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Rookie goalie Arturs Silovs will start in net for the Canucks as Vancouver kicks off a second-round series against the Edmonton Oilers tonight.
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Rookie goalie Arturs Silovs to start for Canucks in Game 1 vs. OilersBack to video
Canucks head coach Rick Tocchet says he also expects Elias Pettersson to play after the star centre missed practice due to illness yesterday.
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Silovs was the third goalie to play for Vancouver in a first-round matchup against the Nashville Predators after all-star netminder Thatcher Demko and backup Casey DeSmith both went down with lower-body injuries.
The 23-year-old Latvian goaltender went 2-1-0 with a 1.70 goals-against average, .938 save percentage and a shutout as Vancouver eliminated the Predators in a six-game series.
The Oilers advanced to the second round after topping the L.A. Kings in a five-game series.
Edmonton is expected to start Stuart Skinner, who went 4-1-0 with a 2.59 goals-against average, a .910 save percentage and a shutout in the first round.
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