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Stajan has returned to Calgary and will not play Thursday due to personal reasons.

T.J Galliardi will get back into the lineup with Stajan out. Stajan missed eight games in March because of the death of his newborn son. There is no word if this absence is related to that tragedy.

Matt Stajan
Semin (illness) did not skate on Thursday's morning.

Semin has reportedly been battling an illness since Tuesday. Not taking part in the morning skate suggests that the Hurricanes could be without the Russian sniper tonight. Monitor his status leading up to puck-drop.

Alexander Semin
Granlund is out indefinitely with an undisclosed upper body injury.

Granlund suffered what appeared to be a head injury Monday when his face smacked Jarret Stoll's left shoulder during a check along the boards in Monday's victory over the Kings in Los Angeles. Granlund won't play Thursday against the defending Stanley Cup champion Blackhawks. Beyond that, coach Mike Yeo said he could shed little light on Granlund's status.

Mikael Granlund
Bobrovsky will face his former team tonight in Philadelphia.

Bobrovsky allowed three goals 28 shots in a 3-2 OT loss to the Avalanche on Tuesday. He has lost his last three starts despite allowing just seven goals on 91 shots (.923 SV%). He made 26 saves in a 5-2 win over the Flyers in their first meeting.

Sergei Bobrovsky
Mason will start for the Flyers.

Mason allowed three goals on 30 in a 4-3 shootout loss to the Bruins on Sunday. Mason will be sad to see March go after going 8-2-2 with a 2.48 GAA and .917 SV% in 12 March starts. He will face his former team tonight, he was victorious in the first reunion.

Steve Mason
Ramo will be in goal for the Flames.

Ramo allowed three goals on 22 shots in a 3-2 loss to the Maple Leafs on Tuesday. The numbers don't look good, but Ramo was beat by a breakaway and a bad bounce in this one. He has lost three of his last four, but is 3-3-0 with a 2.65 GAA and .917 SV% since returning from a strained MCL. Tonight, he will face the team that drafted him in 2004.

Karri Ramo
Khudobin practicing in the starter's crease this morning.

Khudobin allowed one goal on 31 shots in a 4-1 win over the Penguins on Tuesday. He has won three of his last seven starts despite holding the opposition to 1.71 goals per game. Tonight, it looks like he will start against a Dallas team who have won five of their last six games.

Anton Khudobin
Mason likely to start for the Flyers.

Mason allowed three goals on 30 in a 4-3 shootout loss to the Bruins on Sunday. Mason will be sad to see March go after going 8-2-2 with a 2.48 GAA and .917 SV% in 12 March starts. He will face his former team tonight, he was victorious in the first reunion.

Steve Mason
Bernier will start for the Maple Leafs.

Bernier stopped 22 of 24 shots in a win over the Flames on Tuesday. The win snapped a person four-game losing streak for Bernier and a eight-game skid for the Leafs. The win keeps the Maple Leafs afloat in the Eastern Conference playoff race, but they will be in tough tonight vs. the Bruins. Bernier is 1-1-0 with a 3.58 GAA and .911 SV% against Boston this season.

Jonathan Bernier
Call up / Send down
Call up / Send down
The Maple Leafs have recalled Carter Ashton from Toronto (AHL).

Ashton, 23, has three assists in 31 games with the Leafs this season. In the AHL he has 21 points (16G / 5A) in 22 games. Ashton is still searching for his first career NHL goal.

Carter Ashton
Quick leads the Kings onto the ice for warmups.

Quick surrendered three goals on 20 shots in a 3-2 defeat to the Wild on Monday. He will start his eighth game in the Kings' last nine. Quick has been red-hot as of late. He has won 11 of his last 14 starts while holding his opponents to 1.79 goals per game with a .928 SV%. However, he has struggled against the Coyotes, going 1-2-0 with a 3.69 GAA and .869 SV% in the first three meetings.

Jonathan Quick
Leopold (ankle/illness) will be back in the Blues' lineup on Thursday.

Leopold has missed the last 18 games. It is believed that he was cleared to return from the ankle injury eight games ago, but an illness has kept him sidelined. Leopold is expected to replace Carlo Colaiacovo on the Blues' blueline. He has six points (1G / 5A) in 24 games.

Jordan Leopold
Harding (illness) has joined the WIld in Chicago.

Harding has not played since December 31 because of complications with his multiple sclerosis. He has not skated since mid-March and is not expected to return any time soon. However, this is the first time he has joined his teammates on a road-trip in a long time, so this is a step in the right direction.

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