Signing
Denver goalie, Juho Olkinuora, signs with WPG Jets. #TSN
Olkinuora was 13-6-5 with a 2.35 GAA and .927 SV% with the University of Denver this season.
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Injury
Austin Watson makes NHL debut, Fisher out.
Fisher is not on the road trip with the Predators. Watson will replace him, no word on how it will affect the lines yet.
Goalie Start
Rinne for #Preds today.
Predators head coach Barry Trotz announced yesterday that Rinne will very likely start every game for the rest of the season. He played very well yesterday, stopping 29 of 30 shots he faced. However the Preds offense couldn't get one passed Ray Emery and lost 1-0. Rinne will face the Hawks again today.
Goalie Start
Brodeur starts tonight.
Brodeur allowed two goals on 18 shots in a 2-1 loss to the Maple Leafs last night. He has now lost six straight games. He has a pretty good matchup against the Vanek-less Sabres.
Goalie Start
Ben Bishop in goal tonight for #TBLightning, the team announces.
Bishop allowed three goals on 27 shots in a 4-2 loss to the Islanders last night. He will get the his third start in four days tonight against the Capitals. Alex Ovechkin and Nicklas Backstrom have been firing on all cylinders lately, so be wary of the matchup.
Goalie Start
Ryan Miller should face legendary Devils goalie Martin Brodeur in net.
Miller has started April off on the right foot, going 2-0-0 with a 1.50 GAA and .947 SV% in his first two starts this month. He has a solid matchup against a Devils team who is struggling without Ilya Kovalchuk. New Jersey has lost six in a row.
Winger Thomas Vanek (muscle strain) will miss his sixth straight game tonight. The Sabres’ leading scorer skipped this morning’s skate but should practice again Monday.
Rolston still believes Vanek could return Tuesday in Winnipeg.
Line Change
Can say it's now official: Riley Sheahan in, Tootoo out.
Sheahan will make his Red Wings debut this season and it will be his second career NHL game. He has 35 points in 67 AHL games this season.
Andy McDonald is out with the flu. #stlblues
Kris Russell will play at forward in McDonald's place.
Line Change
From what I saw, Andy McDonald not skate in warm ups. Kris Russell skated as a forward in the line drills
Russell has been a healthy scratch in the last two games, but it looks like he will play at wing today with McDonald out.
Line Change
From what I saw, Andy McDonald not skate in warm ups. Kris Russell skated as a forward in the line drills
No word on why McDonald is not on the ice. It does not appear as if he will play this afternoon.
Lupul departs practice after about 10 minutes.
Lupul was on this ice for the Maple Leafs optional skate this morning, but left after just 10 minutes. There is still no word on what he is dealing with, but the fact that he was on the ice is a positive sign. However leaving so early suggests he is not quite right.
Call up / Send down
#NHLFlames have recalled Sven Baertschi from the #AHLHeat
Baertschi has 10 goals and 16 assists in 32 AHL games this season. He has just one assist in 10 games with the Flames this season.
Injury
Chris Kelly (broken left tibia), who traveled with the team to Montreal and sat out for the 14th straight game Saturday, was also back on the ice, skating with the team this morning.
On Friday, when Kelly skated for the first time with the team, coach Claude Julien indicated his status was "day to day."
Line Change
Tyler Seguin, who was moved back to wing from center midway through the first period of Saturday night's 2-1 loss at Montreal, found himself wearing a grey sweater and skating on the third line along with Daniel Paille, Chris Kelly and Jay Pandolfo
Seguin, who had been switched from wing to center Brad Marchand and Jaromir Jagr when Patrice Bergeron was injured, was dropped down to the third line with Paille, and Gregory Campbell was promoted to center Marchand and Jagr on the second line.
Call up / Send down
Nashville gas recalled forward Austin Watson from Milwaukee (AHL) under emergency conditions. Nashville’s first choice, 18th overall (first round), in the 2010 Entry Draft is expected to make his NHL debut tonight in Chicago.
Watson, 21 (1/13/92), leads the Admirals and ranks fifth among American Hockey League rookies in goals (20), in addition to ranking second on Milwaukee in points (36) in 2012-13. During a decorated junior career from 2008-12, the Ann Arbor, Mich., native won a pair of OHL titles (2009 and 2012) and a Memorial Cup (2009).
Goalie Start
Elliott gets the nod today for the Blues
Elliott has won each of his two appearances since being re-called from his conditioning stint in the AHL. In his two wins he posted a 2.28 GAA and .929 SV%. Elliott is 0-2-0 with a 4.08 GAA and .854 SV% in two starts vs. the Red Wings this season.
Goalie Start
Craig Anderson confirms he's back and starting tonight vs FLA. Missed 19 games with a right ankle injury.
Anderson has not stated a game since February 21st. He will be back in the cage tonight when the Sens face the Panthers. Anderson is 8-4-2 and still leads the NHL in goals-against average (1.49 GAA) and save percentage (.952 SV%) this year. The matchup vs. Florida is a good one, so he should be able to record a win in his first game back.
McQuaid joins the group for the first time since suffering his shoulder strain; had been skating on his own until today.
McQuaid hasn't played since March 19th. He has just four points 25 games this season.
Todd Richards said #CBJ will make a decision on Nikitin and Dubinsky after the pre-game warmup.
Dubinsky did not take part in Columbus' morning skate, so he could be dealing with an injury. He has had a hard time staying healthy in his first year in Columbus and has been in-and-out of the lineup frequently. Monitor his status after pre-game warmups.
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