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Vermette will be a healthy scratch on Sunday.
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Beauchemin will be a healthy scratch on Sunday.
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Grant will be back in the Ducks lineup on Sunday.
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Bieksa will draw back into the Ducks lineup on Sunday.
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Miller led the Ducks onto the ice for warmups.
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Vanek will not dress for the Canucks on Sunday.
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Howard will start on back-to-back nights.
Howard allowed one goal on 29 shots in the Red Wings win over the Hurricanes last night. It was a great outing for Howard, who will be making his fourth straight start tonight in New York—he has posted a .921 SV%. Howard is 1-0-1 with a 1.91 GAA and .943 SV% in two games vs. the Rangers this season.
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Green (neck) skated on Sunday morning but won't play in New York.
Carlo will be a healthy scratch on Sunday.
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McQuaid will be back in the Bruins lineup on Sunday.
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The Ducks have signed Chris Kelly to a one-year deal worth $1.25M.
Bergeron (lower-body) is on the ice for warmups; expected to play on Sunday.
The Predators have acquired Troy Grosenick and Brandon Bollig from the Sharks for a 2018 sixth-round draft pick.
Grosenick has fallen down the Sharks goaltending depth chart and heads to Nashville to provide some organizational depth. The 28-year-old has gone 6-9-2 with a 2.98 GAA and .902 SV% in 20 AHL games this season.
The Predators have acquired Brandon Bollig and Troy Grosenick from the Sharks for a 2018 sixth-round draft pick.
Bollig is an AHL depth move and brings no offence to the Predators should he be called-up at some point. The 31-year-old has eight goals, two assists and 68 PIMS in 45 AHL games this season.
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Kane will be scratched for the second straight game.
With a possible trade on the horizon the Sabres will make sure that Kane remains healthy, so he will sit tonight. There’s a good chance that Thursday’s game in Detroit was Kane’s last with the Sabres.
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Johnson will start Sunday vs. the Bruins.
Johnson allowed two goals on 29 shots in the Sabres loss to the Capitals on Monday. Johnson has gone 2-2-0 with a 2.58 GAA and .911 SV% in February. One of those wins came against the Bruins, who he faces again tonight—he allowed two goals on 27 shots in a 4-2 win in Boston on February 10th.
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Rattie will be a game-time decision on Sunday.
Rattie was recalled prior to Saturday’s game in Los Angeles but didn’t play—he could draw in tonight in Anaheim. It would be Rattie’s Oilers debut after he picked up 20 goals and 19 assists (39 points) in 49 games with Bakersfield (AHL) before his call-up.
Maroon (lower-body) will draw back into the Oilers lineup on Sunday.
Maroon has missed the last two games with a lower-body injury and despite trade rumours swirling around, the Oilers won’t preserve the health of their winger as he suits up tonight in Anaheim. Maroon re-enters the lineup with 30 points (14G / 16A) in 57 games this season—he will replace Mark Letestu, who was traded to the Blue Jackets this afternoon.
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Montoya will start Sunday in Anaheim.
Montoya allowed five goals on 29 shots in the Oilers loss in San Jose on February 10th. Montoya has sat for the last seven games, but will get a crack in Anaheim on the tail-end of a back-to-back. The veteran has gone 1-1-1 with a 2.73 GAA and .895 SV% since joining the Oilers.
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Reaves will make his Golden Knights debut on Monday.
Reaves was acquired from the Penguins on Friday and will play his first game with Vegas tomorrow in Los Angeles. Reaves is not known for his offence, having picked up just eight points (4G / 4A) in 58 games this season.
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