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Don't be surprised if Sergei Bobrovsky sees less action this season than last.

Advice: Bobrovsky had a tough time last season, starting 49 of the Panthers 69 games while going 23-19-6 with a 3.23 GAA and a .900 save percentage. The Panthers have to play their final 54 games in 103 days because of four postponements, and that surely will allow backup Chris Driedger, who has outplayed Bobrovsky, to see more action. “We talked about early in camp seeing how things are going to play out and whether we are going to rotate,” coach Joel Quenneville said. “I know on back-to-backs, that’s going to be an easier decision. We’ll look at, with these first few series since we haven’t played much, keeping everyone involved in a game as well. It could be part of it and Bob catching up from his missed action might be something that we could do.” Look for Bobrovsky to start 30-35 games unless he gets hot. Rotoworld.com Today, 3:32 am

Connor Hellebuyck made 18 saves in Saturday’s 6-3 win over the Ottawa Senators.

Advice: Hellebuyck allowed three goals on a total of 21 shots and finished the night with a .857 save percentage. Despite coming out of this game with a win, this was not Hellebuyck’s best performance. In fact the Senators would have added another goal onto the scoring total if it had not been recalled as a result of being offside. This was also the lowest save percentage game Hellebuyck has had so far this year. He still comes out of this game with a win, and his season record now improves to 3-1-0. Rotoworld.com Yesterday, 10:04 pm

Cal Petersen allowed three goals on 29 shots in Saturday's 4-2 road loss against the St. Louis Blues.

Advice: Petersen slipped to 0-2-0 with a 3.09 goals-against average and .887 save percentage across his two starts. He was giving Jonathan Quick a much-needed breather. The Kings have two losses in regulation through five games, and Petersen has both of them. He wasn't terrible in this one, though, as he allowed a power-play goal to Torey Krug in the first period, and goals to Vince Dunn and David Perron to make it 3-1 before Dustin Brown's power-play goal cut the St. Louis lead to 3-2. It just wasn't meant to be, though, as the Blues added an empty-net goal for the win. Quick is almost certain to be back in the lineup Sunday in the rematch. Rotoworld.com Yesterday, 9:19 pm