Call up / Send down
BOSTON, MA – Boston Bruins General Manager Peter Chiarelli announced today that the club has assigned forward Trent Whitfield to the Providence Bruins (American Hockey League).
Whitfield has no points in one game played.
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Goalie Start
Halak will go Thursday against Chicago.
In three starts against the Blackhawks this season, Halak has a 2-0-1 record with a 1.30 GAA, .958 SV% and one shutout.
Goalie Start
Elliott will start Tuesday vs. Nashville
In two career starts against the Preds, Elliott has a 1-1-0 record with a 2.03 GAA and .933 SV%.
Injury
Talked to Dan Ellis, who practiced today for first time since Jan. 7. Said he's treating last 2 wks like a playoff for himself. More later.
Don't expect Ellis to get back into the lineup even though the veteran will try.
Line Change
Erik Johnson expected to play tonight for #Avalanche
Johnson will give the Avs an immediate boost on the back end. The former first overall pick has four goals and 24 points through 68 games.
Injury
AV confirms Daniel has a concussion and is following the protocal. Nothing more. #canucks
Expect Sedin to miss a few more games. With only seven games remaining in the Canucks' regular season schedule, you might want to consider dropping him in single-season formats.
Call up / Send down
Will be official shortly but Ducks have assigned RW Kyle Palmieri to Syracuse (AHL).
Palmieri gets sent down to give the Syracuse Crunch a boost. He scored four goals and seven points in 18 games this season.
Goalie Start
J Quick first off ice this morning...
In 13 career starts against the Canucks, Quick has a 5-7-1 record with a 2.05 GAA and .927 SV%.
Line Change
Nystrom-Fiddler-Vincour.
Vincour likely is bumped up to the third line. He scored four goals and eight points in 41 games.
Dvorak didn't skate. Will update soon.
Sounds like Dvorak could miss some playing time. He has four goals and 21 points in 72 games.
Goalie Start
Luongo off ice first so looks like he'll be starting vs Kings.
In three starts against the Kings this season, Luongo has a 1-1-1 record with a 2.60 GAA and .923 SV%.
Line Change
Morrow-Dowell-Garbutt.
Garbutt draws back into the lineup tonight. He has a goal and an assist in 13 games.
Line Change
Fifth line was: Petersen-Wandell-R. Smith
Sounds like Wandell is a healthy scratch tonight. He has six goals and 15 points in 70 games.
Goalie Start
Lehtonen in goal.
In nine career starts against the Flames, Lehtonen has a 5-2-2 record with a 2.59 GAA and .916 SV%.
Sarich will not play tonight. #Flames
Sarich is out again but clearly is progressing. Through 58 games, he scored a goal and six points with 60 PIM.
Ballard out there with his teammates at practice.
Ballard has no timetable for his return but skating is a good sign. The veteran remains an outside shot at returning this season.
Looks like only change for #canucks is Gragnani in for Rome (lower body).
Expect Rome to miss a few games. He has four goals and 10 points in 41 games.
Line Change
Looks like only change for #canucks is Gragnani in for Rome (lower body).
Look for Gragnani on the third pairing tonight. He has no points through eight games with the Canucks.
#Blackhawks captain Jonathan Toews says he's "feeling pretty close" to being cleared for contact.
Toews skating continues to be an encouraging sign for the Blackhawks. The next step would be getting cleared for contact and returning to practice.
#Blackhawks goaltender Ray Emery is day-to-day with an upper-body injury. Won't travel to New Jersey. Injury not related to flu.
Sounds like Emery could miss a few games. Expect Corey Crawford to start every game that he misses.
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