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Looks like crabb and brown are out tonight. Rosehill and connolly slot in.#leafs
Connolly will play on the fourth line tonight. In his first 53 games in Toronto, the oft-injured center has 10 goals and 28 points.
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Looks like crabb and brown are out tonight.
Brown might be eliminated from the five-man fourth line for now. He has two goals and four points with 60 PIM in 43 games.
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Looks like crabb and brown are out tonight.
Crabb will be a healthy scratch tonight. He has eight goals and 18 points through 51 games.
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Huskins didn't take part in line rushes & has since skated off. Cole paired with Polak. Looks like 23 is in. #stlblues
Look for Cole on the third pairing tonight. He has a goal and five points in 18 games.
Huskins didn't take part in line rushes & has since skated off. Cole paired with Polak. Looks like 23 is in. #stlblues
Huskins has been limited to only 17 games due to a bevy of injuries. He clearly won't play tonight. The veteran defenseman has two goals and five points over that span.
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Indications from practice are that Butler, Konopka & Carkner will be scratches tonight vs TB.
Carkner will remain in the press box for the time being. He has a goal and an assist with 29 PIM in 24 games.
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Indications from practice are that Butler, Konopka & Carkner will be scratches tonight vs TB.
Konopka is once again a healthy scratch. He has three goals and five points with 170 PIM in 52 games.
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Indications from practice are that Butler, Konopka & Carkner will be scratches tonight vs TB.
Butler moves from top line to press box. He has six goals and 15 points in 52 games.
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Sens lines: Daugavins-Smith-Condra
Smith draws back into the lineup after being a healthy scratch. The big pivot has 13 goals and 23 points in 66 games.
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Sens lines: Daugavins-Smith-Condra
Daugavins draws back into the lineup after being a healthy scratch. He has four goals and 10 points in 55 games.
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Sens lines: Greening-Spezza-Michalek
Greening moves back up to the top line. The rookie has 12 goals and 28 points in 67 games.
Goalie Start
CENTURY MARK: Semyon Varlamov is expected to appear in his 100th career game tonight...4-1-0 in his last five starts (0.81 GAA, .973 %).
In three career starts against the Wild, Varlamov has a 3-0-0 record with a 1.00 GAA, .963 SV% and one shutout.
#CBJ coach Todd Richards says he doesn't expect either of Marc Methot or Kristian Huselius to play again this season.
Drop Methot if you haven't already.
#CBJ coach Todd Richards says he doesn't expect either of Marc Methot or Kristian Huselius to play again this season.
Drop Huselius if you haven't already. The scoring winger only managed to play two games this year.
Callahan will skate this morning.
Callahan is expected to skate for the first time since getting hurt. Still no guarantee he plays tonight. He has 25 goals and 47 points in 61 games.
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Rosehill draws into lineup tonight.
Look for Rosehill to play on the fourth line tonight. He registered 21 PIM in 16 games.
Kris Versteeg did not
Versteeg not skating this morning indicates he probably won't play this week. The top line right wing has 22 goals and 49 points in 59 games.
Word is Dmitry Kulikov and Scottie Upshall skated before #FlaPanthers practice
Upshall scored a goal and three points in 17 games before getting hurt. He could give the team a boost during the final weeks.
Word is Dmitry Kulikov and Scottie Upshall skated before #FlaPanthers practice
Kulikov should return before the end of the regular season and could be a black ace in a week or two. The offensive defenseman registered four goals and 24 points in 46 games before getting hurt.
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Greene says back feels better but it will be game time decision
Turns out Greene is a game-time decision although he is very likely to play tonight. He has 12 assists in 39 games.
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