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Bergenheim did not take part in practice on Saturday because he was sent home with the flu. The Panthers will not have a morning skate on Sunday, so Bergenheim will likely be a game-time decision.

Mitchell missed Thursday’s game with an upper-body injury and was not at Panthers practice this morning. With Mitchell missing practice it seems highly unlikely that Mitchell will play tomorrow against the Predators.

Rangers head coach Alain Vigneault said that “it’s looking less than 50-50” that Stepan will play this afternoon. If Stepan is unable to play, Derick Brassard and Kevin Hayes would likely centre the top-2 lines.

Barrie will miss his second straight game with a hip flexor ailment. With Barrie out, Stefan Elliott will remain in the lineup after a strong game vs. the Red Wings on Thursday. Barrie is day-to-day.

Dubnyk stopped all 24 shots that he faced in the Wild’s 3-0 shutout win over the Blackhawks on Tuesday. He has won four in a row with a 0.75 GAA, .974 SV% and two shutouts. He has been ridiculously good since arriving in Minnesota and has a good chance at a fifth straight win with the low-scoring Avalanche team in town.

Marincin, who was recalled on Thursday, will play in his first game since November 25th. The young blue liner has recorded one assist with a minus-4 rating in 12 games with the Oilers this season.

Fasth allowed two goals on 26 shots in the Oilers 2-0 loss to the Penguins on Wednesday. He played well against a strong offence, but when the team can’t score in front of you, there isn’t much you can do. He has actually not three of his last five starts while posting a 2.71 GAA and .908 SV%.

Phaneuf will miss his sixth straight game tonight. With the Maple Leafs all but out of the playoff race, they will not rush their captain back into play. Look for him to be back in the lineup on Tuesday vs. the Rangers.

Bernier is not taking part in the Maple Leafs optional morning skate, which suggests he will start tonight after James Reimer went last night. Bernier allowed four goals on 28 shots in a loss to Nashville in his last start. He enters play with a 1-8-1 record, 3.06 GAA and .892 SV% in the 2015 calendar year. It has been a disaster in Toronto.

Anderson will miss his fifth straight game tonight, but might travel on Monday, which would put him in-line to start Tuesday vs. the Sabres. It would be the perfect matchup to ease Anderson back into action.

Lindback returned to the Stars after a two-game conditioning stint yesterday. He went 1-1-0 with a 1.89 GAA and .946 SV% with Texas and will make his first NHL start since January 15th. He has struggled, going 2-7-0 with a 3.79 GAA and .875 SV%, but has a strong enough matchup coming off of a nice conditioning stint to consider spot-starting him.

Granberg’s recall suggests that one of the Maple Leafs defenseman’s status for tonight is in doubt. If Granberg gets into the lineup, it would be his fourth game of the season—he has no points in his first three games.

It looks as if Pouliot will miss his second straight game with a foot injury. With Pouliot out, Iiro Pakarainen will stay in the lineup and Matt Fraser will skate on the second line. Pouliot is day-to-day.

Hall was listed as doubtful so it is not very surprising that Hall is not on the ice for the morning skate. It looks like he will miss his second straight game and fifth of the last six. Teddy Purcell will skate on the Oilers top-line with Hall out.

Johnson allowed four goals on 19 shots in the Islanders loss to the Red Wings last Saturday. The Isles have a back-to-back today and tomorrow, so Johnson will get the chance to face his former team tonight. The first time he faced the Bruins, he stopped 30 shots in a 3-2 win. Overall he is 6-6-0 with a 3.43 GAA and .865 SV%.

Coburn had been skating alone, but he joined the main group for practice this afternoon. He was expected to miss four weeks and it has been three and a half, so it appears as if Coburn is right on schedule. He is doubtful for Sunday’s game, but should be back in the lineup next week.

Chiasson has missed the last three games, but he took line rushes on the Sens’ fourth line this morning. It looks like he will return to the lineup, while J-G Pageau will come out. Chiasson has 18 points (8G / 10A) in 44 games.

Foligno has been out since December 21st, but he is getting really close to being back in the Sabres lineup. He is not expected to play tonight vs. the Stars, but he could return tomorrow vs. the Islanders.

Enroth allowed two goals on 29 shots in the Sabres 3-0 loss to the Blues on Thursday. It was a great game for Enroth, but he can’t score goals too. He will start for the sixth time in the last seven games. While the end of January was ugly, he is 1-1-0 with a 2.00 GAA and .937 so far in February. But don’t get carried away, this is a terrible matchup.

Vasilevskiy allowed one goal on 20 shots after replacing Ben Bishop in the Lightning’s loss to the Kings last night. He has been great in six NHL appearances, going 4-1-0 with a 1.96 GAA and .934 SV% this season. It will be tough to expect big things out of him today with the Ducks in town.