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Goalie nods: Anderson back for Sens, Devils ride red-hot Brodeur

Craig Anderson

Ottawa Senators goalie Craig Anderson (41) takes a timeout during the second period in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference semifinals in their NHL hockey Stanley Cup playoffs series against the Ottawa Senators Friday, May 24, 2013 in Pittsburgh. The Penguins won 6-2. The Penguins advance to the Eastern Conference finals. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

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News and notes from around the crease...

Ottawa turns to Anderson

Losers in three of their last four, the Senators will give Craig Anderson the start on Wednesday against Minnesota.

Anderson, who sat as backup Robin Lehner stopped 37 of 41 shots in a 5-2 loss to Philly last night, will reclaim the net in the hopes of turning his season around. The 32-year-old veteran is just 5-6-2 on the year with a 3.26 GAA and .904 save percentage.

It’s unclear who Anderson will face tonight. The Wild are expected to give Darcy Kuemper just his second start of the year, but that decision has yet to be confirmed.

New Jersey going with Brodeur

Martin Brodeur gets the nod for the Devils tonight as they take on the Ducks in Anaheim.

Brodeur, 41, has been on fire as of late, having won four in a row and six of his last seven (boasting a 1.15 GAA and .952 save percentage over that stretch). The future Hall of Famer stopped 27 of 28 shots in a win over Pittsburgh on Saturday and tonight’s game will be his fourth start in five games.

Anaheim has yet to announce its starter for tonight, but Jonas Hiller is considered likely to be in when the puck drops.

Elsewhere...

-- Sergei Bobrovsky will be back in goal for Columbus tonight after getting hooked during Tuesday’s 7-0 shellacking by Edmonton. He’ll go up against Calgary’s Reto Berra, who stopped 43 of 47 shots in his last outing, a win over the Jets.

-- To nobody’s surprise, it’s Marc-Andre Fleury vs. Braden Holtby in the Pittsburgh-Washington rivalry night game on NBCSN.