Goalie Start
Rinne & MacDonald lead their teams onto the ice. #Preds #RedWings
In five career appearances against the Preds, MacDonald has a 1-3-0 record with a 2.46 GAA and .908 SV%.
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Goalie Start
Tonight's Starting Goaltenders: Hurricanes - Cam Ward
In five games against the Lightning this season, Ward has a 2-2-1 record with a 3.57 GAA and .884 SV%.
Vanek not taking warmup for Sabres
Vanek is not taking warmups and clearly won't play tonight.
Goalie Start
Fifth straight start for Gustavsson tonight.
In two career starts against the Flyers, Gustavsson has a 0-2-0 record with a 5.04 GAA and .839 SV%.
Signing
#Preds announce the signing of Brown University's Jack Maclellan. Forward. 30 pts in 30 gms.
MacLellan could see some AHL action this season but probably won't touch the big club.
Call up / Send down
B's recall Sauve on an emerg basis. He will travel with the team to PIT and be available for Sunday's game
Sauve probably makes his NHL debut tomorrow.
Signing
#Isles have signed OHL forward Mike Halmo.
Halmo is currently playing for the Owen Sound Attack of the OHL. He could join the Bridgeport Sound Tigers later in the year.
Line Change
And there it is folks, March 10, 2012. Andrei Markov will play tonight for #Habs. Again, expect 7 D.
Sounds like Markov is officially in tonight. It will be his season debut.
Martin and Cizikas are out with the flu. nyisl.es/9zUED
Seems like Cizikas is out tonight. The rookie has three assists in seven games.
Call up / Send down
March 10: Micheal Haley has been recalled on an emergency basis from Bridgeport.
Expect Haley to fill in on the third or fourth line tonight. He has no points and 28 PIM in seven games.
Michael Del Zotto missed last night's game with a re-aggravation of his hip injury.
Sounds like Del Zotto is definitely questionable for tomorrow's game. Through 65 games, he has seven goals and 35 points.
Winger Cal Clutterbuck (illness) didn't practice today. He is very doubtful for tomorrow, though he may skate Sunday morning to see how he feels.
Clutterbuck clearly won't play tomorrow as he deals with concussion-like symptoms. The grinding winger has 14 goals and 22 points in 61 games.
Defenseman Clayton Stoner (lower body) continues to practice and might play tomorrow.
He has three assists through 39 games.
Goalie Start
Wild hopes Harding can back up Hackett tomorrow
Hackett will face the Flames for the first time in his career.
#Bruins prospect Matt Bartkowski at game today. Suffered a torn meniscus recently and already had surgery. Could return before season's end.
Bartkowski could give the Bruins some depth on the blue line. He has no points in three games this season.
Line Change
EJ is in....will play
Turns out Johnson will play tonight. If he can't play, look for Ryan O'Byrne to draw back in. Johnson has four goals and 24 points in 63 games.
Line Change
Jones drops to play with Hordichuk and Belanger.
Jones once again moves down to the fourth line. He has 14 goals and 25 points in 64 games.
Line Change
Looks like Petrell moves up to play with Smyth and Horcoff
Petrell gets a look on a more offensively-charged line. He has four goals and nine points in 49 games.
Goalie Start
Rinne is starting
In 17 career starts against the Red Wings, Rinne has a 9-5-3 record with a 2.38 GAA, .929 SV% and three shutouts.
#canadiens Andrei Markov quitte la liste des blessés. Not on the injury list anymore.
Markov might be able to return as soon as tonight. Check back for an official update on his status.
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