Carlyle says Fraser had surgery last night to repair fracture in "cranial area"
This will obviously keep Fraser out for the rest of the series. J.M Liles will return to the lineup with Fraser out.
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Crawford will start for the Blackhawks.
Crawford is coming off of a 25-save shutout in Game 4. The series shifts back to Chicago where the Blackhawks will look to wrap it up in 5. Crawford currently has the top ranked GAA (1.39) and SV% (.949) in the playoffs.
Line Change
Mike Blunden will play tonight. First career playoff game. #canadiens #RDS
Brandon Prust will come out of the lineup.
Call up / Send down
Blacker called up by Leafs. That makes me think Liles will draw into the Leafs lineup for game 5 if Fraser is out.
Blacker had 11 points in 61 games for the Toronto Marlies this season.
Fraser is in hospital being checked for any broken bones.
Fraser was hit in the forehead with a Milan Lucic slapshot last night.
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Anderson will start Game 5.
Anderson stopped 26 of 28 shots in a 3-2 overtime win on Tuesday. The Senators look to close out the series tonight when it will be Anderson vs. Budaj in goal.
Call up / Send down
With Martin Erat getting hurt last night, Washington has recalled Joey Crabb and Tom Wilson
Wilson had 23 goals and 35 assists in 48 games with the Plymouth Whalers. He also had 17 points in 12 playoff games.
Call up / Send down
With Martin Erat getting hurt last night, Washington has recalled Joey Crabb and Tom Wilson.
Crabb had five goals in five games for Hershey Bears of #AHL during the Calder Cup playoffs. He had just two goals in 28 games with Washington this season.
Erat left Game 4 with an upper-body injury and did not return.
With Martin Erat getting hurt last night, Washington has recalled Joey Crabb and Tom Wilson
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With Price out for the rest of the series Budaj will assume the goal.
Budaj finished the regular season with a 8-1-1 with a 2.28 GAA and .908 SV%. This is a crucial game for Budaj to be coming in for and it won't be easy for the Habs to keep the series alive.
Carey Price will not return in the series against Ottawa due to a lower body injury.
This is terrible news for the Canadiens who face elimination in Game 5 tonight.
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Elliott will start for the Blues.
Elliott allowed four goals on 29 shots in Game 4. He now has a 1.67 GAA and .935 SV% in the first four games of the playoffs.
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Quick will be in the cage tonight.
Quick was not too busy in Game 4 but still allowed three goals on 22 shots. However it was enough to backstop the Kings to a win and knot the series up at 2-2. They will need a good performance out of him as the series shifts back to St. Louis for Game 5.
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Holtby in goal for the Capitals.
Holtby allowed four goals on 30 shots in the Game 3 loss in New York. He was stellar through the first two games of the series so I would expect him to bounce back in Game 4 as the Capitals look to take a 3-1 lead in the best-of-7.
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Lundqvist will start Game 4.
Lundqvist allowed three goals on 31 shots in a 4-3 win in Game 3. He will obviously be in for Game 4 on the day he was named a Vezina finalist. He has the ninth ranked GAA (2.26) and SV% (.929).
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Bylsma says Tomas Vokoun will start tomorrow.
Marc-Andre Fleury has struggled big time in the first four games of the series posting a 3.40 GAA and .891 SV%. Vokoun will get the start in Game 5. He last started a playoff game in 2006-07 as a member of the Nashville Predators.
Carey Price (lower body) is considered day-to-day & not yet ruled out for GM 5.
Price left Game 4 just before overtime due to a lower-body injury.
Looks like same six on defense for Ducks. No Lydman on ice.
As expected Lydman will miss Game 5 because of lingering migraines and neck soreness.
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Hiller will start Game 5.
Hiller was really busy in Game 4 stopping 46 of 49 shots in the 3-2 overtime loss. He has a 2.10 GAA and .929 SV% to this point. The Ducks will look to get a leg up in Game 5 before heading back to Detroit for Game 6 on Friday.
Injury
Brian Gionta will undergo surgery on Friday to repair a torn left bicep. He will not return this season.
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