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His suspension is complete and he is eligible to play Sunday, in Pittsburgh.

Vanek was hit near the hip with a Christian Ehrhoff shot on Tuesday. It doesn't appear as if Vanek will play tonight, so consider him day-to-day.

Poulin will make his second start of the season tonight vs. the Habs. Poulin is from Montreal so he will likely be ecstatic to start against the Canadiens. It is a a tough matchup for the 22-year-old I would look elsewhere.

Miller has lost five straight starts. He has a decent matchup tonight vs. the Maple Leafs. He is 1-1-1 with a 2.63 GAA and .916 SV% in three starts vs. the Maple Leafs this season.

Ellis has lost each of his last three starts with a 2.30 GAA and .933 SV%. He will face the New Jersey Devils and the returning Martin Brodeur tonight.

Despite Selanne's struggles, the Ducks are 6-0-3 over the same stretch of games.

Bellemore has scored two goals, earned 11 assists and leads Checkers defensemen in plus/minus (+12) and penalty minutes (85).

Koekkoek had 29 points in 42 games before being shutdown for the season after getting traded to the Windsor Spitfires.

This is a tough break for the Bruins as they lose one of their most physical defenseman. He is not fantasy relevant.

Pierre-Cedric Labrie will enter the Lightning lineup in place of Malone.

Selleck who made his NHL debut last night has been suspended two games for leaving the bench to fight Kevin Westgarth.

Daniel Carcillo will enter the lineup for Hossa but their lines are uncertain. Consider Hossa day-to-day. The Hawks next game isn't until Monday, so there is a good chance he could be back by then.

Haley had no points in nine games with the Rangers.

Kreider has 19 points in 42 games in the AHL this season. He had two points in 11 games with the Rangers earlier in the season.

Crawford won each of his last two starts with a 0.96 GAA and .959 SV%. He will start tonight against the next best team in the West, the Anaheim Ducks. The Blackhawks will be without Marian Hossa tonight so it will be that much tougher for Crawford to get the win. It would be hard to bench him with the way he has played this season, but be wary of the matchup.

Gill hasn't played since February 23rd, but could return tomorrow. He has no points in 15 games this season, so he is not fantasy relevant.

Hossa left Monday's game with an upper-body injury and did not return. It does not look like he will be in the lineup tonight when the Blackhawks take on the Ducks. Daniel Carcillo will likely be inserted into the lineup to replace Hossa.

This will be Brodeur's first start since February 21st. He had been dealing with a back issue, but he is good to go for tomorrow. He has a solid matchup vs. a slumping Hurricanes team who have lost four straight games.

Green has not played since February 27th because of a nagging groin injury. He will return to the Capitals blueline tomorrow and will be paired with Karl Alzner. Dmitri Orlov will likely be scratched.

Niemi had allowed more than 3 goals only twice in first 22 starts. He has allowed four in each of his last two starts. He will go up against an Oilers team that has won three of their last four.