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Commodore out
Commodore rotates out of the lineup for tonight's tilt. Since coming to Tampa Bay, he has no points in 10 games.
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Gervais in
Gervais gets back into the lineup tonight. He has five goals and 11 points in 45 games.
Thompson and Hall will not play tonight according to Guy Boucher.
Expect Thompson to miss another contest. Through 63 games, the Alaska native has nine goals and 13 points.
Thompson and Hall will not play tonight according to Guy Boucher.
Hall misses yet another game tonight. He scored two goals and seven points in 55 games this season.
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#Redwings Kindl said he feels good and will definitely play tonight.
Expect Kindl to play on the third pairing tonight. Through 50 games, he has a goal and 12 points.
#Redwings Lidstrom said he's a game-time decision tonight. Wanted to skate twice to see how ankle feels.
Lidstrom has circled Saturday as his possible return date and hasn't had any notable setbacks. In fact, today he looked very ready according to most reports. The future Hall-of-Fame defenseman is enjoying another stellar season with 10 goals and 31 points in 62 games.
My eyes are bad but #Redwings Franzen is also on the ice, it appears. No idea when he'll be ready.
Franzen skating is certainly a good sign although he is not expected to play tonight. The Red Wings' scorer has 26 goals and 53 points in 71 games.
#Redwings Howard is out there in net but Conklin is playing tonight.
Howard practicing is a great sign although he is not expected to play tonight. Look for the All-Star netminder to be an option on Monday against the Columbus Blue Jackets.
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Reimer in home end and likely makes his 7th consecutive start.#leafs
Reimer likely faces the Rangers for the first time in his career.
Call up / Send down
Comme prévu, Frédéric St-Denis rappelé. Called up
No word on who St-Denis replaces in the lineup. The rookie has a goal through his first 10 NHL games.
Call up / Send down
#Caps send Cody Eakin back to Hershey. #HBH
Eakin scored four goals and eight points in 29 games. He probably gets another look this season.
No Lilja at morning skate.
Lilja missing from today's skate indicates he won't play tonight. He has four assists in 43 games.
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Bryzgalov starting.
In four career starts against the Habs, Bryzgalov has a 0-3-1 record with a 3.75 GAA and .862 SV%.
Call up / Send down
#Flyers have recalled (D) Erik Gustafsson from their AHL affiliate, the Adirondack Phantoms today.
Gustafsson probably plays tonight. The rookie has a goal and four points in 27 games.
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Matt Duchene played just 5:12 at even strength and 7:21 overall in Thursday's 3-2 loss at Phoenix. He was minus-2 and didn't appear to suffer an injury.
Sounds like Duchene was benched for his lack of production. This punishment could go one of two ways with fantasy owners praying it sparks his offensive game.
Johnson has missed the past two games with back spasms and will be re-evaluated this morning.
No word on whether Johnson plays tonight but skating is a good sign. The former first overall pick has four goals and 24 points through 68 games.
Goalie Start
Semyon Varlamov will again start in goal.
In four career appearances against the Canucks, Varlamov has a 0-4-0 record with a 3.40 GAA and .885 SV%.
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Starting goaltenders: NSH- Anders Lindback (2011-12 stats: 3-8-0, 2.63 GAA)
Lindback has never faced the Jets.
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Probably RT @mosesjd: @stevezipay Think Biron against leafs?
Biron shutout the Leafs earlier this season, stopping all 20 shots faced.
As noted in the Live Blog, the Rangers announced during the game that left wing Mats Zuccarello is out indefinitely after fracturing his left wrist blocking a first-period shot by defenseman Jordan Leopold.
Sounds like Zuccarello's season is over. He scored two goals and an assist in 10 games.
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