whoB次元官网网址檒l start in net for the Vancouver Canucks when they face the Nashville Predators in Game 5 of their first-round playoff series Tuesday.
The choice will be a B次元官网网址済ame-time decisionB次元官网网址� based on both the health of his goalies and their recent performances, he said.
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The Canucks started three different goalies in the series and each has earned a win, giving Vancouver a 3-1 lead in the best-of-seven matchup.
All-star goalie Thatcher Demko was in net for Vancouver in Game 1, but sustained a lower-body injury and is currently listed as week to week.
He was replaced by Casey DeSmith, who went 1-1-0 with a 2.02 goals-against average and a .911 save percentage in Games 2 and 3 before going down with a lower-body injury.
The 32-year-old American has been working his way back to full health and will likely be dressed for TuesdayB次元官网网址檚 game, Tocchet said.
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Arturs Silovs is expected to be the other half of VancouverB次元官网网址檚 Game 5 tandem.
Both goalies were on the ice for the morning skate.
Silovs got the start in Game 4, stopping 27 shots in his first NHL playoff appearance as the Canucks came back from a late two-goal deficit to beat the Preds 4-3 in overtime.
VancovuerB次元官网网址檚 goalie situation is unlike anything veteran forward J.T. Miller has experienced over his 82 career playoff games.
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The way the netminders have responded to the adversity is important, Miller added.
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