General
Ray Emery gave up 6 goals on 28 shots in a 6-3 loss to Montreal Saturday night.
Emery is now 4-2-1 with a .898 save pct. and a 3.25 GAA in 7 games this season
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Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 36 of 37 shots in his return to the Blue Jackets lineup.
Bobrovsky improves to 5-4 this season and despite wearing a splint on his finger, it's clear you should be able to start him with confidence moving forward.
Mark Giordano has returned for the 2nd wearing a visor
Giordano has 19 points in 17 games this season.
Flames captain Mark Giordano was hit up high in the 1st period and has yet to return to the hockey game.
Giordano has 19 points through 17 games on the blue line this year.
Smith-Pelly will miss today game versus the Kings with an upper body injury suffered on Wednesday.
Smith-Pelly has 6 points in 16 games this season.
Glencross is back on ice this morning. Missed yesterday's practice for maintenance.
Glencross has 9 points in 18 games this season.
Waiver Move
David Schlemko has cleared waivers and is likely headed to the AHL Portland Pirates.
Schlemko had 1 point in 7 games this season for Arizona.
34 year old Alex Tanguay leads the Av's in goals.
Tanguay has 7 goals and 10 points in 18 games this season.
Brad Richards will play his 1000th game tomorrow night.
Richards has 9 points in 17 games for Chicago this season.
Josh Gorges is not in tonight's lineup and is out with an upper body injury. No timeline other than he may be out a while.
Gorges has 1 assist in 17 games this season.
Aaron Ekblad has a 3 game point streak with 1 goal and 4 assists in that span.
Ekblad is tied for the team lead in points with 9 in his first 14 games.
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Adam Henrique resumed skating this morning. Henrique has missed 5 games with a lower body injury. A return may be around the corner.
Henrique has 9 points in 12 games this season
Blues trade defenseman Jordan Leopold to Columbus Blue Jackets for a 2016 fifth round pick.
Leopold, 34, has appeared in seven games this season, averaging just 13:04 minutes per night. He saw pretty limited action in St. Louis, yet the Blues’ deep defense probably accounts for some of that drop-off. He averaged as many as 23:20 minutes per game during his peak usage with the Buffalo Sabres in 2010-11 and has 659 NHL regular season games on his resume.
Columbus’ Tyutin on IR, expected to miss 4-6 weeks
It appears as if the Columbus Blue Jackets did indeed trade for Jordan Leopold in part because of injury issues: Fedor Tyutin is headed to injured reserve and is expected to miss four-to-six weeks, the Columbus Dispatch’s Shawn Mitchell reports. Tyutin appeared to hurt his left knee (officially a “lower-body injury”) in a collision with Philadelphia Flyers forward Jakub Voracek. The 31-year-old has two assists in 16 games so far in 2014-15. He’s seen a drop in ice time lately; after averaging more than 24 minutes per contest in both 2011-12 and 2012-13, he slipped to 21:25 last season and is averaging 20:18 per night so far this year.
Goalie Start
Cory Schneider expected to start for New Jersey.
Schneider has won two in a row, including a 30 save shutout against the Captials Friday.
Goalie Start
Niemi likely to start against the Blue Jackets.
Niemi rebounded after 3 straight losses with a 32 save performance over Tampa Bay Thursday night.
Goalie Start
Pekka Rinne likely to start against Winnipeg on Rinne bobblehead night.
Rinne is 5-0-0 career vs the Jets.
Goalie Start
Darcy Kuemper likely for Minnesota
Keumper looks to rebound after losing his last two starts and getting chased from the net against Buffalo after letting in two goals on the first two shots he faced.
Injuries sideline Hurricanes’ Semin, Harrison vs. Bruins
The Carolina Hurricanes have been playing better as their general health has improved, but they’ll be missing some pieces against the Boston Bruins this afternoon. Alexander Semin and Jay Harrison can’t play against Boston, according to Michael Smith of the team website. Semin, 30, is dealing with an upper-body injury. It’s been a rough season for the Russian winger, although he was showing signs of improvement with a recent three-game assist streak. He’s often been labeled “injury prone,” so there’s the concern that this could be an issue that lingers. Harrison, 32, is averaging 18:08 minutes per game this season, up from 16:38 per contest in 2013-14. He has three points in 13 games in 2014-15. One positive note: rising young forward Elias Lindholm will be able to play, according to Smith. There was some concern that the 19-year-old might miss today’s action with a foot issue.
Injuries sideline Hurricanes’ Semin, Harrison vs. Bruins
The Carolina Hurricanes have been playing better as their general health has improved, but they’ll be missing some pieces against the Boston Bruins this afternoon. Alexander Semin and Jay Harrison can’t play against Boston, according to Michael Smith of the team website. Semin, 30, is dealing with an upper-body injury. It’s been a rough season for the Russian winger, although he was showing signs of improvement with a recent three-game assist streak. He’s often been labeled “injury prone,” so there’s the concern that this could be an issue that lingers. Harrison, 32, is averaging 18:08 minutes per game this season, up from 16:38 per contest in 2013-14. He has three points in 13 games in 2014-15. One positive note: rising young forward Elias Lindholm will be able to play, according to Smith. There was some concern that the 19-year-old might miss today’s action with a foot issue.
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