Waiver Move
The Oilers have placed Eager on waivers
Eager will likely be claimed, but if anything is going to hold him back it is his concussion issues.
NHL Hockey Player News
Goalie Start
Lehner will start.
Lehner has seen a lot of rubber in his four starts, but has only managed to win one game despite putting up great numbers (1.89 GAA and .947 SV%). He has a tough matchup tonight against the Habs who sit atop the Eastern Conference.
Goalie Start
#Flames Kiprusoff setting up in home end of Dome. In other words, he'll start tonight.
After a great performance in his return to the Flames crease, Kiprusoff had two bad performances in a row. He is now 1-2-0 with a 3.92 GAA and .861 SV% since coming back from injury. He has a tough matchup tonight against a solid Red Wings team who get Valteri Filppula back tonight which solidifies their top-6.
Call up / Send down
The #NHLJets have recalled forward Patrice Cormier.
Cormier has 11 points in 32 games in the AHL this season. He is a big, physical player that should bring an edge to the Jets lineup.
Goalie Start
Bryz will make his 26th start in 28 games. #Flyers
Bryzgalov snapped a three game losing streak with an 18 save performance vs. the Sabres on Sunday. He will go up against a Devils team struggling to find wins in the absence of Martin Brodeur.
Goalie Start
Robin Lehner is the first one off the ice this morning. #Sens
Ben Bishop was reported to get the start yesterday but Lehner was the first goalie off of the ice this morning, indicating he will get the start. We will consider the likely starter for now and wait for confirmation later in the day. Lehner has seen a lot of rubber in his four starts, but has only managed to win one game despite putting up great numbers (1.89 GAA and .947 SV%).
The Wild has signed veteran defenseman Brett Clark to a one-year deal, NHL sources say. He will be in town today to take his physical. If he passes, he will join the Wild tomorrow.
The 36-year-old free agent, who you may remember as a longtime Colorado Avalanche, has been nearly a point-a-game player for AHL Oklahoma City since the lockout. He has one goal and 16 assists in 18 games and is plus-7. By all accounts, he has been very good. He played the past two years for Tampa Bay, playing 82 games each year and scoring nine goals in 2010-11. He has 45 goals and 185 points in 681 games over parts of 13 years with four NHL teams.
Call up / Send down
#Isles Player Transaction - David Ullstrom has been recalled from loan from Bridgeport (AHL).
Ullstrom has two goals and three assists in 19 games for the Isles this season. He will likely play on the third line with Joensuu and Aucoin.
Goalie Start
Johan Hedberg will make 10th straight start.
Hedberg had the opportunity to be a fantasy gem when Martin Brodeur went down with a back injury. However since Brodeur has been sidelined, he has only won two of his nine consecutive starts. He is 4-7-2 with a 2.97 GAA and .879 SV% on the season and has a decently tough matchup vs. the Flyers.
Goalie Start
Price starting
Price has won each of his last two starts against two teams (CAR and TBL) that rank in the top 5 in the NHL in scoring. in those two starts he posted a 2.50 GAA and .924 SV%. He has a good matchup against a Senators team who have lost five of their last six games. Start him with confidence.
Line Change
Looking for a way to spark his team's sluggish offense, coach Todd McLellan turned defenseman Brent Burns into a forward Tuesday night in his first game back since suffering a leg injury more than two weeks ago. Burns scored a goal.
He began the game on a third line with Scott Gomez and James Sheppard. After scoring McLellan gave Burns regular shifts on a line with Joe Thornton and Logan Couture as well as power play time on the blue line.
Blues forward T.J. Oshie left Tuesday night’s game vs. San Jose with an undisclosed injury.
Oshie left the game early in the second period and never returned.
Blues Head Coach Ken Hitchcock said afterwards that Oshie has an upper-body injury. “We’ll give you a better report sometime around noon (Wednesday),” Hitchcock said.
Nick Bonino is on IR due to a lower-body injury according to Ducks.
There was speculation that Bonino was out with the flu, but he apparently suffered an injury during practice on Monday.
Cold Streak
Milan Lucic has 1 goal in last 13 games & only 3 total shots on net in last 5 games. Not good enough for former 30-goal scorer.
Lucic has just 4 goals on the season. He is at least still contributing to the PIMs column.
Injury
Kelly missed Tuesday’s game because of an injured left knee. Because of swelling around the knee, the Bruins have not been able to determine the severity of the injury.
Kelly, who was with the team in Pittsburgh, will be reevaluated upon the team’s return to Boston.
Zucker was helped off the ice during Tueday's contest against the Ducks following a head shot delivered by Corey Perry.
An update on his status will come tomorrow.
But they're likely to lose Perry to a suspension for his hit on Zucker.
The NHL will likely rule on this tomorrow but wide speculation is that Perry will get at least a game for the hit. Perry was given a 5-min major and a game misconduct.
Goalie Start
Looks like Quick in net, no Toffoli.
Quick has won his last three of his last four appearances with a 2.20 GAA and .886 SV%. It appears as if he still has his #1 job over Bernier. He has a solid matchup against the Coyotes. He will need to outplay Mike Smith if he is going to record the victory.
Ducks say Viktor Fasth (upper body) is day to day.
Fasth was supposed to start tonight but was injured this morning with what the Ducks are calling an upper-body injury. Consider him day-to-day and check back tomorrow for more details.
Goalie Start
RInne starts for the Predators
The Predators struggling offense has hurt Rinne's fantasy value. He has posted a 2.02 GAA and .924 SV% in March but he still has a losing record (1-2-1). He has a good matchup vs. a Stars team that will likely be missing Jamie Benn tonight
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