Line Change
Lombardi between rosehill and armstrong
Expect Armstrong to get back into the lineup tonight. He has a goal and an assist through 20 games.
NHL Hockey Player News
Line Change
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Connolly moves from the top line to the third. He has 10 goals and 29 points in 58 games.
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MacArthur moves up to the top line. The sniper has 19 goals and 39 points in 63 games.
Line Change
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Frattin gets another look on a scoring line. The rookie scored six goals and 12 points through 46 games.
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Ashton moves up to the second line with Kulemin sidelined. He has no points in four games.
Goalie Start
James Reimer, tending the roadside goal, could be starting again tonight. #leafs
In two career starts against the Bolts, Reimer has a 0-2-0 record with a 3.92 GAA and .883 SV%.
Lundqvist confirms he's not playing tonight. Still recovering from flu
Lundqvist is not in game shape after battling the flu for two straight days. Expect him to return later this week.
Goalie Start
Biron starts
Biron has never faced the Penguins as a member of the Rangers.
Aucoin did not finish game in Van last night for #Coyotes. Questionable for tonight.
Aucoin is questionable for tonight's game. He has two goals and nine points in 61 games.
Questionable for tonight. Vrbata sick did not play Wed. #unsureofhisstatus
Vrbata might miss another game tonight. Through 70 games, he has 30 goals and 56 points.
Nikolai Kulemin sustained a broken finger in Tuesday's game and is expected to miss three weeks with the injury. #Leafs
Tough break for the Leafs as they hoped to milk some more scoring out of the former 30-goal scorer. Kulemin scored seven goals and 28 points in 70 games.
Goalie Start
Torts said he wasn't sure if Lundqvist (flu) would play, and Biron just went off the ice first, a sign he is in.
Biron has never faced the Penguins as a member of the Rangers.
No official word on lineup tonight, but Santorelli, Versteeg, Upshall and Kulikov getting in extra skating after #FlaPanthers morning skate
Sounds like Versteeg is an option to return this week. The top line right wing has 22 goals and 49 points in 59 games.
No official word on lineup tonight, but Santorelli, Versteeg, Upshall and Kulikov getting in extra skating after #FlaPanthers morning skate
Upshall scored a goal and three points in 17 games before getting hurt. He could give the team a boost during the final weeks.
No official word on lineup tonight, but Santorelli, Versteeg, Upshall and Kulikov getting in extra skating after #FlaPanthers morning skate
Kulikov probably needs another couple of practices before getting back into the lineup. The offensive defenseman registered four goals and 24 points in 46 games before getting hurt.
Line Change
Looks like same Panthers lineup tonight except Marco Sturm in for Mike Santorelli.
Santorelli draws out for tonight's game. He has nine goals and 11 points in 59 games.
Line Change
Looks like same Panthers lineup tonight except Marco Sturm in for Mike Santorelli.
Sturm gets back into the lineup for tonight's game. He has two goals and an assist in 31 games in South Florida.
Call up / Send down
Tyson Strachan back to AHL San Antonio apparently
He has a goal and three points in 15 games.
Goalie Start
BREAKING NEWS: Uncle Theo in net for #FlaPanthers v #Bruins
In two starts against the Bruins this season, Theodore has a 1-1-0 record with a 3.00 GAA, .926 SV% and one shutout.
Goalie Start
No surprise but Dustin Tokarski first goaltender off the ice for #tblightning so he'll start agaist #Leafs
Tokarski faces the Leafs for the first time in his career.
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