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Changes to Sens lineup vs BOS: Matt Gilroy and Zenon Konopka are in.
Konopka finally draws back into the lineup. He has three goals and five points with 168 PIM in 49 games.
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Changes to Sens lineup vs BOS: Matt Gilroy and Zenon Konopka are in.
Gilroy will play on the third pairing tonight. He has two goals and 17 points in 53 games.
#Pens coach Bylsma: Johnson is day-to-day at this point -SK
Expect Brad Thiessen to remain the backup for the time being.
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Per Babcock: D pairs to start: White-Janik
White gets bumped down to the third pairing with Lidstrom out. He has six goals and 28 points in 59 games.
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Per Babcock: D pairs to start: Kronwall-Smith
Smith should get good minutes on the Kronwall unit. The rookie has 10 goals and 32 points in 47 AHL games.
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Per Babcock: D pairs to start: Kindl-Stuart
Kindl moves into the top four. He has a goal and 11 points in 47 games.
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Leddy working with Keith #Blackhawks
Leddy should line up on the top defensive pairing. In his second full season with the club, he has three goals and 28 points.
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Oduya paired with Seabrook
Oduya should start out on the Blackhawks top four. He has two goals and 13 points in 63 games.
Goalie Start
Theodore vs Reimer panthers at Leaf tonight.
In 29 career appearances against the Leafs, Theodore has a 9-11-3-3 record with a 2.64 GAA, .908 SV% and one shutout.
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Stars lines today: Garbutt-Wandell-Vincour
Wandell goes from the second line to the fourth. The speedy center has six goals and 15 points in 58 games.
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Stars lines today: Ott-Benn-Burish;
Benn is hoping to return to the lineup tomorrow. Practicing on the first line is a step in the right direction. The top line center scored 17 goals and 49 points through 51 games.
Goalie Start
Former Hab Garon starts in goal.
In five career starts against the Habs, Garon has a 2-3-0 record with a 2.82 GAA, .907 SV% and one shutout.
Goalie Start
#Habs #Lightning : Un duel Price - Garon
In 13 career starts against the Lightning, Price has a 6-5-2 record with a 2.57 GAA and .910 SV%.
Goalie Start
Jose theodore starts for panthers tonight.#leafs
In 29 career appearances against the Leafs, Theodore has a 9-11-3-3 record with a 2.64 GAA, .908 SV% and one shutout.
Goalie Start
MacDonald starting tonight for #redwings
In six career appearances against the Blue Jackets, MacDonald has a 4-1-1 record with a 2.37 GAA, .927 SV% and one shutout.
Captain Jonathan Toews is not on the ice for #Blackhawks practice.
Toews was hoping to return tomorrow but that might be too soon. Before getting hurt, the captain scored 29 goals and 57 points in 59 games.
Jamie Benn practicing this morning, looks good.
Benn is hoping to return to the lineup tomorrow. The top line center scored 17 goals and 49 points through 51 games.
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Panther lines look like mattias-santorelli-skille.
Skille moves back onto the third line. The gritty right wing has three goals and seven points on the season.
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Panther lines look like Fleischman-kopecky-Wolski.
Wolski already gets a bump up to the top two lines. He has a goal in his first two games with the Panthers.
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Panther lines look like Bergenheim-Weiss-samuelsson.
Samuelsson stays on the top line after being red-hot as of late. The veteran has a goal and four points over his last three games.
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