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Michael Frolik the likely scratches.
Frolik will watch tonight's game from the press box. He has five goals and 13 points in 51 games.
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Goalie Start
Miikka Kiprusoff gets the start in net tonight.
In 10 career starts against the Leafs, Kipper has a 6-2-1 record with a 2.77 GAA, .910 SV% and one shutout.
Goalie Start
31 starts in net
In seven career starts against the Isles, Pavelec has a 3-3-1 record with a 2.68 GAA, .917 SV% and one shutout.
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John Scott will play for #Blackhawks tonight vs. #Predators.
Look for Scott to play on the fourth line. He has 28 PIM in 22 games.
Injury
Nugent-Hopkins (shoulder) and Corey Potter (groin) missing another practice today.
Potter is day-to-day with his groin injury. In his first 41 games with the Oilers, the journeyman has three goals and 17 points.
Nugent-Hopkins (shoulder) and Corey Potter (groin) missing another practice today.
Not good news for the Oilers as their stud prospect will miss even more playing time. The current first overall pick scored 13 goals and 35 points in his first 40 NHL games.
Call up / Send down
Keith Aulie has been called up from the Marlies
Aulie has one assist in 15 games. Offensive production is not his game so don't expect anything more from him.
Keith Aulie has been called up from the Marlies, a sign Carl Gunnarson will miss at least 7 days including today. #leafs
Tough break for Gunnarson, who was having a very solid year. The puck mover has two goals and 16 points in 55 games. Stay tuned for a further update.
Line Change
Wallace and Wishart are out.
Wishart will be a healthy scratch tonight. He has yet to make his 2012 debut for the Isles after playing 20 games last year.
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Wallace and Wishart are out.
Wallace takes a seat in the press box for tonight's game. He has one assist on the season.
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Capuano says Reasoner is in.
Look for Reasoner to play on the fourth line tonight. He has five assists in 35 games with a minus-16 rating.
Avalanche center Matt Duchene is again practicing with the team today at its Centennial complex, but Duchene is still donning an orange jersey so he won’t be available to the media.
Great news that Duchene continues to progress. Before getting hurt, he scored 12 goals and 24 points in 39 games. Stay tuned for a further update from the team.
Call up / Send down
Ducks send G Iiro Tarkki to Syracuse and recall Jeff Deslauriers.
Tarkki goes back to the AHL where he will get more seasoning. The young netminder has no fantasy hockey value.
Call up / Send down
Ducks send G Iiro Tarkki to Syracuse and recall Jeff Deslauriers.
Deslauriers may get into a game if Jonas Hiller needs a rest. Regardless, his fantasy hockey value is very limited.
Goalie Start
Nabokov off the ice first. #Isles
In nine career appearances against the 'Jets', Nabokov has a 6-1-2 record with a 1.97 GAA and .926 SV%.
#FlaPanthers D Dmitry Kulikov off crutches, says he'll start skating this week
Sounds like the Panthers should have one of their better d-man back in the lineup in a few weeks. The Russian defenseman has four goals and 24 points through 46 games..
Line Change
4th: Eric Fehr- Nikolai Antropov -Antti Miettinen
Fehr on the fourth line means Stapleton is a healthy scratch. He has eight goals and 16 points in 38 games.
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4th: Eric Fehr- Nikolai Antropov -Antti Miettinen
Antropov gets a bump down to the fourth line. The big forward has eight goals and 27 points in 49 games but no points in the month of February.
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4th: Eric Fehr- Nikolai Antropov -Antti Miettinen
Fehr draws back into the lineup against his former team. He has a goal and an assist in 31 games with the Jets.
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2nd: Evander Kane- Alexander Burmistrov- Kyle Wellwood
Expect Burmistrov to play on the second line tonight. The sophomore has 10 goals and 19 points in 51 games.
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