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"We are aware of the situation concerning Ryan Malone this morning," general manager Steve Yzerman said in a statement. "Ryan will not travel with the team to Washington today, but beyond that we cannot comment further at this time." According to a Hillsborough County Sheriff's report, Malone, 34, was arrested at 5:40 Saturday morning, but there were no other immediate details. Malone was being held on $2,500 bond. It has been a difficult season for Malone, who has just five goals, 15 points in 57 games, has been demoted to a fourth line and has been a healthy scratch in the past three games.

Extremely late confirm by the Hurricanes will make it impossible to start Ward, unless he was already in your lineup.

Semin will be replaced by Zach Boychuk, who was recalled this morning.

Expect Purcell to be replaced by BJ Crombeen.

Filppula will be replaced by Cedric Paquette. Consider him day-to-day.

Gudlevskis will make his NHL debut tonight vs. the Blue Jackets. He has gone 18-11-4 with a 2.68 GAA and .901 SV% with Syracuse this season. The 21 year-old was spectacular in the Olympics and has the look of another Lightning goaltender with a bright future.

Ramo stopped 41 of 44 shots in a win over the Kings on Wednesday. He has won three in a row while allowing only four goals on 107 shots (.963 SV%). His season has taken a complete 180, he has won six of nine with a 2.19 GAA ANd .933 SV%. He draws a good matchup vs. the Jets.

Hutchinson stopped 32 of 33 shots in a win over the Bruins last night. He will start his third straight game tonight in Calgary. He has turned aside 48 of 50 shots (.960 SV%) in his last two starts. If you are desperate for a spot-start, he might be a decent idea.

Brodeur stopped allowed three goals on nine shots before being pulled on March 31st. He was awarded the win (just his 18th of the season) but it was a gross outing. With tonight possibly being the final memory Devils fans will have of the living legend, he will look to bring his A-game. He draws a strong matchup against a patchwork Islanders team, who he is 1-0-1 with a 1.92 GAA and .911 SV% against this season.

Many teams are resting their key players down the stretch so they will be 100 per cent for the playoffs. Keith will sit which likely means David Runblad will be back in the lineup.

Nilsson allowed three goals on 31 shots in a loss to the Senators on Tuesday. He has lost two in a row while allowing seven goals on 64 shots (.890 SV%). Tonight, the Isles are in New Jersey to face the Devils. In Nilsson's only start against the Devils he stopped23 of 24 shots in a 2-1 shootout win.

Halak allowed two goals on 31 shots in a loss to the Devils last Friday. He sat for the last three games, but will face the Blackhawks tonight. Halak is 4-4-3 with a 2.53 GAA and .923 SV% with the Capitals, but has lost his last five in a row. He was 2-0-0 vs. the Hawks with the Blues

Paquette, 20, could make his NHL debut tonight vs.the Blue Jackets. He was selected in the fourth round (101 overall) in 2012. The 6-foot-1, 206 pound centre has 20 goals and 24 assists (44 points) in 70 games with Syracuse this season.

Cammalleri has not skated each of the last two days, so it looks like he will miss tonight's game with an illness... Not the face injury which he suffered in the Flames last contest.

Nieto has played in 66 games this season, but hast not recorded a points in his last seven games. With Tomas Hertl returning tonight, Nieto will take a seat.

It looks like San Jose will give Vlasic a rest tonight. Vlasic has played in all 80 games this season as well as the Olmypics. He will get a much needed rest tonight after posting 24 points (5G / 19A) with a plus-31 rating in those 80 games.

Rattie is set to make his NHL debut on Friday. The Blues are dealing with a plethora of injuries, so they have recalled three players from Chicago, and they will all be in the lineup tonight. He has scored 29 goals with 17 assists (46 points) in 69 AHL games.

Anderson made 45 saves on 46 shots in a 4-1 win over the Islanders on Tuesday. It was a great performance from the 32-year-old, who has had a very inconsistent season. This could be his last start of the season and he enters play at 24-16-8 with a 3.06 GAA and .909 SV% on the year. This comes after he had a 1.69 GAA and .941 SV% last season.

Hutton stopped all 35 shots in a 3-0 win over the Sharks on March 5th. It was the first shutout of Hutton's NHL career and 19th win of the season. He gets the nod in the Predators final game of the season in Minnesota. Hutton has been solid, posting a 2.61 GAA and .910 SV% in 33 starts this season.

Rinne stopped all 29 shots that he faced in a 2-0 win over the Coyotes on Thursday. I wrote that Rinne had a chance to play spoiler, and that is exactly what he did with his second shutout of the season. Tonight, he will look to move to 3-0 over the Blackahwks, he has posted a 1.00 GAA and .968 SV% in the first two games.